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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Sulthanbathery

Assembly constituency 18 (ST) · Kerala

State boardKerala 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#18 · ST
Poll date16 May 2016
Contestants8
Electors2,17,661
Votes polled1,70,743
Turnout78.4%
NOTA1,2610.6% of votes
WinnerI C BalakrishnanIndian National Congress75,74744.4% of votes
MARGIN11,198 votes · 6.6 pp75,747 − 64,549
Runner-upRugmini Subrahmanian Communist Party of India (Marxist)64,54937.8% of votes
INC 54.0% of top-two votesCPI(M) 46.0%

All candidates 8

  1. 01 I C BalakrishnanINC75,747 44.4%
  2. 02 Rugmini SubrahmanianCPI(M)64,549 37.8%
  3. 03 C K JanuIND27,920 16.4%
  4. 04 Mukundan CheengeriBSP791 0.5%
  5. 05 MadhaviCPIML609 0.4%
  6. 06 K K VasuSP478 0.3%
  7. 07 Balakrishnan EdakkalIND387 0.2%
  8. 08 T R SreedharanSUCI(C)262 0.2%

Turnout 78.4%

025507510078.4%TURNOUT◦ state median 77.5%
Male 1.07 lakh49.0% Female 1.11 lakh51.0%

Share of 2,17,661 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,041
  • NOTAreported alongside the total1,261 · 0.6%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 201677.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 1,70,743Verified

Seat history 2026–1965

  1. 2026
    9.4 pp
    I C BalakrishnanIndian National Congress
  2. 2021
    7.1 pp
    I.C BalakrishnanIndian National Congress
  3. 2016
    6.6 pp
    I C BalakrishnanIndian National Congress
  4. 2011
    5.2 pp
    I.C BalakrishnanIndian National Congress
  5. 2006
    13.9 pp
    Binoy ViswamCommunist Party of India
  6. 2001
    4.8 pp
    Benoy ViswamCommunist Party of India
  7. 1996
    11.7 pp
    Sathyan MokeriCommunist Party of India
  8. 1991
    6.4 pp
    Satyyan MokeriCommunist Party of India
  9. 1987
    1.3 pp
    Sathyan MokeriCommunist Party of India
  10. 1982
    2.9 pp
    K . T. KanaranCommunist Party of India
  11. 1980
    7.2 pp
    K. T. KanaranCommunist Party of India
  12. 1977
    10.1 pp
    Kandalottu KunhambuCommunist Party of India
  13. 1970
    5.2 pp
    E. Narayanan NairIndian National Congress
  14. 1967
    15.6 pp
    P.K.KidaveSikkim Sangram Parishad
  15. 1965
    14.8 pp
    K.B. MenonSikkim Sangram Parishad

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 15.6 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed IND polled 27,920 votes, 2.5× the 11,198-vote margin.

    27,920 ÷ 11,198 = 2.5

  2. The top two polled 82.2% of votes; the other 6 candidates 17.8% between them.

    (75,747 + 64,549) ÷ 1,70,743 = 82.2% · 30,447 ÷ 1,70,743 = 17.8%

  3. Turnout of 78.4% was 0.9 pp above the state's median seat (77.5%).

    78.4 − 77.5 = +0.9

  4. The margin widened from 5.2 pp in 2011 to 6.6 pp.

    6.6 − 5.2 = +1.4 pp

  5. I C Balakrishnan also won in 2011.

    2011 winner name = 2016 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 8 candidate lines1,70,743
  • NOTAreported alongside the total1,261
  • Published totalVotes polled1,70,743
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2016 · Kerala · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates8 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 140 seats on the Kerala Vidhan Sabha 2016 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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