CALICUT
Constituency no. 4 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Winner, 2004
M. P. VEERENDRA KUMAR
JD(S)
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 9
Margin, 2004
65,326
8.36% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCADV V BALARAM
- Votes
- 2,74,785
- Vote share
- 35.18%
- Behind by
- 65,326
Electors
11,10,149
Total votes polled
7,81,184
Valid votes
7,81,184
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.4%
Full result, 2004
13 candidates · 7,81,184 valid votes
M. P. VEERENDRA KUMARJD(S)won
3,40,111
43.5%
ADV V BALARAMINC
2,74,785
35.2%
M T RAMESHBJP
97,889
12.5%
A C VARKEYIND
34,005
4.3%
K VEERENDRA KUMARIND
7,162
0.9%
DR D SURENDRANATHIND
6,306
0.8%
K ARUNKUMARIND
4,490
0.6%
P BHARATHANBSP
4,014
0.5%
K BALARAMIND
3,173
0.4%
BABU KARIMPADYIND
2,539
0.3%
T K CHANDRAMATHIIND
2,302
0.3%
M P SHANTHIVARMA JAININD
2,223
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | M. P. VEERENDRA KUMAR | JD(S) | 3,40,111 | 43.54% | ADV V BALARAM | 65,326 |
| 1999 | K. Muraleedharan | INC | 3,83,425 | 46.63% | C.M. Ibrahim | 50,402 |
| 1998 | Adv. P. Sankaran | INC | 3,56,392 | 45.26% | M.P. Veerendra Kumar | 18,657 |
| 1996 | M P VEERENDRA KUMAR | JD | 3,55,565 | 47.89% | K. MURALEEDHARAN | 38,703 |
| 1991 | K. MURALEEDHARAN | INC | 3,55,113 | 47.53% | M.P. VEERENDRA KUMAR | 15,884 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CALICUT constituency in 2004?
M. P. VEERENDRA KUMAR (JD(S)) won CALICUT in 2004, by a margin of 65,326 votes.
Which party has won CALICUT the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 9 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has CALICUT gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1977 to 2004.
Who has won CALICUT the most times?
K. MURALEEDHARAN, with 2 wins between 1989 and 1991.
