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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2026Reserved (ST)
Sulthanbathery
Winner — 2026
I C BALAKRISHNAN
INC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
INC 44.6%CPM 35.2%7 others 20.2%
Votes
78,936
44.6% share
Winning margin
16,597
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.5%
of 2,25,780
A clear win with a 9.4% margin.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I C BALAKRISHNAN | United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA) | 78,936 | 44.6% |
| 2 | M S VISWANATHAN | 62,339 | 35.2% | |
| 3 | KAVITHA A S | 31,308 | 17.7% | |
| 4 | PRAKRITHI N V | 1,781 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,442 | 0.8% |
| 6 | BENADICT | 447 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | V.A RAMESAN | 275 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | BALAKRISHNAN EDAKKAL | IND | 212 | 0.1% |
| 9 | RAJESH R M | IND | 198 | 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 (90th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.2% · min 1.3% · max 15.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
90th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
15th of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.6%CPM 35.2%BJP 17.7%OTH 1.7%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.40 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,17,420
Density
384 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,130 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population18.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 49.5%Muslim 28.6%Christian 21.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water22.6%
Electricity80.8%
Sanitation91.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)22.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.9%
Women literate93.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.4%
Clean cooking fuel55.7%
Health insurance64.8%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.