CHIRAYINKIL
Constituency no. 19 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Winner, 1998
Varkala Radhakrishnan
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1998
7,542
1.09% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCM.M. Hassan
- Votes
- 3,13,937
- Vote share
- 45.52%
- Behind by
- 7,542
Electors
10,59,243
Total votes polled
6,89,744
Valid votes
6,89,744
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.1%
Full result, 1998
9 candidates · 6,89,744 valid votes
Varkala RadhakrishnanCPMwon
3,21,479
46.6%
M.M. HassanINC
3,13,937
45.5%
T.M. ViswambharanBJP
47,249
6.8%
Nagaroor Vijayan, B.A., BEd.BSP
2,413
0.3%
Surendran KarippuzhaIND
1,320
0.2%
DevadathanIND
1,062
0.1%
Pandalam RajendranIND
1,034
0.1%
Radhakrishnan A.IND
682
0.1%
Sailamony RajasekharanIND
568
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.
