Lok Sabha · KL-4

Calicut

1996

M P VEERENDRA KUMAR

JDUnited Front

Margin38,7035.2%

Winner votes3,55,56547.9%

ReservationGEN

JDINCBJPINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	M P VEERENDRA KUMAR JD	3,55,565	47.9%
2	K. MURALEEDHARAN INC	3,16,862	42.7%
3	K P SREESAN BJP	56,942	7.7%
4	MUDOOR MOHAMMED IND	6,480	0.9%
5	KUNNUMMAL HAMZA IND	1,870	0.3%
6	M. SIBHATHULLA IND	1,545	0.2%
7	DEVARAJAN IND	908	0.1%
8	M P SANTHI VARMA JAIN IND	748	0.1%
9	CHANDRAN PAYYANAKKAL IND	584	0.1%
10	KOVILAKAM RADHAKRISHNAN NAIR IND	508	0.1%
11	POKKATHAYIL KURIYACHAN IND	434	0.1%

Turnout70.1%Votes cast7,42,446Electors10,59,411

1998

Adv. P. Sankaran

INCUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)

Margin18,6572.4%

Winner votes3,56,39245.3%

ReservationGEN

INCJDBJPINLIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	Adv. P. Sankaran INC	3,56,392	45.3%
2	M.P. Veerendra Kumar JD	3,37,735	42.9%
3	Adv. P.S. Sreedharan Pillai BJP	83,902	10.7%
4	Ahammed Devar Kovil INL	8,425	1.1%
5	M.P. Shanthi Varma Jain IND	592	0.1%
6	Valsaraj C.K IND	372	0.1%

Turnout72.7%Votes cast7,87,418Electors10,82,831

Winner held by2 different parties

Winner flipped1 time

Marginnarrowing

Turnoutrising

Candidates11 → 6

Margin range18,657 – 38,703

Calicut (KL-4): 1996 vs 1998 — Billion Ballots · Billion Ballots