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Constituency

213. Idukki

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Kerala · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-IDUKKI

INC 46.8%won by 0.9%KEC 45.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 4.2% to 0.9%.

  • Knife-edgeDecided by 6,350 votes (0.89%) — among the closest results anywhere.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

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

Electorate
10,53,290
Turnout
67.8%
Valid votes
7,14,298
Margin
6,350
0.89%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCKEC swing
−3.3%
INC share
48.8% 46.8%
KEC share
44.6% 45.9%
Turnout
69.4% 67.8%