Elections Archive

GEN · Kerala

Ponnani

G.M. Banatwalla (MUL) won by 1,04,244 votes (15.2%).

Electors
11,05,709
Votes polled
6,92,506
Valid votes
Turnout
62.6%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 15.2% (median 7.6%). Back to Kerala · 1998 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
23.1%(+4.0%)
Turnout
69.8%(-10.6%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
87.2%

Winning margin over time · Ponnani

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Candidates

Candidates · Ponnani 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1G.M. BanatwallaWinnerMUL3,44,46150.2%
2Minu MumthasCPI2,40,21735.0%
3Ahalliya SankarBJP65,0089.5%
4Puthuthottil Ibrahim TirurPDP35,0265.1%
5Cholakkattil KunhimuhammedIND1,0730.2%

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