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Constituency

199. Idukki

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Kerala · India Lok Sabha Election, 1989

IN-IDUKKI

INC 53.6%won by 12.3%CPM 41.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 24.5% to 12.3%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 4.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 41.3% — it did not contest here in 1984.

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

Electorate
9,72,940
Turnout
76.4%
Valid votes
7,43,191
Margin
91,479
12.31%

Since 1984

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPM swing
−45.4%
INC share
57.7% 53.6%
CPM share
0.0% 41.3%
Turnout
74.4% 76.4%