PALGHAT
Constituency no. 7 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called PALGHAT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1989
A. VIJAYARAGHAVAN
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1989
1,286
0.18% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
INCV. S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN
- Votes
- 3,47,115
- Vote share
- 47.24%
- Behind by
- 1,286
Electors
9,57,847
Total votes polled
7,34,778
Valid votes
7,34,778
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.7%
Full result, 1989
15 candidates · 7,34,778 valid votes
A. VIJAYARAGHAVANCPMwon
3,48,401
47.4%
V. S. VIJAYARAGHAVANINC
3,47,115
47.2%
T. CHANDRASEKHARANBJP
27,220
3.7%
N. KRISHNAKUMARIND
2,182
0.3%
KASSIM MOHAMMEDKUTTYIND
1,894
0.3%
T. P. JOYAIND
1,485
0.2%
EDAKAZHIYUR VELAYUDHANJNPJP
1,423
0.2%
ALATHI ISHAQIND
1,080
0.1%
P. P. MENONIND
749
0.1%
S. ABDULKAREENIND
632
0.1%
KAVASSERY SANKARANIND
579
0.1%
P. V. ARUMUGHANIND
546
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 15. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N. N. KRISHNADAS | CPM | 3,75,144 | 45.70% | V S VIJAYA RAGHAVAN | 98,158 |
| 1999 | N.N.Krishnadas | CPM | 3,72,536 | 46.19% | M.T. Padma | 30,767 |
| 1998 | N.N. Krishnadas | CPM | 3,45,963 | 46.99% | V.S. Vijayaraghavan | 25,022 |
| 1996 | N N KRISHNADAS | CPM | 3,43,264 | 47.77% | V S VIJAYARAGHAVAN | 23,423 |
| 1991 | V.S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | INC | 3,34,913 | 48.38% | A. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | 15,768 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above