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48. Malampuzha

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Kerala Assembly Election, 1987

KL-MALAMPUZHA

CPM 52.5%won by 12.5%INC 40.0%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 27.7% to 12.5%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 9.9% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 40.0% — it did not contest here in 1982.

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
82,776
Margin
10,314
12.46%

Candidates

9 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1T. SIVADASA MENONCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM43,41952.5%
  2. 2A. THANKAPPANIndian National Congress · INC33,10540.0%
  3. 3DURARAJBharatiya Janata Party · BJP4,3205.2%
  4. 4V. KRISHNADASIndependent · IND6030.7%
  5. 5N. KRISHNA KUMARANIndependent · IND4780.6%
  6. 6V. RAJANIndependent · IND3550.4%
  7. 7KUNCHUACHANIndependent · IND2150.3%
  8. 8K.C. KARUNAKARANIndependent · IND1690.2%
  9. 9T.K. PRABHAKARANIndependent · IND1120.1%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−49.8%
CPM share
62.3% → 52.5%
INC share
0.0% → 40.0%
Turnout
— → —
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