Seat overview · Winners · All candidates
Idukki #14GEN
Won
Palai K.M. Mathew
INC Indian National CongressMargin
25,206 3.5 pp
votes
over P.J. Joseph (KC)
The contest
Electors9,97,877
Votes polled7,14,298
Turnout71.6%
NOTA
did not exist
NOTA was introduced in 2013
Male electors5.1 L51.1% of electorate
Female electors4.88 L48.9% of electorate
Sex ratio
958females per 1,000 males
Poll datenot digitised
polling dates are sparse before 2005
Candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palai K.M. Mathew | INC | 3,45,139 | 48.30% | |
| 2 | P.J. Joseph | KC | 3,19,933 | 44.80% | |
| 3 | K. Madhusoodhanan Nair | BJP | 25,197 | 3.50% | |
| 4 | Peruvanthanam Peethambarn | IND | 5,009 | 0.70% | |
| 5 | Madhu Sivadas | BSP | 4,837 | 0.70% | |
| 6 | Sivan Kozhikkamaly | IND | 1,235 | 0.20% | |
| 7 | K.G. Devarajan Nair | IND | 1,189 | 0.20% | |
| 8 | I.K. Rajakumar | IND | 829 | 0.10% | |
| 9 | Balan Pillai Kizhakkanattu | IND | 733 | 0.10% | |
| 10 | John Thomas Pathazhakallungal | IND | 724 | 0.10% | |
| 11 | John Peruvanthanam | IND | 716 | 0.10% | |
| 12 | Rainge Eeso | IND | 440 | 0.10% | |
| 13 | R. Janardhanan Nair Nadhakuzhiyil | IND | 179 | 0.00% |
Reconciliation
Candidate votes do not account for the published total. Closest residual is 8,138, whether NOTA is counted inside the total or outside it.
candidates 706,160 · NOTA n/a · published 714,298 · neither convention holds
Reconciliation failed
Constituency-wise results, Lok Sabha 1991
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