MAVELIKARA
Constituency no. 16 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called MAVELIKARA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1991
P.J. KURIAN
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1991
25,488
4.11% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
CPMSURESH KURUP
- Votes
- 2,79,031
- Vote share
- 44.98%
- Behind by
- 25,488
Electors
8,62,770
Total votes polled
6,20,329
Valid votes
6,20,329
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.9%
Full result, 1991
6 candidates · 6,20,329 valid votes
P.J. KURIANINCwon
3,04,519
49.1%
SURESH KURUPCPM
2,79,031
45.0%
CHENNITHALA GOPALKRISHNAN NAIRBJP
25,665
4.1%
THOMAS KUTHIRAVATTOMJP
5,018
0.8%
NIRANAM RAJANIND
3,441
0.6%
SAMKUTTY JACOBBSP
2,655
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | C. S. SUJATHA | CPM | 2,78,281 | 43.17% | RAMESH CHENNITHALA | 7,414 |
| 1999 | Ramesh Chennithala | INC | 3,10,455 | 46.76% | Prof. Ninan Koshy | 33,443 |
| 1998 | Prof. P.J. Kurien | INC | 2,75,001 | 44.26% | Prof. Nainan Koshy | 1,261 |
| 1996 | P.J.KURIEN | INC | 2,90,524 | 47.02% | M.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN | 21,076 |
| 1991 | P.J. KURIAN | INC | 3,04,519 | 49.09% | SURESH KURUP | 25,488 |
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 MAVELIKARA constituency in 2004?
C. S. SUJATHA (CPM) won MAVELIKARA in 2004, by a margin of 7,414 votes.
Which party has won MAVELIKARA the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has MAVELIKARA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won MAVELIKARA the most times?
P. J. KURIEN, with 2 wins between 1980 and 1989.
