Elections Archive

GEN · Kerala

Idukki

Palai K. M. Mathew (INC) won by 91,479 votes (12.3%).

Electors
9,72,940
Votes polled
7,46,958
Valid votes
Turnout
76.8%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1989 national median: 12.3% (median 12.7%). Back to Kerala · 1989 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
16.1%(-2.6%)
Turnout
67.2%(-11.9%)
NOTA
1.1%
Top-2 squeeze
88.0%

Winning margin over time · Idukki

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Candidates

Candidates · Idukki 1989
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Palai K. M. MathewWinnerINC3,98,51653.6%
2M. C. JosephineCPM3,07,03741.3%
3M. N. JayachandranBJP25,3543.4%
4T. M. JosephBSP2,8620.4%
5Jacob ThomasJNP (JP)1,7560.2%
6Joseph VargheseDKP1,5600.2%
7Nadakuzhiyil Janardhanan NairIND1,4730.2%
8Ramaswamy GovindadanIND1,2880.2%
9Gopalan MuthuswamyIND1,1620.2%
10Samuel ChandyIND6800.1%
11Shahul HameedIND4160.1%
12IdiculaIND3380.0%
13Balan Pillai KizhakkanattuIND3200.0%
14Joseph XavierIND2190.0%
15V. Pandia RajanIND2100.0%

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