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Assembly constituency 93 · Kerala

Pala is assembly constituency number 93 in Kerala, in Kottayam district, and one of the segments of the Kottayam Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Mani C Kappen of the Independent won with 37.4% of the vote, 2,991 votes ahead of Jose K Mani (KEC(M)).

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Pala · 2026AC 93
  1. 01
    Mani C Kappen
    Independent
    50,799
    37.39%
  2. 02
    Jose K Mani
    KEC(M)
    47,808
    35.19%
  3. 03
    Shone George
    BJP
    35,304
    25.99%
  4. 04
    Adv.rony Nedumpallil
    AAP
    506
    0.37%
  5. 05
    C G Babu
    Independent
    325
    0.24%
  6. 2 other candidates · 526 votesNOTA · 583 (0.43%)

Margin 2,991 votes · 2.20% of valid votes

1,76,726
Registered electors
2026 election
77.0%
Turnout
+1.8 pts vs 2021
2,991
Victory margin
2.2% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,35,851 valid votes, NOTA included.

Pala 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mani C KappenMale · 69 yrsIndependent50,799
37.39%
2Jose K ManiMale · 61 yrsKEC(M)47,808
35.19%
3Shone GeorgeMale · 43 yrsBJP35,304
25.99%
—NOTANOTA583
0.43%
4Adv.rony NedumpallilMale · 31 yrsAAP506
0.37%
5C G BabuMale · 59 yrs · SCIndependent325
0.24%
6Santhosh PulickalMale · 39 yrsIndependent272
0.20%
7Santhosh NadoopparampilMale · 47 yrsBSP254
0.19%
Past results

IND held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2011201620212026KEC(M) 35.2%BJP 26.0%NCP 38.8%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Mani C KappenIndependent · 37.4% · margin 2,991Turnout77.0%
2021Mani C KappenIndependent · 50.4% · margin 15,378Turnout75.3%
2019 byeMani.c.kappanNCP · 42.3% · margin 2,943Turnout71.4%
2016K M ManiKEC(M) · 42.1% · margin 4,703Turnout77.6%
2011K.m.maniKEC(M) · 49.1% · margin 5,259Turnout73.7%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Pala bye-election, 23 Sept 2019

Turnout 71.4% · 1,27,968 of 1,79,259 electors voted

Pala bye-election 2019-09-23 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mani.c.kappanNCP54,137
42.31%
2Adv.jose TomIndependent51,194
40.01%
3Hari.nBJP18,044
14.10%
4C.j.philipIndependent1,085
0.85%
5Maju PuthenkandamIndependent1,012
0.79%
—NOTANOTA742
0.58%
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6George PooveliIndependent565
0.44%
7Tom ThomasIndependent303
0.24%
8Ignatious IllimoottilIndependent233
0.18%
9Joseph JacobIndependent178
0.14%
10Joemon Joseph SrampickalIndependent130
0.10%
11Babu JosephIndependent130
0.10%
12Joby ThomasIndependent112
0.09%
13SunilkumarIndependent97
0.08%

Pala result 2021

Pala 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mani C KappenIndependent69,804
50.43%
2Jose K. ManiKEC(M)54,426
39.32%
3Prameeladevi .jBJP10,869
7.85%
4Mani C. KuriakoseIndependent1,098
0.79%
—NOTANOTA604
0.44%
5Santhosh PulickalIndependent444
0.32%
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6Joy Thomas VazhamattomBSP368
0.27%
7C. V. JohnIndependent249
0.18%
8Sreejith V SIndependent195
0.14%
9Thomas J. NidiryIndependent160
0.12%
10Albin MathewIndependent121
0.09%
11Sunil AlancherilIndependent93
0.07%

Pala result 2016

Pala 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K M ManiKEC(M)58,884
42.13%
2Mani C KappenNCP54,181
38.76%
3N HariBJP24,821
17.76%
—NOTANOTA907
0.65%
4Adv. Jose Thomas PandiyammakkalIndependent489
0.35%
5AntonyIndependent217
0.16%
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6Shaiju PonkunnamIndependent103
0.07%
7Hassan Kunju P SIndependent90
0.06%
8BabuIndependent83
0.06%

Pala result 2011

Pala 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.m.maniKEC(M)61,239
49.14%
2Mani.c.kappenNCP55,980
44.92%
3Prof.b.vijayakumarBJP6,359
5.10%
4C.v JohnIndependent576
0.46%
5James JosephIndependent465
0.37%
Map

Pala 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 Kottayam district

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

INCCPI(M)IUMLCPIKECBJPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Adv K Francis GeorgeKEC52,295 44.8%
  • Thomas ChazhikadanKEC(M)39,830 34.1%
  • Thushar VellappallyBDJS22,505 19.3%
  • Viju CherianBSP762 0.7%
  • P O PeterSWJP213 0.2%

In the assembly election IND won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, KEC led here by 12,465 EVM votes.

Open Kottayam Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Pala assembly seat in 2026?

Mani C Kappen of the Independent (IND) won Pala in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 50,799 votes, which was 37.39% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Pala?

The margin was 2,991 votes (2.20% of valid votes). The runner-up was Jose K Mani of the Kerala Congress (M) with 47,808 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Pala in 2026?

Turnout was 77.02%: 1,36,114 of 1,76,726 registered electors voted, across 217 polling stations. That is 1.8 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Pala part of?

Pala is an assembly segment of the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Adv K Francis George got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Pala had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 23 Sept 2019, Mani.c.kappan (Nationalist Congress Party) won by 2,943 votes.

Is Pala a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Pala?

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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