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, 2001
K.SANKARA NARAYANAN
INC
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2001
10,805
9.74% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMT.K.NOUSHAD
- Votes
- 43,026
- Vote share
- 38.77%
- Behind by
- 10,805
Electors
1,63,131
Total votes polled
1,10,964
Valid votes
1,10,964
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.0%
Full result, 2001
6 candidates · 1,10,964 valid votes
K.SANKARA NARAYANANINCwon
53,831
48.5%
T.K.NOUSHADCPM
43,026
38.8%
ADV.REMA REGHUNANDANBJP
12,159
11.0%
BALU .GIND
847
0.8%
K. ARUCHAMYIND
765
0.7%
M.J.JOSEPHIND
336
0.3%
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
