The counting of votes for the Chathannoor Assembly constituency in Kerala's 2026 Assembly Election is underway. Five candidates are contesting this seat: Arun Chathannoor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), B.B. Gopakumar of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Adv. R. Rajendran of the Communist Party of India (CPI), Sooraj Ravi of the Congress party, and Sindhu Puthenkulam of the Democratic Human Rights Movement Party. The constituency, which is a General seat, recorded a voter turnout of 74.46% in the 2021 election.
Key Candidates and Their Parties
The 2026 election features a diverse set of candidates. Sooraj Ravi represents the Congress, while B.B. Gopakumar is the BJP's nominee. Adv. R. Rajendran, who won the seat in 2021 by a margin of 17,206 votes, is contesting again for the CPI. Arun Chathannoor is the AAP candidate, and Sindhu Puthenkulam is running under the Democratic Human Rights Movement Party banner.
Counting Process and Early Trends
Votes are being tallied round by round, and early trends are being closely monitored. As of the latest updates, counting for Arun Chathannoor's AAP tally is in progress. The final result will determine which candidate has secured the most votes in Chathannoor for 2026.
Historical Context
In the 2021 Assembly Election, G.S. Jayalal of the CPI won the Chathannoor seat with a margin of 59,296 votes over BJP's B.B. Gopakumar, who was the runner-up. The 2021 turnout was 74.46%. This year, the contest is expected to be closely watched, as the outcome will contribute to Kerala's overall tally across its 140 Assembly segments.
Data for this report is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and MyNeta, sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India. This live blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.
