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Assembly constituency 139 · Kerala

Kovalam is assembly constituency number 139 in Kerala, in Thiruvananthapuram district, and one of the segments of the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Adv. M.vincent of the Indian National Congress won with 51.3% of the vote, 32,709 votes ahead of Bhagath Rufus (IND).

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Kovalam · 2026AC 139
  1. 01
    Adv. M.vincent
    INC
    79,661
    51.32%
  2. 02
    Bhagath Rufus
    Independent
    46,952
    30.25%
  3. 03
    Kovalam.t.n.suresh
    BJP
    25,380
    16.35%
  4. 04
    Manoj.s.p
    AAP
    677
    0.44%
  5. 05
    Kattachalkuzhi.m.sugathan
    SRP
    469
    0.30%
  6. 4 other candidates · 1,122 votesNOTA · 976 (0.63%)

Margin 32,709 votes · 21.07% of valid votes

2,01,824
Registered electors
2026 election
77.0%
Turnout
+4.1 pts vs 2021
32,709
Victory margin
21.1% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,55,237 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kovalam 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv. M.vincentMale · 57 yrsINC79,661
51.32%
2Bhagath RufusMale · 36 yrsIndependent46,952
30.25%
3Kovalam.t.n.sureshMale · 58 yrsBJP25,380
16.35%
—NOTANOTA976
0.63%
4Manoj.s.pMale · 50 yrsAAP677
0.44%
5Kattachalkuzhi.m.sugathanMale · 54 yrsSRP469
0.30%
6N.jayarajanMale · 65 yrs · SCIndependent459
0.30%
7Adv.sabu.s.philipMale · 56 yrsIndependent372
0.24%
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8Venganoor AsokanMale · 68 yrsIndependent169
0.11%
9Kiran S PillaiMale · 42 yrsIndependent122
0.08%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026INC 51.3%BJP 16.4%JD(S) 39.8%BDJS 20.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Adv. M.vincentINC · 51.3% · margin 32,709Turnout77.0%
2021Adv. M. VincentINC · 47.1% · margin 11,562Turnout72.8%
2016Adv.m.vincentINC · 39.1% · margin 2,615Turnout74.2%
2011Jameela PrakasamJD(S) · 47.6% · margin 7,205Turnout68.1%

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

Kovalam result 2021

Kovalam 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv. M. VincentINC74,868
47.06%
2Neelalohithadasan NadarJD(S)63,306
39.79%
3Vishnupuram ChandrasekharanBJP18,664
11.73%
—NOTANOTA773
0.49%
4Kanchampazhinji SasikumarBSP641
0.40%
5Prince V.S.Independent417
0.26%
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6Venganoor AsokanIndependent284
0.18%
7Ajil R.A.Independent147
0.09%

Kovalam result 2016

Kovalam 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv.m.vincentINC60,268
39.14%
2Jameela PrakasamJD(S)57,653
37.45%
3Kovalam T.N. SureshBDJS30,987
20.13%
4Adv.k.r.anishBSP996
0.65%
5M.c.jayalalIndependent933
0.61%
—NOTANOTA845
0.55%
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6Pramod KumarIndependent564
0.37%
7Sarasamma.tIGP558
0.36%
8S. ShajiAKTP400
0.26%
9M. SugathanIndependent389
0.25%
10SilvasterIndependent373
0.24%

Kovalam result 2011

Kovalam 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jameela PrakasamJD(S)59,510
47.60%
2Adv.george MercierINC52,305
41.84%
3Venganoor SatheeshBJP9,127
7.30%
4Thanka Bai.t.Independent1,231
0.98%
5A.M. NizamSDPI1,193
0.95%
6MuraleedharanBSP1,157
0.93%
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7Vazhamuttom RajendranDPSP485
0.39%
Map

Kovalam 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 Thiruvananthapuram 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

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

  • Shashi TharoorINC64,042 42.1%
  • Rajeev ChandrasekharBJP47,376 31.1%
  • Pannian RavindranCPI39,137 25.7%
  • Adv RajendranBSP543 0.4%
  • Adv Shine Lal M PIndependent348 0.2%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 16,666 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Kovalam assembly seat in 2026?

Adv. M.vincent of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Kovalam in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 79,661 votes, which was 51.32% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kovalam?

The margin was 32,709 votes (21.07% of valid votes). The runner-up was Bhagath Rufus of the Independent with 46,952 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kovalam in 2026?

Turnout was 76.95%: 1,55,310 of 2,01,824 registered electors voted, across 269 polling stations. That is 4.1 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kovalam part of?

Kovalam is an assembly segment of the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shashi Tharoor got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kovalam a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kovalam?

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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