KODUNGALLUR
Assembly seat no. 73 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Winner, 2016
V R SUNILKUMAR
CPI
Elections held
12
1977–2026
Most successful party
CPI
won 9 of 12
Margin, 2016
22,791
15.34% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INCK P DHANAPALAN
- Votes
- 45,118
- Vote share
- 30.37%
- Behind by
- 22,791
Electors
1,86,847
Total votes polled
1,48,577
Valid votes
1,48,577
NOTA votes
886
0.60% of votes polled
Turnout
79.5%
Full result, 2016
9 candidates · 1,48,577 valid votes
V R SUNILKUMARCPIwon
67,909
45.7%
K P DHANAPALANINC
45,118
30.4%
SANGEETHABDJS
32,793
22.1%
MANAF A KSDPI
558
0.4%
RADHAKRISHNAN C KIND
411
0.3%
SUBRAMANIANBSP
367
0.3%
RAJANIND
210
0.1%
C S KRISHNAKUMARSUCI
200
0.1%
JOSHY KUMAR K VIND
125
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Adv. O J Janeesh | INC | 65,162 | 44.05% | Adv. V R Sunil Kumar | 8,308 |
| 2021 | Adv. V. R. SUNILKUMAR | CPI | 71,457 | 47.99% | M. P. JACKSON | 23,893 |
| 2016 | V R SUNILKUMAR | CPI | 67,909 | 45.71% | K P DHANAPALAN | 22,791 |
| 2011 | T.N.PRATHAPAN | INC | 64,495 | 50.11% | K.G.SIVANANDHAN | 9,432 |
| 2006 | ADV.K.P.RAJENDRAN | CPI | 53,197 | 46.28% | UMESH CHALLIYIL | 2,522 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
