Lok Sabha Constituency

Palakkad

Constituency No. 8· KeralaGeneral

Palakkad is Lok Sabha constituency No. 8 in Kerala, reserved category: General. It covers the district of Palakkad. The seat is made up of 12 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 13,82,100 electors, of whom 73.25% voted.

State
Kerala
Constituency No.
8
Category
General
Assembly Segments
12
Districts Covered
Palakkad
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

V. K. Sreekandan

V. K. Sreekandan

Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament · Palakkad (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2019
Re-elected
2024
Terms at this seat
2
2024 result
4,21,128
Votes
41.6%
Vote share
75,283
Victory margin

Ahead of A. Vijayaraghavan (Communist Party of India (Marxist)) on 3,45,845 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
8
State
Kerala
Category
General
Districts covered
Palakkad
Assembly segments
12
Total electors
13,82,100
Male electors
6,71,200
Female electors
7,10,810
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,410
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
V. K. Sreekandan
V. K. Sreekandan
Indian National Congress
4,21,128
Votes
41.6%
Vote Share
75,283
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.V. K. SreekandanINC4,21,128 · 41.6%
  2. 2.A. VijayaraghavanCPI(M)3,45,845 · 34.16%
  3. 3.C. KrishnakumarBJP2,41,100 · 23.81%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
V. K. Sreekandan
V. K. Sreekandan
Indian National Congress
3,99,274
Votes
38.83%
Vote Share
11,637
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.V. K. SreekandanINC3,99,274 · 38.83%
  2. 2.M. B. RajeshCPI(M)3,87,637 · 37.7%
  3. 3.C. KrishnakumarBJP2,18,556 · 21.26%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
MR
M. B. Rajesh
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
4,12,897
Votes
45.36%
Vote Share
1,05,300
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.M. B. RajeshCPI(M)4,12,897 · 45.36%
  2. 2.M. P. Veerendra KumarSocialist Janata (Democratic)3,07,597 · 33.79%
  3. 3.Sobha SurendranBJP1,36,587 · 15%

Assembly Segments in Palakkad

(12)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Thrithala

    AC No. 48 · Palakkad
    MR
    M. B. Rajesh
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
  • AC No. 49 · Palakkad
    MM
    Muhammed Muhammed
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
  • AC No. 50 · Palakkad
    PM
    P. Mammikutty
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
  • AC No. 51 · Palakkad
    KP
    K. Premkumar
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
  • AC No. 52 · Palakkad
    Scheduled Caste
    KS
    K. Shanthakumari
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
  • AC No. 53 · Palakkad
    NS
    N. Samsudheen
    Indian Union Muslim League
    MLA
  • AC No. 54 · Palakkad
    AP
    A. Prabhakaran
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
  • AC No. 55 · Palakkad
    SP
    Shafi Parambil
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Tarur

    AC No. 56 · Palakkad
    PS
    P. P. Sumod
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
  • Chittur

    AC No. 57 · Palakkad
    KK
    K. Krishnankutty
    Janata Dal (Secular)
    MLA
  • Nemmara

    AC No. 58 · Palakkad
    KB
    K. Babu
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
  • Alathur

    AC No. 59 · Palakkad
    KP
    K. D. Prasenan
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
13.82 Lakh
Total Electors
6.71 Lakh
Male Electors
7.11 Lakh
Female Electors
1,410
Polling Stations
10.12 Lakh
Votes Polled
73.25%
Turnout
Voter turnout73.25%
EVM votes 10,08,000Postal votes 4,400

About Palakkad Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Kerala
Constituency number
8
Category
General
Districts covered
Palakkad
Assembly segments
12
Sitting member
V. K. Sreekandan
Party
Indian National Congress
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Kerala
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.