Vidhan Sabha · KL-126

Chathanoor

1980

J. CHITHARANJAN

CPILeft

Margin5,3677.9%

Winner votes34,03750.1%

ReservationGEN

CPIJNPJNP(S)INDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	J. CHITHARANJAN CPI	34,037	50.1%
2	VARINJAM VASU PILLAI JNP	28,670	42.2%
3	PHILIP M. PRASAD JNP(S)	3,104	4.6%
4	A. ABDUL SAMEI IND	715	1.1%
5	A. RAGHAVAN IND	591	0.9%
6	K. BADARUDDIN SUC	377	0.6%
7	N. GANAPATHY PILLAI IND	221	0.3%
8	P. K. CHANDRAN IND	155	0.2%

Turnout71.4%Votes cast67,870Electors95,044

1982

C. V. PADMARAJAN

INCUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)

Margin5,8028.2%

Winner votes37,81153.5%

ReservationGEN

INCCPIINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	C. V. PADMARAJAN INC	37,811	53.5%
2	J. CHITHARANJAN CPI	32,009	45.3%
3	D. PANKAJAKSHAN IND	549	0.8%
4	N. GANAPATHY PILLAI IND	297	0.4%

Turnout74.4%Votes cast70,666Electors95,013

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginwidening

Turnoutrising

Candidates8 → 4

Margin range5,367 – 5,802