Elections Archive

GEN · Kerala

Ernakulam

Henry Austin (INC) won by 22,670 votes (6.0%).

Electors
5,34,112
Votes polled
3,82,724
Valid votes
3,79,497
Turnout
71.7%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1971-01-03

Margin vs 1971 national median: 6.0% (median 21.5%). Back to Kerala · 1971 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
27.7%(+10.1%)
Turnout
68.8%(-12.5%)
NOTA
0.9%
Top-2 squeeze
79.1%

Winning margin over time · Ernakulam

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202428%

Candidates

Candidates · Ernakulam 1971
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Henry AustinWinnerINC1,90,60250.2%
2V. Viswanatha MenonCPM1,67,93244.3%
3Alexander ParambitharaNCO20,9635.5%

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