DEVICOLAM
Assembly seat no. 83 in Kerala · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1965.
Winner, 1987
SUNDARAM MANICKAM
CPM
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1987
3,905
4.44% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INDGANAPATHY
- Votes
- 40,040
- Vote share
- 45.49%
- Behind by
- 3,905
Electors
1,19,052
Total votes polled
88,011
Valid votes
88,011
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.9%
Full result, 1987
7 candidates · 88,011 valid votes
SUNDARAM MANICKAMCPMwon
43,945
49.9%
GANAPATHYIND
40,040
45.5%
KITAPPA NARAYANA SWAMYIND
2,294
2.6%
MADHAVAN PERUMBILLYIND
624
0.7%
M. SLEVANIND
595
0.7%
G. RAMASWAMYIND
423
0.5%
SELVARAJIND
90
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | S RAJENDRAN | CPM | 52,795 | 50.46% | A K MONI | 5,887 |
| 2001 | A K MONI | INC | 55,287 | 49.41% | K BALASUBRAHMANIAN | 4,566 |
| 1996 | A.K.MONI | INC | 51,733 | 50.20% | S.SUNDARAMANICKOM | 3,236 |
| 1991 | K. MONI ALIAS A.K. MONI | INC | 51,801 | 52.72% | S. SUNDRAMANICKAM | 6,942 |
| 1987 | SUNDARAM MANICKAM | CPM | 43,945 | 49.93% | GANAPATHY | 3,905 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
