Kottakkal
Assembly constituency 46 (GEN) · Kerala
[01]Result · 2026
#46 · GENAll candidates 6
Turnout 78.2%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total1,293
- State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 202679.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 1,89,918Verified
Seat history 2026–1965
- 2026
32.8 ppProf. Abid Hussain ThangalIndian Union Muslim League
- 2021
10.4 ppProf. Abid Hussain ThangalIndian Union Muslim League
- 2016
10.2 ppAbid Hussain ThangalIndian Union Muslim League
- 2011
30.3 ppAbdussamad SamadaniMuslim League Kerala State Committee
- 2006
3.1 ppK.S. SaleekaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
0.0 ppGirija SurendranCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1996
3.5 ppGirija SurendranCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1991
1.6 ppP. BalanIndian National Congress
- 1987
3.6 ppP. BalanIndian National Congress
- 1982
14.4 ppE. PadmanabhanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1980
0.6 ppK. SankaranarayananIndian National Congress
- 1977
6.1 ppK. SukumaranunniIndian National Congress
- 1970
24.9 ppC. Vasudeva MenonCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1967
14.2 ppC.V.MenonCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1965
22.8 ppC. Vasudeva MenonCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 32.8 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
The top two polled 90.8% of votes; the other 4 candidates 8.5% between them.
(1,18,111 + 55,473) ÷ 1,91,211 = 90.8% · 16,334 ÷ 1,91,211 = 8.5% -
Turnout of 78.2% was 1.2 pp below the state's median seat (79.4%).
78.2 − 79.4 = −1.2 -
The margin widened from 10.4 pp in 2021 to 32.8 pp.
32.8 − 10.4 = +22.4 pp -
Prof. Abid Hussain Thangal also won in 2021.
2021 winner name = 2026 winner name
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines1,89,918
- NOTAcounted within the total1,293
- Published totalVotes polled1,91,211
- 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
Candidates6 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