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.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | CPMN. N. KRISHNADAS | INCV S VIJAYA RAGHAVAN | 98,158 | 11.96% | 7 | 73.7% |
| 1999 | CPMN.N.Krishnadas | INCM.T. Padma | 30,767 | 3.81% | 6 | 71.2% |
| 1998 | CPMN.N. Krishnadas | INCV.S. Vijayaraghavan | 25,022 | 3.40% | 7 | 68.4% |
| 1996 | CPMN N KRISHNADAS | INCV S VIJAYARAGHAVAN | 23,423 | 3.26% | 17 | 67.7% |
| 1991 | INCV.S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | CPMA. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | 15,768 | 2.28% | 6 | 70.5% |
| 1989 | CPMA. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | INCV. S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | 1,286 | 0.18% | 15 | 76.7% |
| 1984 | INCV. S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | CPMT. SIVADASA MENON | 38,153 | 6.86% | 9 | 76.0% |
| 1980 | INC(I)V.S. VIJAYA RAGHAVAN | CPMT. SIVADASA MENON | 12,088 | 2.95% | 5 | 58.1% |
| 1977 | INCA. SUNNASAHIB | CPMT. SIVADASA MENON | 14,871 | 3.56% | 3 | 70.9% |
| 19711966 boundaries | CPMA. K. GOPALAN | INDT. C. GOVINDAN | 52,266 | 15.62% | 3 | 59.2% |
| 19671966 boundaries | CPME. K. NAYANAR | INCC. S. DEVAN | 67,358 | 25.18% | 3 | 57.4% |
| 19621961 boundaries | CPIKUNHAN PATINJARA VEETILPADI | INCV. EACHARAN | 72,335 | 36.04% | 3 | 48.0% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PALGHAT constituency in 2004?
N. N. KRISHNADAS (CPM) won PALGHAT in 2004, by a margin of 98,158 votes.
Which party has won PALGHAT the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has PALGHAT gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won PALGHAT the most times?
N. N. KRISHNADAS, with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.
