Calicut, Kerala — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Calicut (Kerala) was won by M. P. Veerendra Kumar (Janata Dal (Secular)) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 65,326 votes over Adv V Balaram. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Calicut, Kerala, from 1977 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1977–2004

Election	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Margin
1977	V. A. Seyid Muhammad	Indian National Congress	231,063	51.5%	M. Kamalam (Bharatiya Lok Dal)	13,704 (3.1 pts)
1980	E. K. Imbichi Bava	CPI (Marxist)	226,940	53.6%	Arangil Sreeedharan (Janata Party)	40,695 (9.6 pts)
1984	K. G. Adiyodi	Indian National Congress	278,216	50.0%	Moideenkutty Haji (Bavae Haji) (IML)	54,061 (9.7 pts)
1989	K. Muraleedharan	Indian National Congress	377,858	48.2%	E. K. Imbichibava (CPI (Marxist))	28,957 (3.7 pts)
1991	K. Muraleedharan	Indian National Congress	355,113	47.5%	M.P. Veerendra Kumar (Janata Dal)	15,884 (2.1 pts)
1996	M P Veerendra Kumar	Janata Dal	355,565	47.9%	K. Muraleedharan (Indian National Congress)	38,703 (5.2 pts)
1998	Adv. P. Sankaran	Indian National Congress	356,392	45.3%	M.P. Veerendra Kumar (Janata Dal)	18,657 (2.4 pts)
1999	K. Muraleedharan	Indian National Congress	383,425	46.6%	C.M. Ibrahim (Janata Dal (Secular))	50,402 (6.1 pts)
2004	M. P. Veerendra Kumar	Janata Dal (Secular)	340,111	43.5%	Adv V Balaram (Indian National Congress)	65,326 (8.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1977

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
V. A. Seyid Muhammad	Indian National Congress	231,063	51.5%
M. Kamalam	Bharatiya Lok Dal	217,359	48.5%

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
E. K. Imbichi Bava	CPI (Marxist)	226,940	53.6%
Arangil Sreeedharan	Janata Party	186,245	44.0%
P.O.G. Nambiar	Independent	7,827	1.9%
M.P. Shanthi Varma Jain	Independent	2,019	0.5%

1984

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
K. G. Adiyodi	Indian National Congress	278,216	50.0%
Moideenkutty Haji (Bavae Haji)	IML	224,155	40.3%
K. Madhavankutty	Independent	40,549	7.3%
P. O. G. Nambiar	Independent	4,184	0.8%
C. K. Raghavan	Independent	4,142	0.7%
C.K.Abdulvahab	Independent	3,869	0.7%
Azhakil Krishnan Nair	Independent	1,743	0.3%

1989

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
K. Muraleedharan	Indian National Congress	377,858	48.2%
E. K. Imbichibava	CPI (Marxist)	348,901	44.5%
P. S. Sreedharan Pillai	Bharatiya Janata Party	49,696	6.3%
V. M. Mohandas	JNP (JP)	2,242	0.3%
Kammakakkath Alikoya	Independent	1,386	0.2%
M. K. Sasidharan	Independent	989	0.1%
Joseph Joseph	Independent	930	0.1%
Foreign Chacko	Independent	896	0.1%
M. P. Shantivarma Jain	Independent	729	0.1%
K. C. Madhava Kurup	Independent	700	0.1%

1991

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
K. Muraleedharan	Indian National Congress	355,113	47.5%
M.P. Veerendra Kumar	Janata Dal	339,229	45.4%
U. Dattathriya Rao	Bharatiya Janata Party	43,661	5.8%
Madur Muhamad	Independent	3,097	0.4%
P.T. Vijayan	Bahujan Samaj Party	1,026	0.1%
Hamzakoya P.P.	Independent	1,004	0.1%
Foreign Chacho	Independent	905	0.1%
Nallathampi Thera Paramanand	Independent	781	0.1%
P. Chandran	Independent	652	0.1%
Baby Vinodini K.P. (W)	Independent	592	0.1%
Imbichikoya	Independent	586	0.1%
M.P. Santhivarma Jain	Independent	513	0.1%

1996

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
M P Veerendra Kumar	Janata Dal	355,565	47.9%
K. Muraleedharan	Indian National Congress	316,862	42.7%
K P Sreesan	Bharatiya Janata Party	56,942	7.7%
Mudoor Mohammed	Independent	6,480	0.9%
Kunnummal Hamza	Independent	1,870	0.3%
M. Sibhathulla	Independent	1,545	0.2%
Devarajan	Independent	908	0.1%
M P Santhi Varma Jain	Independent	748	0.1%
Chandran Payyanakkal	Independent	584	0.1%
Kovilakam Radhakrishnan Nair	Independent	508	0.1%
Pokkathayil Kuriyachan	Independent	434	0.1%

1998

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Adv. P. Sankaran	Indian National Congress	356,392	45.3%
M.P. Veerendra Kumar	Janata Dal	337,735	42.9%
Adv. P.S. Sreedharan Pillai	Bharatiya Janata Party	83,902	10.7%
Ahammed Devar Kovil	INL	8,425	1.1%
M.P. Shanthi Varma Jain	Independent	592	0.1%
Valsaraj C.K	Independent	372	0.0%

1999

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
K. Muraleedharan	Indian National Congress	383,425	46.6%
C.M. Ibrahim	Janata Dal (Secular)	333,023	40.5%
P.C.Mohanan Master	Bharatiya Janata Party	83,862	10.2%
C.P. Ibrahim	Independent	10,401	1.3%
K.T. Kunhikannan	Independent	10,275	1.2%
M.P. Santhivarma Jain	Independent	883	0.1%
K. Harsha	Independent	438	0.1%

2004

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
M. P. Veerendra Kumar	Janata Dal (Secular)	340,111	43.5%
Adv V Balaram	Indian National Congress	274,785	35.2%
M T Ramesh	Bharatiya Janata Party	97,889	12.5%
A C Varkey	Independent	34,005	4.4%
K Veerendra Kumar	Independent	7,162	0.9%
Dr D Surendranath	Independent	6,306	0.8%
K Arunkumar	Independent	4,490	0.6%
P Bharathan	Bahujan Samaj Party	4,014	0.5%
K Balaram	Independent	3,173	0.4%
Babu Karimpady	Independent	2,539	0.3%
T K Chandramathi	Independent	2,302	0.3%
M P Shanthivarma Jain	Independent	2,223	0.3%
A V K Moosad	Independent	2,185	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

Calicut has been contested at 9 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1977. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, CPI (Marxist), Janata Dal, Janata Dal (Secular).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Calicut in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?

M. P. Veerendra Kumar (Janata Dal (Secular)) won Calicut, Kerala, in 2004 with 340,111 votes (43.5%), a margin of 65,326 votes over Adv V Balaram.

Which parties have won Calicut since 1977?

Since 1977, Calicut has been won by: CPI (Marxist), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Dal (Secular).

What was the closest result in Calicut?

The closest result on record for Calicut was 1991, when Indian National Congress beat Janata Dal by just 15,884 votes (2.1 percentage points).