CHIRAYINKIL
Constituency no. 19 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CPMVARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN | INCM I SHANAVAS | 50,745 | 7.58% | 11 | 65.6% |
| 1999 | CPMVarkala Radhakrishnan | INCM.I. Shanavas | 3,128 | 0.46% | 9 | 62.5% |
| 1998 | CPMVarkala Radhakrishnan | INCM.M. Hassan | 7,542 | 1.09% | 9 | 65.1% |
| 1996 | CPMA.SAMPATH | INCTHALEKKUNNIL BASHEER | 48,083 | 7.07% | 17 | 65.7% |
| 1991 | CPMSUSEELA GOPALAN (W) | INCTHALEKUNNIL BASHEER | 1,106 | 0.16% | 9 | 69.0% |
| 1989 | INCTHALEKUNNIL BASHEER | CPMSUSHEELA GOPALAN | 5,130 | 0.71% | 9 | 73.7% |
| 1984 | INCTHALEKKUNNIL BASHEER | CPMK. SUDHAKARAN | 31,465 | 5.99% | 9 | 72.2% |
| 1980 | INC(I)A. A. RAHIM | INC(U)VAYALAR RAVI | 6,063 | 1.57% | 5 | 58.5% |
| 1977 | INCVAYALAR RAVI | CPMK. ANIRUDHAN | 60,925 | 14.66% | 2 | 73.7% |
| 19711966 boundaries | INCVAYALAR RAVI | CPMV. RADHAKRISHNAN | 49,272 | 15.54% | 3 | 63.1% |
| 19671966 boundaries | CPMK. ANIRUDHAN | INCR. SANKAR | 29,343 | 9.79% | 3 | 73.0% |
| 19621961 boundaries | CPIM. K. KUMARAN | INCSHAHUL HAMEED | 33,219 | 10.90% | 2 | 69.7% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.
