Taliparamba is assembly constituency number 8 in Kerala, in Kannur district, and one of the segments of the Kannur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election T K Govindan Master S/o Kunhikkannan Nambiar of the Independent won with 47.5% of the vote, 12,551 votes ahead of P K Shyamala Teacher (CPI(M)).
- 01T K Govindan Master S/o Kunhikkannan NambiarIndependent91,33947.53%
- 02P K Shyamala TeacherCPI(M)78,78841.00%
- 03N HaridasBJP16,0898.37%
- 04Koyyam JanardhananIndependent1,2020.63%
- 05Anappalli GopalanAAP1,0830.56%
- 5 other candidates · 1,876 votesNOTA · 1,798 (0.94%)
Margin 12,551 votes · 6.53% of valid votes
All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,92,175 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T K Govindan Master S/o Kunhikkannan NambiarMale · 75 yrs | Independent | 91,339 | 47.53% |
| 2 | P K Shyamala TeacherFemale · 65 yrs | CPI(M) | 78,788 | 41.00% |
| 3 | N HaridasMale · 58 yrs | BJP | 16,089 | 8.37% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,798 | 0.94% |
| 4 | Koyyam JanardhananMale · 66 yrs | Independent | 1,202 | 0.63% |
| 5 | Anappalli GopalanMale · 73 yrs | AAP | 1,083 | 0.56% |
| 6 | T K Govindan S/o KunhiramanMale · 71 yrs | Independent | 735 | 0.38% |
| 7 | Abdul Salam K PMale · 50 yrs | Independent | 366 | 0.19% |
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| 8 | Shyamala P D/o Govindan PFemale · 66 yrs | Independent | 294 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Khamaruddeen C VMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 283 | 0.15% |
| 10 | C Balakrishnan YadavMale · 65 yrs | Independent | 198 | 0.10% |
The seat changed hands: CPI(M) won in 2021, IND in 2026.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Taliparamba result 2021
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M V Govindan Master | CPI(M) | 92,870 | 52.14% |
| 2 | Adv. V P Abdul Rasheed | INC | 70,181 | 39.40% |
| 3 | A P Gangadharan | BJP | 13,058 | 7.33% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 789 | 0.44% |
| 4 | Shijith K O P | Independent | 508 | 0.29% |
| 5 | Abdul Rasheed S/o Ismail | Independent | 365 | 0.20% |
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| 6 | C Balakrishnan Yadav | Independent | 191 | 0.11% |
| 7 | Govindan Karayapath | Independent | 150 | 0.08% |
Taliparamba result 2016
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Mathew | CPI(M) | 91,106 | 56.95% |
| 2 | Rajesh Nambiar | KEC(M) | 50,489 | 31.56% |
| 3 | P. Balakrishnan Master | BJP | 14,742 | 9.21% |
| 4 | Ibrahim Thiruvattoor | SDPI | 1,323 | 0.83% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 867 | 0.54% |
| 5 | P. K. Ayyappan Master | BSP | 675 | 0.42% |
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| 6 | K. Sadanandan | Independent | 288 | 0.18% |
| 7 | K. Rajesh Kumar | Independent | 287 | 0.18% |
| 8 | P. V. Anil | Independent | 203 | 0.13% |
Taliparamba result 2011
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Mathew | CPI(M) | 81,031 | 56.13% |
| 2 | Adv Job Michel | KEC(M) | 53,170 | 36.83% |
| 3 | K.jayaprakash | BJP | 6,492 | 4.50% |
| 4 | Muhammedali.s.p | SDPI | 1,930 | 1.34% |
| 5 | Nidheesh Thillankeri | BSP | 927 | 0.64% |
| 6 | Thomas.m.v | Independent | 813 | 0.56% |
Taliparamba outlined in orange among the other Kerala seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.
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Taliparamba is one of the assembly segments of Kannur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kannur candidates.
- K. SudhakaranINC84,331 47.5%
- M.V. JayarajanCPI(M)75,544 42.5%
- C. RaghunathBJP16,706 9.4%
- Ramachandran BavileeriBHRJWNKP414 0.2%
- K. Sudhakaran S/o. KrishnanIndependent175 0.1%
In the assembly election IND won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 8,787 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Taliparamba.
Who won the Taliparamba assembly seat in 2026?
T K Govindan Master S/o Kunhikkannan Nambiar of the Independent (IND) won Taliparamba in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 91,339 votes, which was 47.53% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Taliparamba?
The margin was 12,551 votes (6.53% of valid votes). The runner-up was P K Shyamala Teacher of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) with 78,788 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Taliparamba in 2026?
Turnout was 82.52%: 1,92,438 of 2,33,210 registered electors voted, across 233 polling stations. That is 0.9 points lower than in 2021.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Taliparamba part of?
Taliparamba is an assembly segment of the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, K. Sudhakaran got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Taliparamba a reserved constituency?
No. Taliparamba is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Taliparamba?
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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