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Assembly constituency 10 · Kerala

Azhikode is assembly constituency number 10 in Kerala, in Kannur district, and one of the segments of the Kannur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election K. V. Sumesh of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won with 43.8% of the vote, 349 votes ahead of Adv. Kareem Cheleri (IUML).

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Azhikode · 2026AC 10
  1. 01
    K. V. Sumesh
    CPI(M)
    64,951
    43.76%
  2. 02
    Adv. Kareem Cheleri
    IUML
    64,602
    43.53%
  3. 03
    K. K. Vinodkumar
    BJP
    17,476
    11.78%
  4. 04
    Abdul Kareem. V. V
    Independent
    235
    0.16%
  5. 05
    Reshmi Ravi
    SUCI
    227
    0.15%
  6. 3 other candidates · 345 votesNOTA · 576 (0.39%)

Margin 349 votes · 0.24% of valid votes

1,88,507
Registered electors
2026 election
78.8%
Turnout
-1.1 pts vs 2021
349
Victory margin
0.2% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,48,412 valid votes, NOTA included.

Azhikode 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K. V. SumeshMale · 47 yrsCPI(M)64,951
43.76%
2Adv. Kareem CheleriMale · 63 yrsIUML64,602
43.53%
3K. K. VinodkumarMale · 58 yrsBJP17,476
11.78%
—NOTANOTA576
0.39%
4Abdul Kareem. V. VMale · 49 yrsIndependent235
0.16%
5Reshmi RaviFemale · 35 yrs · SCSUCI227
0.15%
6Sumesh. T. P S/o GovindanMale · 49 yrsIndependent124
0.08%
7Kareem ChandrothMale · 65 yrsIndependent115
0.08%
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8Sumesh Kumar. KMale · 39 yrsIndependent106
0.07%
Past results

CPI(M) held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026CPI(M) 43.8%IUML 43.5%BJP 11.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026K. V. SumeshCPI(M) · 43.8% · margin 349Turnout78.8%
2021K V SumeshCPI(M) · 45.4% · margin 6,141Turnout79.8%
2016K M ShajiIUML · 44.6% · margin 2,287Turnout81.9%
2011K.m.shajiIUML · 45.2% · margin 493Turnout82.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Azhikode result 2021

Azhikode 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K V SumeshCPI(M)65,794
45.41%
2K M ShajiIUML59,653
41.17%
3K RanjithBJP15,741
10.86%
4Abdul Jabbar K KSDPI2,357
1.63%
—NOTANOTA517
0.36%
5K M Shaji (mamba)Independent277
0.19%
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6Resmi RaviSUCI226
0.16%
7Sumesh M (mauvery House)Independent180
0.12%
8Prasad V PIndependent104
0.07%
9Pavithran KurikkalotIndependent48
0.03%

Azhikode result 2016

Azhikode 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K M ShajiIUML63,082
44.58%
2M V Nikesh KumarCPI(M)60,795
42.97%
3A V KesavanBJP12,580
8.89%
4K K Abdul JabbarSDPI1,705
1.20%
5P K RageshIndependent1,518
1.07%
6M Joseph JohnWPOI687
0.49%
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—NOTANOTA453
0.32%
7Adv. P C VivekSUCI235
0.17%
8Shaji K M, TholambraIndependent196
0.14%
9K M Shaji, MambaIndependent160
0.11%
10Prasad V PIndependent87
0.06%

Azhikode result 2011

Azhikode 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.m.shajiIUML55,077
45.21%
2M.prakashan MasterCPI(M)54,584
44.80%
3M.k.saseendran MasterBJP7,540
6.19%
4Noushad PunnakkalIndependent2,935
2.41%
5Shaji.k.m.Independent602
0.49%
6C.balakrishnanBSP458
0.38%
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7Paul T SamuelSUCI414
0.34%
8Prakashan KuzhiparambilIndependent222
0.18%
Map

Azhikode outlined in orange among the other Kerala seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Kannur district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

INCCPI(M)IUMLCPIKECBJPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Azhikode is one of the assembly segments of Kannur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kannur candidates.

  • K. SudhakaranINC69,919 50.6%
  • M.V. JayarajanCPI(M)47,701 34.5%
  • C. RaghunathBJP19,832 14.3%
  • Ramachandran BavileeriBHRJWNKP247 0.2%
  • K. Sudhakaran S/o. KrishnanIndependent134 0.1%

In the assembly election CPI(M) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 22,218 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Azhikode.

Who won the Azhikode assembly seat in 2026?

K. V. Sumesh of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won Azhikode in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 64,951 votes, which was 43.76% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Azhikode?

The margin was 349 votes (0.24% of valid votes). The runner-up was Adv. Kareem Cheleri of the Indian Union Muslim League with 64,602 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Azhikode in 2026?

Turnout was 78.79%: 1,48,533 of 1,88,507 registered electors voted, across 185 polling stations. That is 1.1 points lower than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Azhikode part of?

Azhikode is an assembly segment of the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, K. Sudhakaran got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Azhikode a reserved constituency?

No. Azhikode is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Azhikode?

The Kerala assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Kerala assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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