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Palakkad Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Palakkad? — V K Sreekandan (INC), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 75,283 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

V K Sreekandan

INC
Margin: 75,283Comfortable win

Election history — every MP of Palakkad

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024V K SreekandanINCCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated A Vijayaraghavan (CPI(M))Margin75,283
  2. 2019May 2019V K SreekandanINCLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated M B Rajesh (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star)Margin11,637

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

V K Sreekandan

INCComfortable win

votes

4,21,169

Margin

75,283(7.3%)

Winner vs Runner-up

V K Sreekandan · INCA Vijayaraghavan · CPI(M)
4,21,1693,45,886
Candidate (11)votes
  1. 1V K Sreekandan✓ WinnerINC4,21,16940.66%
  2. 2A VijayaraghavanCPI(M)3,45,88633.39%
  3. 3C KrishnakumarBJP2,51,77824.31%
  4. 4NOTA8,7930.85%
  5. 5K T PadminiBSPDeposit lost2,1320.21%
  6. 6Anna KuriakoseINDDeposit lost1,4330.14%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 7N S K Puram SasikumarINDDeposit lost1,1770.11%
  2. 8Rajesh K Son Of VelankuttyINDDeposit lost1,0560.1%
  3. 9Rajesh M Son Of Mani CINDDeposit lost9530.09%
  4. 10Sidheek IruppasseryINDDeposit lost9390.09%
  5. 11C RajamanickamINDDeposit lost5200.05%
Total votes10,35,836

Deposit lost: 7 of 10 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
14,00,914

incl. service voters

Votes cast
10,38,946

incl. 10,790 postal

Turnout
74.16%
Polling stations
1,329

Turnout of men and women

Women74.4%

5,32,674 of 7,15,992 voted on EVMs

Men72.3%

4,95,415 of 6,84,909 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 13; 9 voted.

  • Candidates10 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit7
  • NOTA8,793
  • Valid votes10,27,043

Women candidates: K T Padmini, Anna Kuriakose

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: V K Sreekandan (INC)Full result ▾
Candidate (10)votes
  1. 1V K Sreekandan✓ WinnerINC3,99,27438.83%
  2. 2M B RajeshCommunist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star3,87,63737.7%
  3. 3Krishnakumar CBJP2,18,55621.26%
See all candidates (+7)
  1. 4NOTA6,6650.65%
  2. 5Thulaseedharan PallickalSOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF INDIADeposit lost5,7490.56%
  3. 6C ChandranINDDeposit lost2,6240.26%
  4. 7Hari ArumbilBSPDeposit lost2,4080.23%
  5. 8Rajesh PalolamINDDeposit lost2,2340.22%
  6. 9Rajesh S/o ManiINDDeposit lost2,1280.21%
  7. 10BalakrishnanINDDeposit lost9740.09%
Total votes10,28,249

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Palakkad?

V K Sreekandan (INC) won Palakkad in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 4,21,169 votes.

What was the winning margin in Palakkad?

V K Sreekandan defeated A Vijayaraghavan (CPI(M)) by 75,283 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Palakkad?

2019: V K Sreekandan (INC)

What was the turnout in Palakkad in 2024?

74.16% — 10,38,946 of 14,00,914 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 74.4%, men's 72.3%.

How many voters does Palakkad have?

14,00,914 electors at the 2024 election — 6,84,909 men, 7,15,992 women, 13 third gender (service voters included), and 1,329 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