Sultan's Battery (KL-30): 1996 vs 2001 — Billion Ballots

1996

VARGHESE VAIDYAR

CPMLeft Democratic Front (Kerala)

Margin1,2961.1%

Winner votes50,31644.4%

ReservationST

CPMINCBJPINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	VARGHESE VAIDYAR CPM	50,316	44.4%
2	KC ROSAKUTTY INC	49,020	43.3%
3	P.C.GOPINATH BJP	8,495	7.5%
4	DAMODARAN IND	1,701	1.5%
5	P.T.JOHN IND	1,265	1.1%
6	VISWANATHAN THAMPI IND	1,080	0.9%
7	SUMA BABY VAZHAYIL IND	388	0.3%
8	V.M.JOSEPH IND	228	0.2%
9	POOTHADY MOHANAN IND	223	0.2%
10	ASSAIN MAVADY IND	158	0.1%
11	V.N.SASEENDRAN IND	144	0.1%
12	P.K. RAMAN IND	138	0.1%
13	POKKATHAYIL KURIACHAN IND	107	0.1%

Turnout67.3%Votes cast1,13,263Electors1,68,281

2001

N.D.APPACHAN

INCUnited Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)

Margin23,55318.6%

Winner votes68,68554.3%

ReservationST

INCINDBJPINDIND

#	Candidate	Votes	Share
	N.D.APPACHAN INC	68,685	54.3%
2	FATHER MATHAI NOORANAL IND	45,132	35.6%
3	ADV.P.C.GOPINATH BJP	8,769	6.9%
4	ADV. V.A. MATHAI IND	2,397	1.9%
5	V.T.APPACHAN IND	989	0.8%
6	P.P.ABRAHAM IND	620	0.5%

Turnout80.6%Votes cast1,26,592Electors1,57,007