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115. Punaloor

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Kerala Assembly Election, 1987

KL-PUNALOOR

CPI 49.2%won by 11.4%KEC 37.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: KCJ (KCJ) lost it to Communist Party of India (CPI), which now leads by 11.4%.

  • New challengerKerala Congress (KEC) finished second with 37.8% — it did not contest here in 1982.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 87.0% between them, down from 98.4% — the field split more ways.

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
97,033
Margin
11,076
11.41%

Candidates

18 contested · winner CPI
  1. 1CHITHARENJANCommunist Party of India · CPI47,74549.2%
  2. 2SURENDRAN PILLAIKerala Congress · KEC36,66937.8%
  3. 3VIPINA CHANDRAN NAIRBharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,9164.0%
  4. 4SANTHOSH K. THOMASIndependent · IND3,4593.6%
  5. 5BABU OOMMENIndependent · IND1,4571.5%
  6. 6RAJEN S.Independent · IND1,4451.5%
  7. 7KONNIYOOR P. B. J. NAIRIndependent · IND5890.6%
  8. 8G. SREEDHARAN PILLAIIndependent · IND4360.4%
  9. 9K. SIVADASANIndependent · IND3530.4%
  10. 10P. A. ARJUNAN PILLAIIndependent · IND2690.3%
  11. 11KURIANIndependent · IND1580.2%
  12. 12P. T. KURUVILAIndependent · IND1190.1%
  13. 13LEELA THOMASIndependent · IND990.1%
  14. 14JOSE KUNJU KUNJUIndependent · IND960.1%
  15. 15AYOOR SIVADASIndependent · IND730.1%
  16. 16BALAKRISHNA PILLAIIndependent · IND700.1%
  17. 17THANINIRAM SUNDARESANIndependent · IND460.0%
  18. 18SURENDRAN NAIRIndependent · IND340.0%

Since 1982

Derived
Winner then
KCJ
Winner now
CPIflipped
CPI–KEC swing
−36.8%
CPI share
48.2% → 49.2%
KEC share
0.0% → 37.8%
Turnout
— → —
114. Pathanapuram116. Chadayamangalam
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