Kollam
Assembly constituency 124 (GEN) · Kerala
[01]Result · 2026
#124 · GENAll candidates 5
Turnout 78.4%
Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.
- Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
- NOTAcounted within the total715
- State median turnoutmedian of 140 seats, 202679.4%
- ReconciliationΣ 5 candidates = 1,28,975Verified
Seat history 2026–1965
- 2026
13.0 ppAdv. Bindhu KrishnaIndian National Congress
- 2021
1.6 ppM MukeshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2016
13.7 ppM MukeshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2011
7.5 ppP.K.GurudasanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2006
14.0 ppP.K.GurudasanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2001
13.1 ppBabu DivakaranRevolutionary Socialist Party Of Kerala (Bolshevik)
- 1996
6.7 ppBabu DivakaranRevolutionary Socialist Party
- 1991
4.6 ppKadavoor SivadasanIndian National Congress
- 1987
14.7 ppBabu DivakaranRevolutionary Socialist Party
- 1982
10.5 ppKadavoor SivadasanIndependent
- 1980
3.4 ppK. SivadasanRevolutionary Socialist Party
- 1977
20.3 ppThyagarajanRevolutionary Socialist Party
- 1970
14.5 ppSoma Sekharan NairSamyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party
- 1967
10.2 ppM.MajeedSikkim Sangram Parishad
- 1965
3.7 ppV. SankaranCON
Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 20.3 pp.
[02]Computed insights
Arithmetic · working shown-
Third-placed BJP polled 18,537 votes, 1.1× the 16,830-vote margin.
18,537 ÷ 16,830 = 1.1 -
The top two polled 84.8% of votes; the other 3 candidates 14.6% between them.
(63,416 + 46,586) ÷ 1,29,690 = 84.8% · 18,973 ÷ 1,29,690 = 14.6% -
Turnout of 78.4% was 1.0 pp below the state's median seat (79.4%).
78.4 − 79.4 = −1.0 -
The margin widened from 1.6 pp in 2021 to 13.0 pp.
13.0 − 1.6 = +11.4 pp -
The seat changed hands: CPI(M) in 2021, INC in 2026.
2021 CPI(M) · 2026 INC
Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.
[03]Reconciliation
Verified- Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines1,28,975
- NOTAcounted within the total715
- Published totalVotes polled1,29,690
- Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds
Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.
Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2026 · Kerala · retrieval date not recorded in the results database
Candidates5 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified
State median turnoutComputed from 140 seats on the Kerala Vidhan Sabha 2026 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database