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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 106 · 2026

Kuttanad

Winner — 2026

REJI CHERIYAN
KEC· United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
KEC 49.9%NCP(SP) 31.7%7 others 18.4%
Votes
56,594
50.3% share
Winning margin
20,600
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.3%
of 1,54,639

Kuttanad is a safe seat — REJI CHERIYAN won by 18.3%.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.62 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
REJI CHERIYAN
United Democratic Front (Kerala) (UPA)
56,59450.3%
2
THOMAS K. THOMAS
NCP(SP)
35,99432.0%
3
SANTHOSH SANTHI
BDJS
16,93215.0%
NOTA
NOTA
7130.6%
5
ROY MUTTAR
6890.6%
6
P.K. SASI
6560.6%
7
JAISAPPAN MATHAI
IND
4710.4%
8
JOEMON JOSEPH SRAMPICKAL A. P. J. JUMAN V. S.
IND
2800.3%
9
RENJU T. R.
IND
2310.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (133rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.0% · max 30.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
133rd of 140

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 140

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
46th of 140

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KEC 50.3%NCP(SP) 32.0%BDJS 15.0%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.62 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,27,789
Density
1504 / km²
Sex ratio
1100 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,415 km²
SC population9.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%HINDU
Hindu 68.6%Christian 20.4%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water34.9%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation92.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.4%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.9%
Women literate99.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.2%
Health insurance60.4%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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