Palakkad Lok Sabha · General · 15 elections since 1957
All elections from 1957 to 2024 · Source: Election Commission of India via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2024
By-election |
● Rahul Mamkootathil | INC |
58,389 42.27% |
C. Krishnakumar BJP |
18,840
13.64% |
70.93%
138,120 |
| 2021 | ● Shafi Parambil | INC |
54,079 38.06% |
E. Sreedharan BJP |
3,859
2.71% |
75.44%
142,104 |
| 2016 | ● Shafi Parambil | INC |
57,559 41.77% |
Sobha Surendran BJP |
17,483
12.69% |
77.25%
137,804 |
| 2011 | ● Shafi Parambil | INC |
47,641 42.41% |
K. K. Divakaran CPI(M) |
7,403
6.59% |
72.78%
112,347 |
| 2006 | ● K. K. Divakaran | CPI(M) |
41,166 36.97% |
A. V. Gopinathan INC |
1,344
1.21% |
71.60%
111,346 |
| 2001 | ● K. Sankaranarayanan | INC |
53,831 48.51% |
T. K. Noushad CPI(M) |
10,805
9.74% |
68.05%
110,964 |
| 1996 | ● T. K. Noushad | CPI(M) |
39,198 43.20% |
C. M. Sundaram INC |
596
0.66% |
62.06%
89,872 |
| 1991 | ● C. M. Sundaram | INC |
41,432 45.09% |
M. S. Gopalakrishnan CPI(M) |
3,507
3.82% |
66.34%
91,895 |
| 1987 | ● C. M. Sundaram | Independent |
38,774 44.35% |
Girija Surendran CPI(M) |
6,065
6.94% |
76.18%
87,434 |
| 1982 | ● C. M. Sundaram | Independent |
29,011 44.46% |
N. A. Kareem Independent |
3,170
4.86% |
68.47%
65,246 |
| 1977 | ● C. M. Sundaram | Independent |
30,160 50.00% |
R. Krishnan CPI(M) |
2,803
4.65% |
74.92%
60,315 |
| 1970 | ● R. Krishnan | CPI(M) |
23,113 40.50% |
A. Chandran Nair Independent |
5,460
9.57% |
69.92%
57,068 |
| 1967 | ● R. Krishnan | CPI(M) |
24,627 54.13% |
K. Sankaranarayanan INC |
9,631
21.17% |
68.75%
45,494 |
| 1960 | ● R. Raghava Menon | INC |
26,546 51.71% |
K. C. Gopalanunni CPI |
1,758
3.42% |
80.64%
51,334 |
| 1957 | ● R. Raghava Menon | INC |
14,873 42.28% |
M. P. Kunhiraman CPI |
625
1.78% |
59.31%
35,179 |
Palakkad city is the most high-profile seat in the district. Three-way fight between N.M.R. Rasakh (LDF-backed Independent), Ramesh Pisharody (INC/UDF) and Sobha Surendran (BJP/NDA). The 2024 bypoll saw INC win by 18,840 votes.