Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency
Appearance
Palakkad | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Map of Palakkad Parliament Constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
Assembly constituencies | Pattambi Shornur Ottapalam Kongad Mannarkkad Malampuzha Palakkad |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 13,20,680 (2019) |
Reservation | None |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | INC |
Elected year | 2019 |
Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency, once knows as Palghat constituency, is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Kerala.
Assembly segments
Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Members of Parliament
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1957 | Vella Eacharan | Indian National Congress | |
1957 | P. Kunhan | Communist Party of India | |
1962 | |||
1967 | E. K. Nayanar | Communist Party of India | |
1971 | A. K. Gopalan | ||
1977 | A. Sunnasahib | Indian National Congress | |
1980 | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | Indian National Congress | |
1984 | Indian National Congress | ||
1989 | Vijayaraghavan Alampadan | Communist Party of India | |
1991 | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | Indian National Congress | |
1996 | N. N. Krishnadas | Communist Party of India | |
1998 | |||
1999 | |||
2004 | |||
2009 | M. B. Rajesh | ||
2014 | |||
2019 | V. K. Sreekandan | Indian National Congress |
Election results
General Election 2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | |||||
INC | |||||
BJP | |||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
gain from | Swing |
General Elections 2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | V. K. Sreekandan | 399,274 | 39.17% | ||
CPI(M) | M. B. Rajesh | 3,87,637 | 38.03% | −7.33% | |
BJP | C. Krishnakumar | 2,18,556 | 21.44% | 6.44% | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 6,665 | 0.65% | −0.59% | |
SDPI | Thulaseedharan Pallickal | 5,749 | 0.56% | −0.81% | |
Margin of victory | 11,637 | 1.14% | −10.43% | ||
Turnout | 10,19,337 | 77.77% | 1.73% | ||
Registered electors | 13,23,010 | 9.45% | |||
INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -6.19% |
Assembly Constituency | V. K. Sreekandan (INC) | M. B. Rajesh (CPI(M)) | C. Krishnakumar (BJP) |
---|---|---|---|
Pattambi | 67,644 | 50,465 | 20,716 |
Shornur | 49,810 | 60,902 | 32,308 |
Ottapalam | 54,386 | 60,846 | 35,683 |
Kongad | 52,456 | 52,812 | 29,104 |
Mannarkkad | 78,250 | 48,625 | 18,560 |
Malampuzha | 47,743 | 69,037 | 41,413 |
Palakkad | 48,425 | 44,086 | 39,963 |
Total votes | 3,99,274 | 3,87,637 | 2,18,556 |
% of votes | 38.83 | 37.7 | 21.26 |
General Elections 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | M. B. Rajesh | 412,897 | 45.36% | 2.54% | |
SJ(D) | M. P. Veerendra Kumar | 3,07,597 | 33.79% | ||
BJP | Sobhasurendran | 1,36,587 | 15.00% | 6.29% | |
SDPI | E. S. Khaja Hussain | 12,504 | 1.37% | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 11,291 | 1.24% | ||
WPOI | Thennilapuram Radhakrishnan | 8,667 | 0.95% | ||
AAP | B. Padmanabhan | 4,933 | 0.54% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,05,300 | 11.57% | 11.34% | ||
Turnout | 9,10,322 | 75.33% | 1.84% | ||
Registered electors | 12,08,726 | 12.46% | |||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.54% |
General Elections 2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | M. B. Rajesh | 338,070 | 42.81% | −2.89% | |
INC | Satheeshan Pacheni | 3,36,250 | 42.58% | 8.84% | |
BJP | C. K. Padmanabhan | 68,804 | 8.71% | −9.29% | |
Independent | M. R. Murali | 20,896 | 2.65% | ||
NCP | Abdul Razak Moulavi | 8,111 | 1.03% | ||
Independent | Satheesan. E.V | 5,478 | 0.69% | ||
Independent | A. Arokiasamy | 3,776 | 0.48% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,820 | 0.23% | −11.73% | ||
Turnout | 7,89,648 | 73.48% | −0.27% | ||
Registered electors | 10,74,818 | −3.44% | |||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | -2.89% |
General Elections 2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | N. N. Krishnadas | 375,144 | 45.70% | −0.49% | |
INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 2,76,986 | 33.74% | −8.63% | |
BJP | C. Udai Bhasker | 1,47,792 | 18.00% | 7.10% | |
Independent | Krishnadas | 7,637 | 0.93% | ||
BSP | M. Subramanian | 5,021 | 0.61% | ||
Independent | K. Kuttikrishnan | 5,006 | 0.61% | ||
Margin of victory | 98,158 | 11.96% | 8.14% | ||
Turnout | 8,20,856 | 73.78% | 1.69% | ||
Registered electors | 11,13,144 | −1.70% | |||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | -0.49% |
General Elections 1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | N. N. Krishnadas | 372,536 | 46.19% | −0.80% | |
INC | M. T. Padma | 3,41,769 | 42.37% | −1.21% | |
BJP | C. Uday Bhaskar | 87,948 | 10.90% | 2.56% | |
Margin of victory | 30,767 | 3.81% | 0.42% | ||
Turnout | 8,06,543 | 72.05% | 2.58% | ||
Registered electors | 11,32,416 | 5.20% | |||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | -1.58% |
General Elections 1998
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | N. N. Krishnadas | 345,963 | 46.99% | −0.78% | |
INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 3,20,941 | 43.59% | −0.92% | |
BJP | Prof. T. C. Govindan | 61,419 | 8.34% | 3.16% | |
Independent | U. C. Kunjan | 3,916 | 0.53% | ||
Margin of victory | 25,022 | 3.40% | 0.14% | ||
Turnout | 7,36,292 | 69.19% | −0.28% | ||
Registered electors | 10,76,444 | 1.35% | |||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | -0.78% |
General Elections 1996
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | N. N. Krishnadas | 343,264 | 47.77% | 1.67% | |
INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 3,19,841 | 44.51% | −3.87% | |
BJP | M. V. Sukumaran | 37,221 | 5.18% | 0.66% | |
JP | P. Sethumadhavan | 3,289 | 0.46% | ||
Independent | N. Krishna Kumar | 3,274 | 0.46% | ||
Margin of victory | 23,423 | 3.26% | 0.98% | ||
Turnout | 7,18,544 | 69.47% | −2.09% | ||
Registered electors | 10,62,083 | 8.13% | |||
CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | -0.61% |
General Elections 1991
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 334,913 | 48.38% | 1.14% | |
CPI(M) | A. Vijayaraghavan | 3,19,145 | 46.10% | −1.32% | |
BJP | Rema S. Menon | 31,323 | 4.52% | 0.82% | |
JP | Sivanarayanan | 4,146 | 0.60% | ||
Margin of victory | 15,768 | 2.28% | 2.10% | ||
Turnout | 6,92,292 | 71.56% | −5.89% | ||
Registered electors | 9,82,228 | 2.55% | |||
INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 0.96% |
General Elections 1989
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | A. Vijayaraghavan | 348,401 | 47.42% | 2.65% | |
INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 3,47,115 | 47.24% | −4.38% | |
BJP | T. Chandrasekharan | 27,220 | 3.70% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,286 | 0.18% | −6.68% | ||
Turnout | 7,34,778 | 77.45% | 0.36% | ||
Registered electors | 9,57,847 | 30.93% | |||
CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | -4.21% |
General Elections 1984
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 287,170 | 51.62% | ||
CPI(M) | T. Sivadasa Menon | 2,49,017 | 44.76% | −2.15% | |
Independent | Rohana Jayaram | 11,092 | 1.99% | ||
Margin of victory | 38,153 | 6.86% | 3.91% | ||
Turnout | 5,56,296 | 77.09% | 18.13% | ||
Registered electors | 7,31,568 | 3.74% | |||
INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 1.76% |
General Elections 1980
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC(I) | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 204,355 | 49.86% | ||
CPI(M) | T. Sivadasa Menon | 1,92,267 | 46.91% | 0.77% | |
Independent | K. P. R. Gopalan | 6,818 | 1.66% | ||
Independent | K. Veluthira | 3,328 | 0.81% | ||
Independent | R. Aravindakhshan | 3,096 | 0.76% | ||
Margin of victory | 12,088 | 2.95% | −0.61% | ||
Turnout | 4,09,864 | 58.95% | −15.68% | ||
Registered electors | 7,05,179 | 19.67% | |||
INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 0.15% |
General Elections 1977
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | A. Sunnasahib | 207,604 | 49.70% | ||
CPI(M) | T. Sivadasa Menon | 1,92,733 | 46.14% | −10.98% | |
Independent | Cherapadam Sivarama Krishna Iyer | 17,341 | 4.15% | ||
Margin of victory | 14,871 | 3.56% | −12.06% | ||
Turnout | 4,17,678 | 74.63% | 14.18% | ||
Registered electors | 5,89,253 | 4.31% | |||
INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -7.42% |
General Elections 1971
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | A. K. Gopalan | 191,089 | 57.12% | −2.02% | |
Independent | T. C. Govindan | 1,38,823 | 41.50% | ||
Independent | V. P. Purshothaman | 4,601 | 1.38% | ||
Margin of victory | 52,266 | 15.62% | −9.55% | ||
Turnout | 3,34,513 | 60.45% | −0.83% | ||
Registered electors | 5,64,890 | 21.27% | |||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | -2.02% |
General Elections 1967
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | E. K. Nayanar | 158,230 | 59.14% | ||
INC | C. S. Devan | 90,872 | 33.97% | 4.39% | |
Independent | P. T. Kochuvarkey | 18,436 | 6.89% | ||
Margin of victory | 67,358 | 25.18% | −10.87% | ||
Turnout | 2,67,538 | 61.28% | 10.73% | ||
Registered electors | 4,65,825 | 11.54% | |||
CPI(M) gain from CPI | Swing | -6.47% |
General Elections 1962
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI | Kunhan Patinjara Veetilpadi | 131,688 | 65.62% | 39.94% | |
INC | V. Eacharan | 59,353 | 29.57% | 9.09% | |
ABJS | K. Krishnankutty | 9,650 | 4.81% | ||
Margin of victory | 72,335 | 36.04% | 30.86% | ||
Turnout | 2,00,691 | 50.55% | −57.31% | ||
Registered electors | 4,17,640 | −50.54% | |||
CPI hold | Swing | 39.94% |
General Elections 1957
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI | Kunhan Patinjara Veetilpadi | 233,807 | 25.67% | ||
INC | Eacharan V. Iyyani | 1,86,594 | 20.49% | ||
CPI | K. Damodaran | 1,85,662 | 20.39% | ||
INC | P. Vasu Menon | 1,42,053 | 15.60% | ||
Independent | Chadayan Muniyadan | 91,922 | 10.09% | ||
Independent | T. Muhamad Ismail | 70,691 | 7.76% | ||
Margin of victory | 47,213 | 5.18% | |||
Turnout | 9,10,729 | 107.86% | |||
Registered electors | 8,44,346 | ||||
CPI win (new seat) |
See also
- Palghat
- Malappuram district
- List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
- Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala)
References
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
- ^ "1962 India General (3rd Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 1 January 2021.