VARKALA
Assembly seat no. 127 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Winner, 2021
Adv. V Joy
CPM
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 8 of 15
Margin, 2021
17,821
13.18% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
INCAdv. BRM Shafeer
- Votes
- 50,995
- Vote share
- 37.71%
- Behind by
- 17,821
Electors
1,92,551
Total votes polled
1,35,229
Valid votes
1,35,229
NOTA votes
815
0.60% of votes polled
Turnout
70.2%
Full result, 2021
7 candidates · 1,35,229 valid votes
Adv. V JoyCPMwon
68,816
50.9%
Adv. BRM ShafeerINC
50,995
37.7%
Aji SBDJS
11,214
8.3%
Anu M.CBSP
1,948
1.4%
PrinceIND
658
0.5%
Anilkumar PDEMOCRATICHUMANRIGHTSMOVEMENTPARTY
460
0.3%
ShefeerIND
323
0.2%
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
