Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name V. Dinakaran contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against C.K. Sadasivan
with 48% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| C.K. Sadasivan | CPM | 48,150 |
| V. Dinakaran | INC | 46,617 |
| K.D. Ramakrishnan | BJP | 2,259 |
| Joseph Kuttikkarru | JP | 439 |
| S. Rajeevan | IND | 405 |
| P.T. Kuriakose | IND | 179 |
WON against G. Sudhakaran
with 48% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| V. Dinakaran | INC | 41,938 |
| G. Sudhakaran | CPM | 41,814 |
| M. P. Unnikrishnan | BJP | 2,620 |
| T. S. Joseph | IND | 720 |
| M. M. Sherief | IND | 335 |
| S. Rajeevan | IND | 212 |
| K. P. Nagendran | IND | 139 |
| T. E. Saifuddin | IND | 129 |
| Balakrishna Pillai Prabhakaran Pillai | IND | 92 |
| Shahul Hameed Muhammed | IND | 63 |
WON against P. K. Chandranandan
with 51% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| V. Dinakaran | IND | 35,821 |
| P. K. Chandranandan | CPM | 33,937 |
| R. Balakrishna Pillai | IND | 582 |
LOST against P. K. Chandranandan
with 48% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| P. K. Chandranandan | CPM | 36,009 |
| V. Dinakaran | IND | 32,884 |
LOST against Suseela Gopalana
with 2% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Suseela Gopalana | CPM | 260,754 |
| Omana Pillai | JNP | 145,990 |
| V. Dinakaran | IND | 8,814 |
| P. K. Kunjan | IND | 3,038 |