BADAGARA
Assembly seat no. 17 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1965.
Kerala also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BADAGARA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1982
K . CHANDRASEKHARAN
JNP
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
JNP
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1982
12,177
15.76% of valid votes
Result, 1982
Runner-up
INDM . K . PRABHAKARAN
- Votes
- 30,298
- Vote share
- 39.21%
- Behind by
- 12,177
Electors
1,01,754
Total votes polled
77,279
Valid votes
77,279
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.0%
Full result, 1982
8 candidates · 77,279 valid votes
K . CHANDRASEKHARANJNPwon
42,475
55.0%
M . K . PRABHAKARANIND
30,298
39.2%
ASHOKAN P. M.BJP
2,820
3.6%
KUNNUMMAL MOHANANIND
962
1.2%
SANKU AYANIKKADIND
310
0.4%
MULIYI ISANKARANIND
227
0.3%
P. K . PRABHAKARANIND
103
0.1%
M . S. KARUNAKARANIND
84
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ADVOCATE M K PREMNATH | JD(S) | 64,932 | 54.60% | PONNARATHBALAKRISHNAN | 21,269 |
| 2001 | C.K.NANU | JD(S) | 61,636 | 50.52% | K.BALANARAYANAN | 14,159 |
| 1996 | C K NANU | JD | 67,145 | 57.49% | VATHSALAN,C. | 26,986 |
| 1991 | K. CHANDRASEKHARAN | JD | 59,820 | 51.94% | K.C. ABU | 12,484 |
| 1987 | K. CHANDRASEKHARAN | JNP | 50,309 | 51.92% | SUJANAPAL A. | 10,533 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BADAGARA assembly constituency in 2006?
ADVOCATE M K PREMNATH (JD(S)) won BADAGARA in 2006, by a margin of 21,269 votes.
Which party has won BADAGARA the most times?
JNP, with 3 of the 11 wins recorded since 1965.
How many times has BADAGARA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1965 to 2006.
Who has won BADAGARA the most times?
K. CHANDRASEKHARAN, with 3 wins between 1977 and 1991.
