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, 1996
P.J.KURIEN
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1996
21,076
3.41% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
CPMM.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN
- Votes
- 2,69,448
- Vote share
- 43.61%
- Behind by
- 21,076
Electors
8,80,820
Total votes polled
6,17,809
Valid votes
6,17,809
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.1%
Full result, 1996
6 candidates · 6,17,809 valid votes
P.J.KURIENINCwon
2,90,524
47.0%
M.R.GOPALAKRISHNANCPM
2,69,448
43.6%
K. K. R. KUMARBJP
45,325
7.3%
NIRANAM RAJANIND
5,710
0.9%
PRAKASH P.THOMASIND
5,668
0.9%
C.R.KAROLIIND
1,134
0.2%
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