KOVALAM
Assembly seat no. 139 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Winner, 2026
Adv. M.vincent
INC
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2026
32,709
21.07% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
INDBhagath Rufus
- Votes
- 46,952
- Vote share
- 30.25%
- Behind by
- 32,709
Electors
2,01,824
Total votes polled
1,55,237
Valid votes
1,55,237
NOTA votes
976
0.63% of votes polled
Turnout
76.9%
Full result, 2026
9 candidates · 1,55,237 valid votes
Adv. M.vincentINCwon
79,661
51.3%
Bhagath RufusIND
46,952
30.2%
Kovalam.t.n.sureshBJP
25,380
16.3%
Manoj.s.pAAAP
677
0.4%
Kattachalkuzhi.m.sugathanSRP
469
0.3%
N.jayarajanIND
459
0.3%
Adv.sabu.s.philipIND
372
0.2%
Venganoor AsokanIND
169
0.1%
Kiran S PillaiIND
122
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Adv. M.vincent | INC | 79,661 | 51.32% | Bhagath Rufus | 32,709 |
| 2021 | Adv. M. VINCENT | INC | 74,868 | 47.06% | NEELALOHITHADASAN NADAR | 11,562 |
| 2016 | ADV.M.VINCENT | INC | 60,268 | 39.14% | JAMEELA PRAKASAM | 2,615 |
| 2011 | JAMEELA PRAKASAM | JD(S) | 59,510 | 47.60% | ADV.GEORGE MERCIER | 7,205 |
| 2006 | ADV GEORGE MERCIER | INC | 38,764 | 36.45% | DR. ANEELALOHITHADASANNADAR | 10,825 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above