Constituency
74. Palluruthy
Community mirrorKerala Assembly Election, 1977
KL-PALLURUTHY
KEC 47.9%won by 2.7%CPM 45.2%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Kerala Congress (KEC), which now leads by 2.7%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1970 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- KEC vote shareKEC went from 0.0% to 47.9% of the vote here (+47.9%).
- New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 45.2% — it did not contest here in 1970.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
67,800
Margin
1,841
2.72%
Candidates
6 contested · winner KEC- 1EAPEN VARGHESEKerala Congress · KEC32,47947.9%
- 2M. M. LAWRENCECommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM30,63845.2%
- 3K. A. DHARMAJANIndependent · IND2,5033.7%
- 4VAKACHAN ERESSERILIndependent · IND1,4872.2%
- 5V. D. ACHAPPANIndependent · IND4030.6%
- 6B. WELLINGTONIndependent · IND2900.4%
Since 1970
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1970 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- IND
- Winner now
- KECflipped
- KEC–CPM swing
- +2.7%
- KEC share
- 0.0% → 47.9%
- CPM share
- 0.0% → 45.2%
- Turnout
- — → —