Who won Palluruthy in the 1960 Assembly election?

ALEXANDER PARAMBITHARA of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Palluruthy in the 1960 Assembly election with 33,541 votes (55.6% vote share), a margin of 7,237 votes over the runner-up.

Constituency

53. Palluruthy

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Kerala Assembly Election, 1960

KL-PALLURUTHY

INC 55.6%won by 12.0%IND 43.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 8.4% to 12.0%.

New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 43.6% — it did not contest here in 1957.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate

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Turnout

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Valid votes

60,358

Margin

7,237

11.99%

Candidates

3 contested · winner INC

1ALEXANDER PARAMBITHARA Indian National Congress · INC33,54155.6%
2KERALA VARMA THAMPURAN Independent · IND26,30443.6%
3THOMAS FRANCIS Independent · IND5130.8%

Since 1957

Derived

Winner then: INC
Winner now: INC
INC–IND swing: −40.0%
INC share: 52.0% → 55.6%
IND share: 0.0% → 43.6%
Turnout: — → —

52. Puliyannur 54. Mattancherry

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