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Keralam · PC 9 · 1998
Trichur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
V.V. Raghavan
CPI· Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
CPI 47.0%INC 44.5%4 others 8.5%
Votes
3,40,216
47.0% share
Winning margin
18,409
2.5% of votes
Total votes cast
7,23,190
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.V. Raghavan | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | 3,40,216 | 47.0% |
| 2 | K. Muraleedharan | INC | 3,21,807 | 44.5% |
| 3 | P.M. Gopinadhan | NDA | 58,386 | 8.1% |
| 4 | Prof. Tholoor Sasidharan | JP | 1,164 | 0.2% |
| 5 | C.V. Anilkumar | IND | 1,059 | 0.1% |
| 6 | K.S. Joshy | 558 | 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 (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.1% · min 0.2% · max 19.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
8th of 20How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 20How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
2nd of 20How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 47.0%INC 44.5%BJP 8.1%OTH 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,09,934
Density
627 / km²
Sex ratio
1067 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,482 km²
SC population14.4%
ST population1.7%
Figures are for Palakkad, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 66.8%Muslim 28.9%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water42.8%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation89.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated51.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.7%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.6%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel67.5%
Health insurance53.8%
What's nearby?
15 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Palakkadan Matta RiceGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.