CALICUT
Constituency no. 4 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Winner, 1998
Adv. P. Sankaran
INC
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 9
Margin, 1998
18,657
2.37% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
JDM.P. Veerendra Kumar
- Votes
- 3,37,735
- Vote share
- 42.89%
- Behind by
- 18,657
Electors
10,82,831
Total votes polled
7,87,418
Valid votes
7,87,418
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.7%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 7,87,418 valid votes
Adv. P. SankaranINCwon
3,56,392
45.3%
M.P. Veerendra KumarJD
3,37,735
42.9%
Adv. P.S. Sreedharan PillaiBJP
83,902
10.7%
Ahammed Devar KovilINL
8,425
1.1%
M.P. Shanthi Varma JainIND
592
0.1%
Valsaraj C.KIND
372
0.1%
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.
