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State: Kerala
Constituency: Mukundapuram
Total Votes Polled: 749439
Winner: INC P C Chacko 349801
Runner Up: CPI V Viswanatha Menon 325044
Margin: 24757 (3.38%)

After yielding to the Communists in the mid-'80s, the Congress made a comeback in 1989, defeating the CPI-M roundly. In 1996, Congress heavyweight P C Chacko -- who Karunakaran had shifted out of the constituency this time -- retained the seat for his party.

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