Palakkad is a Lok Sabha / Parliamentary constituency in Cochin of Kerala and is located in South India. Palakkad Lok Sabha is reserved for General.
It is a Rural constituency with an approximate literacy rate of 91.11%. There are 12,08,726 voters of which 5,87,366 are male and 6,21,360 are female and 0 voters of the third gender.
M B Rajesh of CPM (alliance: Others) won in this seat defeating SJD. CPM polled 4,12,897 of the total of 9,10,322 votes polled. CPM won the seat in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections.
Palakkad goes to the polls in the 3st phase of the 2019 General Elections to choose the 17th Lok Sabha on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The election results for the seat are scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019.
The voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections was 75.34%.
Constituency Data (2014) | |
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Constituency No. | 8 |
Total Assembly Segments | 7 |
Reservation for | General |
Number of Voters | 12,08,726 |
Number of Male Voters | 5,87,366 |
Number of Female Voters | 6,21,360 |
Results | 2014 | 2009 |
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Winner | CPM | CPM |
Turnout % | 75.34% | 73.48% |
Margin of Victory | 1,05,300 | 1,820 |
Margin of Victory % | 11.57% | 0.23% |
Results | 2014 | 2009 |
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Winner | CPM | CPM |
Turnout % | 75.34% | 73.48% |
Margin of Victory | 1,05,300 | 1,820 |
Margin of Victory % | 11.57% | 0.23% |
Party | Votes Polled | Votes % | CANDIDATE NAME |
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INC | 399274 | 38.83% | V K SreekandanWinner |
CPI(M) | 387637 | 37.70% | M B Rajesh |
BJP | 218556 | 21.26% | Krishnakumar C |
NOTA | 6665 | 0.65% | Nota |
SDPI | 5749 | 0.56% | Thulaseedharan Pallickal |
IND | 2624 | 0.26% | C Chandran |
BSP | 2408 | 0.23% | Hari Arumbil |
IND | 2234 | 0.22% | Rajesh Palolam |
IND | 2128 | 0.21% | Rajesh S/O Mani |
IND | 975 | 0.09% | Balakrishnan |