Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Palakkad (Kerala) was won by V K Sreekandan (Indian National Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 11,637 votes over M B Rajesh. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Palakkad, Kerala, from 1957 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1957–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Kunhan P.
Communist Party of India
233,807
25.7%
Eacharan V. Iyyani (Indian National Congress)
47,213 (5.2 pts)
1962
Kunhan Patinjara Veetilpadi
Communist Party of India
131,688
65.6%
V. Eacharan (Indian National Congress)
72,335 (36.0 pts)
1967
E. K. Nayanar
CPI (Marxist)
158,230
59.1%
C. S. Devan (Indian National Congress)
67,358 (25.2 pts)
1971
A. K. Gopalan
CPI (Marxist)
191,089
57.1%
T. C. Govindan (Independent)
52,266 (15.6 pts)
1977
A. Sunnasahib
Indian National Congress
207,604
49.7%
T. Sivadasa Menon (CPI (Marxist))
14,871 (3.6 pts)
1980
V.S. Vijaya Raghavan
Congress (I)
204,355
49.9%
T. Sivadasa Menon (CPI (Marxist))
12,088 (2.9 pts)
1984
V. S. Vijayaraghavan
Indian National Congress
287,170
51.6%
T. Sivadasa Menon (CPI (Marxist))
38,153 (6.9 pts)
1989
A. Vijayaraghavan
CPI (Marxist)
348,401
47.4%
V. S. Vijayaraghavan (Indian National Congress)
1,286 (0.2 pts)
1991
V.S. Vijayaraghavan
Indian National Congress
334,913
48.4%
A. Vijayaraghavan (CPI (Marxist))
15,768 (2.3 pts)
1996
N N Krishnadas
CPI (Marxist)
343,264
47.8%
V S Vijayaraghavan (Indian National Congress)
23,423 (3.3 pts)
1998
N.N. Krishnadas
CPI (Marxist)
345,963
47.0%
V.S. Vijayaraghavan (Indian National Congress)
25,022 (3.4 pts)
1999
N.N.Krishnadas
CPI (Marxist)
372,536
46.2%
M.T. Padma (Indian National Congress)
30,767 (3.8 pts)
2004
N. N. Krishnadas
CPI (Marxist)
375,144
45.7%
V S Vijaya Raghavan (Indian National Congress)
98,158 (12.0 pts)
2009
M.B. Rajesh
CPI (Marxist)
338,070
42.8%
Satheesan Pacheni (Indian National Congress)
1,820 (0.2 pts)
2014
M B Rajesh
CPI (Marxist)
412,897
45.4%
M P Veerendrakumar (SJ(D))
105,300 (11.6 pts)
2019
V K Sreekandan
Indian National Congress
399,274
39.1%
M B Rajesh (CPI (Marxist))
11,637 (1.1 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kunhan P.
Communist Party of India
233,807
25.7%
Eacharan V. Iyyani
Indian National Congress
186,594
20.5%
Damodaran K.
Communist Party of India
185,662
20.4%
Vasu Menon, P.
Indian National Congress
142,053
15.6%
Chadayan Muniyadan
Independent
91,922
10.1%
Muhamad Ismail, T.
Independent
70,691
7.8%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kunhan Patinjara Veetilpadi
Communist Party of India
131,688
65.6%
V. Eacharan
Indian National Congress
59,353
29.6%
K. Krishnankutty
Jharkhand Party
9,650
4.8%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
E. K. Nayanar
CPI (Marxist)
158,230
59.1%
C. S. Devan
Indian National Congress
90,872
34.0%
P. T. Kochuvarkey
Independent
18,436
6.9%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. K. Gopalan
CPI (Marxist)
191,089
57.1%
T. C. Govindan
Independent
138,823
41.5%
V. P. Purshothaman
Independent
4,601
1.4%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. Sunnasahib
Indian National Congress
207,604
49.7%
T. Sivadasa Menon
CPI (Marxist)
192,733
46.1%
Cherapadam Sivarama Krishna Iyer
Independent
17,341
4.2%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
V.S. Vijaya Raghavan
Congress (I)
204,355
49.9%
T. Sivadasa Menon
CPI (Marxist)
192,267
46.9%
K.P.R. Gopalan
Independent
6,818
1.7%
K. Veluthira
Independent
3,328
0.8%
R. Aravindakhshan
Independent
3,096
0.8%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
V. S. Vijayaraghavan
Indian National Congress
287,170
51.6%
T. Sivadasa Menon
CPI (Marxist)
249,017
44.8%
Rohana Jayaram
Independent
11,092
2.0%
M. Manicken
Independent
2,182
0.4%
Chinnan Master
Independent
1,898
0.3%
A. K. Ponnan
Independent
1,593
0.3%
K. C. Madhava Kurup
Independent
1,503
0.3%
Safarulla
Independent
1,178
0.2%
A. T. Chamiyar
Independent
663
0.1%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. Vijayaraghavan
CPI (Marxist)
348,401
47.4%
V. S. Vijayaraghavan
Indian National Congress
347,115
47.2%
T. Chandrasekharan
Bharatiya Janata Party
27,220
3.7%
N. Krishnakumar
Independent
2,182
0.3%
Kassim Mohammedkutty
Independent
1,894
0.3%
T. P. Joya
Independent
1,485
0.2%
Edakazhiyur Velayudhan
JNP (JP)
1,423
0.2%
Alathi Ishaq
Independent
1,080
0.1%
P. P. Menon
Independent
749
0.1%
S. Abdulkareen
Independent
632
0.1%
Kavassery Sankaran
Independent
579
0.1%
P. V. Arumughan
Independent
546
0.1%
Nanchan
Independent
535
0.1%
V. L. Dora
Independent
478
0.1%
T. K. Prabhakaran
Independent
459
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
V.S. Vijayaraghavan
Indian National Congress
334,913
48.4%
A. Vijayaraghavan
CPI (Marxist)
319,145
46.1%
Rema S. Menon (W)
Bharatiya Janata Party
31,323
4.5%
Sivanarayanan
Janata Party
4,146
0.6%
Mundur Kumaran
Independent
1,479
0.2%
K. Veluthira
Independent
1,286
0.2%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
N N Krishnadas
CPI (Marxist)
343,264
47.8%
V S Vijayaraghavan
Indian National Congress
319,841
44.5%
M V Sukumaran
Bharatiya Janata Party
37,221
5.2%
P. Sethumadhavan
Janata Party
3,289
0.5%
N. Krishna Kumar
Independent
3,274
0.5%
Hamza Chemmanam
PDP
2,460
0.3%
K. Madhavanunni
Independent
1,350
0.2%
Sivaramakrishnan Krishnan
Independent
1,341
0.2%
Pandiyath Chandran
Independent
1,233
0.2%
Mundur Kumaran
Independent
1,059
0.1%
Abdul Basheer
Independent
863
0.1%
K T Raghavan
Independent
822
0.1%
Manikken M.
Independent
689
0.1%
Aravindakshan N.
Independent
554
0.1%
P P Menon
Independent
521
0.1%
Joy Peter T
Independent
503
0.1%
Ramesh Verma K P
Independent
260
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
N.N. Krishnadas
CPI (Marxist)
345,963
47.0%
V.S. Vijayaraghavan
Indian National Congress
320,941
43.6%
Prof. T.C. Govindan
Bharatiya Janata Party
61,419
8.3%
U.C. Kunjan
Independent
3,916
0.5%
Adv. K. Prabhakaran
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,906
0.3%
A. Chandran Nellippadam
Independent
1,090
0.1%
N. Krishnakumar
Independent
1,057
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
N.N.Krishnadas
CPI (Marxist)
372,536
46.2%
M.T. Padma
Indian National Congress
341,769
42.4%
C. Uday Bhaskar
Bharatiya Janata Party
87,948
10.9%
C. Krishnan
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,668
0.3%
T.K. Rajan
Independent
818
0.1%
N. Krishnakumar
Rashtriya Janata Dal
804
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
N. N. Krishnadas
CPI (Marxist)
375,144
45.7%
V S Vijaya Raghavan
Indian National Congress
276,986
33.7%
C Udai Bhasker
Bharatiya Janata Party
147,792
18.0%
Krishnadas
Independent
7,637
0.9%
M Subramanian
Bahujan Samaj Party
5,021
0.6%
K Kuttikrishnan
Independent
5,006
0.6%
Ambazhakode Velayudhan
CPI (ML) Liberation
3,270
0.4%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
M.B. Rajesh
CPI (Marxist)
338,070
42.8%
Satheesan Pacheni
Indian National Congress
336,250
42.6%
C.K. Padmanabhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
68,804
8.7%
M.R. Murali
Independent
20,896
2.6%
Abdul Razak Moulavi
Nationalist Congress Party
8,111
1.0%
Satheesan. E.V
Independent
5,478
0.7%
A. Arokiasamy
Independent
3,776
0.5%
N.V. Rajesh
Independent
3,124
0.4%
Vijayan Ambalakkad
Independent
2,679
0.3%
Chandran. V
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,460
0.3%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
M B Rajesh
CPI (Marxist)
412,897
45.4%
M P Veerendrakumar
SJ(D)
307,597
33.8%
Sobhasurendran
Bharatiya Janata Party
136,541
15.0%
E S Khaja Hussain
SOCIALDEMOCRATICPARTYOFINDIA
12,504
1.4%
None Of The Above
Independent
11,291
1.2%
Thennilapuram Radhakrishnan
WPOI
8,667
1.0%
B Padmanabhan
Aam Aadmi Party
4,933
0.5%
Veerendrakumar O P
Independent
3,946
0.4%
Rajesh S
Shiv Sena
2,654
0.3%
Hari Arumbil
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,009
0.2%
V S Shanavas
Independent
1,946
0.2%
Sreejith
Independent
1,416
0.2%
Abhimod
Independent
1,231
0.1%
C.K. Ramakrishnan
Independent
1,092
0.1%
Aboobakker Sidhikh
All India Trinamool Congress
828
0.1%
Pradeep
Independent
770
0.1%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
V K Sreekandan
Indian National Congress
399,274
39.1%
M B Rajesh
CPI (Marxist)
387,637
37.9%
Krishnakumar C
Bharatiya Janata Party
218,556
21.4%
Thulaseedharan Pallickal
SOCIALDEMOCRATICPARTYOFINDIA
5,749
0.6%
C Chandran
Independent
2,624
0.3%
Hari Arumbil
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,408
0.2%
Rajesh Palolam
Independent
2,234
0.2%
Rajesh S/O Mani
Independent
2,128
0.2%
Balakrishnan
Independent
974
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
Palakkad 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, CPI (Marxist), Indian National Congress, Congress (I).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Palakkad in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
V K Sreekandan (Indian National Congress) won Palakkad, Kerala, in 2019 with 399,274 votes (39.1%), a margin of 11,637 votes over M B Rajesh.
Which parties have won Palakkad since 1957?
Since 1957, Palakkad has been won by: CPI (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.
What was the closest result in Palakkad?
The closest result on record for Palakkad was 1989, when CPI (Marxist) beat Indian National Congress by just 1,286 votes (0.2 percentage points).