Trivandrum EastAssembly by-election result, 1978
K.Anirudhan (CPM) won Trivandrum East in the 1978 assembly by-election with 35.3% of the vote, beating P.K.Pillai (Independent) by 1,785 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 1977 election. In 1970, there was no seat no. 136. Seat boundaries were redrawn after 2006. From 2011, seat no. 136 is Aruvikkara. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.
Winner
A closely fought contest. K.ANIRUDHAN won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.ANIRUDHAN | 23,89135.3% | |
| 2 | P.K.PILLAI IND | IND | 22,10632.6% |
| 3 | K.S.PILLAI | 20,64530.5% | |
| 4 | J.SATYARAJ IND | IND | 4190.6% |
| 5 | P.D.KUMAR IND | IND | 3240.5% |
| 6 | N.SUSEELAN IND | IND | 1270.2% |
| 7 | Y.ALPHONSE IND | IND | 800.1% |
| 8 | G.ELIAS IND | IND | 760.1% |
| 9 | M.S.ABDEEN IND | IND | 480.1% |
Results are complete; affidavit details aren't available for this seat yet.
A close contest, a fragmented field.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
The top three took 98% of the votes.
Parties in the race 3.09 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How did the vote split?
This seat number was reused from 2011. The district data on file describe the seat as contested from 2011, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
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Who has won Trivandrum East, 1977–2006
- 1977P. NARAYANAN NAIR (IND), margin 18.3%
- 1980C. S. NEELAKANTAN NAIR (IND), margin 1.2%
- 1982K. SANKARANARAYANA PILLAI (ICS), margin 1.0%
- 1987K. SANKARANARAYANA PILLAI (ICS(SCS)), margin 13.8%
- 1991B. VIJAYA KUMAR (INC), margin 9.0%
- 1996B.VIJAYA KUMAR (INC), margin 2.9%
- 2001B. VIJAYAKUMAR (INC), margin 16.0%
- 2006V SIVANKUTTY (CPM), margin 2.8%