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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1977

Palghat

Assembly constituency 49 (GEN) · Kerala

State boardKerala 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#49 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants5
Electors84,546
Votes polled63,345
Turnout74.9%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerC. M. SundaramIndependent30,16050.0% of votes
MARGIN2,803 votes · 4.4 pp30,160 − 27,357
Runner-upR. Krishnan Communist Party of India (Marxist)27,35745.4% of votes
IND 52.4% of top-two votesCPI(M) 47.6%

All candidates 5

  1. 01 C. M. SundaramIND30,160 50.0%
  2. 02 R. KrishnanCPI(M)27,357 45.4%
  3. 03 V. P. PurashothamanIND1,121 1.9%
  4. 04 K. A. PrabhakaranIND938 1.6%
  5. 05 JosepaulIND739 1.2%

Turnout 74.9%

025507510074.9%TURNOUT◦ state median 79.8%
Male 41,48449.1% Female 43,06250.9%

Share of 84,546 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,038
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 197779.8%
  • ReconciliationΣ 5 candidates = 60,315Residual 3,030

Seat history 2026–1965

  1. 2026
    5.2 pp
    V T BalramIndian National Congress
  2. 2021
    2.0 pp
    M. B RajeshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  3. 2016
    7.5 pp
    V.T. BalramIndian National Congress
  4. 2011
    2.6 pp
    Adv.V.T. BalramIndian National Congress
  5. 2006
    1.2 pp
    K.K DivakaranCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    9.7 pp
    K.Sankara NarayananIndian National Congress
  7. 1996
    0.6 pp
    T.K.NoushadCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  8. 1991
    3.8 pp
    C.M. SundaramIndian National Congress
  9. 1987
    6.9 pp
    C. M. SundaramIndependent
  10. 1982
    4.8 pp
    C. M. SundaramIndependent
  11. 1980
    16.1 pp
    C. M. SundaramIndependent
  12. 1977
    4.4 pp
    C. M. SundaramIndependent
  13. 1970
    4.5 pp
    K. K. BalakrishanIndian National Congress
  14. 1967
    4.9 pp
    P.KunhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  15. 1965
    0.3 pp
    K. K. BalakrishnanCON

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 16.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 90.8% of votes; the other 3 candidates 4.4% between them.

    (30,160 + 27,357) ÷ 63,345 = 90.8% · 2,798 ÷ 63,345 = 4.4%

  2. Turnout of 74.9% was 4.9 pp below the state's median seat (79.8%).

    74.9 − 79.8 = −4.9

  3. The margin narrowed from 4.5 pp in 1970 to 4.4 pp.

    4.4 − 4.5 = −0.1 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: INC in 1970, IND in 1977.

    1970 INC · 1977 IND

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines60,315
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled63,345
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 3,030

Candidate votes miss the published total by 3,030, 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

Candidates5 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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