Idukki

Parliament Election 1989 GEN

Winner Indian National Congress

Palai K. M. Mathew

Indian National Congress

Victory Margin
91,479
Margin %
12.20%
Total Electors
972,940
Votes Polled
746,958
Turnout
76.80%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
15
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Kerala
Constituency Number
195
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
Palai K. M. Mathew

Indian National Congress

398,516
53.40%
Male
#2
M. C. Josephine

Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)

307,037
41.10%
Male
#3
M. N. Jayachandran

Bharatiya Janta Party

25,354
3.40%
Male
#4
T. M. Joseph

Bahujan Samaj Party

2,862
0.40%
Male
#5
Jacob Thomas

Janata Pary (JP)

1,756
0.20%
Male
#6
Joseph Varghese

Deseeya Karshaka Party

1,560
0.20%
Male
#7
Nadakuzhiyil Janardhanan Nair

Independent

1,473
0.20%
Male
#8
Ramaswamy Govindadan

Independent

1,288
0.20%
Male
#9
Gopalan Muthuswamy

Independent

1,162
0.20%
Male
#10
Samuel Chandy

Independent

680
0.10%
Male
#11
Shahul Hameed

Independent

416
0.10%
Male
#12
Idicula

Independent

338
0.00%
Male
#13
Balan Pillai Kizhakkanattu

Independent

320
0.00%
Male
#14
Joseph Xavier

Independent

219
0.00%
Male
#15
V. Pandia Rajan

Independent

210
0.00%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Palai K. M. Mathew Indian National Congress 398,516 53.40%
2 M. C. Josephine Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) 307,037 41.10%
3 M. N. Jayachandran Bharatiya Janta Party 25,354 3.40%
4 T. M. Joseph Bahujan Samaj Party 2,862 0.40%
5 Jacob Thomas Janata Pary (JP) 1,756 0.20%
6 Joseph Varghese Deseeya Karshaka Party 1,560 0.20%
7 Nadakuzhiyil Janardhanan Nair Independent 1,473 0.20%
8 Ramaswamy Govindadan Independent 1,288 0.20%
9 Gopalan Muthuswamy Independent 1,162 0.20%
10 Samuel Chandy Independent 680 0.10%
11 Shahul Hameed Independent 416 0.10%
12 Idicula Independent 338 0.00%
13 Balan Pillai Kizhakkanattu Independent 320 0.00%
14 Joseph Xavier Independent 219 0.00%
15 V. Pandia Rajan Independent 210 0.00%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Palai K. M. Mathew (Indian National Congress) won the Idukki Lok Sabha seat in 1989.

The margin was 91,479 votes (12.20%%).

The voter turnout in Idukki for the 1989 Lok Sabha election was 76.80%%.

15 candidates contested from Idukki constituency in the 1989 Lok Sabha election.

Idukki is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.