KODAKARA
Assembly seat no. 60 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1965.
Winner, 1996
K.P.VISWANATHAN
INC
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1996
2,146
2.03% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMP.R.RAJAN
- Votes
- 46,220
- Vote share
- 43.69%
- Behind by
- 2,146
Electors
1,46,096
Total votes polled
1,05,782
Valid votes
1,05,782
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.4%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 1,05,782 valid votes
K.P.VISWANATHANINCwon
48,366
45.7%
P.R.RAJANCPM
46,220
43.7%
P.S.SREERAMANBJP
10,192
9.6%
MOHAN KARTHARAIND
480
0.5%
K.G.NANDAKUMARJP
253
0.2%
SHAJAN MANJALYSAP
182
0.2%
SHAJI KANATTYIND
89
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | PROF.C.RAVEENDRANATH | CPM | 61,499 | 54.00% | ADV.K.P.VISWANATHAN | 19,883 |
| 2001 | K.P.VISWANATHAN | INC | 57,923 | 49.12% | LONAPPAN NAMBADAN | 7,332 |
| 1996 | K.P.VISWANATHAN | INC | 48,366 | 45.72% | P.R.RAJAN | 2,146 |
| 1991 | K.P. VISWANATHAN | INC | 49,971 | 47.28% | P.R. RAJAN | 1,611 |
| 1987 | K. P. VISWANATHAN | INC | 43,172 | 46.22% | M. A. KARTHIKEYAN | 2,536 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
