BALUSSERI
Assembly seat no. 25 in Kerala · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Winner, 2016
PURUSHUAN KADALUNDI
CPM
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 3 of 15
Margin, 2016
15,464
8.86% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INDU.C RAMAN PADANILAM
- Votes
- 67,450
- Vote share
- 38.64%
- Behind by
- 15,464
Electors
2,09,667
Total votes polled
1,74,568
Valid votes
1,74,568
NOTA votes
638
0.37% of votes polled
Turnout
83.3%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 1,74,568 valid votes
PURUSHUAN KADALUNDICPMwon
82,914
47.5%
U.C RAMAN PADANILAMIND
67,450
38.6%
P.K SUPRANBJP
19,324
11.1%
BALAN NADUVANNURSDPI
1,764
1.0%
SASEENDRAN BAPPANKADWPOI
959
0.6%
RAMAN THACHAMPOYIL MEETHALIND
710
0.4%
K.T SIVANIND
497
0.3%
JAYARAJANIND
312
0.2%
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.
