PUNALUR
J. Chitharanjan (CPI) declared elected by a margin of 11076 votes.
Total electorate: 127486
Votes polled: 97537
| Name of the Candidate | Party | Votes |
| J. Chitharanjan | CPI | 47745 |
| Surendran Pillai | KC-Joseph | 36669 |
| Ind | 14 | 8187 |
| G. Vipinchandran Nair | BJP | 3916 |
| G. Sreedharan Pillai | CMP | 436 |
| Invalid: | 504 |
In 1982, Sam Oommen (KC-Joseph) won by a margin of 1407 votes.
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