Kongad is assembly constituency number 53 in Kerala, in Palakkad district, and one of the segments of the Palakkad Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Thulasi Teacher of the Indian National Congress won with 42.2% of the vote, 3,706 votes ahead of Adv. K.santhakumari (CPI(M)).
- 01Thulasi TeacherINC62,73442.20%
- 02Adv. K.santhakumariCPI(M)59,02839.71%
- 03Dr. Renu SureshBJP24,92516.77%
- 04Guruvayoorappan P EBSP8590.58%
- NOTA · 1,109 (0.75%)
Margin 3,706 votes · 2.49% of valid votes
All 4 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,48,655 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thulasi TeacherFemale · 52 yrs · SC | INC | 62,734 | 42.20% |
| 2 | Adv. K.santhakumariFemale · 55 yrs · SC | CPI(M) | 59,028 | 39.71% |
| 3 | Dr. Renu SureshFemale · 49 yrs · SC | BJP | 24,925 | 16.77% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,109 | 0.75% |
| 4 | Guruvayoorappan P EMale · 65 yrs · SC | BSP | 859 | 0.58% |
The seat changed hands: CPI(M) won in 2021, INC in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kongad result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santhakumari K | CPI(M) | 67,881 | 49.01% |
| 2 | U C Raman | IUML | 40,662 | 29.36% |
| 3 | Suresh Babu M | BJP | 27,661 | 19.97% |
| 4 | Guruvayoorappan P E | BSP | 1,351 | 0.98% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 953 | 0.69% |
Kongad result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.v.vijayadas | CPI(M) | 60,790 | 45.35% |
| 2 | Pandalam Sudhakaran | INC | 47,519 | 35.45% |
| 3 | Renu Suresh | BJP | 23,800 | 17.75% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,163 | 0.87% |
| 4 | Ramesh P.v Kannampariyaram | BSP | 789 | 0.59% |
Kongad result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.v.vijayadas | CPI(M) | 52,920 | 46.63% |
| 2 | P.swaminathan | INC | 49,355 | 43.49% |
| 3 | V.devayani | BJP | 8,467 | 7.46% |
| 4 | Vijayadasan | Independent | 1,543 | 1.36% |
| 5 | K. Velayudhan | BSP | 1,198 | 1.06% |
Kongad 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 Palakkad district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kongad is one of the assembly segments of Palakkad. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Palakkad candidates.
- V K SreekandanINC52,851 39.2%
- A VijayaraghavanCPI(M)46,193 34.3%
- C KrishnakumarBJP34,606 25.7%
- K T PadminiBSP343 0.3%
- Anna KuriakoseIndependent173 0.1%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 6,658 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kongad.
Who won the Kongad assembly seat in 2026?
Thulasi Teacher of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Kongad in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 62,734 votes, which was 42.20% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kongad?
The margin was 3,706 votes (2.49% of valid votes). The runner-up was Adv. K.santhakumari of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) with 59,028 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kongad in 2026?
Turnout was 81.30%: 1,48,929 of 1,83,191 registered electors voted, across 193 polling stations. That is 4.5 points higher than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kongad part of?
Kongad is an assembly segment of the Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, V K Sreekandan got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kongad a reserved constituency?
Yes. Kongad is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Kongad?
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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