Elections Archive

GEN · Kerala

Chalakudy

K.P. Dhanapalan (INC) won by 71,679 votes (9.0%).

Electors
10,75,390
Votes polled
7,94,306
Valid votes
7,92,624
Turnout
73.9%
NOTA
0
Polling date
2009-04-16

Margin vs 2009 national median: 9.0% (median 7.0%). Back to Kerala · 2009 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
6.8%(-6.7%)
Turnout
72.6%(-12.5%)
NOTA
0.8%
Top-2 squeeze
76.8%

Winning margin over time · Chalakudy

200920142019202413%

Candidates

Candidates · Chalakudy 2009
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.P. DhanapalanWinnerINC3,99,03550.3%
2Adv. U.P JosephCPM3,27,35641.3%
3Adv.k.v. SabuBJP45,3675.7%
4Jose MaveliIND7,5441.0%
5C.A. HaseenaIND4,4410.6%
6Muttam AbdullaBSP3,0030.4%
7T.S Narayanan MasterIND2,0890.3%
8U.P JoseIND1,5220.2%
9Dr. P.S. BabuIND9790.1%
10Hamsa KalaparambathLJP8280.1%
11Johnny K CheekuIND6030.1%

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