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Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency

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Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency (Malayalam: വടകര ലോക്സഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.

Vatakara
KL-3
Lok Sabha constituency
Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
Assembly constituenciesThalassery
Kuthuparamba
Vatakara
Kuttiady
Nadapuram
Koyilandy
Perambra
Established1957
Total electors12,86,250 (2019)
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2024
Preceded byK. Muraleedharan

Assembly segments

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Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

No Name District Member Party 2024 Lead
13 Thalassery Kannur A. N. Shamseer CPI(M) CPI(M)
14 Kuthuparamba K. P. Mohanan LJD INC
20 Vatakara Kozhikode K. K. Rema RMPI INC
21 Kuttiady K. P. Kunhahammed Kutty CPI(M) INC
22 Nadapuram E. K. Vijayan CPI INC
23 Koyilandy Kanathil Jameela CPI(M) INC
24 Perambra T. P. Ramakrishnan CPI(M) INC

Members of Parliament

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Year Member Party
1957 K. B. Menon Praja Socialist Party
1962 A. V. Raghavan Independent
1967 A. Sreedharan Samyukta Socialist Party
1971 K. P. Unnikrishnan Indian National Congress
1977
1980 Indian National Congress (U)
1984 Indian Congress (Socialist)
1989 Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha
1991
1996 O. Bharathan Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1998 A.K. Premajam
1999
2004 P. Satheedevi
2009 Mullappally Ramachandran Indian National Congress
2014
2019 K. Muraleedharan
2024 Shafi Parambil

Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
 
 49.65%
2019
 
 49.81%
2014
 
 43.41%
2009
 
 48.82%
2004
 
 51.81%
1999
 
 47.15%
1998
 
 48.50%
1996
 
 51.17%
1991
 
 49.97%
1989
 
 46.76%
1984
 
 46.67%
1980
 
 54.15%
1977
 
 50.81%
1971
 
 52.88%
1967
 
 65.20%
1962
 
 60.86%
1957
 
 37.68%

General Election 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Vatakara[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Shafi Parambil 557,528 49.65%   0.16%
CPI(M) K. K. Shailaja 4,43,022 39.45%   2.36%
BJP C. R. Praful Krishnan 1,11,979 9.97%   2.39%
Independent Shafi T. P 3,764 0.34%
Independent K. K. Shylaja 1,179 0.1%
Independent Kunhikannan Payyoli 869 0.08%
Independent Shylaja 680 0.06%
Independent Shafi 422 0.04%
Independent Sylaja. P 326 0.03%
Independent Muralidharan 269 0.02%
NOTA None of the above 2,909 0.26%   .06%
Majority 1,14,506 10.19%   2.18%
Turnout 11,22,947 78.41 %   4.29%
Registered electors 14,21,883   10.31%
INC hold Swing   .16%

General Elections 2019

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2019 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. Muraleedharan 526,755 49.81% 6.40%
CPI(M) P. Jayarajan 4,42,092 41.81% −1.26%
BJP V. K. Sajeevan 80,128 7.58% −0.38%
SDPI Musthafa Kommeri 5,544 0.52% −1.05%
National Labour Party Jatheesh.A.P 2,833 0.27%
Independent Santhosh Kumar 1,295 0.12%
Independent Muraleedharan.K Sandram 910 0.09%
Independent Jayarajan Pandaraparambil 690 0.06%
Independent C. O. T. Naseer 612 0.06%
Independent Muraleedharan. K Kuttiyil Veedu 597 0.06%
CPI(ML) Red Star Advocate K. Sudhakaran 507 0.05%
Independent Aluva Aneesh 241 0.02%
NOTA None of the Above 3,473 0.32% −0.32%
Margin of victory 84,663 8.01% 7.66%
Turnout 10,57,440 82.70% 0.91%
Registered electors 12,88,926 9.00%
INC hold Swing 6.40%

General Elections 2014

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2014 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mullappally Ramachandran 416,479 43.37% −5.45%
CPI(M) A. N. Shamseer 4,13,173 43.03% 0.72%
BJP V. K. Sajeevan 76,313 7.95% 3.27%
Independent P. Kumarankutty 17,229 1.79%
SDPI P. Abdul Hameed Master 15,058 1.57%
AAP Ali Akbar 6,245 0.65%
Independent A. P. Shamseer 3,485 0.36%
BSP Saseendran 2,150 0.22%
Independent P. Sharafudeen 1,679 0.17%
Independent Attuveppil Kunhikkannan 731 0.08%
Independent A. M. Smitha 693 0.07%
NOTA None of the Above 6,107 0.64%
Margin of victory 3,306 0.34% −6.17%
Turnout 9,59,342 81.21% 0.58%
Registered electors 11,82,504 10.39%
INC hold Swing -5.41%

General Elections 2009

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2009 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mullappally Ramachandran 421,255 48.82% 12.77%
CPI(M) P. Satheedevi 3,65,069 42.31% −9.50%
BJP K. P Sreesan 40,391 4.68% −5.20%
Independent T. P. Chandrasekharan 21,833 2.53%
BSP K. Noorudheen Musaliar 4,481 0.52%
Independent Satheedevi 3836 0.44%
Independent P. Sathidevi Pallikkal 3,228 0.37%
Independent Naroth Ramachandran 2,751 0.32%
Margin of victory 56,186 6.51% −9.25%
Turnout 8,62,844 80.58% 4.74%
Registered electors 10,71,171 −1.98%
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing -2.99%

General Elections 2004

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2004 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) P. Sathidevi 429,294 51.81% 4.67%
INC M. T. Padma 2,98,705 36.05% −8.08%
BJP K. P. Sreesan 81,901 9.89% 2.59%
Independent K. T. Kunhikannan 7,482 0.90%
Independent Dr. K. N. Ajoy Kumar 7,306 0.88%
Independent T. K. Kalandan Haje 3,845 0.46%
Margin of victory 1,30,589 15.76% 12.75%
Turnout 8,28,533 75.83% 1.25%
Registered electors 10,92,826 −5.46%
CPI(M) hold Swing 4.67%

General Elections 1999

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1999 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) A. K. Premajam 404,355 47.15% −1.35%
INC P. M. Suresh Babu 3,78,511 44.13% 2.67%
BJP O. K. Vasumaster 62,593 7.30% −0.97%
Independent Dr. K. N. Ajoy Kumar 10,708 1.25%
Independent Kalanthan Haji T. K 894 0.10%
Independent Ramachandran 577 0.97%
Margin of victory 25,844 3.01% −4.02%
Turnout 8,57,638 74.57% −1.16%
Registered electors 11,55,934 2.74%
CPI(M) hold Swing -4.02%

General Elections 1998

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1998 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) A. K. Premajam 407,876 48.50% −2.67%
INC P. M. Suresh Babu 3,48,715 41.47% 0.13%
BJP Chettoor Balakrishnan Master 69,564 8.27% 2.12%
INL P. K. Radhakrishnan 11,965 1.42%
Margin of victory 59,161 7.03% −2.80%
Turnout 8,40,958 75.13% −0.60%
Registered electors 11,25,076 3.24%
CPI(M) hold Swing -2.67%

General Elections 1996

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1996 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) O. Bharathan 415,895 51.17%
INC K. P. Unnikrishnan 3,35,950 41.33%
BJP A. D. Nair 49,971 6.15%
Margin of victory 79,945 9.84% 7.63%
Turnout 8,12,773 75.73% −1.95%
Registered electors 10,89,716 5.77%
CPI(M) gain from INS(SCS) Swing 1.20%

General Elections 1991

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1991 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INS(SCS) K. P. Unnikrishnan 395,501 49.97%
Independent M. Ratnasingh 3,78,012 47.76%
Independent P. Unnikrishnan 8,566 1.08%
JP S. K. Madhavan 4,213 0.53%
Margin of victory 17,489 2.21% 1.17%
Turnout 7,91,474 77.67% −3.18%
Registered electors 10,30,244 4.67%
INS(SCS) hold Swing 3.21%

General Elections 1989

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1989 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INS(SCS) K. P. Unnikrishnan 370,434 46.76%
INC A. Sujanapal 3,62,225 45.73%
BJP P. K. Krishnadas 45,558 5.75% −0.08%
Independent T. K. Kalandan Haji 6,198 0.78%
Margin of victory 8,209 1.04% −0.86%
Turnout 7,92,162 80.85% 2.04%
Registered electors 9,84,309 32.94%
INS(SCS) gain from IC(S) Swing 0.10%

General Elections 1984

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1984 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IC(S) K. P. Unnikrishnan 270,416 46.67%
Independent K. M. Radhakrishnan 2,59,437 44.77%
BJP A. D. Nair 33,781 5.83%
Independent B. M. Sasthri 10,556 1.82%
Margin of victory 10,979 1.89% −6.41%
Turnout 5,79,462 78.81% 4.96%
Registered electors 7,40,431 7.99%
IC(S) gain from INC(U) Swing -7.49%

General Elections 1980

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1980 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(U) K. P. Unnikrishnan 271,796 54.15%
INC(I) Mullappally Ramachandran 2,30,114 45.85%
Margin of victory 41,682 8.30% 6.69%
Turnout 5,01,910 73.85% −9.13%
Registered electors 6,85,632 12.20%
INC(U) gain from INC Swing 3.34%

General Elections 1977

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1977 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. P. Unnikrishnan 253,462 50.81% −2.07%
BLD Arangil Sreedharan 2,45,392 49.19%
Margin of victory 8,070 1.62% −13.75%
Turnout 4,98,854 82.98% 15.92%
Registered electors 6,11,107 7.83%
INC hold Swing -2.07%

General Elections 1971

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1971 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. P. Unnikrishnan 198,939 52.88% 18.08%
Independent A. V. Raghavan 1,41,135 37.52%
Indian Socialist Party Arangil Sreedharan 33,893 9.01%
Independent Leela Damodara Menon 2,236 0.59%
Margin of victory 57,804 15.37% −15.03%
Turnout 3,76,203 67.06% −7.46%
Registered electors 5,66,738 22.39%
INC gain from SSP Swing -12.32%

General Elections 1967

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1967 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SSP Arangil Sreedharan 215,597 65.20%
INC M. K. Prabhakaran 1,15,094 34.80%
Margin of victory 1,00,503 30.39% 8.68%
Turnout 3,30,691 74.51% 0.44%
Registered electors 4,63,046 −0.10%
SSP gain from Independent Swing 4.34%

General Elections 1962

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1962 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent A. V. Raghavan 204,315 60.86%
PSP K. B. Menon 1,31,408 39.14%
Margin of victory 72,907 21.72% 15.35%
Turnout 3,35,723 74.07% 7.94%
Registered electors 4,63,498 3.66%
Independent gain from PSP Swing 23.17%

General Elections 1957

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1957 Indian general election : Vatakara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PSP K. B. Menon 111,425 37.68%
INC Gopalan Karipur 92,606 31.32%
CPI P. Ramunni Nambiar 91,651 31.00%
Margin of victory 18,819 6.36%
Turnout 2,95,682 66.13%
Registered electors 4,47,129
PSP win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  2. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Vatakara". Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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