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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1982

Vaikom

Assembly constituency 96 (SC) · Kerala

State boardKerala 1982

[01]Result · 1982

#96 · SC
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants6
Electors92,244
Votes polled74,396
Turnout80.7%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerM. K. KesavanCommunist Party of India36,58249.5% of votes
MARGIN631 votes · 0.8 pp36,582 − 35,951
Runner-upM. Murali Kerala Congress35,95148.7% of votes
CPI 50.4% of top-two votesKEC 49.6%

All candidates 6

  1. 01 M. K. KesavanCPI36,582 49.5%
  2. 02 M. MuraliKEC35,951 48.7%
  3. 03 Kunjukochu KocholaIND529 0.7%
  4. 04 V. K. VimalanIND459 0.6%
  5. 05 P. KuttanIND183 0.3%
  6. 06 V. C. ThankappanIND157 0.2%

Turnout 80.7%

025507510080.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 74.4%
Male 45,72649.6% Female 46,51850.4%

Share of 92,244 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,017
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 198274.4%
  • ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 73,861Residual 535

Seat history 2026–1965

  1. 2026
    16.1 pp
    Nattakom SureshIndian National Congress
  2. 2021
    11.4 pp
    V N VasavanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  3. 2016
    6.8 pp
    Suresh KurupCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  4. 2011
    1.5 pp
    Adv. K. Suresh KurupCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  5. 2006
    8.7 pp
    K AjithCommunist Party of India
  6. 2001
    7.2 pp
    P NarayananCommunist Party of India
  7. 1998
    1.2 pp
    P. NarayananCommunist Party of India
  8. 1996
    9.0 pp
    M.K.KesavanCommunist Party of India
  9. 1991
    1.0 pp
    K.K. BalakrishnanIndian National Congress
  10. 1987
    0.4 pp
    P. K. RaghavanCommunist Party of India
  11. 1982
    0.8 pp
    M. K. KesavanCommunist Party of India
  12. 1980
    18.0 pp
    M. K. KesavanCommunist Party of India
  13. 1977
    21.6 pp
    M. K. KesavanCommunist Party of India
  14. 1970
    9.6 pp
    Thalavady OommenSamyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party
  15. 1967
    14.6 pp
    K . K . K . PillaiIndependent
  16. 1965
    20.9 pp
    Thomas JohnKC

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 21.6 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 97.5% of votes; the other 4 candidates 1.8% between them.

    (36,582 + 35,951) ÷ 74,396 = 97.5% · 1,328 ÷ 74,396 = 1.8%

  2. Turnout of 80.7% was 6.3 pp above the state's median seat (74.4%).

    80.7 − 74.4 = +6.3

  3. The margin narrowed from 18.0 pp in 1980 to 0.8 pp.

    0.8 − 18.0 = −17.2 pp

  4. M. K. Kesavan also won in 1980.

    1980 winner name = 1982 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines73,861
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled74,396
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 535

Candidate votes miss the published total by 535, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1982 · Kerala · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates6 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 140 seats on the Kerala Vidhan Sabha 1982 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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