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, 1998
N.N. Krishnadas
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1998
25,022
3.40% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCV.S. Vijayaraghavan
- Votes
- 3,20,941
- Vote share
- 43.59%
- Behind by
- 25,022
Electors
10,76,444
Total votes polled
7,36,292
Valid votes
7,36,292
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.4%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 7,36,292 valid votes
N.N. KrishnadasCPMwon
3,45,963
47.0%
V.S. VijayaraghavanINC
3,20,941
43.6%
Prof. T.C. GovindanBJP
61,419
8.3%
U.C. KunjanIND
3,916
0.5%
Adv. K. PrabhakaranBSP
1,906
0.3%
A. Chandran NellippadamIND
1,090
0.1%
N. KrishnakumarIND
1,057
0.1%
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