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197. Muvattupuzha

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Kerala · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-MUVATTUPUZHA

KECM 48.3%won by 9.4%IND 38.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: KECJ (KECJ) lost it to Kerala Congress (M) (KECM), which now leads by 9.4%.

  • KECM vote shareKECM went from 0.0% to 48.3% of the vote here (+48.3%).
  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 38.8% — it polled just 1.8% in 1984.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 87.1% between them, down from 97.5% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 6.2% to 81.5%.

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

Electorate
8,95,057
Turnout
81.5%
Valid votes
7,29,594
Margin
68,811
9.43%

Candidates

14 contested · winner KECM
  1. 1P. C. THOMASKerala Congress (M) · KECM3,52,19148.3%
  2. 2C. POULOSEIndependent · IND2,83,38038.8%
  3. 3P. J. JOSEPHKerala Congress · KEC68,8119.4%
  4. 4P. J. THOMASBharatiya Janata Party · BJP17,3862.4%
  5. 5THEVAN SASTHAVUIndependent · IND3,5310.5%
  6. 6P. J. JOSEPHIndependent · IND1,4960.2%
  7. 7PETER OUSEPHIndependent · IND9520.1%
  8. 8JAMES JOSEPHIndependent · IND4110.1%
  9. 9UNNIKRISHNAN VELAYUDHAN NAIRIndependent · IND3710.1%
  10. 10NICEMON MATHEWIndependent · IND3300.0%
  11. 11MATHEW MATHAIIndependent · IND2170.0%
  12. 12R. GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIRIndependent · IND2140.0%
  13. 13P. T. THOMASDKP · DKP1700.0%
  14. 14K. A. VARKEYIndependent · IND1340.0%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
KECJ
Winner now
KECMflipped
KECM–IND swing
+11.2%
KECM share
0.0% → 48.3%
IND share
1.8% → 38.8%
Turnout
75.3% → 81.5%
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