Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency of the Indian parliament in Kerala
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Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesManjeshwar
Kasaragod
Udma
Kanhangad
Trikaripur
Payyanur
Kalliasseri
Kasaragod
Udma
Kanhangad
Trikaripur
Payyanur
Kalliasseri
| Kasaragod KL-1 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | Manjeshwar Kasaragod Udma Kanhangad Trikaripur Payyanur Kalliasseri |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 14,52,230[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manjeshwar | Kasaragod | A. K. M. Ashraf | IUML | INC | ||
| 2 | Kasaragod | Kallatra Mahin | |||||
| 3 | Udma | K. Neelakandan | INC | ||||
| 4 | Kanhangad | Govindan Pallikappil | CPI | ||||
| 5 | Trikaripur | Sandeep Varier | INC | ||||
| 6 | Payyanur | Kannur | V. Kunhikrishnan | IND | CPI(M) | ||
| 7 | Kalliasseri | M. Vijin | CPI(M) | ||||
Members of Parliament
Most Successful parties from Kasaragod Lok Sabha
- CPI(M) (10 Times) (62.5%)
- INC (5 Times) (25.0%)
- CPI (2 Times) (12.5%)
Election results
General Elections 2029
General Elections 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rajmohan Unnithan | 490,659 | 44.10 | ||
| CPI(M) | M. V. Balakrishnan | 3,90,010 | 35.06 | ||
| BJP | M. L. Ashwini | 2,19,558 | 19.73 | ||
| BSP | M. Sukumari | 1,612 | 0.14 | ||
| Independent | K. R. Rajeshwari | 897 | 0.08 | ||
| Independent | K. Manoharan | 804 | 0.07 | ||
| Independent | Aneesh Payyanur | 759 | 0.07 | ||
| Independent | N. Keshav Nayak | 507 | 0.05 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,112 | 0.64 | ||
| Majority | 1,00,649 | 9.04 | +5.34 | ||
| Turnout | 11,17,221 | 76.76 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,52,230 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| No. | Status (Assembly Constituency) | Votes | Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajmohan Unnithan | M. V. Balakrishnan | M. L. Ashwini | |||
| 1 | Manjeshwar | 74,437 | 30,156 | 57,179 | 17,258 |
| 2 | Kasaragod | 73,407 | 26,162 | 47,032 | 26,372 |
| 3 | Udma | 72,448 | 60,489 | 31,245 | 11,959 |
| 4 | Kanhangad | 69,171 | 67,121 | 29,301 | 2,050 |
| 5 | Thrikaripur | 75,643 | 65,195 | 17,085 | 10,448 |
| 6 | Payyannur | 58,184 | 71,441 | 18,466 | 13,257 |
| 7 | Kalliasseri | 64,347 | 65,405 | 17,688 | 1,058 |
General Elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rajmohan Unnithan | 474,961 | 43.50 | 4.70 | |
| CPI(M) | K. P. Satheesh Chandran | 4,34,523 | 39.80 | 0.29 | |
| BJP | Ravisha Thanthri Kuntar | 1,76,049 | 16.13 | −1.61 | |
| Independent | Govindan B. Alinthazhe | 2,670 | 0.24 | ||
| BSP | Basheer Alady | 1,910 | 0.17 | ||
| Independent | Rameshan Bandadka | 1,711 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | R. K. Ranadivan | 1,478 | 0.13 | ||
| Independent | Saji | 1,278 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | K. Narendra Kumar | 1,058 | 0.10 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,417 | 0.40 | ||
| Margin of victory | 40,438 | 3.70 | 2.99 | ||
| Turnout | 10,91,752 | 80.66 | 1.71 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,63,937 | 9.67 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 3.99 | |||
| No. | Status (Assembly Constituency) | Votes | Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajmohan Unnithan | K. P. Satheesh Chandran | Ravisha Thanthri Kuntar | |||
| 1 | Manjeshwar | 68,217 | 32,796 | 57,104 | 11,113 |
| 2 | Kasaragod | 69,790 | 28,567 | 46,630 | 23,160 |
| 3 | Udma | 72,324 | 63,387 | 23,786 | 8,937 |
| 4 | Kanhangad | 72,570 | 74,791 | 20,046 | 2,221 |
| 5 | Thrikaripur | 74,504 | 76,403 | 8,652 | 1,899 |
| 6 | Payyannur | 56,730 | 82,861 | 9,268 | 26,131 |
| 7 | Kalliasseri | 59,848 | 73,542 | 9,854 | 13,694 |
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. Karunakaran | 384,964 | 39.52 | −6.00 | |
| INC | T. Siddique | 3,78,043 | 38.80 | 0.90 | |
| BJP | K. Surendran | 1,72,826 | 17.74 | 2.93 | |
| SDPI | N. U. Abdul Salam | 9,713 | 1.00 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 6,103 | 0.63 | ||
| AAP | Ambalathara Kunhikrishnan | 4,996 | 0.51 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,921 | 0.71 | −6.90 | ||
| Turnout | 9,74,215 | 78.41 | 2.28 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,43,730 | 11.66 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -6.00 | |||
| No. | Status (Assembly Constituency) | Votes | Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Karunakaran | T. Siddique | K. Surendran | |||
| 1 | Manjeshwar | 29,433 | 52,459 | 46,631 | 5,828 |
| 2 | Kasaragod | 22,827 | 54,426 | 41,236 | 13,190 |
| 3 | Udma | 55,456 | 56,291 | 24,584 | 835 |
| 4 | Kanhangad | 64,669 | 56,954 | 23,578 | 7,715 |
| 5 | Thrikaripur | 65,642 | 62,001 | 12,990 | 3,451 |
| 6 | Payyanur | 75,167 | 47,025 | 12,878 | 28,142 |
| 7 | Kalliasseri | 71,208 | 48,423 | 10,758 | 22,782 |
General Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. Karunakaran | 385,522 | 45.51 | −2.99 | |
| INC | Shahida Kamal | 3,21,095 | 37.91 | 1.41 | |
| BJP | K. Surendran | 1,25,482 | 14.81 | 2.58 | |
| BSP | K. H. Madhavi | 5,518 | 0.65 | −0.01 | |
| Independent | P. K. Raman | 5,008 | 0.59 | ||
| Margin of victory | 64,427 | 7.61 | −4.40 | ||
| Turnout | 8,47,096 | 76.15 | −1.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,13,892 | −3.99 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -2.99 | |||
General Elections 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. Karunakaran | 437,284 | 48.50 | 2.73 | |
| INC | N. A. Mohammed | 3,29,028 | 36.49 | −5.87 | |
| BJP | V. Balakrishna Shetty | 1,10,328 | 12.24 | 1.22 | |
| Independent | P. Sivanandan | 7,726 | 0.86 | ||
| BSP | Sukumaran | 5,947 | 0.66 | ||
| Independent | M. A. Mohammed | 4,652 | 0.52 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,08,256 | 12.01 | 8.59 | ||
| Turnout | 9,01,603 | 77.77 | 0.08 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,60,134 | −3.32 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.73 | |||
General Elections 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | T. Govindan | 423,564 | 45.77 | 0.08 | |
| INC | Khader Mangad | 3,91,986 | 42.36 | 2.24 | |
| BJP | P. K. Krishna Das | 1,01,934 | 11.02 | −0.88 | |
| Margin of victory | 31,578 | 3.41 | −2.15 | ||
| Turnout | 9,25,384 | 77.64 | 5.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,99,964 | 5.16 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -0.85 | |||
General Elections 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | T. Govindan | 395,910 | 45.69 | −0.94 | |
| INC | Khader Mangad | 3,47,670 | 40.12 | 2.86 | |
| BJP | P. K. Krishna Das | 1,03,093 | 11.90 | −0.33 | |
| INL | N. A. Nellikunnu | 17,736 | 2.05 | ||
| Margin of victory | 48,240 | 5.57 | −3.80 | ||
| Turnout | 8,66,525 | 76.41 | 3.86 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,41,067 | 1.91 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -0.94 | |||
General Elections 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | T. Govindan | 371,997 | 46.63 | 1.81 | |
| INC | I. Rama Rai | 2,97,267 | 37.26 | −6.33 | |
| BJP | P. K. Krishnadas | 97,577 | 12.23 | 2.34 | |
| Independent | T. M. Kunhi | 4,446 | 0.56 | ||
| Independent | B. K. Ahammed Kunhi | 4,155 | 0.52 | ||
| Margin of victory | 74,730 | 9.37 | 8.14 | ||
| Turnout | 7,97,847 | 72.55 | −2.23 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,19,715 | 7.99 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.81 | |||
General Elections 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Ramanna Rai | 344,536 | 44.82 | −0.18 | |
| INC | K. C. Venugopal | 3,35,113 | 43.59 | −1.21 | |
| BJP | C. K. Padmanabhan | 76,067 | 9.89 | 1.19 | |
| Independent | L. Ismail | 3,590 | 0.47 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,423 | 1.23 | 1.03 | ||
| Turnout | 7,68,757 | 74.78 | −4.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,36,913 | 2.64 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | -0.18 | |||
General Elections 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Ramanna Rai | 358,723 | 44.99 | 1.42 | |
| INC | I. Rama Rai | 3,57,177 | 44.80 | −0.74 | |
| BJP | C. K. Padmanabhan | 69,419 | 8.71 | −1.52 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,546 | 0.19 | −1.78 | ||
| Turnout | 7,97,296 | 79.46 | 1.28 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,10,280 | 35.57 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | -0.55 | |||
General Elections 1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | I. Rama Rai | 262,904 | 45.54 | ||
| CPI(M) | Balanandan | 2,51,535 | 43.57 | −13.38 | |
| BJP | K. G. Marar | 59,021 | 10.22 | ||
| Independent | N. M. Mohamood | 2,787 | 0.48 | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,369 | 1.97 | −13.92 | ||
| Turnout | 5,77,331 | 78.17 | 9.35 | ||
| Registered electors | 7,45,222 | 9.84 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -11.41 | |||
General Elections 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Ramanna Rai | 263,673 | 56.95 | 7.51 | |
| JP | O. Rajagopal | 1,90,086 | 41.05 | ||
| Independent | Pattathil Raghavan | 4,360 | 0.94 | ||
| Independent | M. A. Abdulla Mallath | 2,492 | 0.54 | ||
| Independent | K. V. Balakrishnan | 2,415 | 0.52 | ||
| Margin of victory | 73,587 | 15.89 | 14.77 | ||
| Turnout | 4,63,026 | 68.83 | −11.19 | ||
| Registered electors | 6,78,476 | 17.29 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 6.38 | |||
General Elections 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramachandran Kadannappalli | 227,305 | 50.56 | 4.58 | |
| CPI(M) | M. Ramanna Rai | 2,22,263 | 49.44 | 10.35 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,042 | 1.12 | −5.77 | ||
| Turnout | 4,49,568 | 80.02 | 8.23 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,78,474 | −0.11 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 4.58 | |||
General Elections 1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramachandran Kadannappalli | 189,486 | 45.98 | 19.80 | |
| CPI(M) | E. K. Nayanar | 1,61,082 | 39.09 | −22.38 | |
| ABJS | U. Ishwara Bhat | 43,564 | 10.57 | ||
| Independent | Pattathil Raghavan | 17,930 | 4.35 | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,404 | 6.89 | −28.39 | ||
| Turnout | 4,12,062 | 71.79 | −3.33 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,79,127 | 23.91 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -15.48 | |||
General Elections 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. K. Gopalan | 206,480 | 61.47 | New | |
| INC | T. V. C. Nair | 87,970 | 26.19 | N/A | |
| ABJS | M. U. Rao | 41,471 | 12.35 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,18,510 | 35.28 | |||
| Turnout | 3,35,921 | 75.12 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,67,371 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
General Elections 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | A. K. Gopalan | 188,384 | 62.17 | ||
| PSP | K. R. Karanth | 1,05,021 | 34.66 | N/A | |
| ABJS | Govinda Menoki Illath | 6,816 | 2.25 | N/A | |
| Independent | C. V. Ebrayan | 2,806 | 0.93 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 83,363 | 27.51 | |||
| Turnout | 3,03,027 | 67.00 | 10.80 | ||
| Registered electors | 4,60,358 | ||||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
General Elections 1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | A. K. Gopalan | 128,839 | 51.02 | ||
| Independent | B. Achutha Shenoy | 1,23,694 | 48.98 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,145 | 2.04 | |||
| Turnout | 2,52,533 | 56.21 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,49,300 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
