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KUZHALMANNAM

Assembly seat no. 48 in Kerala · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1970CPM1967SSP
Winner, 1970
P. KUNHAN
CPM
Elections held
2
1967–1970
Most successful party
CPM
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1970
15,554
29.62% of valid votes

Result, 1970

Winner
CPMP. KUNHAN
Votes
31,784
Vote share
60.53%
Margin
15,554
Runner-up
RSPK. CHANDRASEKHARASASTRY
Votes
16,230
Vote share
30.91%
Behind by
15,554
Electors
80,104
Total votes polled
52,508
Valid votes
52,508
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
65.5%

Full result, 1970

4 candidates · 52,508 valid votes

1970 election →
P. KUNHANCPMwon
31,784
60.5%
K. CHANDRASEKHARASASTRYRSP
16,230
30.9%
C. AYYAPPANNCO
3,237
6.2%
N. KANDANIND
1,257
2.4%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1970P. KUNHANCPM31,78460.53%K. CHANDRASEKHARASASTRY15,554
1967O.KORANSSP19,13857.75%E.KONTHA7,686

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%18%37%55%73%19671970Turnout

Winning margin

0%8%17%25%33%19671970Margin

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