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Kollam, Kerala — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Kollam (Kerala) was won by N.K.Premachandran (Revolutionary Socialist Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 148,856 votes over K.N.Balagopal. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Kollam, Kerala, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Kodiyan (S. C. ) Communist Party of India 297,041 24.7% Parameswaran Nair V. (Communist Party of India) 26,735 (2.2 pts)
1962 Sreekantan Nair Revolutionary Socialist Party 199,377 59.7% Sarojani (Indian National Congress) 64,955 (19.5 pts)
1967 N.S. Nair Independent 207,338 57.7% A.A. Rahim (Indian National Congress) 79,858 (22.2 pts)
1971 N. Sreekantan Nair Revolutionary Socialist Party 206,309 66.1% G. Janardhana Kurup (Independent) 112,384 (36.0 pts)
1977 N. Sreekantan Nair Revolutionary Socialist Party 272,378 60.9% N. Rajagopalan (Independent) 113,161 (25.3 pts)
1980 B. K. Nair Congress (I) 222,148 53.2% N. Sreekantan Nair (Revolutionary Socialist Party) 36,586 (8.8 pts)
1984 S. Krishna Kumar Indian National Congress 279,728 49.8% R. S. Unni (Independent) 20,357 (3.6 pts)
1989 S. Krishnakumar Indian National Congress 386,855 50.2% Bagu Divakaran (Revolutionary Socialist Party) 27,462 (3.6 pts)
1991 S. Krishna Kumar Indian National Congress 370,523 50.4% R.S. Unni (Revolutionary Socialist Party) 27,727 (3.8 pts)
1996 N.K.Premachandran Revolutionary Socialist Party 359,786 49.8% S. Krishnakumar (Indian National Congress) 78,370 (10.8 pts)
1998 N.K. Premachandran Revolutionary Socialist Party 396,145 52.1% K.C. Rajan (Indian National Congress) 71,762 (9.4 pts)
1999 P. Rajendran CPI (Marxist) 351,869 47.8% M.P. Gangadharan (Indian National Congress) 19,284 (2.6 pts)
2004 P. Rajendran CPI (Marxist) 355,279 50.4% Sooranad Rajasekharan (Indian National Congress) 111,071 (15.7 pts)
2009 N.Peethambarakurup Indian National Congress 357,401 47.5% P.Rajendran (CPI (Marxist)) 17,531 (2.3 pts)
2014 N.K.Premachandran Revolutionary Socialist Party 408,528 31.7% N.K.Premachandran (Revolutionary Socialist Party) 0 (0.0 pts)
2019 N.K.Premachandran Revolutionary Socialist Party 499,677 51.9% K.N.Balagopal (CPI (Marxist)) 148,856 (15.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kodiyan (S. C. ) Communist Party of India 297,041 24.7%
Parameswaran Nair V. Communist Party of India 270,306 22.5%
Ramachandra Das (S. C. ) Indian National Congress 201,454 16.7%
Chandrasekharan (S. C. ) Revolutionary Socialist Party 171,946 14.3%
Velayudhan Nair Indian National Congress 161,913 13.5%
Sreekantan Nair Revolutionary Socialist Party 101,094 8.4%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sreekantan Nair Revolutionary Socialist Party 199,377 59.7%
Sarojani Indian National Congress 134,422 40.3%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N.S. Nair Independent 207,338 57.7%
A.A. Rahim Indian National Congress 127,480 35.5%
K.C.T. Pillai Kerala Congress 24,666 6.9%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N. Sreekantan Nair Revolutionary Socialist Party 206,309 66.1%
G. Janardhana Kurup Independent 93,925 30.1%
K .C. Dominic Independent 11,844 3.8%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N. Sreekantan Nair Revolutionary Socialist Party 272,378 60.9%
N. Rajagopalan Independent 159,217 35.6%
James Joseph SUC 8,305 1.9%
C. N. Chellamma Krishnan Independent 5,639 1.3%
Sekhar Independent 2,003 0.4%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
B. K. Nair Congress (I) 222,148 53.2%
N. Sreekantan Nair Revolutionary Socialist Party 185,562 44.5%
James Joseph SUC 9,647 2.3%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. Krishna Kumar Indian National Congress 279,728 49.8%
R. S. Unni Independent 259,371 46.1%
C. Rajendran Independent 14,358 2.6%
James Joseph Independent 3,194 0.6%
P. G. Elias Independent 1,954 0.3%
Manakkad Najimuddin Independent 1,401 0.2%
Suvarna Kumar Independent 1,221 0.2%
Mohanan Pillai Independent 859 0.2%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. Krishnakumar Indian National Congress 386,855 50.2%
Bagu Divakaran Revolutionary Socialist Party 359,393 46.6%
P. K. S. Rajeev Bharatiya Janata Party 16,202 2.1%
S. Sirajudeen Independent 2,267 0.3%
C. K. Lukose Independent 2,159 0.3%
N. Vidhyadharan JNP (JP) 1,333 0.2%
Divakaran Independent 1,137 0.1%
R. Krishnankutty Pillai Independent 1,036 0.1%
James George Independent 516 0.1%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. Krishna Kumar Indian National Congress 370,523 50.4%
R.S. Unni Revolutionary Socialist Party 342,796 46.6%
S. Ramakrishna Pillai Bharatiya Janata Party 16,507 2.2%
B.K. Rajagopal Independent 1,497 0.2%
Aboobaker Kunju Independent 1,243 0.2%
Parakondu Sreeni LKD 1,074 0.1%
P. Gopinathan Nair Independent 929 0.1%
Prafullakumar Bhanu Independent 650 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N.K.Premachandran Revolutionary Socialist Party 359,786 49.8%
S. Krishnakumar Indian National Congress 281,416 38.9%
Nina Rajan Pillai Independent 57,917 8.0%
Kaippuzha Ram Mohan All India Forward Bloc 12,837 1.8%
Y Abdul Azeez Independent 3,533 0.5%
Sahadevan Pillai V. Independent 1,695 0.2%
Jagadan K. Independent 1,290 0.2%
Keralapuram Jabbar Independent 1,131 0.2%
K.Kanakarajan Independent 1,104 0.2%
B.K.Rajagopal Independent 1,091 0.2%
Sankaramangalam Jayasankar Janata Party 894 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N.K. Premachandran Revolutionary Socialist Party 396,145 52.1%
K.C. Rajan Indian National Congress 324,383 42.7%
Dr. Raichel Matthai Bharatiya Janata Party 36,916 4.9%
B.K. Rajagopal Independent 860 0.1%
K. Kanakarajan Independent 783 0.1%
V. Chandrabhanu Independent 687 0.1%
Latheef Kallumpuram Independent 459 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
P. Rajendran CPI (Marxist) 351,869 47.8%
M.P. Gangadharan Indian National Congress 332,585 45.2%
Prof. Jayalekshmi Janata Dal (United) 42,579 5.8%
Aroor Asokan Independent 2,490 0.3%
V. Sahadevan Pillai Independent 1,853 0.3%
Shyla K. John Independent 1,449 0.2%
K. Kanakarajan Independent 1,258 0.2%
Muhammed Kunju Independent 941 0.1%
D. Sudhadevi Amma Independent 533 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
P. Rajendran CPI (Marxist) 355,279 50.4%
Sooranad Rajasekharan Indian National Congress 244,208 34.6%
Adv Kizhakkanela Sudhakaran Bharatiya Janata Party 62,183 8.8%
Kolloorvila Nasimudeen Independent 26,423 3.7%
Adv S Prahaladan Bahujan Samaj Party 6,232 0.9%
K P Viswavalsalan Independent 4,919 0.7%
Shyla K John Independent 3,378 0.5%
Sivaprasad Raghavan Independent 1,603 0.2%
K R Meena Independent 1,257 0.2%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N.Peethambarakurup Indian National Congress 357,401 47.5%
P.Rajendran CPI (Marxist) 339,870 45.2%
Vayakkal Madhu Bharatiya Janata Party 33,078 4.4%
Advt. K M Jayanandan Bahujan Samaj Party 6,752 0.9%
N.Peethambarakurup Independent 4,553 0.6%
R.Zakieer Hussain Independent 3,093 0.4%
Adv.Anu Sasi Independent 2,357 0.3%
S.Radhakrishnan Independent 2,083 0.3%
Krishnammal Independent 1,079 0.1%
K A John Independent 1,066 0.1%
S.Pradeep Kumar Independent 789 0.1%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N.K.Premachandran Revolutionary Socialist Party 408,528 31.7%
N.K.Premachandran Revolutionary Socialist Party 408,528 31.7%
M.A. Baby CPI (Marxist) 370,879 28.8%
P.M. Velayudhan Bharatiya Janata Party 58,671 4.6%
A.K.Salahudeen SOCIALDEMOCRATICPARTYOFINDIA 12,812 1.0%
None Of The Above Independent 7,876 0.6%
Adv.S.Prahladan Bahujan Samaj Party 4,266 0.3%
M. Baby Independent 3,364 0.3%
V.S. Premachandran Independent 3,333 0.3%
K. Bhaskaran Independent 3,108 0.2%
R. Premachandran Independent 2,808 0.2%
C. Indulal Ex-Service Man Independent 1,709 0.1%
A. Josekutty Independent 1,702 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N.K.Premachandran Revolutionary Socialist Party 499,677 51.9%
K.N.Balagopal CPI (Marxist) 350,821 36.5%
Adv.K.V.Sabu Bharatiya Janata Party 103,339 10.7%
Saji Kollam Independent 2,629 0.3%
Suni Kalluvathukkal Independent 1,708 0.2%
Twinkle Prabhakaran SUCI(C) 1,319 0.1%
Dr.Sreekumar.J Independent 1,150 0.1%
N.Jayarajan Independent 830 0.1%
Nagaraj.G Independent 632 0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Communist Party of India margin 2.2 pts 1962: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 19.5 pts 1967: Independent margin 22.2 pts 1971: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 36.0 pts 1977: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 25.3 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 8.8 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 3.6 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 3.6 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 3.8 pts 1996: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 10.8 pts 1998: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 9.4 pts 1999: CPI (Marxist) margin 2.6 pts 2004: CPI (Marxist) margin 15.7 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 2.3 pts 2014: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 0.0 pts 2019: Revolutionary Socialist Party margin 15.5 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Kollam has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Communist Party of India, Revolutionary Socialist Party, Independent, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, CPI (Marxist).

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kollam in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

N.K.Premachandran (Revolutionary Socialist Party) won Kollam, Kerala, in 2019 with 499,677 votes (51.9%), a margin of 148,856 votes over K.N.Balagopal.

Which parties have won Kollam since 1957?

Since 1957, Kollam has been won by: CPI (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress, Revolutionary Socialist Party.

What was the closest result in Kollam?

The closest result on record for Kollam was 2014, when Revolutionary Socialist Party beat Revolutionary Socialist Party by just 0 votes (0.0 percentage points).

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