CHITTUR
Assembly seat no. 58 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Winner, 2001
K.ACHUTHAN CHALAKALAM
INC
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 15
Margin, 2001
13,809
12.16% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
JD(S)K.KRISHNANKUTTY EZHUTHANIKALAM
- Votes
- 45,703
- Vote share
- 40.24%
- Behind by
- 13,809
Electors
1,45,730
Total votes polled
1,13,580
Valid votes
1,13,580
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
77.9%
Full result, 2001
7 candidates · 1,13,580 valid votes
K.ACHUTHAN CHALAKALAMINCwon
59,512
52.4%
K.KRISHNANKUTTY EZHUTHANIKALAMJD(S)
45,703
40.2%
R.RAVEENDRANBJP
2,968
2.6%
K.KRISHNANKUTTY KUNNATHIND
1,971
1.7%
A.KRISHNANKUTTY ARAMURIIND
1,367
1.2%
C.ACHUTHAN KALYANAPETTAIND
1,043
0.9%
K. .ACHUTHAN THAZHATHUPURACKALIND
1,016
0.9%
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
