Ernakulam

Parliament Election 1996 GEN

Winner Independent

Xavier Arrakkal

Independent

Victory Margin
30,385
Margin %
4.20%
Total Electors
1,070,063
Votes Polled
729,915
Turnout
68.20%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
16
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 Arrakkal

Independent

335,479
46.00%
Male
#2
K.V.Thomas

Indian National Congress

305,094
41.80%
Male
#3
O.M.Mathew

Bharatiya Janata Party

46,559
6.40%
Male
#4
P.T. Inasi

Independent

9,119
1.20%
Male
#5
Kaloor Joseph

Independent

4,608
0.60%
Male
#6
V.C.Rajappan

Independent

2,570
0.40%
Male
#7
R Prakash

Shiv Sena

2,225
0.30%
Male
#8
Anjiparambil Gilbert

Independent

1,321
0.20%
Male
#9
Raghavan (POOYAPILLY RAGHAVAN)

Independent

1,296
0.20%
Male
#10
P A Viswambharan

Independent

1,285
0.20%
Male
#11
Stanley Joseph Stanley

Independent

1,263
0.20%
Male
#12
Baby John

Independent

1,046
0.10%
Male
#13
M S Jayachandran

Independent

865
0.10%
Male
#14
Abdul Rasheed

Independent

850
0.10%
Male
#15
R. Thulasidharan Pillai

Independent

849
0.10%
Male
#16
Unnikrishnan Velayudhan Nair

Independent

713
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Xavier Arrakkal Independent 335,479 46.00%
2 K.V.Thomas Indian National Congress 305,094 41.80%
3 O.M.Mathew Bharatiya Janata Party 46,559 6.40%
4 P.T. Inasi Independent 9,119 1.20%
5 Kaloor Joseph Independent 4,608 0.60%
6 V.C.Rajappan Independent 2,570 0.40%
7 R Prakash Shiv Sena 2,225 0.30%
8 Anjiparambil Gilbert Independent 1,321 0.20%
9 Raghavan (POOYAPILLY RAGHAVAN) Independent 1,296 0.20%
10 P A Viswambharan Independent 1,285 0.20%
11 Stanley Joseph Stanley Independent 1,263 0.20%
12 Baby John Independent 1,046 0.10%
13 M S Jayachandran Independent 865 0.10%
14 Abdul Rasheed Independent 850 0.10%
15 R. Thulasidharan Pillai Independent 849 0.10%
16 Unnikrishnan Velayudhan Nair Independent 713 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Xavier Arrakkal (Independent) won the Ernakulam Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 30,385 votes (4.20%%).

The voter turnout in Ernakulam for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 68.20%%.

16 candidates contested from Ernakulam constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Ernakulam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.