BADAGARA
Constituency no. 3 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called BADAGARA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1998
A.K. Premajam
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 12
Margin, 1998
59,161
7.03% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCP.M. Suresh Babu
- Votes
- 3,48,715
- Vote share
- 41.47%
- Behind by
- 59,161
Electors
11,25,076
Total votes polled
8,40,958
Valid votes
8,40,958
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.8%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 8,40,958 valid votes
A.K. PremajamCPMwon
4,07,876
48.5%
P.M. Suresh BabuINC
3,48,715
41.5%
Chettoor Balakrishnan MasterBJP
69,564
8.3%
P.K. RadhakrishnanINL
11,965
1.4%
Kalanthan Haji T.KIND
1,579
0.2%
Edachery SadanandanIND
1,259
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P. SATHEEDEVI | CPM | 4,29,294 | 51.81% | M T PADMA | 1,30,589 |
| 1999 | A.K. Premajam | CPM | 4,04,355 | 47.15% | P.M. Suresh Babu | 25,844 |
| 1998 | A.K. Premajam | CPM | 4,07,876 | 48.50% | P.M. Suresh Babu | 59,161 |
| 1996 | O. BHARATHAN | CPM | 4,15,895 | 51.17% | UNNIKRISHNAN K.P. | 79,945 |
| 1991 | UNNIKRISHNAN K.P. (SCS) | ICSSCS | 3,95,501 | 49.97% | M. RATNASINGH | 17,489 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
