GEN · Kerala
AMBALAPUZHA
K. Balakrishnan (RSP) won by 25,918 votes (6.4%).
- Electors
- 5,27,204
- Votes polled
- 4,08,735
- Valid votes
- 4,05,239
- Turnout
- 77.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 6.4% (median 21.5%). Back to Kerala · 1971 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 1967
- Margin · 1971
- 6.4%(-7.7%)
- Turnout
- 77.5%(-3.5%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 99.0%
Winning margin over time · AMBALAPUZHA
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. BalakrishnanWinner | RSP | 2,13,487 | 52.7% |
| 2 | Suseela Gopalan | CPM | 1,87,569 | 46.3% |
| 3 | Omana Pilla | IND | 4,183 | 1.0% |
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