Kollam

Parliament Election 1998 GEN

Winner Revolutionary Socialist Party

N.K. Premachandran

Revolutionary Socialist Party

Victory Margin
71,762
Margin %
9.40%
Total Electors
1,061,740
Votes Polled
765,190
Turnout
72.10%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
7
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Kerala
Constituency Number
200
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
N.K. Premachandran

Revolutionary Socialist Party

396,145
51.80%
Male
#2
K.C. Rajan

Indian National Congress

324,383
42.40%
Male
#3
Dr. Raichel Matthai

Bharatiya Janata Party

36,916
4.80%
Male
#4
B.K. Rajagopal

Independent

860
0.10%
Male
#5
K. Kanakarajan

Independent

783
0.10%
Male
#6
V. Chandrabhanu

Independent

687
0.10%
Male
#7
Latheef Kallumpuram

Independent

459
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 N.K. Premachandran Revolutionary Socialist Party 396,145 51.80%
2 K.C. Rajan Indian National Congress 324,383 42.40%
3 Dr. Raichel Matthai Bharatiya Janata Party 36,916 4.80%
4 B.K. Rajagopal Independent 860 0.10%
5 K. Kanakarajan Independent 783 0.10%
6 V. Chandrabhanu Independent 687 0.10%
7 Latheef Kallumpuram Independent 459 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

N.K. Premachandran (Revolutionary Socialist Party) won the Kollam Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 71,762 votes (9.40%%).

The voter turnout in Kollam for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 72.10%%.

7 candidates contested from Kollam constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Kollam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.