VARKALA
Assembly seat no. 127 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Winner, 2026
Adv.v Joy
CPM
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2026
2,050
1.48% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
INCVarkala Kahar
- Votes
- 53,315
- Vote share
- 38.57%
- Behind by
- 2,050
Electors
1,83,572
Total votes polled
1,38,231
Valid votes
1,38,231
NOTA votes
652
0.47% of votes polled
Turnout
75.3%
Full result, 2026
9 candidates · 1,38,231 valid votes
Adv.v JoyCPMwon
55,365
40.1%
Varkala KaharINC
53,315
38.6%
Adv.smitha SundaresanBJP
27,400
19.8%
Raju S KottarakonamBSP
949
0.7%
Vinod ElakamonDHRMP
290
0.2%
Harikrishnan S GIND
97
0.1%
Vivekanandan KIND
59
0.0%
SajuIND
57
0.0%
Kannan M KIND
47
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Adv.v Joy | CPM | 55,365 | 40.05% | Varkala Kahar | 2,050 |
| 2021 | Adv. V Joy | CPM | 68,816 | 50.89% | Adv. BRM Shafeer | 17,821 |
| 2016 | ADV.V.JOY | CPM | 53,102 | 41.43% | VARKALA KAHAR | 2,386 |
| 2011 | VARKALA KAHAR | INC | 57,755 | 52.40% | A.A.RAHIM | 10,710 |
| 2006 | VARKALA KAHAR | INC | 44,883 | 48.78% | ADV S SUNDARESAN | 1,625 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above