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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

Ponnani

Assembly constituency 39 (GEN) · Kerala

State boardKerala 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#39 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants2
Electors90,066
Votes polled69,436
Turnout77.1%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerM. P. GangadharanIndian National Congress38,08357.3% of votes
MARGIN9,749 votes · 14.0 pp38,083 − 28,334
Runner-upE. K. Imbichi Bava Communist Party of India (Marxist)28,33442.7% of votes
INC 57.3% of top-two votesCPI(M) 42.7%

All candidates 2

  1. 01 M. P. GangadharanINC38,083 57.3%
  2. 02 E. K. Imbichi BavaCPI(M)28,334 42.7%

Turnout 77.1%

025507510077.1%TURNOUT◦ state median 79.8%
Male 42,74347.5% Female 47,32352.5%

Share of 90,066 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,107
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 197779.8%
  • ReconciliationΣ 2 candidates = 66,417Residual 3,019

Seat history 2026–1965

  1. 2026
    24.3 pp
    Manjalamkuzhi AliIndian Union Muslim League
  2. 2021
    3.7 pp
    Manjalamkuzhi AliIndian Union Muslim League
  3. 2016
    1.0 pp
    T A Ahammed KabeerIndian Union Muslim League
  4. 2011
    19.5 pp
    T.A.Ahmed KabeerMuslim League Kerala State Committee
  5. 2006
    24.8 pp
    Paloli MohamedkuttyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    5.6 pp
    M.P.GangadharanIndian National Congress
  7. 1996
    8.0 pp
    Muhammedkutty PaloliCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  8. 1991
    4.9 pp
    E.K. ImbichibavaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  9. 1987
    2.2 pp
    P. T. MohanakrishnanIndian National Congress
  10. 1982
    0.1 pp
    M. P. GangadharanIndian National Congress
  11. 1980
    3.0 pp
    K. SreedharanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1977
    14.0 pp
    M. P. GangadharanIndian National Congress
  13. 1970
    6.3 pp
    E. M. S. NambudripadCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  14. 1967
    32.7 pp
    C.G.PanickerCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  15. 1965
    21.7 pp
    C. Govinda PanickerCommunist Party of India (Marxist)

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 32.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Turnout of 77.1% was 2.7 pp below the state's median seat (79.8%).

    77.1 − 79.8 = −2.7

  2. The margin widened from 6.3 pp in 1970 to 14.0 pp.

    14.0 − 6.3 = +7.7 pp

  3. The seat changed hands: CPI(M) in 1970, INC in 1977.

    1970 CPI(M) · 1977 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 2 candidate lines66,417
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled69,436
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 3,019

Candidate votes miss the published total by 3,019, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1977 · Kerala · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates2 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 140 seats on the Kerala Vidhan Sabha 1977 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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