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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 119 · 2026
Kottarakkara
Winner — 2026
K.N. BALAGOPAL
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 42.8%INC 42.1%5 others 15.0%
Votes
63,926
43.0% share
Winning margin
1,012
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.8%
of 1,94,471
Kottarakkara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,012 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.91 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.N. BALAGOPAL | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 63,926 | 43.0% |
| 2 | ADV.P. AISHA POTTY | 62,914 | 42.3% | |
| 3 | R. RESMI | 20,664 | 13.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 611 | 0.4% |
| 5 | MAMACHAN DANIEL | 386 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | WILFRED ZACHARIAS | 236 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | SURESH. G | EPI | 117 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (116th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.7% · max 28.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
116th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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112th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.0%INC 42.3%BJP 13.9%OTH 0.5%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.91 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,35,375
Density
1061 / km²
Sex ratio
1113 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,483 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 64.4%Muslim 19.3%Christian 16.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.1%
Electricity95.1%
Sanitation94.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated85.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Children underweight (under 5)17.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Women literate98.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.1%
Health insurance56.0%
What's nearby?
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