BALUSSERI
Assembly seat no. 25 in Kerala · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Winner, 2001
A.C SHANMUKHADAS
NCP
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 3 of 15
Margin, 2001
2,962
2.52% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
INCBALAKRISHNAN KIDAVE
- Votes
- 51,256
- Vote share
- 43.56%
- Behind by
- 2,962
Electors
1,52,340
Total votes polled
1,17,664
Valid votes
1,17,664
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
77.2%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,17,664 valid votes
A.C SHANMUKHADASNCPwon
54,218
46.1%
BALAKRISHNAN KIDAVEINC
51,256
43.6%
C.K.BALAKRISHNANBJP
8,702
7.4%
V.ANIL MASTERIND
2,030
1.7%
SHANMUGHANIND
1,458
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | V.t. Sooraj | INC | 94,804 | 49.55% | Adv. K.m. Sachindev | 16,980 |
| 2021 | Adv. K.M. SACHINDEV | CPM | 91,839 | 50.47% | DHARMAJAN BOLGATTY | 20,372 |
| 2016 | PURUSHUAN KADALUNDI | CPM | 82,914 | 47.50% | U.C RAMAN PADANILAM | 15,464 |
| 2011 | PURUSHAN KADALUNDI | CPM | 74,259 | 49.18% | A. BALARAM | 8,882 |
| 2006 | A K SASEENDRAN | NCP | 60,340 | 52.08% | K BALAKRISHNAN KIDAVU | 14,160 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BALUSSERI assembly constituency in 2026?
V.t. Sooraj (INC) won BALUSSERI in 2026, by a margin of 16,980 votes.
Which party has won BALUSSERI the most times?
CPM, with 3 of the 15 wins recorded since 1965.
How many times has BALUSSERI gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1965 to 2026.
Who has won BALUSSERI the most times?
A.C. SHANMUKHADAS, with 2 wins between 1987 and 1991.
