Kalpetta Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Congress candidate Adv. T Siddique wins the seat
THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 04, 2026, 23:35:51 IST
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Kalpetta Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Congress candidate Adv. T Siddique wins the seat
Prasanth Malavayal (Bharatiya Janata Party), Adv. T Siddique (Congress), Rafeek C A (Aam Aadmi Party), P K Anil Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal), K V Prakash (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star), N Hamza (Social Democratic Party Of India), Anilkumar S/O Unni Nair (Independent), T K Ummer (Independent), Radhakrishnan M (Independent), and Sidheeque S/O Kunjammad (Independent) — 10 candidates contesting from Kalpetta in Kerala's 2026 Assembly Election. Votes cast across this constituency are now being counted, and early trends from each round will be closely watched as the day unfolds. Kalpetta is a General constituency. In 2021, Adv. T Siddiqu of the Congress won by a margin of 3,000 votes. T Siddique of Congress wins Kalpetta by 45,031 votes.
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Kalpetta Election Result: Congress leads with a wide margin in Kalpetta
In the Kalpetta constituency of Kerala, Congress candidate Adv. T Siddique is currently leading the count with 97,379 votes, holding a margin of 45,031 over RJD's P K Anil Kumar, who has accumulated 52,348 votes so far. The 51-year-old Graduate Professional continues to hold a commanding position as counting progresses in this Kerala seat.
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Congress is currently leading in 61 seats across Kerala's 140-member assembly, with 3 seats already declared in its favour, taking its tally to 64. The majority mark stands at 71, meaning the party needs 7 more seats to cross that threshold if these leads hold. CPM, the next largest party in the count, has a tally of 24, leading in 23 seats with 1 won.
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Kalpetta Election Result: Congress candidate Adv. T Siddique leads with strong margin
In the Kalpetta constituency of Kerala, Congress candidate Adv. T Siddique is currently leading the count with 89,575 votes, holding a margin of 41,819 votes over RJD's P K Anil Kumar, who has secured 47,756 votes so far. Counting is still underway and no result has been declared yet for this seat.
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In the Mananthavady constituency of Kerala, CPM's O R Kelu is currently leading as vote counting continues. The seat is currently held by CPM's O R Kelu, who is also the leading candidate at this stage. Among the other candidates reflected in the count, BJP's P Shyamraj has gathered 11,689 votes while Congress candidate Usha Vijayan stands at 41,977 votes. The result for this Kerala seat is yet to be declared.
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Kalpetta Election Result: Congress candidate Adv. T Siddique leads with a strong margin
In the Kalpetta constituency of Kerala, Congress candidate Adv. T Siddique is currently leading with 71,520 votes, holding a margin of 34,224 votes over RJD's P K Anil Kumar, who has gathered 37,296 votes so far. Counting is still underway and no result has been declared yet for this seat.
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Kalpetta Election Result: Congress candidate leads in Kerala seat
In Kalpetta, counting is still under way with Congress candidate Adv. T Siddique holding a clear lead over RJD's P K Anil Kumar. Siddique has accumulated 55,050 votes against Kumar's 28,178, putting the margin between the two at 26,872 votes. The result for this Kerala constituency is yet to be declared.
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Kalpetta Election Result: Congress candidate Adv. T Siddique leads in Kerala seat
In the Kalpetta constituency of Kerala, Congress candidate Adv. T Siddique is currently leading the count with 38,873 votes, holding a margin of 20,131 over RJD's P K Anil Kumar, who has gathered 18,742 votes so far. Counting is still under way and no result has been declared for this seat yet.
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Disclaimer: This Data is provided by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) | MyNeta and sourced from election affidavits available in the public domain of the Election Commission of India.
Kalpetta is a General constituency in Kerala. T Siddique of Congress wins Kalpetta by 45,031 votes. 10 candidates are contesting in 2026: Prasanth Malavayal (Bharatiya Janata Party), Adv. T Siddique (Congress), Rafeek C A (Aam Aadmi Party), P K Anil Kumar (Rashtriya Janata Dal), K V Prakash (Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star), N Hamza (Social Democratic Party Of India), Anilkumar S/O Unni Nair (Independent), T K Ummer (Independent), Radhakrishnan M (Independent), and Sidheeque S/O Kunjammad (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, Adv.t Siddiqu of the Congress won Kalpetta with a margin of 3,000 votes. round-by-round trends from Kalpetta will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to Kerala's state-wide tally across its 140 Assembly segments.
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