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Lok Sabha constituency 2· General seat

Kannur Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Kannur? — K. Sudhakaran (INC), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 1,08,982 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.

MP · 2024

K. Sudhakaran

INC
Margin: 1,08,982Comfortable win

Election history — every MP of Kannur

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024K. SudhakaranINCCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated M.V. Jayarajan (CPI(M))Margin1,08,982
  2. 2019May 2019K. SudhakaranINCLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated P. K. Sreemathi Teacher (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star)Margin94,559

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

K. Sudhakaran

INCComfortable win

votes

5,18,524

Margin

1,08,982(10.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

K. Sudhakaran · INCM.V. Jayarajan · CPI(M)
5,18,5244,09,542
Candidate (13)votes
  1. 1K. Sudhakaran✓ WinnerINC5,18,52448.74%
  2. 2M.V. JayarajanCPI(M)4,09,54238.5%
  3. 3C. RaghunathBJPDeposit lost1,19,87611.27%
  4. 4NOTA8,8730.83%
  5. 5Ramachandran BavileeriBharatheeya Jawan Kisan PartyDeposit lost2,6490.25%
  6. 6K. Sudhakaran S/o. KrishnanINDDeposit lost1,0090.09%
See all candidates (+7)
  1. 7Sudhakaran. K S/o. P GopalanINDDeposit lost8960.08%
  2. 8Joy John Pattar MadathilINDDeposit lost6180.06%
  3. 9JayarajINDDeposit lost4880.05%
  4. 10Jayarajan S/o. VelayudhanINDDeposit lost4250.04%
  5. 11Vadi HareendranINDDeposit lost3430.03%
  6. 12Narayana KumarINDDeposit lost3080.03%
  7. 13C. Balakrishnan YadavINDDeposit lost3040.03%
Total votes10,63,855

Deposit lost: 10 of 12 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
13,63,080

incl. service voters

Votes cast
10,66,171

incl. 17,386 postal

Turnout
78.22%
Polling stations
1,178

Turnout of men and women

Women79.1%

5,63,723 of 7,12,364 voted on EVMs

Men74.5%

4,84,982 of 6,50,710 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 6; 3 voted.

  • Candidates12
  • Lost deposit10
  • NOTA8,873
  • Valid votes10,54,982

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: K. Sudhakaran (INC)Full result ▾
Candidate (14)votes
  1. 1K. Sudhakaran✓ WinnerINC5,29,74150.27%
  2. 2P. K. Sreemathi TeacherCommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star4,35,18241.29%
  3. 3C. K. PadmanabhanBJPDeposit lost68,5096.5%
See all candidates (+11)
  1. 4K.K. Abdul JabbarSOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF INDIADeposit lost8,1420.77%
  2. 5NOTA3,8280.36%
  3. 6K. SUDHAKARAN, S/o KRISHNANINDDeposit lost2,2490.21%
  4. 7Adv. R. APARNASOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost2,1620.21%
  5. 8SUDHAKARAN P. K, S/o KRISHNAPILLAINDDeposit lost1,0620.1%
  6. 9P. SREEMATHI, W/o RAVEENDRANINDDeposit lost7960.08%
  7. 10K. SUDHAKARAN, S/o KUNHIRAMANINDDeposit lost7260.07%
  8. 11K. SREEMATHI, W/o SUDEEP KUMAR C. VINDDeposit lost5810.06%
  9. 12Praveen ArimbrathodiyilINDDeposit lost3180.03%
  10. 13Radhamani NarayanakumarINDDeposit lost2860.03%
  11. 14KuriakoseSecular Democratic CongressDeposit lost2600.02%
Total votes10,53,842

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Kannur?

K. Sudhakaran (INC) won Kannur in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 5,18,524 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kannur?

K. Sudhakaran defeated M.V. Jayarajan (CPI(M)) by 1,08,982 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Kannur?

2019: K. Sudhakaran (INC)

What was the turnout in Kannur in 2024?

78.22% — 10,66,171 of 13,63,080 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 79.1%, men's 74.5%.

How many voters does Kannur have?

13,63,080 electors at the 2024 election — 6,50,710 men, 7,12,364 women, 6 third gender (service voters included), and 1,178 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer