Payyanur
Part of the Kasaragod Lok Sabha seat.
V. Kunhikrishnan (Independent) won Payyanur in 2026, 7,487 votes ahead of T. I. Madhusoodanan.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
76,640 votes · 49.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- TMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
69,153 votes · 44.3%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- AGBharatiya Janta Party
8,432 votes · 5.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SKIndependent
552 votes · 0.4%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
6 · Payyanur
General1,89,889 registered voters · 4 candidates · 7,487 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
V. Kunhikrishnan
IND · Male · 76,640 votes (49.14%) · 7,487 ahead of T. I. Madhusoodanan
- 82.26%
- Turnout
- 1,56,212
- Votes cast
- 1,54,777
- Valid votes
- 1,193
- None of the above
- 97,955
- Women electors
70,130 men and 81,917 women voted in person, plus 4,163 postal ballots. 242 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 954.
- INDElectric pole76,6401,566 postal49.14%
CPI(M)69,1532,076 postal44.34%
BJP8,432228 postal5.41%- None of the aboveNOTA1,1930.76%
- Sandeep V. K.MaleINDTable55210 postal0.35%
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.