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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Sulthanbathery

Assembly constituency 18 (GEN) · Kerala

State boardKerala 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#18 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants8
ElectorsNot recorded
Votes polled1,76,938
Turnout77.9%
NOTA1,442
WinnerI C BalakrishnanIndian National Congress78,93644.6% of votes
MARGIN16,597 votes · 9.4 pp78,936 − 62,339
Runner-upM S Viswanathan Communist Party of India (Marxist)62,33935.2% of votes
INC 55.9% of top-two votesCPI(M) 44.1%

All candidates 8

  1. 01 I C BalakrishnanINC78,936 44.6%
  2. 02 M S ViswanathanCPI(M)62,339 35.2%
  3. 03 Kavitha A SBJP31,308 17.7%
  4. 04 Prakrithi N VAAP1,781 1.0%
  5. 05 BenadictBSP447 0.3%
  6. 06 V.A RamesanSUCI(C)275 0.2%
  7. 07 Balakrishnan EdakkalIND212 0.1%
  8. 08 Rajesh R MIND198 0.1%

Turnout 77.9%

025507510077.9%TURNOUT◦ state median 79.4%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAcounted within the total1,442
  • State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 202679.4%
  • ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 1,75,496Verified

Seat history 2026–1965

  1. 2026
    9.4 pp
    I C BalakrishnanIndian National Congress
  2. 2021
    7.1 pp
    I.C BalakrishnanIndian National Congress
  3. 2016
    6.6 pp
    I C BalakrishnanIndian National Congress
  4. 2011
    5.2 pp
    I.C BalakrishnanIndian National Congress
  5. 2006
    13.9 pp
    Binoy ViswamCommunist Party of India
  6. 2001
    4.8 pp
    Benoy ViswamCommunist Party of India
  7. 1996
    11.7 pp
    Sathyan MokeriCommunist Party of India
  8. 1991
    6.4 pp
    Satyyan MokeriCommunist Party of India
  9. 1987
    1.3 pp
    Sathyan MokeriCommunist Party of India
  10. 1982
    2.9 pp
    K . T. KanaranCommunist Party of India
  11. 1980
    7.2 pp
    K. T. KanaranCommunist Party of India
  12. 1977
    10.1 pp
    Kandalottu KunhambuCommunist Party of India
  13. 1970
    5.2 pp
    E. Narayanan NairIndian National Congress
  14. 1967
    15.6 pp
    P.K.KidaveSikkim Sangram Parishad
  15. 1965
    14.8 pp
    K.B. MenonSikkim Sangram Parishad

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 15.6 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed BJP polled 31,308 votes, 1.9× the 16,597-vote margin.

    31,308 ÷ 16,597 = 1.9

  2. The top two polled 79.8% of votes; the other 6 candidates 19.3% between them.

    (78,936 + 62,339) ÷ 1,76,938 = 79.8% · 34,221 ÷ 1,76,938 = 19.3%

  3. Turnout of 77.9% was 1.5 pp below the state's median seat (79.4%).

    77.9 − 79.4 = −1.5

  4. The margin widened from 7.1 pp in 2021 to 9.4 pp.

    9.4 − 7.1 = +2.3 pp

  5. I C Balakrishnan also won in 2021.

    2021 winner name = 2026 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 8 candidate lines1,75,496
  • NOTAcounted within the total1,442
  • Published totalVotes polled1,76,938
  • Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Kerala · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates8 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 140 seats on the Kerala Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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