Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Chirayinkil (Kerala) was won by Varkala Radhakrishnan (CPI (Marxist)) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 50,745 votes over M I Shanavas. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Chirayinkil, Kerala, from 1957 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1957–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Kumaran
Communist Party of India
140,930
52.5%
Madhavan (Indian National Congress)
92,601 (34.5 pts)
1962
M. K. Kumaran
Communist Party of India
168,927
55.5%
Shahul Hameed (Indian National Congress)
33,219 (10.9 pts)
1967
K. Anirudhan
CPI (Marxist)
157,040
52.4%
R. Sankar (Indian National Congress)
29,343 (9.8 pts)
1971
Vayalar Ravi
Indian National Congress
182,431
57.5%
V. Radhakrishnan (CPI (Marxist))
49,272 (15.5 pts)
1977
Vayalar Ravi
Indian National Congress
238,253
57.3%
K. Anirudhan (CPI (Marxist))
60,925 (14.7 pts)
1980
A. A. Rahim
Congress (I)
185,596
48.0%
Vayalar Ravi (Congress (U))
6,063 (1.6 pts)
1984
Thalekkunnil Basheer
Indian National Congress
266,230
50.7%
K. Sudhakaran (CPI (Marxist))
31,465 (6.0 pts)
1989
Thalekunnil Basheer
Indian National Congress
349,068
48.2%
Susheela Gopalan (CPI (Marxist))
5,130 (0.7 pts)
1991
Suseela Gopalan (W)
CPI (Marxist)
331,518
47.9%
Thalekunnil Basheer (Indian National Congress)
1,106 (0.2 pts)
1996
A.Sampath
CPI (Marxist)
330,079
48.5%
Thalekkunnil Basheer (Indian National Congress)
48,083 (7.1 pts)
1998
Varkala Radhakrishnan
CPI (Marxist)
321,479
46.6%
M.M. Hassan (Indian National Congress)
7,542 (1.1 pts)
1999
Varkala Radhakrishnan
CPI (Marxist)
309,304
45.1%
M.I. Shanavas (Indian National Congress)
3,128 (0.5 pts)
2004
Varkala Radhakrishnan
CPI (Marxist)
313,615
46.8%
M I Shanavas (Indian National Congress)
50,745 (7.6 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kumaran
Communist Party of India
140,930
52.5%
Madhavan
Indian National Congress
48,329
18.0%
Ahmed Hussain
Praja Socialist Party
43,261
16.1%
Balakrishnan
Revolutionary Socialist Party
35,702
13.3%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
M. K. Kumaran
Communist Party of India
168,927
55.5%
Shahul Hameed
Indian National Congress
135,708
44.5%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. Anirudhan
CPI (Marxist)
157,040
52.4%
R. Sankar
Indian National Congress
127,697
42.6%
M.A. Sastry
Praja Socialist Party
15,072
5.0%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Vayalar Ravi
Indian National Congress
182,431
57.5%
V. Radhakrishnan
CPI (Marxist)
133,159
42.0%
V. Sudevan
Independent
1,463
0.5%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Vayalar Ravi
Indian National Congress
238,253
57.3%
K. Anirudhan
CPI (Marxist)
177,328
42.7%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. A. Rahim
Congress (I)
185,596
48.0%
Vayalar Ravi
Congress (U)
179,533
46.4%
K. P. Vijayan
Independent
14,345
3.7%
Sreenivasan
Independent
4,156
1.1%
Varkala Balam
Independent
2,915
0.8%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thalekkunnil Basheer
Indian National Congress
266,230
50.7%
K. Sudhakaran
CPI (Marxist)
234,765
44.7%
Vattappara Das
Independent
10,870
2.1%
Bharathanoor Das
Independent
2,989
0.6%
Basheer
Independent
2,765
0.5%
Pattom Jayachandran
Independent
2,567
0.5%
Kamalalayam Suku
Independent
2,117
0.4%
K .V. Anandan
Independent
1,994
0.4%
B. Vijayan
Independent
1,089
0.2%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thalekunnil Basheer
Indian National Congress
349,068
48.2%
Susheela Gopalan
CPI (Marxist)
343,938
47.5%
V. N. Gopalakrishnan Nair
Bharatiya Janata Party
23,049
3.2%
D. Sanjeev
JNP (JP)
3,500
0.5%
K. V. Anandan
Independent
1,692
0.2%
C. K. Bharathan
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,280
0.2%
Radhakrishnan
Independent
787
0.1%
G. Gangadharan Pillai
Independent
765
0.1%
Kunjukrishnan Ansari
Independent
746
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Suseela Gopalan (W)
CPI (Marxist)
331,518
47.9%
Thalekunnil Basheer
Indian National Congress
330,412
47.7%
K.K.R. Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
20,159
2.9%
G. Gangadharan Pillai
RPI
2,992
0.4%
S. Kunju Krishnan Assary
Independent
2,255
0.3%
Nanthancode Sabastian
Independent
1,867
0.3%
Poovachal Usha (W)
Independent
1,356
0.2%
Prabhakaran Nair
Independent
1,185
0.2%
E.M. Basheer
Independent
922
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A.Sampath
CPI (Marxist)
330,079
48.5%
Thalekkunnil Basheer
Indian National Congress
281,996
41.5%
R.Radhakrishnan Unnithan
Bharatiya Janata Party
30,348
4.5%
Pulipara Biju
PDP
11,963
1.8%
Suseela Rajan
Independent
7,807
1.1%
Devadethan
Independent
3,298
0.5%
Sebastian
Independent
3,290
0.5%
Jothishkumar
Shiv Sena
2,342
0.3%
Sunny Joseph
Independent
1,670
0.2%
Poovachal Usha
Janata Party
1,405
0.2%
Kallayam Chandra Mohan
Independent
1,235
0.2%
K.V.Anandan
Independent
1,161
0.2%
Raveendran Nair
Independent
1,155
0.2%
C.B.Ramakrishnan Alias M.R.Khan
Independent
745
0.1%
S. Velayudhan Nair
Independent
624
0.1%
Abdul Azeez
Independent
533
0.1%
Balakrishnan
Independent
530
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Varkala Radhakrishnan
CPI (Marxist)
321,479
46.6%
M.M. Hassan
Indian National Congress
313,937
45.5%
T.M. Viswambharan
Bharatiya Janata Party
47,249
6.9%
Nagaroor Vijayan, B.A., Bed.
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,413
0.3%
Surendran Karippuzha
Independent
1,320
0.2%
Devadathan
Independent
1,062
0.2%
Pandalam Rajendran
Independent
1,034
0.1%
Radhakrishnan A.
Independent
682
0.1%
Sailamony Rajasekharan
Independent
568
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Varkala Radhakrishnan
CPI (Marxist)
309,304
45.1%
M.I. Shanavas
Indian National Congress
306,176
44.7%
Advocate Padmakumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
63,889
9.3%
Devadathan
Independent
1,431
0.2%
Sathyachandran
Independent
1,415
0.2%
Kilimanoor Ambili
Independent
1,177
0.2%
Radhakrishnan
Independent
925
0.1%
Thankappan
Independent
555
0.1%
Vijaya Kumar
Independent
506
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Varkala Radhakrishnan
CPI (Marxist)
313,615
46.8%
M I Shanavas
Indian National Congress
262,870
39.3%
Advocate J R Padmakumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
71,982
10.7%
Dr P D Rajan
Bahujan Samaj Party
6,821
1.0%
A Ansari
Independent
4,756
0.7%
Santhinagar Soman
Independent
3,204
0.5%
M Murali Kumar
Independent
1,663
0.2%
B Padmakumar
Independent
1,448
0.2%
M B Thankappan
Independent
1,406
0.2%
Sreenivasa Das
Independent
1,141
0.2%
P Devarajan
Independent
733
0.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Chirayinkil has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Communist Party of India, CPI (Marxist), Indian National Congress, Congress (I).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Chirayinkil in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Varkala Radhakrishnan (CPI (Marxist)) won Chirayinkil, Kerala, in 2004 with 313,615 votes (46.8%), a margin of 50,745 votes over M I Shanavas.
Which parties have won Chirayinkil since 1957?
Since 1957, Chirayinkil has been won by: CPI (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.
What was the closest result in Chirayinkil?
The closest result on record for Chirayinkil was 1991, when CPI (Marxist) beat Indian National Congress by just 1,106 votes (0.2 percentage points).