Kanhangad
Part of the Kasaragod Lok Sabha seat.
Govindan Pallikappil (Communist Party Of India) won Kanhangad in 2026, 15,316 votes ahead of Shaiji Ottapalli.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
79,920 votes · 45.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SOKerala Congress
64,604 votes · 36.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- MBBharatiya Janta Party
27,063 votes · 15.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- VBBahujan Samaj Party
3,132 votes · 1.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
4 · Kanhangad
General2,24,409 registered voters · 4 candidates · 15,316 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Govindan Pallikappil
CPI · Male · 79,920 votes (45.47%) · 15,316 ahead of Shaiji Ottapalli
- 78.44%
- Turnout
- 1,76,037
- Votes cast
- 1,74,719
- Valid votes
- 1,058
- None of the above
- 1,14,977
- Women electors
79,559 men and 93,436 women voted in person, plus 3,037 postal ballots. 260 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 429.
- CPI79,9201,457 postal45.47%
- Shaiji OttapalliMale
KEC64,604800 postal36.75% - M BalrajMale
BJP27,063455 postal15.40% - Vijayakumar BMale
BSP3,13246 postal1.78% - None of the aboveNOTA1,0580.60%
The bar compares each count with the highest count on this seat. The percentage is the share of valid votes plus None of the above, which is the figure the Commission prints.
Official counts from the Election Commission of India.