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Assembly constituency 119 · Kerala

Kottarakkara is assembly constituency number 119 in Kerala, in Kollam district, and one of the segments of the Mavelikkara Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election K.N. Balagopal of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won with 43.0% of the vote, 1,012 votes ahead of Adv.p. Aisha Potty (INC).

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Kottarakkara · 2026AC 119
  1. 01
    K.N. Balagopal
    CPI(M)
    63,926
    42.95%
  2. 02
    Adv.p. Aisha Potty
    INC
    62,914
    42.27%
  3. 03
    R. Resmi
    BJP
    20,664
    13.88%
  4. 04
    Mamachan Daniel
    AAP
    386
    0.26%
  5. 05
    Wilfred Zacharias
    BSP
    236
    0.16%
  6. 1 other candidate · 117 votesNOTA · 611 (0.41%)

Margin 1,012 votes · 0.68% of valid votes

1,94,471
Registered electors
2026 election
76.8%
Turnout
+2.2 pts vs 2021
1,012
Victory margin
0.7% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,48,854 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kottarakkara 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.N. BalagopalMale · 62 yrsCPI(M)63,926
42.95%
2Adv.p. Aisha PottyFemale · 67 yrsINC62,914
42.27%
3R. ResmiFemale · 48 yrsBJP20,664
13.88%
—NOTANOTA611
0.41%
4Mamachan DanielMale · 66 yrsAAP386
0.26%
5Wilfred ZachariasMale · 53 yrsBSP236
0.16%
6Suresh. GMale · 53 yrsEPI117
0.08%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026CPI(M) 43.0%INC 42.3%BJP 13.9%KEC(B) 38.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026K.N. BalagopalCPI(M) · 43.0% · margin 1,012Turnout76.8%
2021K N BalagopalCPI(M) · 46.0% · margin 10,814Turnout74.6%
2016Adv. P.aisha PottyCPI(M) · 55.4% · margin 42,632Turnout75.0%
2011Adv:p.aisha PottyCPI(M) · 53.9% · margin 20,592Turnout74.3%

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

Kottarakkara result 2021

Kottarakkara 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K N BalagopalCPI(M)68,770
45.98%
2R ResmiINC57,956
38.75%
3Adv. Vayakkal SomanBJP21,223
14.19%
—NOTANOTA574
0.38%
4Usha KottarakkaraADHRMPI460
0.31%
5Mathews K LukoseIndependent136
0.09%
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6Lal ViswanIndependent103
0.07%
7V VenugopalDSJP96
0.06%
8Eyyamkodu ManikuttanIndependent90
0.06%
9E. KunjumonSUCI87
0.06%
10Jaineendran TShiv Sena57
0.04%

Kottarakkara result 2016

Kottarakkara 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv. P.aisha PottyCPI(M)83,443
55.44%
2Adv.savin SathyanINC40,811
27.11%
3Rajeswary RajendranBJP24,062
15.99%
—NOTANOTA742
0.49%
4Madhu.bIndependent491
0.33%
5R.sukumaranBSP386
0.26%
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6Veliyam ShajiShiv Sena325
0.22%
7HariprasadIndependent173
0.11%
8Ajayakumar ThankappanIndependent80
0.05%

Kottarakkara result 2011

Kottarakkara 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv:p.aisha PottyCPI(M)74,069
53.89%
2Dr:n.n.muraliKEC(B)53,477
38.91%
3Vayakkal MadhuBJP6,370
4.63%
4Dhaneshlal PanavelyIndependent1,063
0.77%
5P.t.prasanna KumarBSP911
0.66%
6S. SolomonIndependent773
0.56%
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7Prakash VIndependent454
0.33%
8Prakash RIndependent320
0.23%
Map

Kottarakkara 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 Kollam district

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

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Adv Arun Kumar C ACPI56,929 42.6%
  • Kodikunnil SureshINC53,526 40.0%
  • Baiju KalasalaBDJS20,999 15.7%
  • C MonichenIndependent807 0.6%
  • Santhosh PalathumpadanBSP704 0.5%

In the assembly election CPI(M) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI led here by 3,403 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Kottarakkara assembly seat in 2026?

K.N. Balagopal of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won Kottarakkara in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 63,926 votes, which was 42.95% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kottarakkara?

The margin was 1,012 votes (0.68% of valid votes). The runner-up was Adv.p. Aisha Potty of the Indian National Congress with 62,914 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kottarakkara in 2026?

Turnout was 76.77%: 1,49,304 of 1,94,471 registered electors voted, across 204 polling stations. That is 2.2 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kottarakkara part of?

Kottarakkara is an assembly segment of the Mavelikkara Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Adv Arun Kumar C A got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kottarakkara a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kottarakkara?

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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