· PC 18
Chirayinkil
Lok Sabha General Election 1998
1,059,243
Electors
689,744
Votes polled
65.12%
Turnout
7,542
Margin
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Varkala Radhakrishnan
Won
Male
|
CPM | 321,479 | 46.61% |
| 2 |
M.M. Hassan
Male
|
INC | 313,937 | 45.52% |
| 3 |
T.M. Viswambharan
Male
|
BJP | 47,249 | 6.85% |
| 4 |
Nagaroor Vijayan, B.A., Bed.
Male
|
BSP | 2,413 | 0.35% |
| 5 |
Surendran Karippuzha
Male
|
IND | 1,320 | 0.19% |
| 6 |
Devadathan
Male
|
IND | 1,062 | 0.15% |
| 7 |
Pandalam Rajendran
Male
|
IND | 1,034 | 0.15% |
| 8 |
Radhakrishnan A.
Male
|
IND | 682 | 0.10% |
| 9 |
Sailamony Rajasekharan
Female
|
IND | 568 | 0.08% |
Party Wise Vote Share
Overall vote % (Pie)Voter Participation by Gender
EVM voters — male vs femaleGender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.
Chirayinkil Constituency Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Vote share | Runner-up | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |
Varkala Radhakrishnan
Male
CPM
|
46.83% |
M I Shanavas
Male
INC
|
39.26% |
| 1999 |
Varkala Radhakrishnan
Male
CPM
|
45.13% |
M.I. Shanavas
INC
|
44.67% |
| 1998 |
Varkala Radhakrishnan
Male
CPM
|
46.61% |
M.M. Hassan
Male
INC
|
45.52% |
| 1996 |
A.Sampath
Male
CPM
|
48.53% |
Thalekkunnil Basheer
Male
INC
|
41.46% |
| 1991 |
Suseela Gopalan (w)
Female
CPM
|
47.86% |
Thalekunnil Basheer
Male
INC
|
47.70% |
| 1989 |
Thalekunnil Basheer
Male
INC
|
48.16% |
Susheela Gopalan
Female
CPM
|
47.45% |
| 1984 |
Thalekkunnil Basheer
Male
INC
|
50.67% |
K. Sudhakaran
Male
CPM
|
44.68% |
| 1980 |
A. A. Rahim
Male
INC(I)
|
48.01% |
Vayalar Ravi
Male
INC(U)
|
46.45% |
| 1977 |
Vayalar Ravi
Male
INC
|
57.33% |
K. Anirudhan
Male
CPM
|
42.67% |
| 1971 |
Vayalar Ravi
Male
INC
|
57.54% |
V. Radhakrishnan
Male
CPM
|
42.00% |
| 1967 |
K. Anirudhan
Male
CPM
|
52.38% |
R. Sankar
Male
INC
|
42.59% |
| 1957 |
Kumaran
CPI
|
52.54% |
Madhavan
INC
|
18.02% |