Kattakkada Assembly Election 2026: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Communist Party of India (Marxist). Ib Satheesh, from Communist Party of India (Marxist) defeated Malayinkeezhu Venugopal of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 23231 votes.
The Kattakkada Assembly constituency is one of the 140 constituencies in Kerala Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 138 of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat and not reserved for Scheduled Castes (Scs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The LDF, UDF, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are the main parties in the state.
Kattakkada is a key legislative assembly constituency in Kerala comes under Thiruvananthapuram district. In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Communist Party of India (Marxist). Ib Satheesh, from Communist Party of India (Marxist) defeated Malayinkeezhu Venugopal of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 23231 votes.
Kattakkada Assembly constituency is part of the Attingal Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate Adoor Prakash won the Attingal parliamentary seat by defeating V Joy of the Communist Party Of India (marxist) with a margin of 684 votes.
Kattakkada Constituency Demographic Profile
As per data from the Election Commission, there were 195818 voters in the Kattakkada constituency during the 2021 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 93741 were male in Kattakkada and 102072 were female voters. There were five voters who belonged to the third gender. 4962 postal votes were cast in this constituency. The number of service voters in Kattakkada in 2021 was 965 (924 men and 41 women).
In 2016, the total number of voters in Kattakkada constituency was 185950. Out of this, 88533 were male and 97417 were female voters. There were zero voters who belonged to the third gender. 1275 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Kattakkada in 2016 was 1437 (1021 men and 416 women).
Kattakkada Assembly Election 2026: Poll Date
The voting in Kerala (Keralam) will take place in a single phase for all 140 Assembly seats. The voting in Kerala's (Keralam) (Constituency Name) will take place on April 9, 2026.
Kattakkada Assembly Election 2026: Result Date
The result for Kerala (Keralam) will be declared on May 4 (Monday), along with the other 139 constituencies in Kerala (Keralam).
Kattakkada Assembly Election 2026 Candidates
- PK Krishnadas: BJP
- Nobil MD: BSP
- MR Baiju: Congress
The BJP is in alliance with the Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) and Twenty20 Party in Kerala, United Democratic Front-led by Congress has a pact with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Kerala Congress (Jacob), Kerala Congress (Joseph), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) and Left Democratic Front (LDF) is in alliance with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM), Communist Party of India (CPI), Kerala Congress M, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP SP) and the Indian National League (INL).
Kattakkada Constituency 2021 and 2016 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2021 Kerala Assembly Elections, CPI candidate Adv I B Satheesh won the Kattakkada seat with a margin of 23231 votes (15.94%). He was polled 66293 votes with a vote share of 45.49%. He defeated Congress candidate Malayinkeezhu Venugopal, who got 43062 votes with a vote share of 29.55%. BJP candidate PK Krishnadas stood third with 34642 votes (23.77%).
In the 2016 Kerala Assembly Elections, CPM candidate Adv IB Satheesh won the Kattakkada seat with a margin of 849 votes (0.59%). He was polled 51614 votes with a vote share of 35.93%. Congress candidate N Shakthan got 50765 votes (35.34%) and was the runner-up. BJP candidate PK Krishnadas stood third with 38700 votes (26.94%).
Kattakkada Assembly Constituency Past Winners
2016: Adv I B Satheesh (CPM)
2011: N Sakthan (INC)
Kattakkada Voter Turnout
In 2021, the total number of valid votes polled in the Kattakkada Assembly constituency was 145719 (74.05%). In 2016, the total number of valid votes polled in this Assembly constituency was 143634 (76.65%).