Ambalappuzha Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Independent's G.Sudhakaran leads by 27,872 votes

Votes are being counted across Assam, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry, with leads shifting as rounds come in. In Assam, where 126 seats are at stake and the majority mark sits at 64, NDA has won 28 seats and is leading in 69 more, giving it a tally of 97. Congress and its alliance partners are leading in 22 seats with no wins declared yet, putting their tally at 22. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively hold a tally of 7 in Assam. In Tamil Nadu, a 234-seat house with a majority mark of 118, SPA has won 7 seats and is leading in 53, for a tally of 60, while NDA is leading in 55 with no wins declared, giving it a tally of 55. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively lead in 105 seats with 10 declared, putting their combined tally at 115, still 3 short of the majority mark. West Bengal, the largest of the four with 294 seats and a majority mark of 148, sees BJP leading in 168 constituencies with 11 declared, for a tally of 179 that has crossed the majority mark if those leads hold. TMC has won 2 seats and is leading in 104, giving it a tally of 106. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively hold a tally of 8 in West Bengal. In Puducherry, where just 30 seats are in play and 16 are needed for a majority, NDA has won 13 and is leading in 5 more, taking its tally to 18 and crossing the majority mark if those leads hold. SPA has a tally of 5, with 2 won and 3 leading. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively hold a tally of 7 in Puducherry.

Counting across Kerala's 140 assembly seats has Congress sitting on a tally of 64, with 54 seats declared in its favour and leads in 10 more. The majority mark stands at 71, leaving Congress just 7 seats short if its current leads hold. CPM is well behind on a tally of 25, having won 20 seats and leading in 5 others.

In the Ambalapuzha constituency of Kerala, Independent candidate G.Sudhakaran is currently leading with 74,818 votes, holding a margin of 27,872 over CPM's H. Salam, who is trailing with 46,946 votes. The seat is currently held by CPM's H.Salam. Counting is still underway and no result has been declared yet for this constituency.

In the Ambalapuzha constituency of Kerala, CPM's H. Salam is currently leading the count. The seat is currently held by CPM's H. Salam, who is showing a strong presence at the top of the tally as votes continue to be counted. No final result has been declared for this constituency yet.

In Puducherry, where 16 seats are needed for a majority in the 30-seat assembly, the NDA is leading in enough seats to cross that threshold if the current leads hold. The alliance has won 13 seats and is leading in 5 more, taking its tally to 18. SPA has won 2 seats and is leading in 3, giving it a tally of 5. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively account for a tally of 7, with 5 seats won and 2 leads in hand.

Congress candidate A.D Thomas has won the Alappuzha assembly seat in Kerala, pulling in 81,065 votes to defeat CPM's P.P.Chitharanjan by a margin of 21,015 votes. Chitharanjan, who polled 60,050 votes, is not among the top 3 candidates in the final count as the winner. The seat was currently held by CPM's P.p Chitharanjan, bringing an end to his term as the CPM MLA. Thomas, 30, is a graduate contesting from the General category.

Congress has won 54 seats in Kerala and is currently leading in 10 more, taking its tally to 64 in the 140-seat assembly. With the majority mark set at 71, the party needs 7 more seats to cross that threshold. CPM, by contrast, has won 20 seats and is leading in 5, giving it a tally of 25 at this stage of counting.

In the Ambalapuzha constituency of Kerala, counting is still underway with no star flag active among the listed candidates, so the picture here is drawn from the numbers on the ground. Independent candidate G.Sudhakaran, aged 78, is currently leading with 74,818 votes, holding a margin of 27,872 over CPM's H. Salam, who has accumulated 46,946 votes so far. The result is yet to be declared.

Counting is underway across Tamil Nadu's 234 assembly seats, with the majority mark set at 118. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively lead in the state with a tally of 115, having won 10 seats outright while leading in 105 more, leaving them just 3 seats short of the majority mark if those leads hold. SPA holds a tally of 60, with 7 seats won and leads in 53 others, trailing by a considerable distance. NDA is leading in 55 seats with no wins declared yet, giving it a tally of 55 at this stage.

The Aroor constituency in Kerala has returned its verdict. Congress candidate Adv. Shanimol Osman has won the seat with 74,469 votes, defeating CPM's Daleema by a margin of 9,324 votes. Daleema, who polled 65,145 votes, finishes second, bringing an end to her term as the CPM MLA. The seat, currently held by CPM's Daleema, now passes to Congress.

Congress has won 48 seats in Kerala and is leading in 16 more, giving it a tally of 64 in the 140-seat assembly where 71 are needed for a majority. With 7 seats still separating the party from that mark, the count remains in motion. CPM has won 20 seats and is leading in 5, leaving it at a tally of 25 seats at this stage of counting.

In Ambalapuzha, Kerala, Independent candidate G.Sudhakaran is leading with 74,818 votes, holding a margin of 27,872 over CPM's H. Salam, who is trailing with 46,946 votes. Counting is still underway in this constituency, and no result has been declared yet. Salam, the sitting MLA from Ambalapuzha, is currently placed second as votes continue to be tallied.

In Puducherry, where 16 seats are needed for a majority in the 30-seat assembly, the NDA has won 13 seats and is currently leading in 7 more, giving it a tally of 20 seats. That tally has crossed the majority mark, and if the current leads hold, NDA would be well past the halfway threshold. SPA has won 2 seats and is leading in 3, bringing its tally to 5. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively lead in 1 seat, with 4 seats already declared in their favour, for a combined tally of 5.

In Cherthala, Kerala, CPI candidate P. Prasad is currently leading with 75,233 votes, holding a margin of 13,261 over Congress candidate K.R. Rajendra Prasad, who has accumulated 61,972 votes and is trailing at this stage of counting. The seat is currently held by CPI's P Prasad. Counting is still underway and the final result is yet to be declared.

In the Kerala assembly election count across 140 seats, Congress has won 36 seats and is leading in 26 more, giving it a tally of 62. The majority mark stands at 71, meaning Congress needs 9 additional seats to get there. CPM has won 18 and is leading in 7, putting its tally at 25. Counting continues across the remaining constituencies.

In the Ambalapuzha constituency of Kerala, Independent candidate G.Sudhakaran is currently leading with 69,511 votes, holding a margin of 25,963 over CPM's H. Salam, who has gathered 43,548 votes so far. Salam, the sitting legislator from this seat, finds himself trailing at this stage of counting. G.Sudhakaran, 78, a postgraduate, is putting up a strong showing as votes continue to be tallied in this keenly watched Kerala seat.

In West Bengal, where 148 seats are needed for a majority in the 294-seat assembly, BJP is leading in enough seats to cross that mark if the current trends hold. The party has won 4 seats outright and holds leads in 212 more, putting its tally at 216. TMC, which is trailing, has won 1 seat and is leading in 63, giving it a tally of 64 seats. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively lead in 4 seats in the state.

In Alappuzha, Kerala, Congress candidate A.D Thomas is currently leading with 71,698 votes, holding a margin of 16,191 over CPM's P.P. Chitharanjan, who has accumulated 55,507 votes and is trailing in the count. The seat is currently held by CPM's P.p Chitharanjan. Thomas, 30, is a graduate contesting from the General category. Counting is still underway and the final result for this constituency is yet to be declared.

In Kerala's 140-seat assembly, Congress has won 24 seats and is leading in 37 more, bringing its tally to 61 seats against the majority mark of 71. CPM has won 12 and is leading in 13, putting its tally at 25. Congress needs 10 more seats to cross the majority mark, while CPM requires 46. Counting across the state continues to unfold.

In the Ambalapuzha constituency of Kerala, Independent candidate G.Sudhakaran, 78, is currently leading the count with 59,349 votes. The post-graduate candidate holds a margin of 21,839 votes over CPM's H. Salam, who is trailing with 37,510 votes in hand. Counting is still underway and no result has been declared yet from this seat.

In Assam, where 126 assembly seats are at stake and the majority mark stands at 64, the NDA is leading in enough seats to cross that threshold if the current trends hold. The alliance has a tally of 99 seats, with 4 declared wins and leads in 95 constituencies. Congress and its allies are trailing with a tally of 22 seats, all of them leads with no wins declared yet. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively lead in 5 seats in the state.

In Cherthala, Kerala, CPI candidate P. Prasad is currently leading with 69,618 votes, holding a margin of 11,064 over Congress candidate K.R. Rajendra Prasad, who has accumulated 58,554 votes so far. The seat is currently held by CPI's P Prasad. Counting is still underway, and the final result for this constituency is yet to be declared.

Independent candidate G Sudhakaran has a handsome lead of 20,378 votes after ten of fourteen rounds of counting. H Salam of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) trails.

Counting is underway across Kerala's 140 assembly seats, where the majority mark stands at 71. Congress is out in front with a tally of 62 seats, having won 15 and leading in 47 more, leaving the party 9 seats short of a majority if those leads hold. CPM is placed well behind with a tally of 25, having won 7 and leading in 18 constituencies at this stage.

In the Ambalapuzha constituency of Kerala, counting is still under way with no result declared yet. Independent candidate G.Sudhakaran holds a lead of 17,827 votes over CPM's H. Salam, who is the sitting legislator from this seat. Sudhakaran has accumulated 48,163 votes against Salam's 30,336, making it a notable contest between an independent contender and the incumbent CPM representative.

In West Bengal, where 294 assembly seats are at stake and the majority mark stands at 148, BJP is currently leading in 193 constituencies, giving it a tally that has crossed the majority threshold if those leads hold. TMC is trailing with a tally of 84 seats. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively lead in 5 seats across the state. No seats have been formally declared yet as counting continues.

In Kayamkulam, Kerala, Congress candidate Adv.M.Liju is currently leading with 60,853 votes, holding a margin of 12,349 over CPM's Adv.U.Prathibha, who is trailing with 48,504 votes. The seat is currently held by CPM's Adv. U. Prathibha, who finds herself trailing in the ongoing count. Counting is still in progress and no result has been declared yet.

Counting is underway across Kerala's 140 assembly seats, where Congress is out in front with a tally of 61, having won 7 and leading in 54. The majority mark stands at 71, leaving Congress 10 seats short if the current trends hold. CPM is a distant second with a tally of 28, winning 3 and leading in 25, while others account for a combined tally of 51 seats.

In the Ambalapuzha constituency of Kerala, counting is still under way with no result declared yet. Independent candidate G.Sudhakaran, 78, is currently leading with 48,163 votes, holding a margin of 17,827 over CPM's H. Salam, who has gathered 30,336 votes so far. Salam, the sitting legislator from this seat, is trailing at this stage of the count.

Counting is underway across Tamil Nadu's 234 assembly seats, where the majority mark stands at 118. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively lead in 127 constituencies, a tally that already crosses the majority threshold if those leads hold. NDA is trailing with a tally of 54 seats, while SPA has a tally of 46 seats. No alliance has sealed a declared win in any seat at this stage of counting.

Congress candidate Ramesh Chennithala wins the Haripad seat in Kerala, securing 68,184 votes to hold on to the constituency he has represented. CPI's T.T.Jismon finished second with 44,807 votes, leaving Chennithala with a winning margin of 23,377. The seat was currently held by Congress's Ramesh Chennithala, and the result confirms his return to the assembly from Haripad.

Counting is underway across Kerala's 140 assembly seats, where the majority mark stands at 71. Congress is currently the front-runner with a tally of 63 seats, having won 2 and leading in 61 others, leaving the party 8 seats short of a majority if these leads hold. CPM sits well behind with a tally of 24, needing 47 more to reach that threshold at this stage of counting.

In the Ambalapuzha constituency of Kerala, counting is still underway with no result declared yet. Independent candidate G.Sudhakaran is currently leading with 42,226 votes, holding a margin of 16,173 over CPM's H. Salam, who has accumulated 26,053 votes so far. The sitting CPM legislator H. Salam is trailing at this stage of counting.

Across Tamil Nadu's 234 assembly seats, where 118 is the majority mark, early leads are shaping a competitive picture. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively lead in 122 seats, a tally that has crossed the majority threshold if those leads hold. NDA is trailing with a tally of 60 seats, needing 58 more to reach the majority mark. SPA is further behind with a tally of 45 seats, requiring 73 more to get there. No seats have been declared across any of the three groupings at this stage of counting.

In Kuttanad, Kerala Congress candidate Reji Cheriyan is currently leading with 29,456 votes, holding a margin of 9,245 over NCP(SP)'s Thomas K. Thomas, who is trailing with 20,211 votes. The seat is currently held by NCP's Thomas K Thomas, though counting is still in progress. Reji Cheriyan, 58, is not among the top candidates reflected in the leading positions from the incumbent's party.

Congress is currently leading in 58 of Kerala's 140 assembly seats, leaving it 13 seats short of the 71 needed for a majority. CPM is leading in 21 seats at this stage of counting. IUML holds leads in 17 constituencies, while BJP is ahead in four. No results have been declared yet, and the final picture in Kerala will depend on how these leads settle.

In the Ambalapuzha constituency of Kerala, Independent candidate G.Sudhakaran, 78, is currently leading with 25,405 votes, holding a margin of 7,774 over CPM's H. Salam, who has gathered 17,631 votes so far. Counting is still underway and no result has been declared yet for this seat.

G Sudhakaran, an independent candidate, widens lead over H Salam of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) by 7,774 after five rounds of counting.

In West Bengal, where 294 assembly seats are in play and the majority mark stands at 148, BJP is currently leading in 180 constituencies, giving it a tally that has crossed the majority threshold if these leads hold. TMC is trailing with a tally of 90 seats. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively lead in 6 seats across the state.

In the Alappuzha constituency of Kerala, Congress candidate A.D Thomas is currently leading with 35,626 votes, holding a margin of 6,568 over CPM's P.P.Chitharanjan, who has gathered 29,058 votes so far. The seat is currently held by CPM's P.p Chitharanjan, who is trailing in the ongoing count. Thomas, a 30-year-old graduate, is ahead as counting continues in this keenly watched Kerala seat.

Counting is underway across Kerala's 140 assembly seats, where the majority mark stands at 71. Congress is currently leading in 46 constituencies, while CPM is ahead in 29. The UDF alliance holds leads in 64 seats and needs 7 more to reach the majority mark, while the LDF is leading in 42 seats, still 29 short. No results have been declared so far.

In the Ambalapuzha constituency of Kerala, counting is still under way with no result declared yet. Independent candidate G.Sudhakaran is currently leading with 20,776 votes, holding a margin of 6,018 over CPM's H. Salam, who has gathered 14,758 votes so far. Salam, the sitting MLA from Ambalapuzha, finds himself trailing at this stage of the count.

In Puducherry, where 16 seats are needed for a majority in the 30-seat assembly, the NDA is currently leading in 15 constituencies, leaving it just one seat short of the majority mark if these leads hold. The SPA is trailing with leads in 2 seats. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively lead in 5 seats across the union territory. No results have been declared yet as counting continues.

In the Cherthala constituency of Kerala, CPI candidate P. Prasad is currently leading with 30,690 votes, holding a margin of 4,391 votes over Congress candidate K.R. Rajendra Prasad, who is trailing with 26,299 votes. The seat is currently held by CPI's P Prasad. Counting is still underway and the result is yet to be declared.

Counting is underway across Kerala's 140 assembly seats, where the majority mark stands at 71. Congress is currently leading in 46 constituencies, leaving it 25 seats short of that threshold. CPM is leading in 28 seats, needing 43 more to reach a majority. IUML holds leads in 16 seats, CPI in 11, and BJP in 5, with the remaining leads spread across others.

In the Ambalapuzha assembly constituency in Kerala, counting is still under way with no result declared yet. Independent candidate G.Sudhakaran is currently leading the contest, while CPM's H. Salam, the sitting legislator from this seat, is trailing. The margin between the two stands at 2,766 votes, with G.Sudhakaran holding 10,570 votes against Salam's 7,804.

Across Tamil Nadu's 234 assembly seats, where 118 is the majority mark, candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively lead in 136 constituencies, a tally that has crossed the majority threshold if those leads hold. SPA is currently leading in 44 seats, trailing well behind the front, and still needs 74 more to reach the majority mark. NDA is leading in 32 seats, requiring 86 more to be in contention for a majority. No seats have been formally declared in the state so far.

In Haripad, Kerala, Congress candidate Ramesh Chennithala is currently leading with 26,624 votes, holding a margin of 9,675 over CPI's T.T.Jismon, who has gathered 16,949 votes so far. Chennithala, who currently holds the seat, is placed at the top of the count at this stage. Counting is still underway and no result has been declared yet for this constituency.

In Kerala's 140-seat assembly, Congress is currently leading in 45 constituencies, leaving the party 26 seats short of the 71 needed for a majority. CPM is trailing with leads in 27 seats. Counting is still underway across the state, and no party has crossed the majority mark at this stage. IUML is leading in 15 seats, CPI in 10, and BJP in 5.

In the Ambalapuzha assembly constituency of Kerala, CPM's H. Salam is currently leading the count. Independent candidate G. Sudhakaran is trailing with 5,503 votes against H. Salam's 3,927, giving Sudhakaran a vote advantage of 1,576 at this stage. Counting is still under way and the final result for this seat is yet to be declared.