PALAKKAD
Assembly seat no. 56 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2011.
Kerala also has a Lok Sabha constituency called PALAKKAD. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 4 results.
Winner, 2011
SHAFI PARAMBIL
INC
Elections held
4
2011–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2011
7,403
6.59% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
CPMK. K. DIVAKARAN
- Votes
- 40,238
- Vote share
- 35.82%
- Behind by
- 7,403
Electors
1,54,374
Total votes polled
1,12,347
Valid votes
1,12,347
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.8%
Full result, 2011
8 candidates · 1,12,347 valid votes
SHAFI PARAMBILINCwon
47,641
42.4%
K. K. DIVAKARANCPM
40,238
35.8%
C. UDAYBHASKARBJP
22,317
19.9%
SHAJI ABRAHAMIND
637
0.6%
HARI ARUMBILBSP
490
0.4%
MUHAMMED SHAFI (SHAFI PURAKARA)IND
377
0.3%
C.SAMPATHADMK
337
0.3%
DIVAKARANIND
310
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ramesh Pisharody | INC | 62,199 | 42.26% | Sobha Surendran | 13,147 |
| 2021 | SHAFI PARAMBIL | INC | 54,079 | 38.06% | E. SREEDHARAN | 3,859 |
| 2016 | SHAFI PARAMBIL | INC | 57,559 | 41.77% | SOBHA SURENDRAN | 17,483 |
| 2011 | SHAFI PARAMBIL | INC | 47,641 | 42.41% | K. K. DIVAKARAN | 7,403 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- INC4 wins
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PALAKKAD assembly constituency in 2026?
Ramesh Pisharody (INC) won PALAKKAD in 2026, by a margin of 13,147 votes.
Which party has won PALAKKAD the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 4 wins recorded since 2011.
How many times has PALAKKAD gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2011 to 2026.
Who has won PALAKKAD the most times?
SHAFI PARAMBIL, with 3 wins between 2011 and 2021.
