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Keralam · PC 6 · 1998
Ponnani
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
G.M. Banatwalla
MUL· United Democratic Front (Kerala)
MUL 50.2%CPI 35.0%3 others 14.7%
Votes
3,44,461
50.2% share
Winning margin
1,04,244
15.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,85,785
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.M. Banatwalla |  MULUnited Democratic Front (Kerala) | 3,44,461 | 50.2% |
| 2 | Minu Mumthas | Left | 2,40,217 | 35.0% |
| 3 | Ahalliya Sankar | NDA | 65,008 | 9.5% |
| 4 | Puthuthottil Ibrahim Tirur | PDP | 35,026 | 5.1% |
| 5 | Cholakkattil Kunhimuhammed | IND | 1,073 | 0.2% |
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 (10th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 4.0% · max 36.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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10th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
17th of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MUL 50.2%CPI 35.0%BJP 9.5%PDP 5.1%OTH 0.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
41,12,920
Density
1157 / km²
Sex ratio
1098 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,554 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
70%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.2%Hindu 27.6%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water14.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation97.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Women literate99.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance42.8%
What's nearby?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.