KOVALAM
Assembly seat no. 139 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Winner, 2016
ADV.M.VINCENT
INC
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2016
2,615
1.70% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
JD(S)JAMEELA PRAKASAM
- Votes
- 57,653
- Vote share
- 37.45%
- Behind by
- 2,615
Electors
2,07,410
Total votes polled
1,53,966
Valid votes
1,53,966
NOTA votes
845
0.55% of votes polled
Turnout
74.2%
Full result, 2016
10 candidates · 1,53,966 valid votes
ADV.M.VINCENTINCwon
60,268
39.1%
JAMEELA PRAKASAMJD(S)
57,653
37.5%
KOVALAM T.N. SURESHBDJS
30,987
20.1%
ADV.K.R.ANISHBSP
996
0.7%
M.C.JAYALALIND
933
0.6%
PRAMOD KUMARIND
564
0.4%
SARASAMMA.TIGP
558
0.4%
S. SHAJIAKTP
400
0.3%
M. SUGATHANIND
389
0.3%
SILVASTERIND
373
0.2%
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
