Dharmadam, Kochi, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Paravur Election Results Highlights: UDF sweeps key seats; Pinarayi Vijayan wins Dharmadam- Full list of winners

Kerala Congress (M) suffered a major setback as Jose K. Mani lost the election, marking his second consecutive defeat. In Payyannur, V. Kunhikannan secured victory with a margin of 7,487 votes. Ramesh Chennithala won in Haripad with a commanding lead of 23,377 votes, while M. S. Arun Kumar emerged victorious in Mavelikkara. Chandy Oommen registered a massive win with 84,031 votes, and in Peravoor, Sunny Joseph was leading by 5,358 votes at the time of reporting.

The BJP notched up three tightly contested victories in Kerala, with state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar winning Nemom by 4,165 votes against LDF minister V. Sivankutty. B.B. Gopakumar captured Chathannoor, defeating CPI’s R. Rajendran by 3,686 votes, while V. Muraleedharan edged past sitting MLA Kadakampally Surendran in Kazhakootam by just over 300 votes, marking the closest result among the three.

The CPI(M)-led LDF managed to hold onto multiple constituencies. P. Mammikutty won in Shornur, K. Premkumar in Ottappalam, and A. Prabhakaran in Malampuzha. Victories were also registered by Sumod in Tarur and U. R. Pradeep in Chelakkara, indicating pockets of resilience for the Left.

Even as the larger trend favoured the UDF, the CPI(M)-led LDF managed to hold on to several constituencies. P. Mammikutty won in Shornur, K. Premkumar in Ottappalam, and A. Prabhakaran in Malampuzha. Victories were also recorded by Sumod in Tarur and U. R. Pradeep in Chelakkara. In earlier results, T. M. Sasi secured Alathur with a margin of 8,553 votes, indicating that the Left still maintains influence in select regions.

The UDF continued its strong run as Chandy Oommen clinched Puthuppally with a huge 52,907-vote margin and Rajan J Pallan won Thrissur by 26,803 votes. Ramesh Chennithala secured Haripad with a 23,377-vote margin. The LDF’s T. M. Sasi won Alathur, while Ramesh Pisharody extended his lead to 10,817 votes in Palakkad.

UDF’s Rajan J Pallan wins in Thrissur by a margin of 26,803 votes

In the Palakkad constituency, Congress candidate Ramesh Pisharody is maintaining a strong lead over BJP’s Sobha Surendran by 10817 votes. The margin indicates a widening gap as counting progresses, with only a few rounds left to determine the final outcome in this closely watched contest.

Pinarayi Vijayan, who trailed in the initial rounds in Dharmadam, surged ahead of Congress candidate V. P. Abdul Rasheed after the seventh round of counting, leading by 3,659 votes.

Pinarayi Vijayan, who trailed in the initial rounds in Dharmadam, surged ahead of Congress candidate V. P. Abdul Rasheed after the seventh round of counting, leading by 3,659 votes.

The UDF surged ahead in Kozhikode district, leading in 12 of the 13 Assembly constituencies as counting entered the final stages, with the LDF retaining an edge only in Beypore. Several prominent LDF leaders trailed, including convener T. P. Ramakrishnan and former Ministers A. K. Saseendran and Ahammad Devarkovil, along with sitting MLAs K. M. Sachindev, Linto Joseph, Thottathil Raveendran, P. T. A. Raheem, and K. P. Kunhammad Kutty.

“We are deeply grateful to the voters of Kerala. This victory reflects the mandate seen in the local body polls and is a clear verdict against the LDF’s anti-people policies and actions,” says KPCC chief and Peravoor candidate Sunny Joseph.

The UDF sustained its surge with Sandeep Varier leading in Trikaripur by 2,270 votes and Fathima Thahilia widening her lead to 5,861 votes in Perambra against T. P. Ramakrishnan. The BJP registered gains as Rajeev Chandrasekhar led in Nemom by 4,234 votes, while V. Muraleedharan held a slender lead in Kazhakoottam. KPCC chief Sunny Joseph said the results reflect a decisive mandate against the LDF government.

Pinarayi Vijayan trails through six rounds in Dharmadam as the UDF surges across Kerala, leading in all Malappuram seats and all 14 constituencies in Ernakulam; V. Kunjikrishnan advances in Payyannur, Fathima Thahilia extends her lead to 5,289 votes in Perambra, and Ramesh Pisharody moves ahead in Palakkad.

LDF Sports Minister V. Abdurahiman appears headed for a setback in Tirur, trailing UDF incumbent Kurukkoli Moideen by 2,807 votes after two rounds of counting. Despite mounting a strong challenge and leveraging his campaign influence, early trends suggest the UDF has the edge in the constituency.

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) continues to lead in six of the 11 Assembly constituencies in Kannur district after four rounds of counting, even as key strongholds show signs of slipping. In Dharmadam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has dropped to second place, with UDF candidate V. P. Abdul Rasheed extending his lead to 2,812 votes.

In Taliparamba, LDF’s P. K. Shyamala is trailing, while UDF-backed rebel T. K. Govindan has moved ahead by 974 votes, indicating cracks in traditional Left bastions.

Congress leader VD Satheesan is leading from the Paravur assembly seat by a margin of more than 1606 votes.

PM Modi's 'right-hand man' Anoop Antony Joseph is leading from Thirvalla. The BJP candidate is leading by ober 2800 votes over his nearest rival, Antony Mathew T Thomas, an Independent candidate.

CPI(M)-led LDF's Pinarayi Vijayan trails by 2,523 votes in Dharmadam

LDF’s K Premkumar is leading in Ottappalam

BJP candidate Shobha Surendran leading in Palakkad by 2,100 votes.

Pinarayi Vijayan is trailing by 739 votes in Dharmadam, as per early trends. The LDF, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, is seeking a rare consecutive third term after its historic win in 2021, which broke Keralam's pattern of alternating governments.

With UDF gaining lead in early trends, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the "encouraging thing is that within an hour and a quarter, there seems to be a very clear trend in our favour" and even some reasonably popular politicians from the LDF are trailing. "I think it's very clear that the Kerala electorate has to be congratulated. They have decided it's time for a change. And even people whose individual popularity we are not disputing seem to be behind. This, I think, is a very good sign. And for us in the UDF, we are not going to make any premature celebrations. But I can see that it'll take already a major reversal for things to look very different," he said.

While Dharmadam is a storied fortress for the Left, the 2026 race appears to be more than just a victory lap, both from the United Democratic Front led by Congress, and BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.

UDF candidate Rajan Pallan leads in Thrissur for more than 200 votes

NDA candidate leads with 21 votes in Thrissur in early trends

Palakkad has evolved into a tightly fought three-cornered contest involving candidates from the Left Democratic Front, United Democratic Front, and National Democratic Alliance.