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48. Malampuzha

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Kerala Assembly Election, 1982

KL-MALAMPUZHA

CPM 62.3%won by 27.7%KEC 34.6%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin widened from 27.1% to 27.7%.

  • New challengerKerala Congress (KEC) finished second with 34.6% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • Safe seatCommunist Party of India (Marxist) won by more than 25 points — a stronghold, not a contest.

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
59,973
Margin
16,596
27.67%

Candidates

6 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1E. K. NAYANARCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM37,36662.3%
  2. 2P. VIJAYARAGHAVANKerala Congress · KEC20,77034.6%
  3. 3M. MANIKKANIndependent · IND6381.1%
  4. 4A. K. PONNANIndependent · IND5090.8%
  5. 5K. NARAYANANIndependent · IND4270.7%
  6. 6K. RAMACHANDRANIndependent · IND2630.4%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–KEC swing
−33.9%
CPM share
61.6% → 62.3%
KEC share
0.0% → 34.6%
Turnout
— → —
47. Mannarkkad49. Palghat
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