Malappuram Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 Live Updates: With the counting of votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections underway, the results for one of the biggest elections in the world are finally being declared.
Over seven thousand candidates are in the electoral fray to gain the mandate of over 900 million eligible voters across 543 constituencies spread across 28 states and 9 union territories. The voting for these parliamentary elections were held in seven phases from 19 April to 1 June 2024. Now, it is time for the results.
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Live Updates of Malappuram Lok Sabha Election Results 2024
The polling for Malappuram was held in Phase 2 on 26 April.
The key candidates for the 2024 General Elections in Malappuram are V. Vaseef (CPIM) and E.T. Mohammed Basheer (IUML).
As per the latest trends of counting of votes for 2024 Lok Sabha elections, IUML's E.T. Mohammed Basheer has won Malappuram seat.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Malappuram seat was won by IUML candidate P.K. Kunhalikutty, while CPIM candidate V.P. Sanu had come in second place.
In 2014's General Elections, Malappuram constituency was won by IUML candidate E. Ahamed and CPIM candidate P.K.Sainaba was the runner-up.
Assembly seats that fall under Malappuram parliamentary constituency include Kondotty, Manjeri, Perinthalmanna, Mankada, Malappuram, Vengara, Vallikkunnu.
Malappuram is one of the Lok Sabha seats of Kerala.
Kerala Lok Sabha Elections 2024
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, all of Kerala’s 20 seats went to polls in phase two on 26 April. The state saw a voter turnout of just over 70% this election season.
The primary contest on the 20 seats of Kerala is between the Congress-led UDF and CPI(M)-led LDF. The two parties, however, are part of the INDIA bloc, but contesting against each other in Kerala. As per the seat-sharing agreement between UDF parties, Congress is contesting on 16 seats, while RSP, KC, and IUML are contesting on 1, 1, and 2 seats, respectively. According to LDF's alliance in Kerala, CPI(M) is fielding candidates on 15 seats, CPI on 4 seats, and Kerala Congress (M) on the remaining 1 seat.
BJP and its ally are also part of the race here. While BJP is competing on 17 seats, its ally BDJS is contesting on the remaining three seats.
With 15 seats in its pocket, Congress swept the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Kerala. Two seats were won by its ally IUML. LDF's CPI(M). KC(M) and RSP could win just one seat each. In the previous Lok Sabha elections of 2014, Congress won eight seats, CPI(M) won five seats, IUML won two, while CPI, RSP, and Kerala Congress one seat each. Independent candidates won the remaining two seats.
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