GEN · Kerala
Palghat
A. K. Gopalan (CPM) won by 52,266 votes (15.6%).
- Electors
- 5,64,890
- Votes polled
- 3,41,486
- Valid votes
- 3,34,513
- Turnout
- 60.5%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 15.6% (median 21.5%). Back to Kerala · 1971 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 12.0%(+8.1%)
- Turnout
- 73.6%(+1.5%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 79.4%
Winning margin over time · Palghat
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. K. GopalanWinner | CPM | 1,91,089 | 57.1% |
| 2 | T. C. Govindan | IND | 1,38,823 | 41.5% |
| 3 | V. P. Purshothaman | IND | 4,601 | 1.4% |
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