Lok Sabha Constituency in Kerala, India
Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency (Malayalam: പാലക്കാട് ലോക്സഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is: one of the——20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
Assembly segments※
Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Members of Parliament※
Election results※
General Election 2024※
2024 Indian general election: Palakkad
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC
|
V. K. Sreekandan
|
421,169
|
40.66%
|
1.49%
|
|
CPI(M)
|
A. Vijayaraghavan
|
3,45,886
|
33.39%
|
4.64%
|
|
BJP
|
C. Krishnakumar
|
2,51,778
|
24.31%
|
2.87%
|
|
BSP
|
K. T. Padmini
|
2132
|
0.21%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Anna Kuriakose
|
1,433
|
0.14%
|
|
|
Independent
|
N S K Puram Sasikumar
|
1,177
|
0.11%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Rajesh K s/o Velankutty
|
1,056
|
0.1%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Rajesh M s/o Mani C
|
953
|
0.09%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Sidheek Iruppassery
|
939
|
0.09%
|
|
|
Independent
|
C. Rajamanickam
|
520
|
0.05%
|
|
|
NOTA
|
None of the above
|
8,793
|
0.85
|
0.20%
|
Majority
|
75,283
|
7.26%
|
6.12%
|
Turnout
|
10,35,836
|
73.57%
|
4.20%
|
Registered electors
|
13,98,143
|
|
5.67%
|
|
INC hold
|
Swing
|
1.49%
|
|
General Elections 2019※
2019 Indian general election : Palakkad
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC
|
V. K. Sreekandan
|
399,274
|
39.17%
|
|
|
CPI(M)
|
M. B. Rajesh
|
3,87,637
|
38.03%
|
-7.33%
|
|
BJP
|
C. Krishnakumar
|
2,18,556
|
21.44%
|
6.44%
|
|
NOTA
|
None of the Above
|
6,665
|
0.65%
|
-0.59%
|
|
SDPI
|
Thulaseedharan Pallickal
|
5,749
|
0.56%
|
-0.81%
|
Margin of victory
|
11,637
|
1.14%
|
-10.43%
|
Turnout
|
10,19,337
|
77.77%
|
1.73%
|
Registered electors
|
13,23,010
|
|
9.45%
|
|
INC gain from CPI(M)
|
Swing
|
-6.19%
|
|
Assembly wise votes, 2019 : Palakkad
Assembly Constituency
|
V. K. Sreekandan (INC)
|
M. B. Rajesh (CPI(M))
|
C. Krishnakumar (BJP)
|
Pattambi
|
67,644
|
50,465
|
20,716
|
Shornur
|
49,810
|
60,902
|
32,308
|
Ottapalam
|
54,386
|
60,846
|
35,683
|
Kongad
|
52,456
|
52,812
|
29,104
|
Mannarkkad
|
78,250
|
48,625
|
18,560
|
Malampuzha
|
47,743
|
69,037
|
41,413
|
Palakkad
|
48,425
|
44,086
|
39,963
|
Total votes
|
3,99,274
|
3,87,637
|
2,18,556
|
% of votes
|
38.83
|
37.7
|
21.26
|
General Elections 2014※
2014 Indian general election : Palakkad
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
CPI(M)
|
M. B. Rajesh
|
412,897
|
45.36%
|
2.54%
|
|
SJ(D)
|
M. P. Veerendra Kumar
|
3,07,597
|
33.79%
|
|
|
BJP
|
Sobhasurendran
|
1,36,587
|
15.00%
|
6.29%
|
|
SDPI
|
E. S. Khaja Hussain
|
12,504
|
1.37%
|
|
|
NOTA
|
None of the Above
|
11,291
|
1.24%
|
|
|
WPOI
|
Thennilapuram Radhakrishnan
|
8,667
|
0.95%
|
|
|
AAP
|
B. Padmanabhan
|
4,933
|
0.54%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
1,05,300
|
11.57%
|
11.34%
|
Turnout
|
9,10,322
|
75.33%
|
1.84%
|
Registered electors
|
12,08,726
|
|
12.46%
|
|
CPI(M) hold
|
Swing
|
2.54%
|
|
General Elections 2009※
2009 Indian general election : Palakkad
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
CPI(M)
|
M. B. Rajesh
|
338,070
|
42.81%
|
-2.89%
|
|
INC
|
Satheeshan Pacheni
|
3,36,250
|
42.58%
|
8.84%
|
|
BJP
|
C. K. Padmanabhan
|
68,804
|
8.71%
|
-9.29%
|
|
Independent
|
M. R. Murali
|
20,896
|
2.65%
|
|
|
NCP
|
Abdul Razak Moulavi
|
8,111
|
1.03%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Satheesan. E.V
|
5,478
|
0.69%
|
|
|
Independent
|
A. Arokiasamy
|
3,776
|
0.48%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
1,820
|
0.23%
|
-11.73%
|
Turnout
|
7,89,648
|
73.48%
|
-0.27%
|
Registered electors
|
10,74,818
|
|
-3.44%
|
|
CPI(M) hold
|
Swing
|
-2.89%
|
|
General Elections 2004※
2004 Indian general election : Palakkad
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
CPI(M)
|
N. N. Krishnadas
|
375,144
|
45.70%
|
-0.49%
|
|
INC
|
V. S. Vijayaraghavan
|
2,76,986
|
33.74%
|
-8.63%
|
|
BJP
|
C. Udai Bhasker
|
1,47,792
|
18.00%
|
7.10%
|
|
Independent
|
Krishnadas
|
7,637
|
0.93%
|
|
|
BSP
|
M. Subramanian
|
5,021
|
0.61%
|
|
|
Independent
|
K. Kuttikrishnan
|
5,006
|
0.61%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
98,158
|
11.96%
|
8.14%
|
Turnout
|
8,20,856
|
73.78%
|
1.69%
|
Registered electors
|
11,13,144
|
|
-1.70%
|
|
CPI(M) hold
|
Swing
|
-0.49%
|
|
General Elections 1999※
General Elections 1998※
1998 Indian general election : Palakkad
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
CPI(M)
|
N. N. Krishnadas
|
345,963
|
46.99%
|
-0.78%
|
|
INC
|
V. S. Vijayaraghavan
|
3,20,941
|
43.59%
|
-0.92%
|
|
BJP
|
Prof. T. C. Govindan
|
61,419
|
8.34%
|
3.16%
|
|
Independent
|
U. C. Kunjan
|
3,916
|
0.53%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
25,022
|
3.40%
|
0.14%
|
Turnout
|
7,36,292
|
69.19%
|
-0.28%
|
Registered electors
|
10,76,444
|
|
1.35%
|
|
CPI(M) hold
|
Swing
|
-0.78%
|
|
General Elections 1996※
1996 Indian general election : Palakkad
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
CPI(M)
|
N. N. Krishnadas
|
343,264
|
47.77%
|
1.67%
|
|
INC
|
V. S. Vijayaraghavan
|
3,19,841
|
44.51%
|
-3.87%
|
|
BJP
|
M. V. Sukumaran
|
37,221
|
5.18%
|
0.66%
|
|
JP
|
P. Sethumadhavan
|
3,289
|
0.46%
|
|
|
Independent
|
N. Krishna Kumar
|
3,274
|
0.46%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
23,423
|
3.26%
|
0.98%
|
Turnout
|
7,18,544
|
69.47%
|
-2.09%
|
Registered electors
|
10,62,083
|
|
8.13%
|
|
CPI(M) gain from INC
|
Swing
|
-0.61%
|
|
General Elections 1991※
1991 Indian general election : Palakkad
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC
|
V. S. Vijayaraghavan
|
334,913
|
48.38%
|
1.14%
|
|
CPI(M)
|
A. Vijayaraghavan
|
3,19,145
|
46.10%
|
-1.32%
|
|
BJP
|
Rema S. Menon
|
31,323
|
4.52%
|
0.82%
|
|
JP
|
Sivanarayanan
|
4,146
|
0.60%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
15,768
|
2.28%
|
2.10%
|
Turnout
|
6,92,292
|
71.56%
|
-5.89%
|
Registered electors
|
9,82,228
|
|
2.55%
|
|
INC gain from CPI(M)
|
Swing
|
0.96%
|
|
General Elections 1989※
General Elections 1984※
General Elections 1980※
1980 Indian general election : Palakkad
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
INC(I)
|
V. S. Vijayaraghavan
|
204,355
|
49.86%
|
|
|
CPI(M)
|
T. Sivadasa Menon
|
1,92,267
|
46.91%
|
0.77%
|
|
Independent
|
K. P. R. Gopalan
|
6,818
|
1.66%
|
|
|
Independent
|
K. Veluthira
|
3,328
|
0.81%
|
|
|
Independent
|
R. Aravindakhshan
|
3,096
|
0.76%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
12,088
|
2.95%
|
-0.61%
|
Turnout
|
4,09,864
|
58.95%
|
-15.68%
|
Registered electors
|
7,05,179
|
|
19.67%
|
|
INC(I) gain from INC
|
Swing
|
0.15%
|
|
General Elections 1977※
General Elections 1971※
General Elections 1967※
General Elections 1962※
General Elections 1957※
1957 Indian general election : Palakkad
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±%
|
|
CPI
|
Kunhan Patinjara Veetilpadi
|
233,807
|
25.67%
|
|
|
INC
|
Eacharan V. Iyyani
|
1,86,594
|
20.49%
|
|
|
CPI
|
K. Damodaran
|
1,85,662
|
20.39%
|
|
|
INC
|
P. Vasu Menon
|
1,42,053
|
15.60%
|
|
|
Independent
|
Chadayan Muniyadan
|
91,922
|
10.09%
|
|
|
Independent
|
T. Muhamad Ismail
|
70,691
|
7.76%
|
|
Margin of victory
|
47,213
|
5.18%
|
|
Turnout
|
9,10,729
|
107.86%
|
|
Registered electors
|
8,44,346
|
|
|
|
CPI win (new seat)
|
See also※
References※
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