KANHANGAD
Assembly seat no. 4 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Winner, 2026
Adv. Govindan Pallikappil
CPI
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
CPI
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2026
15,316
8.71% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
KECShaiji Ottapalli
- Votes
- 64,604
- Vote share
- 36.75%
- Behind by
- 15,316
Electors
2,24,409
Total votes polled
1,75,777
Valid votes
1,75,777
NOTA votes
1,058
0.60% of votes polled
Turnout
78.3%
Full result, 2026
4 candidates · 1,75,777 valid votes
Adv. Govindan PallikappilCPIwon
79,920
45.5%
Shaiji OttapalliKEC
64,604
36.8%
M BalrajBJP
27,063
15.4%
Vijayakumar BBSP
3,132
1.8%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Adv. Govindan Pallikappil | CPI | 79,920 | 45.47% | Shaiji Ottapalli | 15,316 |
| 2021 | E CHANDRASHEKARAN | CPI | 84,615 | 50.72% | P V SURESH | 27,139 |
| 2016 | E.CHANDRASHEKARAN | CPI | 80,558 | 49.98% | DHANYA SURESH | 26,011 |
| 2011 | E.CHANDRASHEKHARAN | CPI | 66,640 | 47.65% | ADV.M C JOSE | 12,178 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- CPI4 wins
