Constituency
149. Ernakulam
Community mirrorKerala · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962
IN-ERNAKULAM
INC 50.7%won by 6.6%CPI 44.2%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 3.6% to 6.6%.
- New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 44.2% — it did not contest here in 1957.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 7.8% to 78.4%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
4,55,280
Turnout
78.4%
Valid votes
3,56,879
Margin
23,399
6.56%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1A. M. THOMASIndian National Congress · INC1,81,10550.7%
- 2M. M. ABDUL KHADERCommunist Party of India · CPI1,57,70644.2%
- 3S. P. LUIZIndependent · IND18,0685.1%
Since 1957
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–CPI swing
- −41.7%
- INC share
- 48.3% → 50.7%
- CPI share
- 0.0% → 44.2%
- Turnout
- 70.6% → 78.4%