QUILON
Constituency no. 18 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called QUILON. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 1999
P. Rajendran
CPM
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
RSP
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1999
19,284
2.62% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCM.P. Gangadharan
- Votes
- 3,32,585
- Vote share
- 45.22%
- Behind by
- 19,284
Electors
10,88,597
Total votes polled
7,35,557
Valid votes
7,35,557
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.6%
Full result, 1999
9 candidates · 7,35,557 valid votes
P. RajendranCPMwon
3,51,869
47.8%
M.P. GangadharanINC
3,32,585
45.2%
Prof. JayalekshmiJD(U)
42,579
5.8%
Aroor AsokanIND
2,490
0.3%
V. Sahadevan PillaiIND
1,853
0.3%
Shyla K. JohnIND
1,449
0.2%
K. KanakarajanIND
1,258
0.2%
Muhammed KunjuIND
941
0.1%
D. Sudhadevi AmmaIND
533
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P. RAJENDRAN | CPM | 3,55,279 | 50.36% | SOORANAD RAJASEKHARAN | 1,11,071 |
| 1999 | P. Rajendran | CPM | 3,51,869 | 47.84% | M.P. Gangadharan | 19,284 |
| 1998 | N.K. Premachandran | RSP | 3,96,145 | 52.11% | K.C. Rajan | 71,762 |
| 1996 | N.K.PREMACHANDRAN | RSP | 3,59,786 | 49.78% | S. KRISHNAKUMAR | 78,370 |
| 1991 | S. KRISHNA KUMAR | INC | 3,70,523 | 50.40% | R.S. UNNI | 27,727 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the QUILON constituency in 2004?
P. RAJENDRAN (CPM) won QUILON in 2004, by a margin of 1,11,071 votes.
Which party has won QUILON the most times?
RSP, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has QUILON gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won QUILON the most times?
S. KRISHNA KUMAR, with 2 wins between 1984 and 1991.
