Cherthala is assembly constituency number 103 in Kerala, in Alappuzha district, and one of the segments of the Alappuzha Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election P. Prasad of the Communist Party of India won with 48.3% of the vote, 14,489 votes ahead of K.R. Rajendra Prasad (INC).
- 01P. PrasadCPI83,21648.32%
- 02K.R. Rajendra PrasadINC68,72739.91%
- 03Adv. T.P. AnantharajBDJS17,99710.45%
- 04NandakumarIndependent4550.26%
- 05A.P. Prasad S/o PurushothamanIndependent3660.21%
- 2 other candidates · 439 votesNOTA · 1,021 (0.59%)
Margin 14,489 votes · 8.41% of valid votes
All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,72,221 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. PrasadMale · 57 yrs | CPI | 83,216 | 48.32% |
| 2 | K.R. Rajendra PrasadMale · 73 yrs | INC | 68,727 | 39.91% |
| 3 | Adv. T.P. AnantharajMale · 33 yrs | BDJS | 17,997 | 10.45% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,021 | 0.59% |
| 4 | NandakumarMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 455 | 0.26% |
| 5 | A.P. Prasad S/o PurushothamanMale · 58 yrs | Independent | 366 | 0.21% |
| 6 | Rajendra Prasad S/o PrabhakaranMale · 56 yrs | Independent | 249 | 0.14% |
| 7 | Adv. Sonnymon K .mathewMale · 50 yrs | Independent | 190 | 0.11% |
CPI held the seat: it also won in 2021.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Cherthala result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P Prasad | CPI | 83,702 | 47.00% |
| 2 | Adv.s Sarath | INC | 77,554 | 43.55% |
| 3 | Adv.p S Jyothis | BDJS | 14,562 | 8.18% |
| 4 | Vayalar Jayakumar | BSP | 613 | 0.34% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 602 | 0.34% |
| 5 | Sarath S Kannattuveli | Independent | 501 | 0.28% |
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| 6 | Shajahan V A | Independent | 201 | 0.11% |
| 7 | Karthikeyan | Independent | 193 | 0.11% |
| 8 | Adv.sonnymon K Mathew | Independent | 169 | 0.09% |
Cherthala result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.thilothaman | CPI | 81,197 | 45.70% |
| 2 | Adv.s.sarath | INC | 74,001 | 41.65% |
| 3 | P.s.rajeev | BDJS | 19,614 | 11.04% |
| 4 | C.p.thilakan | BSP | 845 | 0.48% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 687 | 0.39% |
| 5 | S.sarath | Independent | 639 | 0.36% |
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| 6 | Sonnymon K Mathew | Independent | 348 | 0.20% |
| 7 | Vayalar Rajeevan | Independent | 174 | 0.10% |
| 8 | K.v.joseph | Independent | 150 | 0.08% |
Cherthala result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.thilothaman | CPI | 86,193 | 53.11% |
| 2 | K.r.gouriamma | JPSS | 67,878 | 41.83% |
| 3 | Adv. P.k.binoy | BJP | 5,933 | 3.66% |
| 4 | K.r.rajeevan | BSP | 1,185 | 0.73% |
| 5 | Shajimon | Independent | 1,094 | 0.67% |
Cherthala 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 Alappuzha district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Cherthala is one of the assembly segments of Alappuzha. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Alappuzha candidates.
- K. C VenugopalINC62,701 37.8%
- A. M AriffCPI(M)61,858 37.3%
- Sobha SurendranBJP40,474 24.4%
- Muraleedharan KoncherillamBSP296 0.2%
- ArjunanSUCI125 0.1%
In the assembly election CPI won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 843 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Cherthala.
Who won the Cherthala assembly seat in 2026?
P. Prasad of the Communist Party of India (CPI) won Cherthala in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 83,216 votes, which was 48.32% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Cherthala?
The margin was 14,489 votes (8.41% of valid votes). The runner-up was K.R. Rajendra Prasad of the Indian National Congress with 68,727 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Cherthala in 2026?
Turnout was 84.11%: 1,73,621 of 2,06,426 registered electors voted, across 230 polling stations. That is 0.3 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Cherthala part of?
Cherthala is an assembly segment of the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, K. C Venugopal got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Cherthala a reserved constituency?
No. Cherthala is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Cherthala?
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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