Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency of Kerala: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Mavelikara is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies of Kerala. It was formed in 1960. 

Mavelikkara registered 74.11 percent voter turnout in 2019, a gain of 2.76 percent. The total number of electors in the constituency is 1301067 while the total voter turnout is 964198. While in 2014, the constituency registered 71.35 per cent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 1243238 while the total voter's turnout was 887063.

Kodikunnil Suresh of Indian National Congress, Chittayam Gopakumar of Communist Party of India and Thollur Rajagopalan of Bahujan Samaj Party are a few prominent candidates contesting for general elections 2019 from Mavelikara Lok Sabha Constituency of Kerala.

Mavelikara is composed of following assembly segments — Changanassery, Kuttanad, Mavelikkara, Chengannur, Kunnathur, Kottarakkara and Pathanapuram. 

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Mavelikara Lok Sabha Constituency of Kerala. 

Kerala Lok Sabha constituencies: All you need to know

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	KODIKUNNIL SURESH	Indian National Congress
2	CHITTAYAM GOPAKUMAR	Communist Party of India
3	THOLLUR RAJAGOPALAN	Bahujan Samaj Party
4	K. BIMALJI	SOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)
5	THAZHAVA SAHADEVAN	Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
6	AJAYAKUMAR	Independent
7	AJI PATHANAPURAM	Independent
8	USHA KOTTARAKKARA	Independent
9	KUTTAN KATTACHIRA	Independent
10	RAGHAVAN R	Independent

Also read: Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Congress' Kodikkunnil Suresh defeated CPI's Chengara Surendran with a margin of 32,737 votes. BJP candidate P Sudheer had got 79,743 votes from the seat in election. 

Voting for Lok Sabha election in Kerala was held in a single phase on April 23 and counting will be held on May 23.