Lok Sabha · KL-19

Chirayinkil

1998

Varkala Radhakrishnan

CPMLeft Democratic Front (Kerala)

Margin7,5421.1%

Winner votes3,21,47946.6%

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CPMINCBJPBSPIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	Varkala Radhakrishnan CPM	3,21,479	46.6%
2	M.M. Hassan INC	3,13,937	45.5%
3	T.M. Viswambharan BJP	47,249	6.8%
4	Nagaroor Vijayan, B.A., BEd. BSP	2,413	0.3%
5	Surendran Karippuzha IND	1,320	0.2%
6	Devadathan IND	1,062	0.1%
7	Pandalam Rajendran IND	1,034	0.1%
8	Radhakrishnan A. IND	682	0.1%
9	Sailamony Rajasekharan IND	568	0.1%

Turnout65.1%Votes cast6,89,744Electors10,59,243

1999

Varkala Radhakrishnan

CPMLeft Democratic Front (Kerala)

Margin3,1280.5%

Winner votes3,09,30445.1%

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CPMINCBJPINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	Varkala Radhakrishnan CPM	3,09,304	45.1%
2	M.I. Shanavas INC	3,06,176	44.7%
3	Advocate Padmakumar BJP	63,889	9.3%
4	Devadathan IND	1,431	0.2%
5	Sathyachandran IND	1,415	0.2%
6	Kilimanoor Ambili IND	1,177	0.2%
7	Radhakrishnan IND	925	0.1%
8	Thankappan IND	555	0.1%
9	Vijaya Kumar IND	506	0.1%

Turnout62.5%Votes cast6,85,378Electors10,96,417

Winner held byCPM (all 2 elections)

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutfalling

Candidates9 → 9

Margin range3,128 – 7,542

Chirayinkil (KL-19): 1998 vs 1999 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots