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197. Kottayam

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Kerala · India Lok Sabha Election, 1984

IN-KOTTAYAM

CPM 47.5%won by 1.1%KEC 46.4%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Kerala Congress (KEC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 1.1%.

  • CPM vote shareCPM went from 0.0% to 47.5% of the vote here (+47.5%).
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 22.3% to 80.1%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
6,95,101
Turnout
80.1%
Valid votes
5,56,784
Margin
5,853
1.05%

Candidates

7 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1SURESH KURUPCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM2,64,44447.5%
  2. 2SKARIA THOMASKerala Congress · KEC2,58,59146.4%
  3. 3O. M. MATHEWIndependent · IND26,0404.7%
  4. 4ALEXANDER SKARIAIndependent · IND3,5300.6%
  5. 5C. K. MANIIndependent · IND2,4200.4%
  6. 6A. NARAYANA MENONIndependent · IND8870.2%
  7. 7ACHANKUNJU CHERIANIndependent · IND8720.2%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
KEC
Winner now
CPMflipped
CPM–KEC swing
+50.5%
CPM share
0.0% → 47.5%
KEC share
49.5% → 46.4%
Turnout
57.8% → 80.1%
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