Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name K. P. Dhanapalan contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against V R Sunilkumar
with 30% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| V R Sunilkumar | CPI | 67,909 |
| K P Dhanapalan | INC | 45,118 |
| Sangeetha | BDJS | 32,793 |
| None Of The Above | NOTA | 886 |
| Manaf A K | SDPI | 558 |
| Radhakrishnan C K | IND | 411 |
| Subramanian | BSP | 367 |
| Rajan | IND | 210 |
| C S Krishnakumar | SUCI | 200 |
| Joshy Kumar K V | IND | 125 |
LOST against C. N. Jayadevan
with 38% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| C. N. Jayadevan | CPI | 389,209 |
| K. P. Dhanapalan | INC | 350,982 |
| K.P. Sreesan | BJP | 102,681 |
| Sarah Joseph | AAAP | 44,638 |
| None Of The Above | NOTA | 10,050 |
| Sufeera K. P. | SDPI | 6,894 |
| T. L. Santhosh | IND | 6,044 |
| Jasminsha | IND | 3,959 |
| Adv. A. Jayaram | BSP | 2,110 |
| Maniyangattil Sukumaran | IND | 949 |
| K.Sivaraman | CPIM | 718 |
| Haji Moideen Shah | JD(U) | 659 |
| M. Narayanankutty (M. N. Kutty) | IND | 616 |
| Soman Pillai | igp | 546 |
| Jiju Cheenikkal | IND | 450 |
LOST against V. K. Rajan
with 45% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| V. K. Rajan | CPI | 45,251 |
| K. P. Dhanapalan | INC | 41,755 |
| A. R. Sreenivasan | IND | 6,391 |
| C. S. Subramanian | IND | 196 |
| A. Ayyappan Nair | IND | 124 |