Elections 98

State:	Kerala
Constituency:	Mukundapuram
Total Votes Polled:	752317
Winner: INC	A.C. Jose	347945
Runner Up: CPM	P. Govindappillai	338996
Margin: 8949 (3%)

Elections 96

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.