NILESWAR
Assembly seat no. 4 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1965.
Winner, 1970
V. V. KUNHAMBU
CPM
Elections held
3
1965–1970
Most successful party
CPM
won 3 of 3
Margin, 1970
5,371
8.38% of valid votes
Result, 1970
Runner-up
MULA. P. ABDULLA
- Votes
- 29,348
- Vote share
- 45.81%
- Behind by
- 5,371
Electors
86,485
Total votes polled
64,067
Valid votes
64,067
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.1%
Full result, 1970
2 candidates · 64,067 valid votes
V. V. KUNHAMBUCPMwon
34,719
54.2%
A. P. ABDULLAMUL
29,348
45.8%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | V. V. KUNHAMBU | CPM | 34,719 | 54.19% | A. P. ABDULLA | 5,371 |
| 1967 | V.V.KUNHAMBU | CPM | 34,496 | 70.64% | T.P.G.NAMBOODIRI | 21,587 |
| 1965 | V.V. KUNHAMBOO | CPM | 30,547 | 58.71% | K.V. KUNHAMBU | 16,372 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- CPM3 wins