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88. Vazhoor

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Kerala Assembly Election, 1987

KL-VAZHOOR

CPI 50.9%won by 6.6%IND 44.3%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin widened from 3.8% to 6.6%.

  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 44.3% — it polled just 1.5% 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
81,705
Margin
5,419
6.63%

Candidates

8 contested · winner CPI
  1. 1KANAM RAJENDRANCommunist Party of India · CPI41,61150.9%
  2. 2P. C. THOMASIndependent · IND36,19244.3%
  3. 3S. SIVARAMA PANICKERBharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,0713.8%
  4. 4P. V. KUTTIAMMAIndependent · IND4510.6%
  5. 5ARAVINDANIndependent · IND1690.2%
  6. 6JOSEPH KADAYANIKKADIndependent · IND940.1%
  7. 7R. RAJANIndependent · IND660.1%
  8. 8THOMAS JOSEPHIndependent · IND510.1%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPI
Winner now
CPI
CPI–IND swing
−40.2%
CPI share
48.3% → 50.9%
IND share
1.5% → 44.3%
Turnout
— → —
87. Kanjirappally89. Changanacherry
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