NARAKAL
Assembly seat no. 71 in Kerala · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1965.
Winner, 2006
M K PURUSHOTHAMAN
CPM
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2006
2,631
2.73% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCADV P V SREENIJAN
- Votes
- 44,050
- Vote share
- 45.71%
- Behind by
- 2,631
Electors
1,35,335
Total votes polled
96,375
Valid votes
96,375
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.2%
Full result, 2006
8 candidates · 96,375 valid votes
M K PURUSHOTHAMANCPMwon
46,681
48.4%
ADV P V SREENIJANINC
44,050
45.7%
V R JIJESHBJP
2,700
2.8%
PURUSHOTHAMANIND
909
0.9%
C A KUMARIIND
580
0.6%
K D VISHWANATHANIND
552
0.6%
PRASAD K CIND
470
0.5%
N V NANDANANBSP
433
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | M K PURUSHOTHAMAN | CPM | 46,681 | 48.44% | ADV P V SREENIJAN | 2,631 |
| 2001 | DR. M A KUTTAPPAN | INC | 49,557 | 49.17% | M K PURUSHOTHAMAN | 4,214 |
| 1996 | M.A.KUTTAPPAN | INC | 42,920 | 46.68% | V.K.BABU | 987 |
| 1991 | K. KUNJAMBU | INC | 49,102 | 50.12% | V.K. BABU | 3,547 |
| 1987 | K.K. MADHAVAN | ICSSCS | 43,051 | 50.25% | MALIPPURAM BHASKARAN | 3,968 |
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 NARAKAL assembly constituency in 2006?
M K PURUSHOTHAMAN (CPM) won NARAKAL in 2006, by a margin of 2,631 votes.
Which party has won NARAKAL the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1965.
How many times has NARAKAL gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1965 to 2006.
Who has won NARAKAL the most times?
M K PURUSHOTHAMAN, with 1 win between 2006 and 2006.
