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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 10 · 2026
Azhikode
Winner — 2026
K. V. SUMESH
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 43.7%IUML 43.5%7 others 12.8%
Votes
64,951
43.8% share
Winning margin
349
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.8%
of 1,88,507
Azhikode was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 349 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. V. SUMESH | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 64,951 | 43.8% |
| 2 | ADV. KAREEM CHELERI | 64,602 | 43.5% | |
| 3 | K. K. VINODKUMAR | 17,476 | 11.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 576 | 0.4% |
| 5 | ABDUL KAREEM. V. V | IND | 235 | 0.2% |
| 6 | RESHMI RAVI | 227 | 0.1% | |
| 7 | SUMESH. T. P S/O GOVINDAN | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 8 | KAREEM CHANDROTH | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SUMESH KUMAR. K | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.2% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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86th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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118th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.8%IUML 43.5%BJP 11.8%OTH 0.5%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.25 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,23,003
Density
852 / km²
Sex ratio
1136 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,961 km²
SC population3.3%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 29.4%Christian 10.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water11.7%
Electricity94.1%
Sanitation97.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)17.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Women literate99.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.4%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance47.9%
What's nearby?
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