TRICHUR
Constituency no. 9 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1962.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called TRICHUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1989
P. A. ANTONY
INC
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPI
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1989
6,235
0.87% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
CPIMEENAKSHY THAMPAN
- Votes
- 3,32,036
- Vote share
- 46.49%
- Behind by
- 6,235
Electors
9,12,039
Total votes polled
7,14,262
Valid votes
7,14,262
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.3%
Full result, 1989
10 candidates · 7,14,262 valid votes
P. A. ANTONYINCwon
3,38,271
47.4%
MEENAKSHY THAMPANCPI
3,32,036
46.5%
K. V. SREEDHARAN MASTERBJP
38,205
5.3%
WILSONIND
1,120
0.2%
JACOB PUVATHIGALIND
1,064
0.1%
KARUTHI JOSEPHIND
992
0.1%
VARGHESE CHITTALAPULLYIND
751
0.1%
O. B. MOHAMMEDALIIND
684
0.1%
O. LAKSHMYKUTTYIND
590
0.1%
CHINNAKKAL KARUTHA MOHAMMEDIND
549
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | C. K. CHANDRAPPAN | CPI | 3,20,960 | 46.67% | A C JOSE | 45,961 |
| 1999 | A.C. Jose | INC | 3,43,793 | 47.07% | V.V. Raghavan | 11,632 |
| 1998 | V.V. Raghavan | CPI | 3,40,216 | 47.04% | K. Muraleedharan | 18,409 |
| 1996 | V.V.RAGHAVAN | CPI | 3,08,482 | 44.67% | K.KARUNAKARAN | 1,480 |
| 1991 | P.C. CHACKO | INC | 3,42,896 | 49.00% | K.P. RAJENDRAN | 29,231 |
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 TRICHUR constituency in 2004?
C. K. CHANDRAPPAN (CPI) won TRICHUR in 2004, by a margin of 45,961 votes.
Which party has won TRICHUR the most times?
CPI, with 7 of the 12 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has TRICHUR gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1962 to 2004.
Who has won TRICHUR the most times?
P. A. ANTONY, with 2 wins between 1984 and 1989.
