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Keralam · PC 20 · 1998
Trivandrum
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
K. Karunakaran
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
INC 44.4%CPI 42.3%7 others 13.3%
Votes
3,37,429
44.4% share
Winning margin
15,398
2.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,60,823
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. Karunakaran | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 3,37,429 | 44.4% |
| 2 | K.V. Surendra Nath | Left | 3,22,031 | 42.3% |
| 3 | Kerala Varma Raja | NDA | 94,303 | 12.4% |
| 4 | Robinson David | 2,871 | 0.4% | |
| 5 | S.R. Biju | IND | 1,876 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Robinson Albert | IND | 876 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Prof. A. Yeshu Ratnam | IND | 604 | 0.1% |
| 8 | P. Peeru Mohammed | IND | 429 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Gopakumar Sankara Pillai | IND | 404 | 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.
Low turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.0% · min 1.7% · max 23.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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17th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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12th of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.4%CPI 42.3%BJP 12.4%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
33,01,427
Density
1508 / km²
Sex ratio
1087 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,189 km²
SC population11.3%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 66.5%Christian 19.1%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity94.6%
Sanitation94.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated72.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Women literate98.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.2%
Clean cooking fuel72.2%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
22 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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