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Assembly constituency 101 · Kerala

Poonjar is assembly constituency number 101 in Kerala, in Kottayam district, and one of the segments of the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Adv.sebastian M.j of the Indian National Congress won with 39.3% of the vote, 6,693 votes ahead of Adv. Sebastian Kulathunkal (KEC(M)).

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Poonjar · 2026AC 101
  1. 01
    Adv.sebastian M.j
    INC
    56,900
    39.30%
  2. 02
    Adv. Sebastian Kulathunkal
    KEC(M)
    50,207
    34.67%
  3. 03
    P.C. George
    BJP
    36,172
    24.98%
  4. 04
    Shiny A C
    BSP
    603
    0.42%
  5. 05
    Abhiram Babu
    Independent
    205
    0.14%
  6. 2 other candidates · 209 votesNOTA · 498 (0.34%)

Margin 6,693 votes · 4.62% of valid votes

1,84,819
Registered electors
2026 election
78.4%
Turnout
+4.2 pts vs 2021
6,693
Victory margin
4.6% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,44,794 valid votes, NOTA included.

Poonjar 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv.sebastian M.jMale · 57 yrsINC56,900
39.30%
2Adv. Sebastian KulathunkalMale · 60 yrsKEC(M)50,207
34.67%
3P.C. GeorgeMale · 75 yrsBJP36,172
24.98%
4Shiny A CFemale · 40 yrsBSP603
0.42%
—NOTANOTA498
0.34%
5Abhiram BabuMale · 27 yrsIndependent205
0.14%
6Mayamol K PFemale · 31 yrsIndependent136
0.09%
7Santhosh JosephMale · 52 yrsIndependent73
0.05%
Past results

The seat changed hands: KEC(M) won in 2021, INC in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026INC 39.3%KEC(M) 34.7%BJP 25.0%KJPS 29.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Adv.sebastian M.jINC · 39.3% · margin 6,693Turnout78.4%
2021Adv. Sebastian KulathunkalKEC(M) · 41.9% · margin 16,817Turnout74.2%
2016P C George PlathottamIndependent · 43.6% · margin 27,821Turnout79.4%
2011P C George, PlathottamKEC(M) · 50.8% · margin 15,704Turnout70.2%

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

Poonjar result 2021

Poonjar 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv. Sebastian KulathunkalKEC(M)58,668
41.94%
2P.c.george PlathottamKJPS41,851
29.92%
3Adv. Tomy KallanyINC34,633
24.76%
4M. P. SenBDJS2,965
2.12%
5Ancy GeorgeBSP596
0.43%
—NOTANOTA345
0.25%
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6M. V. GeorgeIndependent278
0.20%
7Abdu SamadKLJP259
0.19%
8Albin MathewIndependent205
0.15%
9Tomy ChemarapallilIndependent94
0.07%

Poonjar result 2016

Poonjar 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P C George PlathottamIndependent63,621
43.65%
2Georgekutty AugustyKEC(M)35,800
24.56%
3Adv. P C Joseph PonnattuIndependent22,270
15.28%
4M R UllasBDJS19,966
13.70%
5P A Abdul HakkimWPOI804
0.55%
6Nishad NadakalPDP530
0.36%
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7SainullaudeenIndependent525
0.36%
8Adv. Indulekha JosephIndependent397
0.27%
9Georgekutty SebastianIndependent375
0.26%
—NOTANOTA313
0.21%
10Joseph P C PurathayilIndependent234
0.16%
11Siyam P AshrafIndependent194
0.13%
12George ChackoIndependent166
0.11%
13Raju VattapparaSUCI148
0.10%
14James JosephIndependent143
0.10%
15Santhosh ChennaduKLJP96
0.07%
16T M SurendranCPI(M)94
0.06%
17AbrahamIndependent77
0.05%

Poonjar result 2011

Poonjar 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P C George, PlathottamKEC(M)59,809
50.77%
2Adv Mohan ThomasIndependent44,105
37.44%
3K M SanthoshkumarBJP5,010
4.25%
4V M Sulaiman MoulaviSDPI3,579
3.04%
5P P JoshyBSP2,956
2.51%
6SivanIndependent524
0.44%
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7P K DivakaranIndependent455
0.39%
8P C Geroge, Ponnattu PuthenpurayilIndependent417
0.35%
9K RajappanIndependent280
0.24%
10Raju VattapparaSUCI243
0.21%
11Mano GeorgeIndependent192
0.16%
12Anoop BhaskaranIndependent132
0.11%
13Anil MathewIndependent107
0.09%
Map

Poonjar 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.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Anto AntonyINC51,932 43.4%
  • Dr.t.m.thomas IssacCPI(M)39,322 32.9%
  • Anil K.antonyBJP27,053 22.6%
  • Adv.p.k.geethakrishnanBSP711 0.6%
  • Joy P.mathewPPIS161 0.1%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 12,610 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Poonjar assembly seat in 2026?

Adv.sebastian M.j of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Poonjar in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 56,900 votes, which was 39.30% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Poonjar?

The margin was 6,693 votes (4.62% of valid votes). The runner-up was Adv. Sebastian Kulathunkal of the Kerala Congress (M) with 50,207 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Poonjar in 2026?

Turnout was 78.42%: 1,44,926 of 1,84,819 registered electors voted, across 218 polling stations. That is 4.2 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Poonjar part of?

Poonjar is an assembly segment of the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Anto Antony got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Poonjar a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Poonjar?

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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