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, 2001
C.K.NANU
JD(S)
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
JNP
won 3 of 11
Margin, 2001
14,159
11.60% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
INCK.BALANARAYANAN
- Votes
- 47,477
- Vote share
- 38.91%
- Behind by
- 14,159
Electors
1,65,909
Total votes polled
1,22,009
Valid votes
1,22,009
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.5%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,22,009 valid votes
C.K.NANUJD(S)won
61,636
50.5%
K.BALANARAYANANINC
47,477
38.9%
P.CHANDRIKA TEACHERBJP
8,093
6.6%
VADAKKEPONTHAYIL VISWANATHANIND
2,439
2.0%
VENU KAKKATTILIND
2,364
1.9%
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.
