Highlights: PM Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi

Background

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Mavelikkara: In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Kodikunnil Suresh from Indian National Congress (INC) won the elections by a margin of 32737 votes. The polling / voting in Mavelikkara constituency in the 2019 General elections took place in Phase 3 on 23 April. The major contest is between Communist Party of India#s Chittayam Gopakumar and Congress Party#s Kodikunnil suresh

Mavelikkara 2014 Lok Sabha Polls

In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Indian National Congress won 8 out of the 20 parliamentary seat with 31.1 percent vote share while the Communist Party of India (Marxist) managed to win just 5 seats with a 21.6 percent vote share.

Voter turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Mavelikkara Lok Sabha Lok Sabha constituency. The total voter turnout was 70.97% Lok Sabha percent with 70.35% Lok Sabha percent male voters turning out to cast their votes. Meanwhile, 71.53% Lok Sabha percent of the women voters cast their votes and 9459 Lok Sabha voters pressed on the NOTA

Out of the 9 Lok Sabha candidates who contested the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Mavelikkara, 7 had to deposit their security. The voters gave their mandate in favour of Kodikunnil Suresh of the Indian National Congress as he defeated Chengara Surendran by a margin of 32737 votes.

Here are the past results of the Lok Sabha polls in Mavelikkara constituency in Kerala

• 2009 Lok Sabha Elections: In 15th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate with a difference of 48048 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader Suresh Kodikunnil attained 397211 votes and Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidate R.S Anil bagged 349163 votes
• 2004 Lok Sabha Elections: In 14th Lok Sabha election, interesting battle could be seen between Communist Party of India and Indian National Congress here Communist Party of India candidate defeated his Indian National Congress counterpart with a difference of 7414 votes.
• 1999 Lok Sabha Elections: In 13th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated Independent candidate with a difference of 33443 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala attained 310455 votes and Independent candidate Prof. Ninan Koshy bagged 277012 votes
• 1998 Lok Sabha Elections: In 12th Lok Sabha election, interesting battle could be seen between Indian National Congress and Independent here Indian National Congress candidate defeated his Independent counterpart with a difference of 1261 votes.
• 1996 Lok Sabha Elections: In 11th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated Communist Party of India candidate with a difference of 21076 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader P.J.Kurien attained 290524 votes and Communist Party of India candidate M.R.Gopalakrishnan bagged 269448 votes
• 1991 Lok Sabha Elections: In 10th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate defeated Communist Party of India candidate with a difference of 25488 votes. Here, Indian National Congress leader P.J. Kurian attained 304519 votes and Communist Party of India candidate Suresh Kurup bagged 279031 votes
• 1989 Lok Sabha Elections: In Ninth Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated JD candidate by a margin of 57182 votes INC candidate P. J. Kurien had got 334864 while JD got Thampan Thomas votes.
• 1984 Lok Sabha Elections: In 8th Lok Sabha election, interesting battle could be seen between JNP and Independent here JNP candidate defeated his Independent counterpart with a difference of 1287 votes.
• 1980 Lok Sabha Elections: In 7th Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated Independent candidate by a margin of 63122 votes INC(U) candidate P. J. Kurien had got 226645 while IND got Thevally Madhavan Pillai votes.
• 1977 Lok Sabha Elections: In Sixth Lok Sabha election, Indian National Congress candidate had defeated IND candidate by a margin of 56552 votes INC candidate B. K. Nair had got 238169 while IND got B. G. Verghese votes.
• 1971 Lok Sabha Elections: In Fifth Lok Sabha election, KEC candidate had defeated CPM candidate by a margin of 55527 votes KEC candidate R. Balakrishna Pillai had got 212210 while CPM got S. Ramachandran Pillai votes.
• 1967 Lok Sabha Elections: In Fourth Lok Sabha election, SSP candidate defeated INC candidate with a difference of 18694 votes. Here, SSP leader G. P. Mangalathumadom attained 147872 votes and INC candidate M. P. S. V. Pillai bagged 129178 votes
• 1962 Lok Sabha Elections: In Third Lok Sabha election, interesting battle could be seen between Indian National Congress and CPI here Indian National Congress candidate defeated his CPI counterpart with a difference of 7288 votes.

12:41 PM (IST)  •  26 Apr 2019

After filing nomination, PM Narendra Modi says: I deeply express gratitude towards people of Kashi. They have again blessed me after 5 years. Such a grand roadshow yesterday was possible only in Kashi.

12:23 PM (IST)  •  26 Apr 2019

PM Modi leaves the Collectorate Office after filing his nomination.

12:02 PM (IST)  •  26 Apr 2019

I am lucky to be PM Modi's proposer, says Annapurna Shukla

11:51 AM (IST)  •  26 Apr 2019

PM was accompanied by BJP chief Amit Shah, Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj and other major NDA leaders, including Nitish Kumar and Uddhav Thackeray at the Collectorate office.

11:46 AM (IST)  •  26 Apr 2019

PM Narendra Modi files nomination from Varanasi parliamentary constituency. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Modi, who contested from two seats -- Varanasi and Vadodara in Gujarat -- defeated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from here. Congress's Rai had finished third.