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Assembly constituency 121 · Kerala

Punalur is assembly constituency number 121 in Kerala, in Kollam district, and one of the segments of the Kollam Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election C. Ajayaprasad of the Communist Party of India won with 50.5% of the vote, 21,529 votes ahead of Noushad Younus (IUML).

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Punalur · 2026AC 121
  1. 01
    C. Ajayaprasad
    CPI
    71,944
    50.47%
  2. 02
    Noushad Younus
    IUML
    50,415
    35.37%
  3. 03
    Adv. Reghunadh Kamukumchery
    TTPty
    15,393
    10.80%
  4. 04
    Nedumoncavu Gopalakrishnan
    EPI
    1,538
    1.08%
  5. 05
    Jose Saranath
    BSP
    1,425
    1.00%
  6. 1 other candidate · 560 votesNOTA · 1,281 (0.90%)

Margin 21,529 votes · 15.10% of valid votes

1,97,948
Registered electors
2026 election
72.1%
Turnout
+1.1 pts vs 2021
21,529
Victory margin
15.1% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,42,556 valid votes, NOTA included.

Punalur 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1C. AjayaprasadMale · 59 yrsCPI71,944
50.47%
2Noushad YounusMale · 55 yrsIUML50,415
35.37%
3Adv. Reghunadh KamukumcheryMale · 55 yrsTTPty15,393
10.80%
4Nedumoncavu GopalakrishnanMale · 58 yrsEPI1,538
1.08%
5Jose SaranathMale · 55 yrs · SCBSP1,425
1.00%
—NOTANOTA1,281
0.90%
6K. MaheshMale · 49 yrs · SCSUCI560
0.39%
Past results

CPI held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026CPI 50.5%IUML 35.4%TTPty 10.8%BJP 13.7%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026C. AjayaprasadCPI · 50.5% · margin 21,529Turnout72.1%
2021P S SupalCPI · 55.0% · margin 37,057Turnout71.0%
2016Adv.k.rajuCPI · 56.9% · margin 33,582Turnout70.6%
2011Adv.k.rajuCPI · 54.5% · margin 18,005Turnout70.1%

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

Punalur result 2021

Punalur 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P S SupalCPI80,428
54.99%
2Abdurahiman RandathaniIUML43,371
29.66%
3Ayoor MuraliBJP20,069
13.72%
—NOTANOTA688
0.47%
4Shibu M SkariaIndependent617
0.42%
5K MaheshSUCI407
0.28%
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6Prakash AnchalADHRMPI407
0.28%
7Thenmala NagarajanIndependent264
0.18%

Punalur result 2016

Punalur 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv.k.rajuCPI82,136
56.85%
2Dr.a.younus KunjuIUML48,554
33.61%
3Adv.sisil FernandesKEC10,558
7.31%
4K.sasankanSUCI1,117
0.77%
—NOTANOTA888
0.61%
5Nettayam SujiIndependent639
0.44%
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6Satheeshkumar.bShiv Sena415
0.29%
7Navas.mIndependent164
0.11%

Punalur result 2011

Punalur 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv.k.rajuCPI72,648
54.52%
2Adv.johnson AbrahamINC54,643
41.01%
3B.radhamaniBJP4,155
3.12%
4S.jayakumarIndependent699
0.52%
5Kuzhichayil SunilBSP606
0.45%
6S.shailajaSUCI494
0.37%
Map

Punalur 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.

INCCPI(M)IUMLCPIKECBJPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • N K PremachandranRSP62,748 46.9%
  • M MukeshCPI(M)44,704 33.4%
  • Krishnakumar GBJP24,703 18.5%
  • Vipinlal VidhyadharanBSP375 0.3%
  • Premachandran NairIndependent338 0.3%

In the assembly election CPI won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, RSP led here by 18,044 EVM votes.

Open Kollam Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Punalur assembly seat in 2026?

C. Ajayaprasad of the Communist Party of India (CPI) won Punalur in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 71,944 votes, which was 50.47% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Punalur?

The margin was 21,529 votes (15.10% of valid votes). The runner-up was Noushad Younus of the Indian Union Muslim League with 50,415 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Punalur in 2026?

Turnout was 72.14%: 1,42,793 of 1,97,948 registered electors voted, across 220 polling stations. That is 1.1 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Punalur part of?

Punalur is an assembly segment of the Kollam Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, N K Premachandran got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Punalur a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Punalur?

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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