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, 1998
Prof. P.J. Kurien
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1998
1,261
0.20% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INDProf. Nainan Koshy
- Votes
- 2,73,740
- Vote share
- 44.06%
- Behind by
- 1,261
Electors
8,93,600
Total votes polled
6,21,359
Valid votes
6,21,359
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.5%
Full result, 1998
5 candidates · 6,21,359 valid votes
Prof. P.J. KurienINCwon
2,75,001
44.3%
Prof. Nainan KoshyIND
2,73,740
44.1%
Rajan MoolaveettilBJP
68,450
11.0%
K. SasikumarBSP
3,185
0.5%
C.S. KanakambaranIND
983
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