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, 1998
V.V. Raghavan
CPI
Elections held
12
1962–2004
Most successful party
CPI
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1998
18,409
2.55% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCK. Muraleedharan
- Votes
- 3,21,807
- Vote share
- 44.50%
- Behind by
- 18,409
Electors
10,24,211
Total votes polled
7,23,190
Valid votes
7,23,190
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.6%
Full result, 1998
6 candidates · 7,23,190 valid votes
V.V. RaghavanCPIwon
3,40,216
47.0%
K. MuraleedharanINC
3,21,807
44.5%
P.M. GopinadhanBJP
58,386
8.1%
Prof. Tholoor SasidharanJP
1,164
0.2%
C.V. AnilkumarIND
1,059
0.1%
K.S. JoshySAP
558
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.
