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62. Mala

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Kerala Assembly Election, 1982

KL-MALA

INC 51.1%won by 5.0%CPI 46.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 4.9% to 5.0%.

  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 46.1% — it did not contest here in 1980.

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

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
68,785
Margin
3,410
4.96%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC
  1. 1K. KARUNAKARANIndian National Congress · INC35,13851.1%
  2. 2E. GOPALAKRISHNA MENONCommunist Party of India · CPI31,72846.1%
  3. 3K. SANKARAN KUTTYBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,6222.4%
  4. 4MEENAKSHY VALLONIndependent · IND2970.4%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–CPI swing
−46.8%
INC share
51.8% → 51.1%
CPI share
0.0% → 46.1%
Turnout
— → —
61. Chalakudi63. Irinjalakuda
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