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Assembly constituency 127 · Kerala

Varkala is assembly constituency number 127 in Kerala, in Thiruvananthapuram district, and one of the segments of the Attingal Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Adv.v Joy of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won with 40.0% of the vote, 2,050 votes ahead of Varkala Kahar (INC).

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Varkala · 2026AC 127
  1. 01
    Adv.v Joy
    CPI(M)
    55,365
    40.05%
  2. 02
    Varkala Kahar
    INC
    53,315
    38.57%
  3. 03
    Adv.smitha Sundaresan
    BJP
    27,400
    19.82%
  4. 04
    Raju S Kottarakonam
    BSP
    949
    0.69%
  5. 05
    Vinod Elakamon
    DHRMP
    290
    0.21%
  6. 4 other candidates · 260 votesNOTA · 652 (0.47%)

Margin 2,050 votes · 1.48% of valid votes

1,83,572
Registered electors
2026 election
75.4%
Turnout
+3.3 pts vs 2021
2,050
Victory margin
1.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,38,231 valid votes, NOTA included.

Varkala 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv.v JoyMale · 60 yrsCPI(M)55,365
40.05%
2Varkala KaharMale · 75 yrsINC53,315
38.57%
3Adv.smitha SundaresanFemale · 45 yrsBJP27,400
19.82%
4Raju S KottarakonamMale · 59 yrs · SCBSP949
0.69%
—NOTANOTA652
0.47%
5Vinod ElakamonMale · 45 yrsDHRMP290
0.21%
6Harikrishnan S GMale · 25 yrsIndependent97
0.07%
7Vivekanandan KMale · 78 yrsIndependent59
0.04%
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8SajuMale · 41 yrsIndependent57
0.04%
9Kannan M KMale · 57 yrsIndependent47
0.03%
Past results

CPI(M) held the seat: it also won in 2021.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026CPI(M) 40.0%INC 38.6%BJP 19.8%BDJS 8.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Adv.v JoyCPI(M) · 40.0% · margin 2,050Turnout75.4%
2021Adv. V JoyCPI(M) · 50.9% · margin 17,821Turnout72.2%
2016Adv.v.joyCPI(M) · 41.4% · margin 2,386Turnout71.5%
2011Varkala KaharINC · 52.4% · margin 10,710Turnout72.5%

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

Varkala result 2021

Varkala 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv. V JoyCPI(M)68,816
50.89%
2Adv. Brm ShafeerINC50,995
37.71%
3Aji SBDJS11,214
8.29%
4Anu M.cBSP1,948
1.44%
—NOTANOTA815
0.60%
5PrinceIndependent658
0.49%
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6Anilkumar PDHRMP460
0.34%
7ShefeerIndependent323
0.24%

Varkala result 2016

Varkala 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Adv.v.joyCPI(M)53,102
41.43%
2Varkala KaharINC50,716
39.57%
3Aji.s.r.mBDJS19,872
15.50%
4Varkala.r. LineesBSP1,888
1.47%
—NOTANOTA628
0.49%
5Abdul SalamSDPI466
0.36%
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6Sunil Kumar.sIndependent357
0.28%
7SudevanIndependent351
0.27%
8Nadayara JabbarPDP297
0.23%
9Bhasidharan NairIndependent138
0.11%
10Salu. RIndependent135
0.11%
11Varkala SabesanIndependent126
0.10%
12VivekanandanIndependent101
0.08%

Varkala result 2011

Varkala 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Varkala KaharINC57,755
52.40%
2A.a.rahimCPI(M)47,045
42.68%
3Elakaman SatheesanBJP3,430
3.11%
4Cherunniyoor GaneshIndependent927
0.84%
5Kunnil ShajahanSDPI795
0.72%
6Aneesh KumarIndependent275
0.25%
Map

Varkala 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 Thiruvananthapuram 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

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

  • Adv V JoyCPI(M)45,930 35.9%
  • V MuraleedharanBJP40,816 31.9%
  • Adoor PrakashINC39,806 31.1%
  • Adv Surabhi SBSP1,006 0.8%
  • Prakash P L S/o Parameswaran PillaiIndependent253 0.2%

In the assembly election CPI(M) won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, CPI(M) led here by 5,114 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Varkala assembly seat in 2026?

Adv.v Joy of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won Varkala in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 55,365 votes, which was 40.05% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Varkala?

The margin was 2,050 votes (1.48% of valid votes). The runner-up was Varkala Kahar of the Indian National Congress with 53,315 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Varkala in 2026?

Turnout was 75.41%: 1,38,430 of 1,83,572 registered electors voted, across 202 polling stations. That is 3.3 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Varkala part of?

Varkala is an assembly segment of the Attingal Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Adv V Joy got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Varkala a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Varkala?

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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