Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Thrissur (Kerala) was won by T. N. Prathapan (Indian National Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 93,633 votes over Rajaji Mathew Thomas. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Thrissur, Kerala, from 1957 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1957–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
Krishnan
Communist Party of India
130,328
46.5%
Balakrishna Marar (Indian National Congress)
7,633 (2.7 pts)
1962
Krishna Warriar
Communist Party of India
164,899
50.9%
Seetha Raman (Indian National Congress)
5,827 (1.8 pts)
1967
C. Janardhanan
Communist Party of India
180,195
51.0%
K. K. V. Panicker (Indian National Congress)
20,869 (5.9 pts)
1971
C. Janardhanan
Communist Party of India
186,709
48.1%
K. P. Aravindakshan (CPI (Marxist))
20,324 (5.2 pts)
1977
K. A. Rajan
Communist Party of India
221,815
52.0%
Aravindakshan (CPI (Marxist))
37,506 (8.8 pts)
1980
K. A. Rajan
CPI (Marxist)
195,343
51.0%
P.P. George (Congress (I))
43,151 (11.3 pts)
1984
P. A. Antony
Indian National Congress
268,683
51.9%
V. V. Raghavan (Communist Party of India)
51,290 (9.9 pts)
1989
P. A. Antony
Indian National Congress
338,271
47.4%
Meenakshy Thampan (Communist Party of India)
6,235 (0.9 pts)
1991
P.C. Chacko
Indian National Congress
342,896
49.0%
K.P. Rajendran (Communist Party of India)
29,231 (4.2 pts)
1996
V.V.Raghavan
Communist Party of India
308,482
44.7%
K.Karunakaran (Indian National Congress)
1,480 (0.2 pts)
1998
V.V. Raghavan
Communist Party of India
340,216
47.0%
K. Muraleedharan (Indian National Congress)
18,409 (2.5 pts)
1999
A.C. Jose
Indian National Congress
343,793
47.1%
V.V. Raghavan (Communist Party of India)
11,632 (1.6 pts)
2004
C. K. Chandrappan
Communist Party of India
320,960
46.7%
A C Jose (Indian National Congress)
45,961 (6.7 pts)
2009
P C Chacko
Indian National Congress
385,297
47.2%
C N Jayadevan (Communist Party of India)
25,151 (3.1 pts)
2014
C. N. Jayadevan
Communist Party of India
389,209
42.3%
K. P. Dhanapalan (Indian National Congress)
38,227 (4.2 pts)
2019
T. N. Prathapan
Indian National Congress
415,089
40.0%
Rajaji Mathew Thomas (Communist Party of India)
93,633 (9.0 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Krishnan
Communist Party of India
130,328
46.5%
Balakrishna Marar
Indian National Congress
122,695
43.8%
Janardanan C. G.
Praja Socialist Party
27,418
9.8%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Krishna Warriar
Communist Party of India
164,899
50.9%
Seetha Raman
Indian National Congress
159,072
49.1%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
C. Janardhanan
Communist Party of India
180,195
51.0%
K. K. V. Panicker
Indian National Congress
159,326
45.1%
M. M. Benny
Independent
7,680
2.2%
N. G. Menon
Swatantra Party
5,858
1.7%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
C. Janardhanan
Communist Party of India
186,709
48.1%
K. P. Aravindakshan
CPI (Marxist)
166,385
42.8%
M. A. Poulose
Congress (O)
26,960
6.9%
Ramu Kariat
Independent
6,364
1.6%
K. L. Varghese
Independent
1,971
0.5%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. A. Rajan
Communist Party of India
221,815
52.0%
Aravindakshan
CPI (Marxist)
184,309
43.2%
P. K. Viswambharan
Independent
8,627
2.0%
C. G. Janardhanan
Independent
5,997
1.4%
Nettur P. Damodaran
Independent
5,456
1.3%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. A. Rajan
CPI (Marxist)
195,343
51.0%
P.P. George
Congress (I)
152,192
39.8%
K.V.K. Panicker
Janata Party
25,133
6.6%
M.M. Benny
Independent
2,339
0.6%
P. Damodara Menon
Independent
1,922
0.5%
K.R. Madhavan
Independent
1,826
0.5%
M.S. Chandraprakasam(Madakkavil)
Independent
1,750
0.5%
Sukumaran Pottekat
Independent
1,374
0.4%
M.K. Balagangadhara Thilakan
Independent
811
0.2%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P. A. Antony
Indian National Congress
268,683
51.9%
V. V. Raghavan
Communist Party of India
217,393
42.0%
M. Jayaprakash
Independent
22,487
4.3%
Kumaran Pallatheri
Independent
1,902
0.4%
C. A. Devassy
Independent
1,550
0.3%
M. Sadasivan
Independent
1,117
0.2%
K. K. Velayudhan
Independent
1,068
0.2%
K. K. Karunakaran
Independent
1,044
0.2%
O. E. Muhammadali
Independent
900
0.2%
M. S. Chandraprakash
Independent
831
0.2%
Joseph Thadikkaran
Independent
502
0.1%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P. A. Antony
Indian National Congress
338,271
47.4%
Meenakshy Thampan
Communist Party of India
332,036
46.5%
K. V. Sreedharan Master
Bharatiya Janata Party
38,205
5.3%
Wilson
Independent
1,120
0.2%
Jacob Puvathigal
Independent
1,064
0.1%
Karuthi Joseph
Independent
992
0.1%
Varghese Chittalapully
Independent
751
0.1%
O. B. Mohammedali
Independent
684
0.1%
O. Lakshmykutty
Independent
590
0.1%
Chinnakkal Karutha Mohammed
Independent
549
0.1%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P.C. Chacko
Indian National Congress
342,896
49.0%
K.P. Rajendran
Communist Party of India
313,665
44.8%
E. Reghunandanan
Bharatiya Janata Party
38,213
5.5%
Pradeep T.B.
Independent
2,324
0.3%
P. Suseelan
Independent
782
0.1%
O.B. Mohamadali
Independent
764
0.1%
K.K. Damodaran Master
Independent
713
0.1%
V.A. Anthony
Independent
408
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
V.V.Raghavan
Communist Party of India
308,482
44.7%
K.Karunakaran
Indian National Congress
307,002
44.5%
Rema Reghunandan
Bharatiya Janata Party
41,139
6.0%
M.S.Kunjunny
Independent
5,489
0.8%
C.J.John
Independent
5,455
0.8%
Chacko George
Independent
4,928
0.7%
P.D.Joseph
Independent
4,092
0.6%
Mukundan Parakkad
Independent
3,085
0.4%
Divakaran Pallath
Independent
2,267
0.3%
K.K.Karunakaran
Independent
2,186
0.3%
Devassy Chowallur
Independent
1,625
0.2%
Sunny Pavaratty (Puthran)
Independent
1,009
0.1%
M.S.Chandraprakash
Independent
810
0.1%
K.K.Arjunan
Independent
658
0.1%
Tholath Grigory Kochu
Independent
534
0.1%
Vadakkoottu Raghavan
Independent
517
0.1%
Rama Nandan
Independent
355
0.1%
Thoppil Rajappan
Independent
339
0.0%
M.S.Menon (M.Sivarama Menon)
Independent
324
0.0%
Kundukulangara Chakkunny
Independent
321
0.0%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
V.V. Raghavan
Communist Party of India
340,216
47.0%
K. Muraleedharan
Indian National Congress
321,807
44.5%
P.M. Gopinadhan
Bharatiya Janata Party
58,386
8.1%
Prof. Tholoor Sasidharan
Janata Party
1,164
0.2%
C.V. Anilkumar
Independent
1,059
0.1%
K.S. Joshy
SAP
558
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
A.C. Jose
Indian National Congress
343,793
47.1%
V.V. Raghavan
Communist Party of India
332,161
45.5%
A.S. Radhakrishnan
Janata Dal (United)
44,354
6.1%
Joshi Blangat
Independent
4,147
0.6%
M.M. Davis
Independent
3,845
0.5%
Karunakaran
Independent
1,465
0.2%
Jacob Poovathingal
Independent
652
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
C. K. Chandrappan
Communist Party of India
320,960
46.7%
A C Jose
Indian National Congress
274,999
40.0%
P S Sreeraman
Bharatiya Janata Party
72,108
10.5%
M P Renjith
Independent
8,780
1.3%
Provind P N
Independent
4,997
0.7%
A K Sivaratnan
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,935
0.4%
Ouseph Anto
Janata Dal (United)
1,704
0.2%
Abdul Majeed Master
Independent
1,222
0.2%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P C Chacko
Indian National Congress
385,297
47.2%
C N Jayadevan
Communist Party of India
360,146
44.1%
Rema Regunandan
Bharatiya Janata Party
54,680
6.7%
Adv. N Hariharan Nair
Independent
3,687
0.5%
Adv. Joshy Tharakan
Bahujan Samaj Party
3,222
0.4%
P C Saju
Independent
3,094
0.4%
E A Joseph
Independent
1,449
0.2%
Kunjan Pulayan
Independent
1,443
0.2%
K Arun Kumar
Independent
1,203
0.1%
Ajayan Kutikat
Janata Dal (United)
824
0.1%
N K Ravi
Independent
817
0.1%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
C. N. Jayadevan
Communist Party of India
389,209
42.3%
K. P. Dhanapalan
Indian National Congress
350,982
38.1%
K.P. Sreesan
Bharatiya Janata Party
102,681
11.2%
Sarah Joseph
Aam Aadmi Party
44,638
4.8%
None Of The Above
Independent
10,050
1.1%
Sufeera K. P.
SOCIALDEMOCRATICPARTYOFINDIA
6,894
0.7%
T. L. Santhosh
Independent
6,044
0.7%
Jasminsha
Independent
3,959
0.4%
Adv. A. Jayaram
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,110
0.2%
Maniyangattil Sukumaran
Independent
949
0.1%
K.Sivaraman
CPI(ML)RS
718
0.1%
Haji Moideen Shah
Janata Dal (United)
659
0.1%
M. Narayanankutty (M. N. Kutty)
Independent
616
0.1%
Soman Pillai
IGP
546
0.1%
Jiju Cheenikkal
Independent
450
0.0%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
T. N. Prathapan
Indian National Congress
415,089
40.0%
Rajaji Mathew Thomas
Communist Party of India
321,456
31.0%
Suresh Gopi
Bharatiya Janata Party
293,822
28.3%
Nikhil Chandrasekharan
Bahujan Samaj Party
2,551
0.2%
N. D. Venu
CPI(ML)RS
1,330
0.1%
Suvith
Independent
1,133
0.1%
Sonu
Independent
1,130
0.1%
Praveen K. P.
Independent
1,105
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
Thrissur 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Thrissur in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
T. N. Prathapan (Indian National Congress) won Thrissur, Kerala, in 2019 with 415,089 votes (40.0%), a margin of 93,633 votes over Rajaji Mathew Thomas.
Which parties have won Thrissur since 1957?
Since 1957, Thrissur has been won by: CPI (Marxist), Communist Party of India, Indian National Congress.
What was the closest result in Thrissur?
The closest result on record for Thrissur was 1996, when Communist Party of India beat Indian National Congress by just 1,480 votes (0.2 percentage points).