NILAMBUR
Assembly seat no. 35 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Winner, 2026
Aryadan Shoukath
INC
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 15
Margin, 2026
54,851
28.93% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
INDU Sharafali
- Votes
- 58,735
- Vote share
- 30.98%
- Behind by
- 54,851
Electors
2,36,900
Total votes polled
1,89,595
Valid votes
1,89,595
NOTA votes
2,672
1.41% of votes polled
Turnout
80.0%
Full result, 2026
4 candidates · 1,89,595 valid votes
Aryadan ShoukathINCwon
1,13,586
59.9%
U SharafaliIND
58,735
31.0%
Girish MekkattuBDJS
12,660
6.7%
Jaisal MaliyekkalAAAP
1,942
1.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Aryadan Shoukath | INC | 1,13,586 | 59.91% | U Sharafali | 54,851 |
| 2021 | P.V. ANVAR | IND | 81,227 | 46.90% | ADV: V.V. PRAKASH | 2,700 |
| 2016 | P V ANVAR | IND | 77,858 | 47.91% | ARYADAN SHOUKATH | 11,504 |
| 2011 | ARYADAN MOHAMMED | INC | 66,331 | 48.64% | PROFESSOR.M.THOMAS MATHEW | 5,598 |
| 2006 | ARYADAN MUHAMMED | INC | 87,522 | 53.76% | SREERAMAKRISHNAN | 18,070 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the NILAMBUR assembly constituency in 2026?
Aryadan Shoukath (INC) won NILAMBUR in 2026, by a margin of 54,851 votes.
Which party has won NILAMBUR the most times?
INC, with 9 of the 15 wins recorded since 1965.
How many times has NILAMBUR gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1965 to 2026.
Who has won NILAMBUR the most times?
ARYADAN MUHAMMED, with 5 wins between 1977 and 2006.
