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K. P. Kunhikannan (Cong-I) declared elected by a margin of 7845 votes.
Total electorate: 122373
Votes polled: 95985
| Name of the Candidate | Party | Votes |
| K. P. Kunhikannan | Cong-I | 43775 |
| K. Purushothaman | CPIM | 35930 |
| M. Umanath Rao | BJP | 12820 |
| Ind | 10 | 1665 |
| P. Kunhikannan | CMP | 943 |
| Invalid: | 852 |
In 1982, M. Kunhirman Nambiar (CPI-M) won by a margin of 6619 votes.
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