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126. Chathannur

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Kerala · Kerala Assembly Election, 2016

KL-CHATHANNUR

CPI 50.8%won by 25.8%BJP 24.9%

What changed here

Derived

Communist Party of India held the seat; the winning margin widened from 11.0% to 25.8%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Indian National Congress (INC) to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 75.7% between them, down from 94.3% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 2.9% to 74.0%.

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

Electorate
1,79,928
Turnout
74.0%
Valid votes
1,33,199
Margin
34,407
25.83%

Candidates

8 contested · winner CPI
  1. 1G.S.JAYALALCommunist Party of India · CPI67,60650.8%
  2. 2B B GOPAKUMARBharatiya Janata Party · BJP33,19924.9%
  3. 3DR.SOORANAD RAJASEKHARANIndian National Congress · INC30,13922.6%
  4. 4RAJUIndependent · IND6580.5%
  5. 5None of the AboveNOTA · NOTA6040.5%
  6. 6SALIMRAJ ABahujan Samaj Party · BSP4910.4%
  7. 7VELAYUDHAN PILLAIShiv Sena · SHS2900.2%
  8. 8JAYAKALA LAPOI · APOI2120.2%

Since 2011

Derived
Winner then
CPI
Winner now
CPI
CPI–BJP swing
−23.5%
CPI share
52.7% → 50.8%
BJP share
3.4% → 24.9%
Turnout
71.1% → 74.0%
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