Election
Constituency

96. Vaikom

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Kerala Assembly Election, 1980

KL-VAIKOM

CPI 58.8%won by 18.1%IND 40.7%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 22.7% to 18.1%.

  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 40.7% — it polled just 1.1% in 1977.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
69,051
Margin
12,492
18.09%

Candidates

4 contested · winner CPI
  1. 1M. K. KESAVANCommunist Party of India · CPI40,59058.8%
  2. 2EDAVATTOM) GOPALANIndependent · IND28,09840.7%
  3. 3KUNJAN KUNJANIndependent · IND1990.3%
  4. 4K. PANICKENIndependent · IND1640.2%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
CPI
Winner now
CPI
CPI–IND swing
−41.0%
CPI share
60.2% → 58.8%
IND share
1.1% → 40.7%
Turnout
— → —
95. Kaduthuruthy97. Aroor
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