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, 1987
C. M. SUNDARAM
IND
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1987
6,065
6.94% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
CPMGIRIJA SURENDRAN
- Votes
- 32,709
- Vote share
- 37.41%
- Behind by
- 6,065
Electors
1,15,949
Total votes polled
87,434
Valid votes
87,434
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.4%
Full result, 1987
11 candidates · 87,434 valid votes
C. M. SUNDARAMINDwon
38,774
44.4%
GIRIJA SURENDRANCPM
32,709
37.4%
V.S. MUTHUSWAMYBJP
12,489
14.3%
V. KRISHNADASIND
2,530
2.9%
P. RAMAKRISHNAN NAIRIND
304
0.3%
C. VELAYUDHANIND
233
0.3%
P.K. T. KUTTANIND
171
0.2%
P.P. MENONIND
76
0.1%
S. RAVEENDRAN PILLAIIND
71
0.1%
K. ANPUNATHANIND
40
0.1%
P.M. ABDUL RAHIMANIND
37
0.0%
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
