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, 1996
T.K.NOUSHAD
CPM
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1996
596
0.66% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCC.M.SUNDARAM
- Votes
- 38,602
- Vote share
- 42.54%
- Behind by
- 596
Electors
1,49,171
Total votes polled
90,735
Valid votes
90,735
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.8%
Full result, 1996
9 candidates · 90,735 valid votes
T.K.NOUSHADCPMwon
39,198
43.2%
C.M.SUNDARAMINC
38,602
42.5%
S.R.BALASUBRAMANIANBJP
11,446
12.6%
C.G.MANIPDP
400
0.4%
SANKARAN KAVASSERYIND
332
0.4%
M.SIVANARAYANANJP
296
0.3%
P.P.MENONIND
229
0.3%
G.P. GANAPATHI THARAKANIND
157
0.2%
PV CHIDAMBARESWARANIND
75
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
