VARKALA
Assembly seat no. 127 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Winner, 2016
ADV.V.JOY
CPM
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2016
2,386
1.86% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INCVARKALA KAHAR
- Votes
- 50,716
- Vote share
- 39.57%
- Behind by
- 2,386
Electors
1,79,160
Total votes polled
1,28,177
Valid votes
1,28,177
NOTA votes
628
0.49% of votes polled
Turnout
71.5%
Full result, 2016
12 candidates · 1,28,177 valid votes
ADV.V.JOYCPMwon
53,102
41.4%
VARKALA KAHARINC
50,716
39.6%
AJI.S.R.MBDJS
19,872
15.5%
VARKALA.R. LINEESBSP
1,888
1.5%
ABDUL SALAMSDPI
466
0.4%
SUNIL KUMAR.SIND
357
0.3%
SUDEVANIND
351
0.3%
NADAYARA JABBARPDP
297
0.2%
BHASIDHARAN NAIRIND
138
0.1%
SALU. RIND
135
0.1%
VARKALA SABESANIND
126
0.1%
VIVEKANANDANIND
101
0.1%
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
