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PALAI

Assembly seat no. 94 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1965.

Winner, 1987
K. M. MANI
IND
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
KEC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1987
10,545
12.47% of valid votes

Result, 1987

Winner
Votes
46,483
Vote share
54.95%
Margin
10,545
Runner-up
ICSSCSK. S. SEBASTIAN
Votes
35,938
Vote share
42.48%
Behind by
10,545
Electors
1,04,019
Total votes polled
84,595
Valid votes
84,595
NOTA votes
Turnout
81.3%

Full result, 1987

11 candidates · 84,595 valid votes

1987 election →
K. M. MANIINDwon
46,483
55.0%
K. S. SEBASTIANICSSCS
35,938
42.5%
STEPHEN AUGUSTHYIND
691
0.8%
V. O. PETERIND
531
0.6%
JOSEPHIND
232
0.3%
R. GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIRIND
178
0.2%
JANARDHANANIND
153
0.2%
JOSEPH CHERIANIND
149
0.2%
A. E. LUKAIND
102
0.1%
T. R. KARUNAKARANIND
69
0.1%
SEBASTIAN JUSEPHIND
69
0.1%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 11 elections

View all 11
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2006K M MANIKECM46,60851.54%MANI C KAPPAN7,759
2001K M MANIKECM52,83863.37%UZHAVOOR VIJAYAN22,301
1996K.M.MANIKECM52,55061.11%C.K.JEEVAN23,790
1991K.M. MANIKECM52,31056.83%GEORGE C. KAPPAN17,289
1987K. M. MANIIND46,48354.95%K. S. SEBASTIAN10,545

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%23%46%69%92%19651967197019771980198219871991199620012006Turnout

Winning margin

0%8%15%23%31%19651967197019771980198219871991199620012006Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the PALAI assembly constituency in 2006?

K M MANI (KECM) won PALAI in 2006, by a margin of 7,759 votes.

Which party has won PALAI the most times?

KEC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1965.

How many times has PALAI gone to the polls?

11 times, from 1965 to 2006.

Who has won PALAI the most times?

K. M. MANI, with 5 wins between 1965 and 1987.

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