DHARMADAM
Assembly seat no. 12 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2021
Pinarayi Vijayan
CPM
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2021
50,123
31.28% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
INCC. Raghunathan
- Votes
- 45,399
- Vote share
- 28.33%
- Behind by
- 50,123
Electors
1,99,759
Total votes polled
1,60,247
Valid votes
1,60,247
NOTA votes
400
0.25% of votes polled
Turnout
80.2%
Full result, 2021
8 candidates · 1,60,247 valid votes
Pinarayi VijayanCPMwon
95,522
59.6%
C. RaghunathanINC
45,399
28.3%
C. K. PadmanabhanBJP
14,623
9.1%
Basheer KannadiparambaSDPI
2,280
1.4%
Valayar BhagyavathiIND
1,753
1.1%
Chovva RaghunathanIND
137
0.1%
C. P. MaharoofIND
72
0.0%
Vadi HarindranIND
61
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pinarayi Vijayan | CPM | 85,614 | 49.87% | Adv. V.p Abdul Rasheed | 19,247 |
| 2021 | Pinarayi Vijayan | CPM | 95,522 | 59.61% | C. Raghunathan | 50,123 |
| 2016 | PINARAYI VIJAYAN | CPM | 87,329 | 56.84% | MAMBARAM DIVAKARAN | 36,905 |
| 2011 | K.K. NARAYANAN | CPM | 72,354 | 53.13% | MAMBARAM DIVAKARAN | 15,162 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- CPM4 wins
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DHARMADAM assembly constituency in 2026?
Pinarayi Vijayan (CPM) won DHARMADAM in 2026, by a margin of 19,247 votes.
Which party has won DHARMADAM the most times?
CPM, with 4 of the 4 wins recorded since 2011.
How many times has DHARMADAM gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2011 to 2026.
Who has won DHARMADAM the most times?
Pinarayi Vijayan, with 2 wins between 2021 and 2026.
