CHAVARA
Assembly seat no. 117 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2006
N K PREMACHANDRAN
RSP
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
RSP
won 8 of 12
Margin, 2006
1,786
1.62% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INDSHIBU BABY JOHN
- Votes
- 52,240
- Vote share
- 47.28%
- Behind by
- 1,786
Electors
1,42,401
Total votes polled
1,10,497
Valid votes
1,10,497
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.6%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 1,10,497 valid votes
N K PREMACHANDRANRSPwon
54,026
48.9%
SHIBU BABY JOHNIND
52,240
47.3%
UDAYAKUMARBJP
1,889
1.7%
SHIBU BALAKRISHNANRSPKB
794
0.7%
ABU MUHAMMEDIND
761
0.7%
K.MUHAMMED KUNJUADMK
409
0.4%
JAYAKUMARBSP
378
0.3%
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
