CHAVARA
Assembly seat no. 117 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2001
SHIBU BABY JOHN
RSPKB
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 8 of 12
Margin, 2001
12,483
11.04% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
RSPV P RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI
- Votes
- 48,206
- Vote share
- 42.64%
- Behind by
- 12,483
Electors
1,53,473
Total votes polled
1,13,047
Valid votes
1,13,047
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
73.7%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,13,047 valid votes
SHIBU BABY JOHNRSPKBwon
60,689
53.7%
V P RAMAKRISHNA PILLAIRSP
48,206
42.6%
G HARIBJP
2,831
2.5%
SUKUMARAN PILLAIIND
703
0.6%
ABU MUHAMMODIND
618
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Shibu Baby John | RSP | 74,308 | 52.20% | Dr.sujith Vijayanpillai | 18,573 |
| 2021 | Dr.SUJITH VIJAYANPILLAI | IND | 63,282 | 44.29% | SHIBU BABY JOHN | 1,096 |
| 2016 | N.VIJAYAN PILLAI | CMPKSC | 64,666 | 46.80% | SHIBU BABYJOHN | 6,189 |
| 2011 | SHIBU BABY JOHN | KRSP | 65,002 | 51.16% | N.K.PREMACHANDRAN | 6,061 |
| 2006 | N K PREMACHANDRAN | RSP | 54,026 | 48.89% | SHIBU BABY JOHN | 1,786 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
