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Constituency

7. Payyannur

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Kerala Assembly Election, 1977

KL-PAYYANNUR

CPM 53.6%won by 7.3%IND 46.4%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 12.2% to 7.3%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1970 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Indian National Congress (INC) to Independent (IND).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 92.1% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
69,465
Margin
5,047
7.27%

Since 1970

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1970 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPMIND swing
−37.0%
CPM share
52.2% 53.6%
IND share
7.9% 46.4%
Turnout