Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Badagara (Kerala) was won by Mullappally Ramachandran (Indian National Congress) at the 2009 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 56,186 votes over Adv. P. Satheedevi. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Badagara, Kerala, from 1957 to 2009.
Full Election History, 1957–2009
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Menon K. B.
Praja Socialist Party
111,425
37.7%
Gopalan Karipur (Indian National Congress)
18,819 (6.4 pts)
1962
A. V. Raghavan
Independent
204,315
60.9%
K. B. Menon (Praja Socialist Party)
72,907 (21.7 pts)
1967
A. Sreedharan
Samyukta Socialist Party
215,597
65.2%
M. K. Prabhakaran (Indian National Congress)
100,503 (30.4 pts)
1971
K. P. Unnikrishnan
Indian National Congress
198,939
52.9%
A. V. Raghavan (Independent)
57,804 (15.4 pts)
1977
K. P. Unnikrishnan
Indian National Congress
253,462
50.8%
Arangil Sreedharan (Bharatiya Lok Dal)
8,070 (1.6 pts)
1980
K.P. Unnikrishnan
Congress (U)
271,796
54.2%
Mullappally Ramachandran (Congress (I))
41,682 (8.3 pts)
1984
K. P. Unnikrishnan
ICS
270,416
46.7%
K. M. Radhakrishnan (Independent)
10,979 (1.9 pts)
1989
K. P. Unnikrishnan
ICS(SCS)
370,434
46.8%
A. Sujanapal (Indian National Congress)
8,209 (1.0 pts)
1991
Unnikrishnan K.P. (Scs)
ICS(SCS)
395,501
50.0%
M. Ratnasingh (Independent)
17,489 (2.2 pts)
1996
O. Bharathan
CPI (Marxist)
415,895
51.2%
Unnikrishnan K.P. (Indian National Congress)
79,945 (9.8 pts)
1998
A.K. Premajam
CPI (Marxist)
407,876
48.5%
P.M. Suresh Babu (Indian National Congress)
59,161 (7.0 pts)
1999
A.K. Premajam
CPI (Marxist)
404,355
47.1%
P.M. Suresh Babu (Indian National Congress)
25,844 (3.0 pts)
2004
P. Satheedevi
CPI (Marxist)
429,294
51.8%
M T Padma (Indian National Congress)
130,589 (15.8 pts)
2009
Mullappally Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
421,255
48.8%
Adv. P. Satheedevi (CPI (Marxist))
56,186 (6.5 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Menon K. B.
Praja Socialist Party
111,425
37.7%
Gopalan Karipur
Indian National Congress
92,606
31.3%
Ramunni Nambiar P.
Communist Party of India
91,651
31.0%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. V. Raghavan
Independent
204,315
60.9%
K. B. Menon
Praja Socialist Party
131,408
39.1%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. Sreedharan
Samyukta Socialist Party
215,597
65.2%
M. K. Prabhakaran
Indian National Congress
115,094
34.8%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. P. Unnikrishnan
Indian National Congress
198,939
52.9%
A. V. Raghavan
Independent
141,135
37.5%
Arangil Sreedharan
ISP
33,893
9.0%
Leela Damodara Menon
Independent
2,236
0.6%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. P. Unnikrishnan
Indian National Congress
253,462
50.8%
Arangil Sreedharan
Bharatiya Lok Dal
245,392
49.2%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K.P. Unnikrishnan
Congress (U)
271,796
54.2%
Mullappally Ramachandran
Congress (I)
230,114
45.8%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. P. Unnikrishnan
ICS
270,416
46.7%
K. M. Radhakrishnan
Independent
259,437
44.8%
A. D. Nair
Bharatiya Janata Party
33,781
5.8%
B. M. Sasthri
Independent
10,556
1.8%
Kunnummal Mohanan
Independent
2,164
0.4%
Nediyakuniyil Kalanthan Haji
Independent
1,723
0.3%
Suseela Balakrishnan
Independent
909
0.2%
Erimattathil Joseph
Independent
476
0.1%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. P. Unnikrishnan
ICS(SCS)
370,434
46.8%
A. Sujanapal
Indian National Congress
362,225
45.7%
P. K. Krishnadas
Bharatiya Janata Party
45,558
5.8%
Kalandan Haji T. K.
Independent
6,198
0.8%
N. Hariharan
JNP (JP)
3,213
0.4%
K. C. Madhava Kurup
Independent
1,010
0.1%
T. V. Unni Krishnan
Independent
933
0.1%
Gopinath Madappally
Independent
858
0.1%
A. P. Gangadharan
Independent
722
0.1%
Sreedharan Parammal
Independent
722
0.1%
T. K. Rammohan
Independent
289
0.0%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Unnikrishnan K.P. (Scs)
ICS(SCS)
395,501
50.0%
M. Ratnasingh
Independent
378,012
47.8%
P. Unnikrishnan
Independent
8,566
1.1%
S.K. Madhavan
Janata Party
4,213
0.5%
B.M. Sastri
Independent
1,653
0.2%
Kelappan
Independent
1,350
0.2%
Kalanthan Hajee
Independent
828
0.1%
K.T. Madhusudhanan Nambiar
Independent
738
0.1%
V.M. Mohandas
Independent
613
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
O. Bharathan
CPI (Marxist)
415,895
51.2%
Unnikrishnan K.P.
Indian National Congress
335,950
41.3%
A.D. Nair
Bharatiya Janata Party
49,971
6.1%
Kalanthan Haji T.K.
Independent
3,248
0.4%
Ahammed Devarkovil
Independent
2,068
0.3%
Karunakaran
PDP
1,925
0.2%
Kunnath Ahmed
Independent
1,498
0.2%
Vadakke Chalil Ranjith
Independent
825
0.1%
C.V. Dayanandan
SAP
721
0.1%
Illath Jaleel
Independent
672
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A.K. Premajam
CPI (Marxist)
407,876
48.5%
P.M. Suresh Babu
Indian National Congress
348,715
41.5%
Chettoor Balakrishnan Master
Bharatiya Janata Party
69,564
8.3%
P.K. Radhakrishnan
INL
11,965
1.4%
Kalanthan Haji T.K
Independent
1,579
0.2%
Edachery Sadanandan
Independent
1,259
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A.K. Premajam
CPI (Marxist)
404,355
47.1%
P.M. Suresh Babu
Indian National Congress
378,511
44.1%
O.K. Vasumaster
Bharatiya Janata Party
62,593
7.3%
Dr. K.N. Ajoy Kumar
Independent
10,708
1.2%
Kalanthan Haji T.K.
Independent
894
0.1%
Ramachandran
Independent
577
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P. Satheedevi
CPI (Marxist)
429,294
51.8%
M T Padma
Indian National Congress
298,705
36.1%
K P Sreesan
Bharatiya Janata Party
81,901
9.9%
K T Kunhikannan
Independent
7,482
0.9%
Dr K N Ajoykumar
Independent
7,306
0.9%
Kalandan Haje T K
Independent
3,845
0.5%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mullappally Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
421,255
48.8%
Adv. P. Satheedevi
CPI (Marxist)
365,069
42.3%
K.P Sreesan
Bharatiya Janata Party
40,391
4.7%
T.P Chandrasekharan
Independent
21,833
2.5%
Adv.K. Noorudheen Musaliar
Bahujan Samaj Party
4,481
0.5%
Satheedevi
Independent
3,836
0.4%
P.Sathidevi Pallikkal
Independent
3,228
0.4%
Naroth Ramachandran
Independent
2,751
0.3%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Badagara has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Praja Socialist Party, Independent, Samyukta Socialist Party, Indian National Congress, Congress (U), ICS, ICS(SCS), CPI (Marxist).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Badagara in the 2009 Lok Sabha election?
Mullappally Ramachandran (Indian National Congress) won Badagara, Kerala, in 2009 with 421,255 votes (48.8%), a margin of 56,186 votes over Adv. P. Satheedevi.
Which parties have won Badagara since 1957?
Since 1957, Badagara has been won by: CPI (Marxist), Congress (U), ICS, ICS(SCS), Independent, Indian National Congress, Praja Socialist Party, Samyukta Socialist Party.
What was the closest result in Badagara?
The closest result on record for Badagara was 1989, when ICS(SCS) beat Indian National Congress by just 8,209 votes (1.0 percentage points).