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Keralam · PC 13 · 1998
Kottayam
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
Suresh Kurup
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPM 47.0%INC 46.2%4 others 6.8%
Votes
3,35,893
47.0% share
Winning margin
5,446
0.8% of votes
Total votes cast
7,14,992
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suresh Kurup | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 3,35,893 | 47.0% |
| 2 | Ramesh Chennithala | INC | 3,30,447 | 46.2% |
| 3 | Adv. George Kurian | NDA | 42,830 | 6.0% |
| 4 | P.K. Rajan | 3,756 | 0.5% | |
| 5 | Saseendranath Thankappan | 1,066 | 0.1% | |
| 6 | Jaison Joseph | IND | 1,000 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (16th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.8% · max 18.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
16th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
3rd of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.0%INC 46.2%BJP 6.0%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,08,974
Density
255 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,356 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population5.0%
Figures are for Idukki, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.9%Christian 43.4%Muslim 7.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water30.2%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation89.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.0%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.1%
Clean cooking fuel54.3%
Health insurance58.1%
What's nearby?
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