CHITTUR
Assembly seat no. 58 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Winner, 2026
Adv. Sumesh Achuthan
INC
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 15
Margin, 2026
6,510
4.41% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
ISJDAdv. V. Murugadas
- Votes
- 58,815
- Vote share
- 39.80%
- Behind by
- 6,510
Electors
1,72,365
Total votes polled
1,47,788
Valid votes
1,47,788
NOTA votes
1,298
0.88% of votes polled
Turnout
85.7%
Full result, 2026
6 candidates · 1,47,788 valid votes
Adv. Sumesh AchuthanINCwon
65,325
44.2%
Adv. V. MurugadasISJD
58,815
39.8%
Pranesh RajendranBJP
14,697
9.9%
Murugadas. P. S/o Pazhaniappa MudaliyaarIND
6,984
4.7%
N S K Puram SasikumarIND
408
0.3%
Sumesh CIND
261
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Adv. Sumesh Achuthan | INC | 65,325 | 44.20% | Adv. V. Murugadas | 6,510 |
| 2021 | K. KRISHNANKUTTY | JD(S) | 84,672 | 55.38% | Adv. SUMESH ACHUTHAN | 33,878 |
| 2016 | K KRISHNANKUTTY | JD(S) | 69,270 | 44.90% | K ACHUTHAN | 7,285 |
| 2011 | K.ACHUTHAN | INC | 69,916 | 51.33% | S. SUBHASH CHANDRABOSE | 12,330 |
| 2006 | K ACHUTHAN | INC | 55,352 | 46.50% | EZHUTHANI K.KRISHNANKUTTY | 2,012 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above