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57. Cherpu

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Kerala Assembly Election, 2001

KL-CHERPU

CPI 48.2%won by 2.1%IND 46.2%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 5.1% to 2.1%.

  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 46.2% — it polled just 0.7% in 1996.

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
1,07,782
Margin
2,243
2.08%

Candidates

7 contested · winner CPI
  1. 1ADV.K.P.RAJENDRANCommunist Party of India · CPI51,99548.2%
  2. 2M.K.KANNANIndependent · IND49,75246.2%
  3. 3P.R.SIDHANBharatiya Janata Party · BJP3,6683.4%
  4. 4C.C.GOPALANIndependent · IND6310.6%
  5. 5C.V.BABURAJIndependent · IND6090.6%
  6. 6K.V.SHAJILALIndependent · IND6060.6%
  7. 7C.N.SIDHARTHAN MASTERRashtriya Janata Dal · RJD5210.5%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
CPI
Winner now
CPI
CPI–IND swing
−46.3%
CPI share
49.1% → 48.2%
IND share
0.7% → 46.2%
Turnout
— → —
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