Kothamangalam
Part of the Idukki Lok Sabha seat.
Shibu Thekkumpuram (Kerala Congress) won Kothamangalam in 2026, 16,859 votes ahead of Antony John.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
73,479 votes · 52.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AJCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
56,620 votes · 40.6%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ANBharath Dharma Jana Sena
7,046 votes · 5.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RASocial Democratic Party Of India
703 votes · 0.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SKIndependent
297 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SCIndependent
192 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- FXRashtravadi Janata Party
137 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
87 · Kothamangalam
General1,72,091 registered voters · 7 candidates · 16,859 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
Shibu Thekkumpuram
KEC · Male · 73,479 votes (52.83%) · 16,859 ahead of Antony John
- 80.97%
- Turnout
- 1,39,343
- Votes cast
- 1,38,474
- Valid votes
- 617
- None of the above
- 87,380
- Women electors
67,134 men and 69,231 women voted in person, plus 2,978 postal ballots. 252 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 123.
- KEC73,4791,521 postal52.83%
- Antony JohnMale
CPI(M)56,6201,052 postal40.71% - Aji NarayananMaleBDJSCoconut farm7,046129 postal5.07%
- Roy ArackalMaleSDPIScissors7035 postal0.51%
- None of the aboveNOTA6170.44%
- INDComputer2975 postal0.21%
- Shibu ChalakattuMaleINDTelevision1922 postal0.14%
- Finto XavierMaleRVNPGas cylinder1371 postal0.10%
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.