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Ponnani #6GEN
Won
G.M.Banatwalla
ML Muslim LeageMargin
79,295 10.8 pp
votes
over Mokkath Rahmathulla (CPI)
The contest
Electors10,91,180
Votes polled7,33,423
Turnout67.2%
NOTA
did not exist
NOTA was introduced in 2013
Male electors5.2 L47.7% of electorate
Female electors5.71 L52.3% of electorate
Sex ratio
1,098females per 1,000 males
Poll datenot digitised
polling dates are sparse before 2005
Candidates
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.M.Banatwalla | ML | 3,54,808 | 48.40% | |
| 2 | Mokkath Rahmathulla | CPI | 2,75,513 | 37.60% | |
| 3 | K.Janachandran Master | BJP | 56,234 | 7.70% | |
| 4 | C.K.Abdul Azeez | PDP | 23,484 | 3.20% | |
| 5 | Thorakkattu Konderan | IND | 1,737 | 0.20% | |
| 6 | Areekadan Kadeesumma Kuttyassan | IND | 1,612 | 0.20% | |
| 7 | Parekkadan Rahiman | IND | 1,485 | 0.20% |
Reconciliation
Candidate votes do not account for the published total. Closest residual is 18,550, whether NOTA is counted inside the total or outside it.
candidates 714,873 · NOTA n/a · published 733,423 · neither convention holds
Reconciliation failed
Constituency-wise results, Lok Sabha 1996
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- 2026-09-13