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Constituency

96. Vaikom

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Kerala Assembly Election, 1987

KL-VAIKOM

CPI 48.3%won by 0.4%INC 47.9%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 0.9% to 0.4%.

  • New challengerIndian National Congress (INC) finished second with 47.9% — it did not contest here in 1982.
  • Knife-edgeDecided by 376 votes (0.40%) — among the closest results anywhere.

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

Electorate
—
not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
93,045
Margin
376
0.40%

Candidates

7 contested · winner CPI
  1. 1P. K. RAGHAVANCommunist Party of India · CPI44,98548.3%
  2. 2P. K. GOPIIndian National Congress · INC44,60947.9%
  3. 3K. N. RAVIIndependent · IND2,1462.3%
  4. 4K. K. MOHANANIndependent · IND6510.7%
  5. 5PONNAPPAN UMANKARIIndependent · IND3660.4%
  6. 6P. KUTTANIndependent · IND1720.2%
  7. 7KUNJUKOCHU KOCHOLAIndependent · IND1160.1%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
CPI
Winner now
CPI
CPI–INC swing
−49.1%
CPI share
49.5% → 48.3%
INC share
0.0% → 47.9%
Turnout
— → —
95. Kaduthuruthy97. Aroor
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