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Keralam · PC 14 · 1998
Idukki
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
P.C.Chacko
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 46.8%KEC 45.9%7 others 7.4%
Votes
3,33,999
46.8% share
Winning margin
6,350
0.9% of votes
Total votes cast
7,14,298
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.C.Chacko | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 3,33,999 | 46.8% |
| 2 | K. Francis George | 3,27,649 | 45.9% | |
| 3 | Adv. D Asokakumar | NDA | 46,130 | 6.5% |
| 4 | Raj Mohan Thampi | 3,824 | 0.5% | |
| 5 | Devarajan Kumaramangalam | IND | 1,129 | 0.2% |
| 6 | P.C. Chacko | IND | 583 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Shukkur Ismail | IND | 346 | 0.1% |
| 8 | George Joseph | IND | 333 | 0.1% |
| 9 | P.D. Chacko | IND | 305 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (19th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.9% · max 24.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
19th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
1st of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.8%KEC 45.9%BJP 6.5%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,74,551
Density
895 / km²
Sex ratio
1039 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,206 km²
SC population7.8%
ST population1.1%
Figures are for Kottayam, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%HINDU
Hindu 49.8%Christian 43.5%Muslim 6.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.9%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation96.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.7%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance53.2%
What's nearby?
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