Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Kannur (Kerala) was won by K. Sudhakaran (Indian National Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 94,559 votes over P. K. Sreemathi Teacher. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Kannur, Kerala, from 1977 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1977–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1977
C. K. Chandrappan
Communist Party of India
225,328
50.4%
O. Bharathan (CPI (Marxist))
12,877 (2.9 pts)
1980
K. Kunhambu
Congress (U)
257,812
57.7%
N. Ramakrishnan (Congress (I))
73,257 (16.4 pts)
1984
Muliappalli Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
288,791
51.7%
Pattiam Rajan (CPI (Marxist))
25,053 (4.5 pts)
1989
Mullappally Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
391,042
50.3%
P.Sasi (CPI (Marxist))
42,404 (5.5 pts)
1991
Mullappally Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
376,696
50.6%
E. Ebranhim Kutty (CPI (Marxist))
41,127 (5.5 pts)
1996
Mullappally Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
371,924
49.1%
Ramachandran Kadannappalli (ICS)
39,302 (5.2 pts)
1998
Mullappally Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
380,465
46.4%
A.C.Shanmukha Das (Independent)
2,180 (0.3 pts)
1999
A.P. Abdullakkutty
CPI (Marxist)
428,390
48.7%
Mullappally Ramachandran (Indian National Congress)
10,247 (1.2 pts)
2004
A. P. Abdullakutty
CPI (Marxist)
435,058
50.5%
Mullappally Ramachandran (Indian National Congress)
83,849 (9.7 pts)
2009
K. Sudhakaran
Indian National Congress
432,878
50.1%
K.K Ragesh (CPI (Marxist))
43,151 (5.0 pts)
2014
P K Sreemathi Teacher
CPI (Marxist)
427,622
45.1%
K Sudhakaran (Indian National Congress)
6,566 (0.7 pts)
2019
K. Sudhakaran
Indian National Congress
529,741
50.5%
P. K. Sreemathi Teacher (CPI (Marxist))
94,559 (9.0 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
C. K. Chandrappan
Communist Party of India
225,328
50.4%
O. Bharathan
CPI (Marxist)
212,451
47.5%
Father Vadakkan
Independent
9,509
2.1%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. Kunhambu
Congress (U)
257,812
57.7%
N. Ramakrishnan
Congress (I)
184,555
41.3%
Koothan Narayanan
Independent
4,477
1.0%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Muliappalli Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
288,791
51.7%
Pattiam Rajan
CPI (Marxist)
263,738
47.2%
Kuntimangalam Azeez
Independent
2,942
0.5%
Koothan Narayanan
Independent
1,843
0.3%
Vayakoth Madathil Narayanan Nambeesan
Independent
1,742
0.3%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mullappally Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
391,042
50.3%
P.Sasi
CPI (Marxist)
348,638
44.8%
Palliyara Raman
Bharatiya Janata Party
31,266
4.0%
V. V. Gopainath
JNP (JP)
1,779
0.2%
N, Jayaprakash
Independent
1,586
0.2%
M. V. Krishnan Nair
Independent
942
0.1%
P. Prasannan
Independent
834
0.1%
Thelakkatt Manayil Devaki Anna Thirumumbu
Independent
769
0.1%
T. K. Narayanan
Independent
564
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mullappally Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
376,696
50.6%
E. Ebranhim Kutty
CPI (Marxist)
335,569
45.1%
M.K. Saseendran
Bharatiya Janata Party
25,720
3.5%
T.K. Narayanan
Independent
2,098
0.3%
M.V. Furushothaman
Independent
1,215
0.2%
M.C. Rajeevan
Independent
837
0.1%
V.V. Sebastian
LKD
755
0.1%
Dinesh Babu M.A.
Independent
686
0.1%
T.K. Achuthan
Independent
601
0.1%
Ambilat Mohanan
Independent
601
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mullappally Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
371,924
49.1%
Ramachandran Kadannappalli
ICS
332,622
43.9%
M.K. Saseeindran
Bharatiya Janata Party
30,511
4.0%
Kolakkottu Ramachandran
Independent
12,479
1.6%
Adv. S. Mammu
Independent
3,606
0.5%
Kizhakkayil Lissy Mamachan
Independent
2,291
0.3%
Shaukath Ali, C.H.
Independent
2,235
0.3%
Mayan
Independent
1,151
0.2%
Koothan Narayanan
Independent
1,114
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mullappally Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
380,465
46.4%
A.C.Shanmukha Das
Independent
378,285
46.2%
P.C. Mohanan Master
Bharatiya Janata Party
42,760
5.2%
B.Hamza Haji
INL
10,016
1.2%
Mullappali Chandran
Independent
6,548
0.8%
A.P. Gangadharan
THPI
765
0.1%
K.V.Sunil Kumar
Independent
481
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A.P. Abdullakkutty
CPI (Marxist)
428,390
48.7%
Mullappally Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
418,143
47.5%
N. Hariharan
Janata Dal (United)
26,069
3.0%
A.P. Abdulla, S/O Ibrahim
Independent
3,316
0.4%
Ramakrishnan M.
Independent
1,831
0.2%
Ramachandran
Independent
1,332
0.2%
A.P. Abdulla, S/O Memi
Independent
1,099
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. P. Abdullakutty
CPI (Marxist)
435,058
50.5%
Mullappally Ramachandran
Indian National Congress
351,209
40.8%
O K Vasu Master
Bharatiya Janata Party
47,213
5.5%
Thomas Mannakuzhi
Independent
10,295
1.2%
Sreeraman Koyyon
Independent
4,773
0.6%
Satheesh Kumar Pamban
Independent
4,274
0.5%
George Njavarakkattu
Independent
3,496
0.4%
M Ramachandran
Independent
2,342
0.3%
Thekkumbath Abdulla
Independent
1,484
0.2%
Pallipram Prabhakaran
Independent
854
0.1%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. Sudhakaran
Indian National Congress
432,878
50.1%
K.K Ragesh
CPI (Marxist)
389,727
45.1%
P.P Karunakaran Master
Bharatiya Janata Party
27,123
3.1%
K. Sudhakaran Kavinte Arikath
Independent
3,430
0.4%
P.I. Chandrasekharan
THPI
2,910
0.3%
Johnson Alias Sunny Ambatt
Independent
2,457
0.3%
K. Ragesh S/O. Janardhanan
Independent
2,097
0.2%
K.K Balakrishnan Nambiar
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,093
0.2%
Pattathil Raghavan
Independent
1,117
0.1%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P K Sreemathi Teacher
CPI (Marxist)
427,622
45.1%
K Sudhakaran
Indian National Congress
421,056
44.5%
P C Mohanan Master
Bharatiya Janata Party
51,636
5.5%
K K Abdul Jabbar
SOCIALDEMOCRATICPARTYOFINDIA
19,170
2.0%
None Of The Above
Independent
7,026
0.7%
Sasidharan K V
Aam Aadmi Party
6,106
0.6%
K Sudhakaran (Kollon House)
Independent
4,240
0.4%
K Sudhakaran (Sreeshylam)
Independent
2,745
0.3%
P P Mohanan
Independent
2,371
0.3%
N Abdulla Davud
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,109
0.2%
P P Aboobackar
CPI(ML)RS
1,536
0.2%
Sreemathi Puthalath
Independent
1,500
0.2%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. Sudhakaran
Indian National Congress
529,741
50.5%
P. K. Sreemathi Teacher
CPI (Marxist)
435,182
41.4%
C. K. Padmanabhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
68,509
6.5%
K.K. Abdul Jabbar
SOCIALDEMOCRATICPARTYOFINDIA
8,142
0.8%
K. Sudhakaran, S/O Krishnan
Independent
2,249
0.2%
Adv. R. Aparna
SUCI(C)
2,162
0.2%
Sudhakaran P. K, S/O Krishnapilla
Independent
1,062
0.1%
P. Sreemathi, W/O Raveendran
Independent
796
0.1%
K. Sudhakaran, S/O Kunhiraman
Independent
726
0.1%
K. Sreemathi, W/O Sudeep Kumar C. V
Independent
581
0.1%
Praveen Arimbrathodiyil
Independent
318
0.0%
Radhamani Narayanakumar
Independent
286
0.0%
Kuriakose
SDC
260
0.0%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Kannur has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1977. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Communist Party of India, Congress (U), Indian National Congress, CPI (Marxist).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Kannur in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
K. Sudhakaran (Indian National Congress) won Kannur, Kerala, in 2019 with 529,741 votes (50.5%), a margin of 94,559 votes over P. K. Sreemathi Teacher.
Which parties have won Kannur since 1977?
Since 1977, Kannur has been won by: CPI (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Congress (U), Indian National Congress.
What was the closest result in Kannur?
The closest result on record for Kannur was 1998, when Indian National Congress beat Independent by just 2,180 votes (0.3 percentage points).