GEN · Kerala
PEERMADE
M. M. Joseph (KEC) won by 74,624 votes (27.9%).
- Electors
- 5,28,326
- Votes polled
- 2,69,222
- Valid votes
- 2,67,826
- Turnout
- 51.0%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 27.9% (median 21.5%). Back to Kerala · 1971 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Safe (20%+)Flipped vs 1967
- Margin · 1971
- 27.9%(+14.0%)
- Turnout
- 51.0%(-20.5%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 93.4%
Winning margin over time · PEERMADE
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. M. JosephWinner | KEC | 1,62,428 | 60.6% |
| 2 | V. I. Thomas (thampi) | IND | 87,804 | 32.8% |
| 3 | Joseph Chazhikat | SWA | 14,716 | 5.5% |
| 4 | Kurian Cherian | IND | 1,896 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Massilamoney Christ Dhas | IND | 982 | 0.4% |
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