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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1982

Ponnani

Assembly constituency 39 (GEN) · Kerala

State boardKerala 1982

[01]Result · 1982

#39 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants4
Electors1,01,410
Votes polled72,547
Turnout71.5%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerM. P. GangadharanIndian National Congress33,18746.2% of votes
MARGIN93 votes · 0.1 pp33,187 − 33,094
Runner-upK. Sreedaran Communist Party of India (Marxist)33,09446.1% of votes
INC 50.1% of top-two votesCPI(M) 49.9%

All candidates 4

  1. 01 M. P. GangadharanINC33,187 46.2%
  2. 02 K. SreedaranCPI(M)33,094 46.1%
  3. 03 M. Devaki AmmaBJP5,042 7.0%
  4. 04 T. P. SubramanianIND442 0.6%

Turnout 71.5%

025507510071.5%TURNOUT◦ state median 74.4%
Male 47,51146.9% Female 53,89953.1%

Share of 1,01,410 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,134
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 198274.4%
  • ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 71,765Residual 782

Seat history 2026–1965

  1. 2026
    24.3 pp
    Manjalamkuzhi AliIndian Union Muslim League
  2. 2021
    3.7 pp
    Manjalamkuzhi AliIndian Union Muslim League
  3. 2016
    1.0 pp
    T A Ahammed KabeerIndian Union Muslim League
  4. 2011
    19.5 pp
    T.A.Ahmed KabeerMuslim League Kerala State Committee
  5. 2006
    24.8 pp
    Paloli MohamedkuttyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    5.6 pp
    M.P.GangadharanIndian National Congress
  7. 1996
    8.0 pp
    Muhammedkutty PaloliCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  8. 1991
    4.9 pp
    E.K. ImbichibavaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  9. 1987
    2.2 pp
    P. T. MohanakrishnanIndian National Congress
  10. 1982
    0.1 pp
    M. P. GangadharanIndian National Congress
  11. 1980
    3.0 pp
    K. SreedharanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1977
    14.0 pp
    M. P. GangadharanIndian National Congress
  13. 1970
    6.3 pp
    E. M. S. NambudripadCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  14. 1967
    32.7 pp
    C.G.PanickerCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  15. 1965
    21.7 pp
    C. Govinda PanickerCommunist Party of India (Marxist)

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 32.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed BJP polled 5,042 votes, 54× the 93-vote margin.

    5,042 ÷ 93 = 54.2

  2. The top two polled 91.4% of votes; the other 2 candidates 7.6% between them.

    (33,187 + 33,094) ÷ 72,547 = 91.4% · 5,484 ÷ 72,547 = 7.6%

  3. Turnout of 71.5% was 2.9 pp below the state's median seat (74.4%).

    71.5 − 74.4 = −2.9

  4. The margin narrowed from 3.0 pp in 1980 to 0.1 pp.

    0.1 − 3.0 = −2.9 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: CPI(M) in 1980, INC in 1982.

    1980 CPI(M) · 1982 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines71,765
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled72,547
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 782

Candidate votes miss the published total by 782, 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

Candidates4 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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