The Chathannur constituency witnessed an interesting fight in the 2026 assembly election. The voters exercised their voting franchise and 75.89% of voting was recorded in this constituency..
B B Gopakumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the seat by defeating Adv R Rajendran of the Communist Party of India with a margin of 4398 votes. Below you can find the Chathannur Assembly Elections Results 2026, the winner and runner-up details, and more.
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
B B Gopakumar
Winner
|
Bharatiya Janata Party |
51,923
Lead:
4,398
|
38.04% |
| Adv R Rajendran | Communist Party of India | 47,525 | 34.82% |
| Sooraj Ravi | Indian National Congress | 35,276 | 25.84% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 728 | 0.53% |
| Arun Chathannoor | Aam Aadmi Party | 627 | 0.46% |
| Sindhu Puthenkulam | Democratic Human Rights Movement Party | 428 | 0.31% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gs Jayalal
Winner
|
Communist Party of India |
59,296
Lead:
17,206
|
43.12% |
| B. B. Gopakumar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 42,090 | 30.61% |
| Peethambara Kurup | Indian National Congress | 34,280 | 24.93% |
| Nota | None Of The Above | 642 | 0.47% |
| Shanmughan Paravur | Anna Democratic Human Rights Movement Party of India | 524 | 0.38% |
| Sunu Bhaskaran | Bahujan Samaj Party | 364 | 0.26% |
| Sethu | Independent | 172 | 0.13% |
| Varinjam Rajeev | Independent | 135 | 0.10% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
G.s.jayalal
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India |
67,606
Lead:
34,407
|
50.76% |
| B B Gopakumar | Bharatiya Janta Party | 33,199 | 24.92% |
| Dr.sooranad Rajasekharan | Indian National Congress | 30,139 | 22.63% |
| Raju | Independent | 658 | 0.49% |
| Salimraj A | Bahujan Samaj Party | 491 | 0.37% |
| Velayudhan Pillai | Shiv Sena | 290 | 0.22% |
| Jayakala L | Ambedkarite Party of India | 212 | 0.16% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
G.s.jayalal
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India |
60,187
Lead:
12,589
|
53% |
| Adv: Bindu Krishna | Indian National Congress | 47,598 | 42% |
| Adv:kizhakkanela Sudhakaran | Bharatiya Janta Party | 3,839 | 3% |
| A.sasi | Independent | 1,134 | 1% |
| Jayalal | Independent | 763 | 1% |
| Mailode Sudhan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 490 | 0% |
| Sasikumar | Shiv Sena | 287 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
N Anirudhan
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India |
59,379
Lead:
23,180
|
57% |
| Dr. G. Prathapavarma Thampan | Indian National Congress | 36,199 | 35% |
| Muraleedharan Pillai | Bharatiya Janta Party | 4,940 | 5% |
| Abdul Rahim | Independent | 2,537 | 2% |
| N. Ganapathy Pillai | Independent | 931 | 1% |
| Sushama Vijayan | Bahujan Samaj Party | 545 | 1% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
G.prathapavarma Thampan
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
53,304
Lead:
547
|
48% |
| N.anirudhan | Communist Party Of India | 52,757 | 47% |
| B.sajanlal | Bharatiya Janta Party | 6,110 | 5% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P.raveendran
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India |
49,083
Lead:
2,115
|
45% |
| C.v.padmarajan | Indian National Congress | 46,968 | 43% |
| Rajendran | Bharatiya Janta Party | 3,633 | 3% |
| Kottiyam Gopalan | Peoples Democratic Party | 2,447 | 2% |
| Shel Kumar,g. | Independent | 982 | 1% |
| K.p. Pankajakshan | Independent | 888 | 1% |
| Biju Jacob | Independent | 295 | 0% |
| Madhusoodanan Pillai | Independent | 256 | 0% |
| N. Ganapathi Pillai | Independent | 226 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
C.v. Padmarajan
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
53,755
Lead:
4,511
|
50% |
| P. Ravindran | Communist Party Of India | 49,244 | 46% |
| Kizhakkanela Sudhakaran | Bharatiya Janta Party | 2,892 | 3% |
| N. Ganapathy Pillai | Independent | 250 | 0% |
| Kattupuram C. Raju | Independent | 182 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P. Ravindran
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India |
46,501
Lead:
2,456
|
48% |
| C. V. Padmarajan | Indian National Congress | 44,045 | 46% |
| P. Gopalakrishna Pillai Uliyacoil | Bharatiya Janta Party | 4,484 | 5% |
| G. Chandrasekhara Pillai | Independent | 292 | 0% |
| Mangad Balachandran Nair | Independent | 272 | 0% |
| Pazhangalam Sasikumar | Independent | 123 | 0% |
| N. S. Vijayan | Independent | 122 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
C. V. Padmarajan
Winner
|
Indian National Congress |
37,811
Lead:
5,802
|
53% |
| J. Chitharanjan | Communist Party Of India | 32,009 | 45% |
| D. Pankajakshan | Independent | 549 | 1% |
| N. Ganapathy Pillai | Independent | 297 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
J. Chitharanjan
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India |
34,037
Lead:
5,367
|
50% |
| Varinjam Vasu Pillai | Janta Party | 28,670 | 42% |
| Philip M. Prasad | Janta Party (secular) | 3,104 | 5% |
| A. Abdul Samei | Independent | 715 | 1% |
| A. Raghavan | Independent | 591 | 1% |
| K. Badaruddin | Socialist Unity Centre Of India | 377 | 1% |
| N. Ganapathy Pillai | Independent | 221 | 0% |
| P. K. Chandran | Independent | 155 | 0% |
| Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|
|
J. Chitharanjan
Winner
|
Communist Party Of India |
38,787
Lead:
18,771
|
59% |
| Varinja Vasu Pillai | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 20,016 | 30% |
| N. Ganapathi Pillai | Independent | 1,691 | 3% |
| Pazhangalam Badaruddin | Socialist Unity Centre Of India | 825 | 1% |
| K. Gopalakrishnan | Independent | 437 | 1% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Lead | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B B Gopakumar | BJP | 51,923 | 4,398 | 38.04% |
| 2021 | Gs Jayalal | CPI | 59,296 | 17,206 | 43.12% |
| 2016 | G.s.jayalal | CPI | 67,606 | 34,407 | 50.76% |
| 2011 | G.s.jayalal | CPI | 60,187 | 12,589 | 53% |
| 2006 | N Anirudhan | CPI | 59,379 | 23,180 | 57% |
| 2001 | G.prathapavarma Thampan | INC | 53,304 | 547 | 48% |
| 1996 | P.raveendran | CPI | 49,083 | 2,115 | 45% |
| 1991 | C.v. Padmarajan | INC | 53,755 | 4,511 | 50% |
| 1987 | P. Ravindran | CPI | 46,501 | 2,456 | 48% |
| 1982 | C. V. Padmarajan | INC | 37,811 | 5,802 | 53% |
| 1980 | J. Chitharanjan | CPI | 34,037 | 5,367 | 50% |
| 1977 | J. Chitharanjan | CPI | 38,787 | 18,771 | 59% |
| Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Votes | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | B B Gopakumar | BJP |
51,923
(Lead:
4,398)
|
38.04% |
| Adv R Rajendran | CPI | 47,525 | 34.82% | |
| 2021 | Gs Jayalal | CPI |
59,296
(Lead:
17,206)
|
43.12% |
| B. B. Gopakumar | BJP | 42,090 | 30.61% | |
| 2016 | G.s.jayalal | CPI |
67,606
(Lead:
34,407)
|
50.76% |
| B B Gopakumar | BJP | 33,199 | 24.92% | |
| 2011 | G.s.jayalal | CPI |
60,187
(Lead:
12,589)
|
53% |
| Adv: Bindu Krishna | INC | 47,598 | 42% | |
| 2006 | N Anirudhan | CPI |
59,379
(Lead:
23,180)
|
57% |
| Dr. G. Prathapavarma Thampan | INC | 36,199 | 35% | |
| 2001 | G.prathapavarma Thampan | INC |
53,304
(Lead:
547)
|
48% |
| N.anirudhan | CPI | 52,757 | 47% | |
| 1996 | P.raveendran | CPI |
49,083
(Lead:
2,115)
|
45% |
| C.v.padmarajan | INC | 46,968 | 43% | |
| 1991 | C.v. Padmarajan | INC |
53,755
(Lead:
4,511)
|
50% |
| P. Ravindran | CPI | 49,244 | 46% | |
| 1987 | P. Ravindran | CPI |
46,501
(Lead:
2,456)
|
48% |
| C. V. Padmarajan | INC | 44,045 | 46% | |
| 1982 | C. V. Padmarajan | INC |
37,811
(Lead:
5,802)
|
53% |
| J. Chitharanjan | CPI | 32,009 | 45% | |
| 1980 | J. Chitharanjan | CPI |
34,037
(Lead:
5,367)
|
50% |
| Varinjam Vasu Pillai | JNP | 28,670 | 42% | |
| 1977 | J. Chitharanjan | CPI |
38,787
(Lead:
18,771)
|
59% |
| Varinja Vasu Pillai | BLD | 20,016 | 30% |
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B B Gopakumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the Chathannur Assembly seat in the 2026 elections, defeating Adv R Rajendran of the Communist Party of India (CPI) by a margin of 4398 votes.
The strike rate in the Chathannur constituency is 73% CPI and 27% INC, with CPI won 8 times and INC won 3 times since the 1977 elections.
B B Gopakumar (BJP) received 38.04% vote share.
Adv R Rajendran (CPI) received 34.82% vote share.
B B Gopakumar (BJP) won the 2026 election with 51923 votes, leading by 4398 votes and securing a 38.04% vote share.
B B Gopakumar (BJP) won the Chathannur Assembly seat in 2026 with a margin of 4398 votes over Adv R Rajendran (CPI).
The top candidates in the Chathannur Assembly Election 2026 were:
B B Gopakumar (BJP)
Adv R Rajendran (CPI)
Sooraj Ravi (INC)
These candidates were the main contenders for the seat, with B B Gopakumar (BJP) emerging as the winner.
The voter turnout in the Chathannur Assembly Election 2026 was 75.89%
This page contains historical election results sourced from the Election Commission of India (ECI). It is for archival and informational purposes only and does not represent current or ongoing election updates. The information provided on this page about the current and previous elections in the constituency is sourced from various publicly available platforms including https://old.eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ and https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/. The ECI is the authoritative source for election-related data in India, and we rely on their official records for the content presented here. However, due to the complexity of electoral processes and potential data discrepancies, there may be occasional inaccuracies or omissions in the information provided.