Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) was won by Dr. Shashi Tharoor (Indian National Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 99,989 votes over Kummanam Rajasekharan. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, from 1957 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1957–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Easwara Iyer
Independent
121,350
42.0%
Thanu Pillai A (Praja Socialist Party)
10,944 (3.8 pts)
1962
Nataraja Pillai
Independent
161,713
50.1%
Krishna Pillai (Praja Socialist Party)
10,458 (3.2 pts)
1967
P. Viswambharan
Samyukta Socialist Party
153,040
49.2%
G.C. Pillai (Indian National Congress)
4,478 (1.4 pts)
1971
V. K. Krishna Menon
Independent
167,872
53.0%
D. Damodaran Potti (Praja Socialist Party)
24,127 (7.6 pts)
1977
M. N. Govindan Nair
Communist Party of India
244,277
56.3%
P. Viswambharan (Bharatiya Lok Dal)
69,822 (16.1 pts)
1980
A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar
Congress (I)
273,818
60.9%
M. N. Govindan Nair (Communist Party of India)
107,057 (23.8 pts)
1984
A. Charles
Indian National Congress
239,791
43.0%
A. Neela Lohithadasan Nadar (LKD)
53,438 (9.6 pts)
1989
A. Charles
Indian National Congress
367,825
49.0%
O. N. V. Kurup (Independent)
50,913 (6.8 pts)
1991
A. Charles
Indian National Congress
334,272
47.0%
E.J. Vijayamma (W) (Communist Party of India)
43,670 (6.1 pts)
1996
K.V.Surendranath
Communist Party of India
312,622
44.4%
A.Charles (Indian National Congress)
20,802 (2.9 pts)
1998
K. Karunakaran
Indian National Congress
337,429
44.4%
K.V. Surendra Nath (Communist Party of India)
15,398 (2.0 pts)
1999
Advocate V.S. Sivakumar
Indian National Congress
288,390
38.1%
Kaniyapuram Ramachandran (Communist Party of India)
14,485 (1.9 pts)
2004
P. K. Vasudevan Nair
Communist Party of India
286,057
37.5%
V S Sivakumar (Indian National Congress)
54,603 (7.1 pts)
2009
Shashi Tharoor
Indian National Congress
326,725
44.3%
Adv. P Ramachandran Nair (Communist Party of India)
99,998 (13.6 pts)
2014
Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Indian National Congress
297,806
34.1%
Sri. O Rajagopal (Bharatiya Janata Party)
15,470 (1.8 pts)
2019
Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Indian National Congress
416,131
41.4%
Kummanam Rajasekharan (Bharatiya Janata Party)
99,989 (9.9 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Easwara Iyer
Independent
121,350
42.0%
Thanu Pillai A
Praja Socialist Party
110,406
38.2%
C. R. Das
Indian National Congress
38,479
13.3%
Kumari Annie Mascrene
Independent
18,741
6.5%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Nataraja Pillai
Independent
161,713
50.1%
Krishna Pillai
Praja Socialist Party
151,255
46.9%
Harman D'Cruz
Swatantra Party
9,675
3.0%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P. Viswambharan
Samyukta Socialist Party
153,040
49.2%
G.C. Pillai
Indian National Congress
148,562
47.8%
E.V. Joseph
Independent
6,048
1.9%
J.J. Guruprakas
Independent
3,348
1.1%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
V. K. Krishna Menon
Independent
167,872
53.0%
D. Damodaran Potti
Praja Socialist Party
143,745
45.4%
George Kunjipalu
Independent
2,430
0.8%
P. Kunjan
Independent
1,946
0.6%
S. R. Chandran
Independent
800
0.3%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
M. N. Govindan Nair
Communist Party of India
244,277
56.3%
P. Viswambharan
Bharatiya Lok Dal
174,455
40.2%
J. M. Daicy
Independent
14,866
3.4%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar
Congress (I)
273,818
60.9%
M. N. Govindan Nair
Communist Party of India
166,761
37.1%
G. P. Nair
Independent
2,734
0.6%
Vettoor M. Balaji
Independent
1,709
0.4%
Attukal V. S. Velayudhan Nair
Independent
1,377
0.3%
Sivadasan Achary
Independent
1,102
0.2%
V. Hareendran Nair
Independent
1,085
0.2%
Y. Alphonse
Independent
1,000
0.2%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. Charles
Indian National Congress
239,791
43.0%
A. Neela Lohithadasan Nadar
LKD
186,353
33.4%
Kerala Verma
Independent
110,449
19.8%
P. A. Jayadev
Independent
6,425
1.2%
G. Gopinathan
Independent
3,121
0.6%
Venttakulam Sivanandan Nair
Independent
2,960
0.5%
Varghese Itticheriya
Independent
2,261
0.4%
Kamala Das (Madhavi Kutty)
Independent
1,786
0.3%
Amaravila Krishnan Nair
Independent
1,511
0.3%
Ponnumangalam K. Achuthan
Independent
1,116
0.2%
Sukumaran Thulasy (Nanthencode Sukumaran)
Independent
644
0.1%
Balakrishnan Nair
Independent
486
0.1%
Samsudeen (Dancer Thampi)
Independent
415
0.1%
Palayam V. Sahadevan
Independent
382
0.1%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. Charles
Indian National Congress
367,825
49.0%
O. N. V. Kurup
Independent
316,912
42.2%
P. Asok Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
56,046
7.5%
P. Parameswaran Nair
Independent
2,705
0.4%
Nanthancode Sukumaran
Independent
2,048
0.3%
Alex
Independent
935
0.1%
M. P. Sahib
Independent
835
0.1%
Subhashithan Nadar
JNP (JP)
713
0.1%
Ramesh Kumar
Independent
638
0.1%
Thaliyal Vanajan
Independent
412
0.1%
Purushothaman
Independent
328
0.0%
K. Achuthan
Independent
295
0.0%
Madhusoodhanan
Independent
265
0.0%
M. Balaji
Independent
234
0.0%
Sainulabuddin
Independent
177
0.0%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A. Charles
Indian National Congress
334,272
47.0%
E.J. Vijayamma (W)
Communist Party of India
290,602
40.9%
O. Rajagopalam
Bharatiya Janata Party
80,566
11.3%
Kunnukuzhy Mony
RPI
2,848
0.4%
Rajasekharan Ramakrishna Panikar
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,003
0.3%
M.C. Velappan
Independent
1,059
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K.V.Surendranath
Communist Party of India
312,622
44.4%
A.Charles
Indian National Congress
291,820
41.4%
K.Raman Pillai
Bharatiya Janata Party
74,904
10.6%
P.K.Rajan
Bahujan Samaj Party
6,348
0.9%
Nemom Salahudheen
Independent
6,184
0.9%
Hariharan
Janata Party
4,261
0.6%
Chenthamarakshan Nair
Independent
2,693
0.4%
P.Peerumuhammed
Independent
1,795
0.3%
K.P.Karunakaran Nair
Independent
1,125
0.2%
A.V.Krishnan Moosad
Independent
822
0.1%
Varkala Sainudeen Sahib
Independent
789
0.1%
P.S.Vassavan Pillai
Independent
591
0.1%
S.T.Ebaneezer
Independent
454
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. Karunakaran
Indian National Congress
337,429
44.4%
K.V. Surendra Nath
Communist Party of India
322,031
42.3%
Kerala Varma Raja
Bharatiya Janata Party
94,303
12.4%
Robinson David
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,871
0.4%
S.R. Biju
Independent
1,876
0.2%
Robinson Albert
Independent
876
0.1%
Prof. A. Yeshu Ratnam
Independent
604
0.1%
P. Peeru Mohammed
Independent
429
0.1%
Gopakumar Sankara Pillai
Independent
404
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Advocate V.S. Sivakumar
Indian National Congress
288,390
38.1%
Kaniyapuram Ramachandran
Communist Party of India
273,905
36.2%
O. Rajagopal
Bharatiya Janata Party
158,221
20.9%
E.J. Vijayamma
Independent
19,652
2.6%
Nemom Salahudeen
Independent
4,060
0.5%
Sasikumar
Independent
3,086
0.4%
A.V. Krishnan Moosad
AJBP
2,566
0.3%
Ulloor Gopi
Independent
1,947
0.3%
Malayinkeezhu Rajesh
Independent
1,462
0.2%
Advocate Vellayani B. Sreekumaran Nair
Shiv Sena
1,164
0.2%
B.K. Rajagopal
Independent
1,100
0.1%
Naushad
Independent
388
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P. K. Vasudevan Nair
Communist Party of India
286,057
37.5%
V S Sivakumar
Indian National Congress
231,454
30.3%
O Rajagopal
Bharatiya Janata Party
228,052
29.9%
Adv K S Rajmohan
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,831
0.5%
Adv G Muraleedharan Nadar
Independent
3,037
0.4%
Selvaraj
Independent
2,480
0.3%
V S Gireesh Kumar
AKMDMP
2,158
0.3%
Adv B K Rajagopal
Independent
1,558
0.2%
Babington
Independent
1,350
0.2%
Cherian V T
Independent
1,122
0.1%
Francis Albert
Independent
873
0.1%
Adv V Pratap Singh
Independent
617
0.1%
T C Balakrishnan Nair
Independent
534
0.1%
Adv I Justus Nadar
Independent
382
0.1%
Noushad
Independent
324
0.0%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Shashi Tharoor
Indian National Congress
326,725
44.3%
Adv. P Ramachandran Nair
Communist Party of India
226,727
30.7%
Dr.A Neelalohithadasan Nadar
Bahujan Samaj Party
86,233
11.7%
P K Krishna Das
Bharatiya Janata Party
84,094
11.4%
M.P.Gangadharan
Nationalist Congress Party
2,972
0.4%
Mohanan Joshwa
Independent
1,660
0.2%
Shajar Khan
Independent
1,646
0.2%
Ajithkumar.K
All India Trinamool Congress
1,606
0.2%
Prathapan
Independent
1,169
0.2%
Sasi - Kalapurakkal
Independent
1,067
0.1%
Sasi - Janaki Sadan
Independent
1,013
0.1%
U.Nahur Miran Peeru Muhammad
Independent
815
0.1%
G Ashokan
Independent
646
0.1%
Jain Wilson
BSA
457
0.1%
Dileep
Independent
409
0.1%
T.George
Independent
402
0.1%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Indian National Congress
297,806
34.1%
Sri. O Rajagopal
Bharatiya Janata Party
282,336
32.3%
Sri. Doctor Bennet Abraham
Communist Party of India
248,941
28.5%
Sri. Ajit Joy
Aam Aadmi Party
14,153
1.6%
Sri.Kunnil Shajahan
SOCIALDEMOCRATICPARTYOFINDIA
4,818
0.6%
Sri.Benet Babu Benjamin
Independent
4,231
0.5%
None Of The Above
Independent
3,344
0.4%
Sri. J Sudhakaran
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,260
0.4%
Sri. O M Jyotheendra Nath
Independent
2,445
0.3%
Sri. Jain Wilson
Independent
2,105
0.2%
Smt. Syamalakumari
Independent
1,851
0.2%
Sri. Kunnukuzhi S Mani
Independent
1,717
0.2%
Sri.Shajar Khan
SUCI(C)
1,691
0.2%
Fr.Stephen
Independent
1,271
0.1%
Sri. Adv. Perurkada Harikumar
Shiv Sena
902
0.1%
Sri.George Mankidiyil
Independent
843
0.1%
Sri. V S Jayakumar
Independent
445
0.1%
Sri.Anil Kumar Y
Independent
371
0.0%
Sri. O V Sreedath
SRP
356
0.0%
Smt. R Chandrika Kattakada
RPI
292
0.0%
Sri. Thomas Joseph
RPI(A)
261
0.0%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dr. Shashi Tharoor
Indian National Congress
416,131
41.4%
Kummanam Rajasekharan
Bharatiya Janata Party
316,142
31.4%
C. Divakaran
Communist Party of India
258,556
25.7%
Mithra Kumar G
Independent
3,521
0.4%
Kiran Kumar. S.K
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,535
0.3%
Vishnu S Ambadi
Independent
1,822
0.2%
Pandalam Keralavarmaraja
PNP
1,695
0.2%
M.S Subi
Independent
1,050
0.1%
T Sasi
Independent
1,007
0.1%
S Mini
SUCI(C)
664
0.1%
Binu. D
Independent
604
0.1%
Nandhavanam Suseelan
Independent
465
0.0%
Christopher Shaju Paliyode
Independent
345
0.0%
Gopakumar Oorupoika
Independent
339
0.0%
Johny Thampy
Independent
267
0.0%
B. Devadathan
Independent
258
0.0%
Jain Wilson
Independent
199
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
Thiruvananthapuram has been contested at 16 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Independent, Samyukta Socialist Party, Communist Party of India, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Thiruvananthapuram in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Dr. Shashi Tharoor (Indian National Congress) won Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in 2019 with 416,131 votes (41.4%), a margin of 99,989 votes over Kummanam Rajasekharan.
Which parties have won Thiruvananthapuram since 1957?
Since 1957, Thiruvananthapuram has been won by: Communist Party of India, Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress, Samyukta Socialist Party.
What was the closest result in Thiruvananthapuram?
The closest result on record for Thiruvananthapuram was 1967, when Samyukta Socialist Party beat Indian National Congress by just 4,478 votes (1.4 percentage points).