Varkala
Part of the Attingal Lok Sabha seat.
V. Joy (Communist Party of India (Marxist)) won Varkala in 2026, 2,050 votes ahead of Varkala Kahar.
Who stood in 2026
From each candidate's sworn affidavit , as filed. Elector does not rank anyone.
55,365 votes · 40.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- VKIndian National Congress
53,315 votes · 38.5%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- ASBharatiya Janta Party
27,400 votes · 19.8%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- RKBahujan Samaj Party
949 votes · 0.7%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- VEDemocratic Human Rights Movement Party
290 votes · 0.2%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- HGIndependent
97 votes · 0.1%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- VKIndependent
59 votes · 0.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- SIndependent
57 votes · 0.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
- KKIndependent
47 votes · 0.0%
Elector has not read this candidate's affidavit yet.
127 · Varkala
General1,83,572 registered voters · 9 candidates · 2,050 votes between the first two
Elected 2026
V. Joy
CPI(M) · Male · 55,365 votes (40.05%) · 2,050 ahead of Varkala Kahar
- 75.41%
- Turnout
- 1,38,430
- Votes cast
- 1,37,579
- Valid votes
- 652
- None of the above
- 97,099
- Women electors
57,610 men and 77,934 women voted in person, plus 2,884 postal ballots. 199 postal ballots were rejected. Service electors: 292.
- CPI(M)55,3651,265 postal40.05%
- Varkala KaharMale
INC53,315957 postal38.57% - Adv.smitha SundaresanFemale
BJP27,400426 postal19.82% 
BSP94914 postal0.69%- None of the aboveNOTA6520.47%
- Vinod ElakamonMaleDHRMPFlute2905 postal0.21%
- Harikrishnan S GMaleINDBattery Torch972 postal0.07%
- Vivekanandan KMaleINDRing593 postal0.04%
- SajuMaleINDTelevision572 postal0.04%
- Kannan M KMaleINDCalculator473 postal0.03%
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.