55. Malampuzha

Communist Party of India (Marxist) held the seat; the winning margin held roughly steady from 17.2% to 17.0%.

• Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
• New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 28.9% — it did not contest here in 2011.
• Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 74.8% between them, down from 96.9% — the field split more ways.
• TurnoutTurnout rose 3.3% to 78.7%.

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