PALGHAT
Assembly seat no. 49 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1965.
Kerala also has a Lok Sabha constituency called PALGHAT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 12 results.
Winner, 1982
C. M. SUNDARAM
IND
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1982
3,170
4.86% of valid votes
Result, 1982
Runner-up
INDN. A. KAREEM
- Votes
- 25,841
- Vote share
- 39.61%
- Behind by
- 3,170
Electors
96,367
Total votes polled
65,246
Valid votes
65,246
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.7%
Full result, 1982
11 candidates · 65,246 valid votes
C. M. SUNDARAMINDwon
29,011
44.5%
N. A. KAREEMIND
25,841
39.6%
O. RAJAGOPALBJP
9,554
14.6%
K. NARAYANANKUTTYIND
147
0.2%
P. P. MENONIND
121
0.2%
K. K. A. RAZACKIND
118
0.2%
MANIIND
112
0.2%
SIVANANDAN PANICKERIND
100
0.1%
A. T. ANTONY THOMAIND
97
0.1%
MANIKKATH KRISHNA MENONIND
75
0.1%
R. PARAVATHY SUBBARAMANIND
70
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | K.K DIVAKARAN | CPM | 41,166 | 36.97% | A.V. GOPINATHAN | 1,344 |
| 2001 | K.SANKARA NARAYANAN | INC | 53,831 | 48.51% | T.K.NOUSHAD | 10,805 |
| 1996 | T.K.NOUSHAD | CPM | 39,198 | 43.20% | C.M.SUNDARAM | 596 |
| 1991 | C.M. SUNDARAM | INC | 41,432 | 45.09% | M.S. GOPALAKIRSHNAN | 3,507 |
| 1987 | C. M. SUNDARAM | IND | 38,774 | 44.35% | GIRIJA SURENDRAN | 6,065 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
