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Assembly constituency 6 · Kerala

Payyannur is assembly constituency number 6 in Kerala, in Kannur district, and one of the segments of the Kasaragod Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election V. Kunhikrishnan of the Independent won with 49.1% of the vote, 7,487 votes ahead of T. I. Madhusoodanan (CPI(M)).

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Payyannur · 2026AC 6
  1. 01
    V. Kunhikrishnan
    Independent
    76,640
    49.14%
  2. 02
    T. I. Madhusoodanan
    CPI(M)
    69,153
    44.34%
  3. 03
    A. P. Gangadharan
    BJP
    8,432
    5.41%
  4. 04
    Sandeep V. K.
    Independent
    552
    0.35%
  5. NOTA · 1,193 (0.76%)

Margin 7,487 votes · 4.80% of valid votes

1,89,889
Registered electors
2026 election
82.3%
Turnout
+0.4 pts vs 2021
7,487
Victory margin
4.8% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 4 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,55,970 valid votes, NOTA included.

Payyannur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1V. KunhikrishnanMale · 74 yrsIndependent76,640
49.14%
2T. I. MadhusoodananMale · 65 yrsCPI(M)69,153
44.34%
3A. P. GangadharanMale · 62 yrsBJP8,432
5.41%
—NOTANOTA1,193
0.76%
4Sandeep V. K.Male · 38 yrsIndependent552
0.35%
Past results

The seat changed hands: CPI(M) won in 2021, IND in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026CPI(M) 44.3%BJP 5.4%INC 29.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026V. KunhikrishnanIndependent · 49.1% · margin 7,487Turnout82.3%
2021T I MadhusoodananCPI(M) · 62.5% · margin 49,780Turnout81.9%
2016C KrishnanCPI(M) · 58.0% · margin 40,263Turnout81.8%
2011C.krishnanCPI(M) · 59.8% · margin 32,124Turnout82.4%

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

Payyannur result 2021

Payyannur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1T I MadhusoodananCPI(M)93,695
62.49%
2M Pradeep KumarINC43,915
29.29%
3Adv K K SreedharanBJP11,308
7.54%
—NOTANOTA686
0.46%
4Abhilash K VIndependent341
0.23%

Payyannur result 2016

Payyannur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1C KrishnanCPI(M)83,226
58.02%
2Sajid MavvalINC42,963
29.95%
3Aniamma TeacherBJP15,341
10.69%
—NOTANOTA1,042
0.73%
4Vinod Kumar RamanthaliCPI(M)870
0.61%

Payyannur result 2011

Payyannur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1C.krishnanCPI(M)78,116
59.78%
2Adv. K. Brijesh KumarINC45,992
35.20%
3C.k.ramesan MasterBJP5,019
3.84%
4GeethaBSP625
0.48%
5T.p.padmanabhanIndependent536
0.41%
6Kottayodi ViswanathanShiv Sena378
0.29%
Map

Payyannur 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 Kannur 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

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

  • M.v Balakrishnan MasterCPI(M)71,441 48.0%
  • Rajmohan UnnithanINC58,184 39.1%
  • M.l AshwiniBJP18,466 12.4%
  • Sukumari MBSP158 0.1%
  • Rajeswari K.rIndependent101 0.1%

In the assembly election IND won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI(M) led here by 13,257 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Payyannur assembly seat in 2026?

V. Kunhikrishnan of the Independent (IND) won Payyannur in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 76,640 votes, which was 49.14% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Payyannur?

The margin was 7,487 votes (4.80% of valid votes). The runner-up was T. I. Madhusoodanan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) with 69,153 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Payyannur in 2026?

Turnout was 82.26%: 1,56,212 of 1,89,889 registered electors voted, across 192 polling stations. That is 0.4 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Payyannur part of?

Payyannur is an assembly segment of the Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, M.v Balakrishnan Master got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Payyannur a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Payyannur?

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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