Vaikom Assembly Election Result 2016

Kerala · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2016

C K Asha of Communist Party Of India won the Vaikom Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Kerala in the 2016 state assembly election, securing 61,997 votes (47.20% vote share). The runner-up was Adv. A Saneeshkumar (Indian National Congress) with 37,413 votes.

A total of 8 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Kerala
  • Constituency: Vaikom
  • Constituency Number: 95
  • District: Kottayam
  • Total Contestants: 8
  • Election Year: 2016
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 C K Asha 61997 47.20% Communist Party Of India
2 Adv. A Saneeshkumar 37413 28.50% Indian National Congress
3 N K Neelakandan Master 30067 22.90% Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
4 K C Chandrasekharan 540 0.40% Bahujan Samaj Party
5 Subeesh Surendran 489 0.40% Peoples Democratic Party
6 Anila Bose 420 0.30% Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)
7 K C Prakash 204 0.20% Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star
8 Kuttan Kattachira 118 0.10% Independent

About Vaikom Assembly Constituency

The Vaikom constituency is part of the Kerala Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2016 Assembly election, 8 candidates contested for this seat. C K Asha (Communist Party Of India) emerged as the winner securing 61,997 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

8 candidates contested from Vaikom assembly constituency in the 2016 Vidhan Sabha election.

Vaikom is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Kerala.

C K Asha (Communist Party Of India) won the Vaikom assembly seat in the 2016 Vidhan Sabha election.