MUVATTUPUZHA
Constituency no. 12 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called MUVATTUPUZHA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 1996
P C THOMAS
KECM
Elections held
10
1962–2004
Most successful party
KECM
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1996
1,21,896
17.35% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INDBABY KURIEN
- Votes
- 2,60,423
- Vote share
- 37.06%
- Behind by
- 1,21,896
Electors
9,75,024
Total votes polled
7,02,688
Valid votes
7,02,688
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.1%
Full result, 1996
10 candidates · 7,02,688 valid votes
P C THOMASKECMwon
3,82,319
54.4%
BABY KURIENIND
2,60,423
37.1%
GEORGE KURIANBJP
30,097
4.3%
K.K.SIDHIQEIND
11,161
1.6%
P V SUNNY PUTHIYAMADOMIND
7,621
1.1%
THANKAPPAN M C CHARTAVIND
5,419
0.8%
SANKAR CHEERANIND
2,386
0.3%
MERLY JOHNYIND
1,486
0.2%
JOHN VARGHESEIND
1,183
0.2%
BALAN PILLA KIZHAKANATIND
593
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P. C. THOMAS (PULLOLIL) | IFDP | 2,56,411 | 34.38% | ADV P M ISMAIL | 529 |
| 1999 | Adv. P.C. Thomas | KECM | 3,57,402 | 51.93% | Adv. P.M. Ismail | 76,939 |
| 1998 | Adv. P.C. Thomas | KECM | 3,56,168 | 54.29% | Mathew John | 1,13,809 |
| 1996 | P C THOMAS | KECM | 3,82,319 | 54.41% | BABY KURIEN | 1,21,896 |
| 1991 | P.C. THOMAS | KECM | 3,84,255 | 53.98% | P.I. DEVASIA | 98,103 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above