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69. Vadakkekara

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Kerala Assembly Election, 1987

KL-VADAKKEKARA

CPM 47.3%won by 0.4%INC 46.9%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 3.1% to 0.4%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 46.9% — it did not contest here in 1982.
  • Knife-edgeDecided by 402 votes (0.43%) — among the closest results anywhere.

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
92,445
Margin
402
0.43%

Candidates

8 contested · winner CPM
  1. 1S. SARMACommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM43,72647.3%
  2. 2M. I. SHANAVASIndian National Congress · INC43,32446.9%
  3. 3N. SIVARAMAKURUPBharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,8334.1%
  4. 4A. K. SURESHIndependent · IND4940.5%
  5. 5S. SARAVANANIndependent · IND4320.5%
  6. 6SASIKUMARIndependent · IND2420.3%
  7. 7JOHNY PANACKALIndependent · IND2360.3%
  8. 8RAVENDRANATHANIndependent · IND1580.2%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPM
Winner now
CPM
CPM–INC swing
−48.1%
CPM share
48.6% → 47.3%
INC share
0.0% → 46.9%
Turnout
— → —
68. Ankamali70. Parur
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