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Assembly constituency 4 · Kerala

Kanhangad is assembly constituency number 4 in Kerala, in Kasaragod district, and one of the segments of the Kasaragod Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Adv. Govindan Pallikappil of the Communist Party of India won with 45.5% of the vote, 15,316 votes ahead of Shaiji Ottapalli (KEC).

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Kanhangad · 2026AC 4
  1. 01
    Adv. Govindan Pallikappil
    CPI
    79,920
    45.47%
  2. 02
    Shaiji Ottapalli
    KEC
    64,604
    36.75%
  3. 03
    M Balraj
    BJP
    27,063
    15.40%
  4. 04
    Vijayakumar B
    BSP
    3,132
    1.78%
  5. NOTA · 1,058 (0.60%)

Margin 15,316 votes · 8.71% of valid votes

2,24,409
Registered electors
2026 election
78.4%
Turnout
+2.0 pts vs 2021
15,316
Victory margin
8.7% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 4 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,75,777 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kanhangad 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv. Govindan PallikappilMale · 60 yrsCPI79,920
45.47%
2Shaiji OttapalliMale · 53 yrsKEC64,604
36.75%
3M BalrajMale · 58 yrsBJP27,063
15.40%
4Vijayakumar BMale · 54 yrs · STBSP3,132
1.78%
—NOTANOTA1,058
0.60%
Past results

CPI held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026CPI 45.5%KEC 36.8%BJP 15.4%INC 34.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Adv. Govindan PallikappilCPI · 45.5% · margin 15,316Turnout78.4%
2021E ChandrashekaranCPI · 50.7% · margin 27,139Turnout76.4%
2016E.chandrashekaranCPI · 50.0% · margin 26,011Turnout78.7%
2011E.chandrashekharanCPI · 47.6% · margin 12,178Turnout78.5%

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

Kanhangad result 2021

Kanhangad 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1E ChandrashekaranCPI84,615
50.72%
2P V SureshINC57,476
34.45%
3BalrajBJP21,570
12.93%
4Abdul Samad. T S/o T Kunhamu HajiSDPI775
0.46%
—NOTANOTA637
0.38%
5AugustinIndependent532
0.32%
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6Krishnan ParappachalIndependent357
0.21%
7Suresh. B C S/o Cheniyan NaikIndependent277
0.17%
8Sreenath Sasi. T C VIndependent219
0.13%
9Reshma KarivedakamADHRMPI185
0.11%
10Manoj ThomasIndependent105
0.06%
11T Abdul Samad S/o T Kunhikoya HajiJD(U)87
0.05%

Kanhangad result 2016

Kanhangad 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1E.chandrashekaranCPI80,558
49.98%
2Dhanya SureshINC54,547
33.84%
3M P RaghavanBDJS21,104
13.09%
4Chandran ParappaBSP965
0.60%
5Assainar MuttumthalaPDP959
0.59%
—NOTANOTA856
0.53%
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6Sajeevan RIndependent663
0.41%
7Muhammed Ali V VIndependent420
0.26%
8Kookkal BalakrishnanIndependent294
0.18%
9Raghavan B PoodamkalluAPOI272
0.17%
10Balachandran KarimbilShiv Sena260
0.16%
11K U KrishnakumarIndependent186
0.12%
12M DamodaranIndependent105
0.07%

Kanhangad result 2011

Kanhangad 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1E.chandrashekharanCPI66,640
47.65%
2Adv.m C JoseINC54,462
38.95%
3Madikai KammaranBJP15,543
11.11%
4P M JosephIndependent1,919
1.37%
5Gopalan KBSP1,277
0.91%
Map

Kanhangad 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 Kasaragod district

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

INCCPI(M)IUMLCPIKECBJPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Rajmohan UnnithanINC69,171 41.5%
  • M.v Balakrishnan MasterCPI(M)67,121 40.3%
  • M.l AshwiniBJP29,301 17.6%
  • Sukumari MBSP291 0.2%
  • Rajeswari K.rIndependent177 0.1%

In the assembly election CPI won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 2,050 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Kanhangad assembly seat in 2026?

Adv. Govindan Pallikappil of the Communist Party of India (CPI) won Kanhangad in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 79,920 votes, which was 45.47% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kanhangad?

The margin was 15,316 votes (8.71% of valid votes). The runner-up was Shaiji Ottapalli of the Kerala Congress with 64,604 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kanhangad in 2026?

Turnout was 78.44%: 1,76,037 of 2,24,409 registered electors voted, across 239 polling stations. That is 2.0 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kanhangad part of?

Kanhangad is an assembly segment of the Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Rajmohan Unnithan got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kanhangad a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kanhangad?

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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