ADOOR
Constituency no. 17 in Kerala · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called ADOOR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 1998
Chengara Surendran
CPI
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
CPI
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1998
17,005
2.48% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCKodikunnil Suresh
- Votes
- 3,16,292
- Vote share
- 46.05%
- Behind by
- 17,005
Electors
9,67,961
Total votes polled
6,86,813
Valid votes
6,86,813
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.0%
Full result, 1998
5 candidates · 6,86,813 valid votes
Chengara SurendranCPIwon
3,33,297
48.5%
Kodikunnil SureshINC
3,16,292
46.0%
Kainakary JanardhananBJP
34,816
5.1%
Chadayamangalam Asoka KumarIND
2,035
0.3%
Babu KochukunjuIND
373
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CHENGARA SURENDRAN | CPI | 3,32,216 | 48.54% | KODIKUNNIL SURESH | 54,534 |
| 1999 | Kodikunnil Suresh | INC | 3,37,003 | 48.27% | Chengara Surendran | 22,006 |
| 1998 | Chengara Surendran | CPI | 3,33,297 | 48.53% | Kodikunnil Suresh | 17,005 |
| 1996 | KODIKKUNNIL SURESH | INC | 3,51,872 | 52.58% | P.K.RAGHAVAN | 65,545 |
| 1991 | KODIKUNNIL SURESH | INC | 3,27,066 | 49.49% | BHARGAVI THANKAPPAN (W) | 18,595 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
