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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Irinjalakkuda

Assembly constituency 70 (GEN) · Kerala

State boardKerala 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#70 · GEN
Poll date16 May 2016
Contestants6
Electors1,91,743
Votes polled1,48,467
Turnout77.4%
NOTA8570.4% of votes
WinnerProf. K.U. ArunanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)59,73040.2% of votes
MARGIN2,711 votes · 1.8 pp59,730 − 57,019
Runner-upAdv. Thomas Unniyadan Kerala Congress (M)57,01938.4% of votes
CPI(M) 51.2% of top-two votesKC(M) 48.8%

All candidates 6

  1. 01 Prof. K.U. ArunanCPI(M)59,730 40.2%
  2. 02 Adv. Thomas UnniyadanKC(M)57,019 38.4%
  3. 03 Santhosh CherakulamBJP30,420 20.5%
  4. 04 V.C. UnnikrishnanBSP639 0.4%
  5. 05 Davis ChatheliIND345 0.2%
  6. 06 Ayyappan ManaykalCPIML314 0.2%

Turnout 77.4%

025507510077.4%TURNOUT◦ state median 77.5%
Male 90,49047.2% Female 1.01 lakh52.8%

Share of 1,91,743 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,119
  • NOTAreported alongside the total857 · 0.4%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 201677.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 1,48,467Verified

Seat history 2026–1965

  1. 2026
    6.7 pp
    Adv. Thomas UnniyadanKerala Congress
  2. 2021
    3.8 pp
    R BinduCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  3. 2016
    1.8 pp
    Prof. K.U. ArunanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  4. 2011
    9.4 pp
    Adv.Thomas UnniyadanKerala Congress (M)
  5. 2006
    7.8 pp
    Adv. V D SatheesanIndian National Congress
  6. 2001
    7.6 pp
    Adv. V.D. SatheesanIndian National Congress
  7. 1996
    1.2 pp
    P.RajuCommunist Party of India
  8. 1991
    3.1 pp
    P.RajuCommunist Party of India
  9. 1987
    2.9 pp
    N. Sivan PillaiCommunist Party of India
  10. 1984
    2.2 pp
    A.C.JoseIndependent
  11. 1982
    0.2 pp
    Sivan PillaiCommunist Party of India
  12. 1980
    7.3 pp
    A. C. JoseIndian National Congress (U)
  13. 1977
    8.3 pp
    Xavier ArakkalIndian National Congress
  14. 1970
    3.5 pp
    A. A. KochunnyIndian National Congress
  15. 1967
    18.0 pp
    M . K . A . HameedIndependent
  16. 1965
    2.3 pp
    V. P. MarakkarCON

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 18.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed BJP polled 30,420 votes, 11× the 2,711-vote margin.

    30,420 ÷ 2,711 = 11.2

  2. The top two polled 78.6% of votes; the other 4 candidates 21.4% between them.

    (59,730 + 57,019) ÷ 1,48,467 = 78.6% · 31,718 ÷ 1,48,467 = 21.4%

  3. Turnout of 77.4% was 0.1 pp below the state's median seat (77.5%).

    77.4 − 77.5 = −0.1

  4. The margin narrowed from 9.4 pp in 2011 to 1.8 pp.

    1.8 − 9.4 = −7.6 pp

  5. Adv. Thomas Unniyadan, the 2011 winner, finished second in 2016.

    2011 winner name = 2016 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines1,48,467
  • NOTAreported alongside the total857
  • Published totalVotes polled1,48,467
  • 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

Candidates6 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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