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, 1999
N.N.Krishnadas
CPM
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1999
30,767
3.81% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCM.T. Padma
- Votes
- 3,41,769
- Vote share
- 42.37%
- Behind by
- 30,767
Electors
11,32,416
Total votes polled
8,06,543
Valid votes
8,06,543
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.2%
Full result, 1999
6 candidates · 8,06,543 valid votes
N.N.KrishnadasCPMwon
3,72,536
46.2%
M.T. PadmaINC
3,41,769
42.4%
C. Uday BhaskarBJP
87,948
10.9%
C. KrishnanBSP
2,668
0.3%
T.K. RajanIND
818
0.1%
N. KrishnakumarRJD
804
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