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Kerala Vidhan Sabha 1979

Results board · 4 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StateKerala
Seats
4
Constituencies
Majority
3
Seats needed of 4
Electors
3.25L
On the roll
Votes polled
2.71L
83.2% of electors
Median turnout
83.4%
Median of 4 seats
CPI(M) short
−1
Below majority · 2 − 3

[01]Seat matrix

4 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 4 seats: CPI(M) 2, JNP 1, MLO 1. Majority line at 3 seats. Hemicycle of 4 seats: CPI(M) 2, JNP 1, MLO 1. Majority line at 3 seats.
Majority · 3 of 4CPI(M) 2 · 1 short of majority
CPI(M) 250.0% Communist Party of India (Marxist)
JNP 125.0% Janata Party
MLO 125.0% Muslim League (OPPOSITION)

[02]Vote share

Not in the source

The source carries no state-level vote share for Kerala 1979.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Kasaragod was decided by 1,150 votes, the closest of 4 seats; Tellicherry had the widest margin, 20,658.

    min / max of margin over 4 seats with a recorded margin

  2. Turnout ran from 81.2% in Tellicherry to 85.0% in Parassala; the median seat polled 83.4%.

    min / median / max over 4 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

4 of 4 seats carry a turnout
025507510083.4%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 00.0% of seats
60–70 00.0% of seats
70–80 00.0% of seats
≥ 80% 4100.0% of seats
  • LowestTellicherry81.2%
  • HighestParassala85.0%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

4 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Kerala Vidhan Sabha 1979, all 4 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
02 KasaragodCLOSEST B.M.A.Rahiman Muslim League (OPPOSITION) 60,470 1,150 1.9 83.2
12 TellicherryWIDEST M.V.Rajagopalan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 73,532 20,658 28.1 81.2
105 Thiruyalla P.C.T.Painummoottil Janata Party 64,076 5,689 8.9 83.6
140 Parassala M.Sahyanesan Communist Party of India (Marxist) 72,613 7,329 10.1 85.0
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 20,658 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1979 · Kerala · 4 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesThe source has no state-level summary for this election

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