PAYYANNUR
Assembly seat no. 6 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Winner, 2026
V. Kunhikrishnan
IND
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 14 of 15
Margin, 2026
7,487
4.80% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
CPMT. I. Madhusoodanan
- Votes
- 69,153
- Vote share
- 44.34%
- Behind by
- 7,487
Electors
1,89,889
Total votes polled
1,55,970
Valid votes
1,55,970
NOTA votes
1,193
0.76% of votes polled
Turnout
82.1%
Full result, 2026
4 candidates · 1,55,970 valid votes
V. KunhikrishnanINDwon
76,640
49.1%
T. I. MadhusoodananCPM
69,153
44.3%
A. P. GangadharanBJP
8,432
5.4%
Sandeep V. K.IND
552
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | V. Kunhikrishnan | IND | 76,640 | 49.14% | T. I. Madhusoodanan | 7,487 |
| 2021 | T I MADHUSOODANAN | CPM | 93,695 | 62.49% | M PRADEEP KUMAR | 49,780 |
| 2016 | C KRISHNAN | CPM | 83,226 | 58.02% | SAJID MAVVAL | 40,263 |
| 2011 | C.KRISHNAN | CPM | 78,116 | 59.78% | ADV. K. BRIJESH KUMAR | 32,124 |
| 2006 | P K SREEMATHI TEACHER | CPM | 76,974 | 61.74% | K SURENDRAN | 36,122 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above