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V. V. Raghavan (CPI) declared elected by a margin of 4458 votes.
Total electorate: 138815
Votes polled: 102580
| Name of the Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Mr. V. V. Raghavan | CPI | 50767 |
| Mr. M. K. Abdul Salam | Cong-I | 46309 |
| Mr. K. K. Unnikrishnan | BJP | 4012 |
| Mr. Bharathan Thampuran | SJP | 238 |
| Mr. M. S. Chandraprakash | IND | 162 |
| Invalid: | 1092 |
In 1987, V. V. Raghavan (CPI) won by a margin of 6287 votes.
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