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192. Palghat

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Kerala · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-PALGHAT

CPM 47.4%won by 0.2%INC 47.2%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM), which now leads by 0.2%.

  • Knife-edgeDecided by 1,286 votes (0.18%) — among the closest results anywhere.

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

Electorate
9,57,847
Turnout
76.7%
Valid votes
7,34,778
Margin
1,286
0.18%

Candidates

15 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1A. VIJAYARAGHAVANCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM3,48,40147.4%
  2. 2V. S. VIJAYARAGHAVANIndian National Congress · INC3,47,11547.2%
  3. 3T. CHANDRASEKHARANBharatiya Janata Party · BJP27,2203.7%
  4. 4N. KRISHNAKUMARIndependent · IND2,1820.3%
  5. 5KASSIM MOHAMMEDKUTTYIndependent · IND1,8940.3%
  6. 6T. P. JOYAIndependent · IND1,4850.2%
  7. 7EDAKAZHIYUR VELAYUDHANJNPJP · JNPJP1,4230.2%
  8. 8ALATHI ISHAQIndependent · IND1,0800.1%
  9. 9P. P. MENONIndependent · IND7490.1%
  10. 10S. ABDULKAREENIndependent · IND6320.1%
  11. 11KAVASSERY SANKARANIndependent · IND5790.1%
  12. 12P. V. ARUMUGHANIndependent · IND5460.1%
  13. 13NANCHANIndependent · IND5350.1%
  14. 14V. L. DORAIndependent · IND4780.1%
  15. 15T. K. PRABHAKARANIndependent · IND4590.1%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
CPMflipped
CPM–INC swing
+7.0%
CPM share
44.8% → 47.4%
INC share
51.6% → 47.2%
Turnout
76.0% → 76.7%
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