CHIRAYINKIL
Constituency no. 19 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 2004
VARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2004
50,745
7.58% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCM I SHANAVAS
- Votes
- 2,62,870
- Vote share
- 39.26%
- Behind by
- 50,745
Electors
10,20,604
Total votes polled
6,69,639
Valid votes
6,69,639
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.6%
Full result, 2004
11 candidates · 6,69,639 valid votes
VARKALA RADHAKRISHNANCPMwon
3,13,615
46.8%
M I SHANAVASINC
2,62,870
39.3%
ADVOCATE J R PADMAKUMARBJP
71,982
10.8%
DR P D RAJANBSP
6,821
1.0%
A ANSARIIND
4,756
0.7%
SANTHINAGAR SOMANIND
3,204
0.5%
M MURALI KUMARIND
1,663
0.3%
B PADMAKUMARIND
1,448
0.2%
M B THANKAPPANIND
1,406
0.2%
SREENIVASA DASIND
1,141
0.2%
P DEVARAJANIND
733
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | VARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN | CPM | 3,13,615 | 46.83% | M I SHANAVAS | 50,745 |
| 1999 | Varkala Radhakrishnan | CPM | 3,09,304 | 45.13% | M.I. Shanavas | 3,128 |
| 1998 | Varkala Radhakrishnan | CPM | 3,21,479 | 46.61% | M.M. Hassan | 7,542 |
| 1996 | A.SAMPATH | CPM | 3,30,079 | 48.53% | THALEKKUNNIL BASHEER | 48,083 |
| 1991 | SUSEELA GOPALAN (W) | CPM | 3,31,518 | 47.86% | THALEKUNNIL BASHEER | 1,106 |
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 CHIRAYINKIL constituency in 2004?
VARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN (CPM) won CHIRAYINKIL in 2004, by a margin of 50,745 votes.
Which party has won CHIRAYINKIL the most times?
CPM, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has CHIRAYINKIL gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won CHIRAYINKIL the most times?
Varkala Radhakrishnan, with 2 wins between 1998 and 1999.
