Ernakulam

Parliament Election 1980 GEN

Winner Indian National Congress (I)

Xavier Varghese Arakal

Indian National Congress (I)

Victory Margin
2,502
Margin %
0.60%
Total Electors
675,831
Votes Polled
398,409
Turnout
59.00%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
6
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Kerala
Constituency Number
194
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Xavier Varghese Arakal

Indian National Congress (I)

189,225
47.50%
Male
#2
Henry Austin

Indian National Congress (U)

186,723
46.90%
Male
#3
Sreenivasan M.S. Madhavan

Independent

9,808
2.50%
Male
#4
Sukumaran Pottekat

Independent

4,206
1.10%
Male
#5
I. Velayudhan

Independent

2,082
0.50%
Male
#6
Sreenivasan Kochunny

Independent

1,981
0.50%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Xavier Varghese Arakal Indian National Congress (I) 189,225 47.50%
2 Henry Austin Indian National Congress (U) 186,723 46.90%
3 Sreenivasan M.S. Madhavan Independent 9,808 2.50%
4 Sukumaran Pottekat Independent 4,206 1.10%
5 I. Velayudhan Independent 2,082 0.50%
6 Sreenivasan Kochunny Independent 1,981 0.50%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Xavier Varghese Arakal (Indian National Congress (I)) won the Ernakulam Lok Sabha seat in 1980.

The margin was 2,502 votes (0.60%%).

The voter turnout in Ernakulam for the 1980 Lok Sabha election was 59.00%%.

6 candidates contested from Ernakulam constituency in the 1980 Lok Sabha election.

Ernakulam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.