Lok Sabha constituency 8, Kerala

Palakkad

V K Sreekandan (INC) won the 2024 election by 75,283 votes, taking 40.70% of the vote to A Vijayaraghavan (CPM)'s 33.40%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerINCV K Sreekandan, 2024
Winner's vote share, 202440.70%runner-up 33.40%
Winning margin, 202475,2837.27% of votes cast
Elections on record4INC 2, CPM 2

Result by result

2009 CPM 3,38,070 42.8% vs 42.5%2014 CPM 4,12,897 45.4% vs 33.8%2019 INC 3,99,274 38.8% vs 37.7%2024 INC 4,21,169 40.7% vs 33.4%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2024Lok SabhaPalakkad
Seat 8
V K Sreekandan
INC
4,21,169
40.7%
A Vijayaraghavan
CPM
3,45,886
33.4%
75,283 votes
7.27%
74.1%
2019Lok SabhaPalakkad
Seat 8
V K Sreekandan
INC
3,99,274
38.8%
M B Rajesh
CPM
3,87,637
37.7%
11,637 votes
1.13%
77.7%
2014Lok SabhaPalakkad
Seat 8
M B Rajesh
CPM
4,12,897
45.4%
M P Veerendrakumar
SJD
3,07,597
33.8%
1,05,300 votes
11.57%
75.3%
2009Lok SabhaPalakkad
Seat 8
M.B. Rajesh
CPM
3,38,070
42.8%
Satheesan Pacheni
INC
3,36,250
42.5%
1,820 votes
0.23%
73.5%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.