Constituency
172. Mukundapuram
Community mirrorKerala · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971
IN-MUKUNDAPURAM
INC 58.1%won by 19.6%CPM 38.5%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 1.5% to 19.6%.
- New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 38.5% — it did not contest here in 1967.
- TurnoutTurnout fell 7.8% to 70.5%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,27,041
Turnout
70.5%
Valid votes
3,71,286
Margin
72,610
19.56%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1A. C. GEORGEIndian National Congress · INC2,15,63658.1%
- 2C. O. PAULCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM1,43,02638.5%
- 3C. G. JANARDHANANSamyukta Socialist Party · SSP12,6243.4%
Since 1967
Derived- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–CPM swing
- −30.2%
- INC share
- 49.8% → 58.1%
- CPM share
- 0.0% → 38.5%
- Turnout
- 78.3% → 70.5%