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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, 1987
K. CHANDRASEKHARAN
JNP
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
JNP
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1987
10,533
10.87% of valid votes

Result, 1987

Winner
Votes
50,309
Vote share
51.92%
Margin
10,533
Runner-up
INCSUJANAPAL A.
Votes
39,776
Vote share
41.05%
Behind by
10,533
Electors
1,20,023
Total votes polled
96,903
Valid votes
96,903
NOTA votes
Turnout
80.7%

Full result, 1987

5 candidates · 96,903 valid votes

1987 election →
K. CHANDRASEKHARANJNPwon
50,309
51.9%
SUJANAPAL A.INC
39,776
41.0%
K. PADMANABHANBJP
6,202
6.4%
SANKARAN MULIYILIND
312
0.3%
KARUNAKARAN P.K.IND
304
0.3%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 11 elections

View all 11
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2006ADVOCATE M K PREMNATHJD(S)64,93254.60%PONNARATHBALAKRISHNAN21,269
2001C.K.NANUJD(S)61,63650.52%K.BALANARAYANAN14,159
1996C K NANUJD67,14557.49%VATHSALAN,C.26,986
1991K. CHANDRASEKHARANJD59,82051.94%K.C. ABU12,484
1987K. CHANDRASEKHARANJNP50,30951.92%SUJANAPAL A.10,533

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%23%46%69%92%19651967197019771980198219871991199620012006Turnout

Winning margin

0%14%27%41%54%19651967197019771980198219871991199620012006Margin

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.

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