Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2026

Taliparamba

Assembly constituency 8 (GEN) · Kerala

State boardKerala 2026

[01]Result · 2026

#8 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants10

ElectorsNot recorded

Votes polled1,92,175

Turnout82.0%

NOTA1,798

WinnerT K Govindan Master S/O Kunhikkannan NambiarIndependent91,33947.5% of votes

MARGIN12,551 votes · 6.5 pp91,339 − 78,788

Runner-upP K Shyamala Teacher Communist Party of India (Marxist)78,78841.0% of votes

IND 53.7% of top-two votesCPI(M) 46.3%

All candidates 10

01 T K Govindan Master S/O Kunhikkannan NambiarIND91,339 47.5%
02 P K Shyamala TeacherCPI(M)78,788 41.0%
03 N HaridasBJP16,089 8.4%
04 Koyyam JanardhananIND1,202 0.6%
05 Anappalli GopalanAAP1,083 0.6%
06 T K Govindan S/O KunhiramanIND735 0.4%
07 Abdul Salam K PIND366 0.2%
08 Shyamala P D/O Govindan PIND294 0.2%
09 Khamaruddeen C VIND283 0.2%
10 C Balakrishnan YadavIND198 0.1%

Turnout 82.0%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAcounted within the total1,798
State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 202679.4%
ReconciliationΣ 10 candidates = 1,90,377Verified

Seat history 2026–1965

2026
6.5 pp
T K Govindan Master S/O Kunhikkannan NambiarIndependent
2021
12.8 pp
M V Govindan MasterCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
2016
25.5 pp
James MathewCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
2011
19.3 pp
James MathewCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
2006
20.3 pp
C.K.P PadmanabhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
2001
10.5 pp
M.V.Govindan MasterCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1996
13.5 pp
M.V.Govindan MasterCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1991
8.4 pp
Pacheni KunhiaramanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1987
2.4 pp
K. K. N. PariyaramCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1982
12.4 pp
C. P. MoossankuttyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1980
20.6 pp
C. P. Moossan KuttyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1977
2.0 pp
M. V. RaghavanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1970
12.2 pp
A. V. KunhambuCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1967
32.0 pp
A.V.KunhabguCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1965
25.6 pp
A.V. KunhambuCommunist Party of India (Marxist)

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 32.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed BJP polled 16,089 votes, 1.3× the 12,551-vote margin.
16,089 ÷ 12,551 = 1.3
The top two polled 88.5% of votes; the other 8 candidates 10.5% between them.
(91,339 + 78,788) ÷ 1,92,175 = 88.5% · 20,250 ÷ 1,92,175 = 10.5%
Turnout of 82.0% was 2.6 pp above the state's median seat (79.4%).
82.0 − 79.4 = +2.6
The margin narrowed from 12.8 pp in 2021 to 6.5 pp.
6.5 − 12.8 = −6.3 pp
The seat changed hands: CPI(M) in 2021, IND in 2026.
2021 CPI(M) · 2026 IND

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 10 candidate lines1,90,377
NOTAcounted within the total1,798
Published totalVotes polled1,92,175
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Kerala · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates10 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 140 seats on the Kerala Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database