VADAKARA
Constituency no. 3 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2009.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called VADAKARA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 4 results.
Winner, 2024
SHAFI PARAMBIL
INC
Elections held
4
2009–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2024
1,14,506
10.20% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
CPMK K SHAILAJA TEACHER
- Votes
- 4,43,022
- Vote share
- 39.45%
- Behind by
- 1,14,506
Electors
—
Total votes polled
11,22,947
Valid votes
11,22,947
NOTA votes
2,909
0.26% of votes polled
Turnout
—
Full result, 2024
10 candidates · 11,22,947 valid votes
SHAFI PARAMBILINCwon
5,57,528
49.6%
K K SHAILAJA TEACHERCPM
4,43,022
39.5%
PRAPHUL KRISHNANBJP
1,11,979
10.0%
SHAFI T PIND
3,764
0.3%
K K SHYLAJAIND
1,179
0.1%
KUNHIKANNAN PAYYOLIIND
869
0.1%
SHYLAJAIND
680
0.1%
SHAFIIND
422
0.0%
SYLAJA PIND
326
0.0%
MURALIDHARANIND
269
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SHAFI PARAMBIL | INC | 5,57,528 | 49.65% | K K SHAILAJA TEACHER | 1,14,506 |
| 2019 | K. MURALEEDHARAN | INC | 5,26,755 | 49.43% | P.JAYARAJAN | 84,663 |
| 2014 | MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN | INC | 4,16,479 | 43.41% | ADV.A.N.SHAMSEER | 3,306 |
| 2009 | MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN | INC | 4,21,255 | 48.82% | ADV. P. SATHEEDEVI | 56,186 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- INC4 wins
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the VADAKARA constituency in 2024?
SHAFI PARAMBIL (INC) won VADAKARA in 2024, by a margin of 1,14,506 votes.
Which party has won VADAKARA the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 4 wins recorded since 2009.
How many times has VADAKARA gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2009 to 2024.
Who has won VADAKARA the most times?
MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2014.







