Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency (Malayalam: പാലക്കാട് ലോക്സഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
| Palakkad KL-9 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | Pattambi Shornur Ottapalam Kongad Mannarkkad Malampuzha Palakkad |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 13,20,680 (2019) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  Indian National Congress |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Members of Parliament
Election results
General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. K. Sreekandan | 421,169 | 40.66% |  1.49% | |
| CPI(M) | A. Vijayaraghavan | 3,45,886 | 33.39% |  4.64% | |
| BJP | C. Krishnakumar | 2,51,778 | 24.31% | 2.87% | |
| BSP | K. T. Padmini | 2132 | 0.21% | ||
| Independent | Anna Kuriakose | 1,433 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | N S K Puram Sasikumar | 1,177 | 0.11% | ||
| Independent | Rajesh K s/o Velankutty | 1,056 | 0.1% | ||
| Independent | Rajesh M s/o Mani C | 953 | 0.09% | ||
| Independent | Sidheek Iruppassery | 939 | 0.09% | ||
| Independent | C. Rajamanickam | 520 | 0.05% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,793 | 0.85 | 0.20% | |
| Majority | 75,283 | 7.26% | 6.12% | ||
| Turnout | 10,35,836 | 73.57% | 4.20% | ||
| Registered electors | 13,98,143 | 5.67% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.49% | |||
General Elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. K. Sreekandan | 399,274 | 39.17% | ||
| CPI(M) | M. B. Rajesh | 3,87,637 | 38.03% | -7.33% | |
| BJP | C. Krishnakumar | 2,18,556 | 21.44% | 6.44% | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 6,665 | 0.65% | -0.59% | |
| SDPI | Thulaseedharan Pallickal | 5,749 | 0.56% | -0.81% | |
| Margin of victory | 11,637 | 1.14% | -10.43% | ||
| Turnout | 10,19,337 | 77.77% | 1.73% | ||
| Registered electors | 13,23,010 | 9.45% | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -6.19% | |||
| Assembly Constituency | V. K. Sreekandan (INC) | M. B. Rajesh (CPI(M)) | C. Krishnakumar (BJP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattambi | 67,644 | 50,465 | 20,716 |
| Shornur | 49,810 | 60,902 | 32,308 |
| Ottapalam | 54,386 | 60,846 | 35,683 |
| Kongad | 52,456 | 52,812 | 29,104 |
| Mannarkkad | 78,250 | 48,625 | 18,560 |
| Malampuzha | 47,743 | 69,037 | 41,413 |
| Palakkad | 48,425 | 44,086 | 39,963 |
| Total votes | 3,99,274 | 3,87,637 | 2,18,556 |
| % of votes | 38.83 | 37.7 | 21.26 |
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. B. Rajesh | 412,897 | 45.36% | 2.54% | |
| SJ(D) | M. P. Veerendra Kumar | 3,07,597 | 33.79% | ||
| BJP | Sobhasurendran | 1,36,587 | 15.00% | 6.29% | |
| SDPI | E. S. Khaja Hussain | 12,504 | 1.37% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 11,291 | 1.24% | ||
| WPOI | Thennilapuram Radhakrishnan | 8,667 | 0.95% | ||
| AAP | B. Padmanabhan | 4,933 | 0.54% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,05,300 | 11.57% | 11.34% | ||
| Turnout | 9,10,322 | 75.33% | 1.84% | ||
| Registered electors | 12,08,726 | 12.46% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.54% | |||
General Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. B. Rajesh | 338,070 | 42.81% | -2.89% | |
| INC | Satheeshan Pacheni | 3,36,250 | 42.58% | 8.84% | |
| BJP | C. K. Padmanabhan | 68,804 | 8.71% | -9.29% | |
| Independent | M. R. Murali | 20,896 | 2.65% | ||
| NCP | Abdul Razak Moulavi | 8,111 | 1.03% | ||
| Independent | Satheesan. E.V | 5,478 | 0.69% | ||
| Independent | A. Arokiasamy | 3,776 | 0.48% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,820 | 0.23% | -11.73% | ||
| Turnout | 7,89,648 | 73.48% | -0.27% | ||
| Registered electors | 10,74,818 | -3.44% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -2.89% | |||
General Elections 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | N. N. Krishnadas | 375,144 | 45.70% | -0.49% | |
| INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 2,76,986 | 33.74% | -8.63% | |
| BJP | C. Udai Bhasker | 1,47,792 | 18.00% | 7.10% | |
| Independent | Krishnadas | 7,637 | 0.93% | ||
| BSP | M. Subramanian | 5,021 | 0.61% | ||
| Independent | K. Kuttikrishnan | 5,006 | 0.61% | ||
| Margin of victory | 98,158 | 11.96% | 8.14% | ||
| Turnout | 8,20,856 | 73.78% | 1.69% | ||
| Registered electors | 11,13,144 | -1.70% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -0.49% | |||
General Elections 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | N. N. Krishnadas | 372,536 | 46.19% | -0.80% | |
| INC | M. T. Padma | 3,41,769 | 42.37% | -1.21% | |
| BJP | C. Uday Bhaskar | 87,948 | 10.90% | 2.56% | |
| Margin of victory | 30,767 | 3.81% | 0.42% | ||
| Turnout | 8,06,543 | 72.05% | 2.58% | ||
| Registered electors | 11,32,416 | 5.20% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -1.58% | |||
General Elections 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | N. N. Krishnadas | 345,963 | 46.99% | -0.78% | |
| INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 3,20,941 | 43.59% | -0.92% | |
| BJP | Prof. T. C. Govindan | 61,419 | 8.34% | 3.16% | |
| Independent | U. C. Kunjan | 3,916 | 0.53% | ||
| Margin of victory | 25,022 | 3.40% | 0.14% | ||
| Turnout | 7,36,292 | 69.19% | -0.28% | ||
| Registered electors | 10,76,444 | 1.35% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -0.78% | |||
General Elections 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | N. N. Krishnadas | 343,264 | 47.77% | 1.67% | |
| INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 3,19,841 | 44.51% | -3.87% | |
| BJP | M. V. Sukumaran | 37,221 | 5.18% | 0.66% | |
| JP | P. Sethumadhavan | 3,289 | 0.46% | ||
| Independent | N. Krishna Kumar | 3,274 | 0.46% | ||
| Margin of victory | 23,423 | 3.26% | 0.98% | ||
| Turnout | 7,18,544 | 69.47% | -2.09% | ||
| Registered electors | 10,62,083 | 8.13% | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | -0.61% | |||
General Elections 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 334,913 | 48.38% | 1.14% | |
| CPI(M) | A. Vijayaraghavan | 3,19,145 | 46.10% | -1.32% | |
| BJP | Rema S. Menon | 31,323 | 4.52% | 0.82% | |
| JP | Sivanarayanan | 4,146 | 0.60% | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,768 | 2.28% | 2.10% | ||
| Turnout | 6,92,292 | 71.56% | -5.89% | ||
| Registered electors | 9,82,228 | 2.55% | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 0.96% | |||
General Elections 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. Vijayaraghavan | 348,401 | 47.42% | 2.65% | |
| INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 3,47,115 | 47.24% | -4.38% | |
| BJP | T. Chandrasekharan | 27,220 | 3.70% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,286 | 0.18% | -6.68% | ||
| Turnout | 7,34,778 | 77.45% | 0.36% | ||
| Registered electors | 9,57,847 | 30.93% | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | -4.21% | |||
General Elections 1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 287,170 | 51.62% | ||
| CPI(M) | T. Sivadasa Menon | 2,49,017 | 44.76% | -2.15% | |
| Independent | Rohana Jayaram | 11,092 | 1.99% | ||
| Margin of victory | 38,153 | 6.86% | 3.91% | ||
| Turnout | 5,56,296 | 77.09% | 18.13% | ||
| Registered electors | 7,31,568 | 3.74% | |||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 1.76% | |||
General Elections 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | 204,355 | 49.86% | ||
| CPI(M) | T. Sivadasa Menon | 1,92,267 | 46.91% | 0.77% | |
| Independent | K. P. R. Gopalan | 6,818 | 1.66% | ||
| Independent | K. Veluthira | 3,328 | 0.81% | ||
| Independent | R. Aravindakhshan | 3,096 | 0.76% | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,088 | 2.95% | -0.61% | ||
| Turnout | 4,09,864 | 58.95% | -15.68% | ||
| Registered electors | 7,05,179 | 19.67% | |||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 0.15% | |||
General Elections 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. Sunnasahib | 207,604 | 49.70% | ||
| CPI(M) | T. Sivadasa Menon | 1,92,733 | 46.14% | -10.98% | |
| Independent | Cherapadam Sivarama Krishna Iyer | 17,341 | 4.15% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,871 | 3.56% | -12.06% | ||
| Turnout | 4,17,678 | 74.63% | 14.18% | ||
| Registered electors | 5,89,253 | 4.31% | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -7.42% | |||
General Elections 1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. K. Gopalan | 191,089 | 57.12% | -2.02% | |
| Independent | T. C. Govindan | 1,38,823 | 41.50% | ||
| Independent | V. P. Purshothaman | 4,601 | 1.38% | ||
| Margin of victory | 52,266 | 15.62% | -9.55% | ||
| Turnout | 3,34,513 | 60.45% | -0.83% | ||
| Registered electors | 5,64,890 | 21.27% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -2.02% | |||
General Elections 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | E. K. Nayanar | 158,230 | 59.14% | ||
| INC | C. S. Devan | 90,872 | 33.97% | 4.39% | |
| Independent | P. T. Kochuvarkey | 18,436 | 6.89% | ||
| Margin of victory | 67,358 | 25.18% | -10.87% | ||
| Turnout | 2,67,538 | 61.28% | 10.73% | ||
| Registered electors | 4,65,825 | 11.54% | |||
| CPI(M) gain from CPI | Swing | -6.47% | |||
General Elections 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Kunhan Patinjara Veetilpadi | 131,688 | 65.62% | 39.94% | |
| INC | V. Eacharan | 59,353 | 29.57% | 9.09% | |
| ABJS | K. Krishnankutty | 9,650 | 4.81% | ||
| Margin of victory | 72,335 | 36.04% | 30.86% | ||
| Turnout | 2,00,691 | 50.55% | -57.31% | ||
| Registered electors | 4,17,640 | -50.54% | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | 39.94% | |||
General Elections 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Kunhan Patinjara Veetilpadi | 233,807 | 25.67% | ||
| INC | Eacharan V. Iyyani | 1,86,594 | 20.49% | ||
| CPI | K. Damodaran | 1,85,662 | 20.39% | ||
| INC | P. Vasu Menon | 1,42,053 | 15.60% | ||
| Independent | Chadayan Muniyadan | 91,922 | 10.09% | ||
| Independent | T. Muhamad Ismail | 70,691 | 7.76% | ||
| Margin of victory | 47,213 | 5.18% | |||
| Turnout | 9,10,729 | 107.86% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,44,346 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
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