Mattanur Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: CPM's V K Sanoj wins with 14,168-vote margin

Across four states going to the count today, the NDA holds the clearest advantage in Assam and Puducherry while BJP leads in West Bengal and the race in Tamil Nadu remains tightly contested. In Assam, where 64 seats are needed for a majority in the 126-seat assembly, NDA has won 28 seats and is leading in 69 more, putting its tally at 97, well past the majority mark if those leads hold. Congress and its allies are leading in 22 seats with no wins declared yet, giving them a tally of 22. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively hold a tally of 7 in Assam. In Tamil Nadu, the 234-seat assembly requires 118 for a majority. 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 enough seats to post a tally of 115, just 3 short of the majority mark. In West Bengal, BJP has won 11 seats and is leading in 168 more, giving it a tally of 179 against the majority mark of 148 in the 294-seat house. TMC has won 2 and is leading in 104, for a tally of 106. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively hold a tally of 8 in West Bengal. In Puducherry, the NDA has won 13 seats and is leading in 5 more, for a tally of 18 in the 30-seat assembly where 16 are needed for a majority, putting it on course to cross that mark if the leads hold. SPA has a tally of 5, with 2 wins and 3 leads. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively hold a tally of 7 in Puducherry.

Congress holds a tally of 64 seats in Kerala, with 54 seats won and 10 more in hand, leaving it just 7 short of the 71 needed for a majority in the 140-seat assembly. CPM is well behind on a tally of 25, having won 20 and leading in 5. Counting is still under way, and the majority mark has not been crossed yet.

CPM candidate V K Sanoj wins the seat in Mattannur, Kerala, securing 81,456 votes to claim victory in the constituency. Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri finished second with 67,288 votes, leaving a final margin of 14,168 votes between the two. The seat is currently held by CPM's K K Shailaja Teacher, who is not among the top 3 candidates in the final count.

The Mattannur constituency in Kerala has returned a verdict, with CPM candidate V K Sanoj winning the seat. The constituency is currently held by CPM's K K Shailaja Teacher, who is not among the top 3 candidates in the final count. With this result, V K Sanoj carries the CPM flag forward in Mattannur, bringing an end to K K Shailaja Teacher's term as the CPM MLA.

Counting is underway across Assam's 126 assembly seats, where the majority mark stands at 64. The NDA is leading in enough seats to cross that threshold if the current trends hold, with a tally of 97 seats — 28 declared wins and leads in 69 more. The Congress-led alliance is trailing with a tally of 22 seats, all in the leading column. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively account for a tally of 7 seats in Assam.

In the Dharmadam constituency of Kerala, CPM's Pinarayi Vijayan is currently leading with 85,614 votes, holding a margin of 19,247 over Congress candidate Adv. V.P Abdul Rasheed, who has so far accumulated 66,367 votes. Vijayan, the sitting MLA for this seat, is contesting at the age of 82. Counting is still underway and the result is yet to be declared.

Congress has won 54 seats and is leading in 10 more, bringing its tally to 64 in the 140-seat Kerala assembly, where 71 seats are needed for a majority. CPM has won 20 seats and is leading in 5, giving it a tally of 25. Congress needs 7 more seats to cross the majority mark, while CPM remains well short at this stage of counting.

The result is out from Mattannur in Kerala, and CPM candidate V K Sanoj wins the seat with 81,456 votes, finishing 14,168 votes ahead of Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri, who polled 67,288 votes. The constituency, previously held by K K Shailaja Teacher of CPM, stays with the left party as counting concludes.

Across Assam's 126 assembly seats, where 64 are needed for a majority, the NDA is leading in enough seats to cross that mark if the current trends hold. The alliance has won 28 seats outright and is leading in 69 more, bringing its tally to 97. Congress and its allies are leading in 22 seats with no wins declared yet, giving them a tally of 22. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively lead in 7 seats across the state.

RJD candidate P K Praveen has won the Kuthuparamba seat in Kerala, finishing with 70,448 votes to edge out IUML's Jayanthi Rajan, who polled 69,162 votes. The margin at the end of counting stood at just 1,286 votes. The seat was currently held by LJD's K.p. Mohanan, who is not among the top 3 candidates in the final count, bringing an end to his term as the MLA.

Congress is the frontrunner in Kerala's 140-seat assembly, with a tally of 64 seats — 48 declared wins and 16 seats where it currently leads. The majority mark stands at 71, leaving Congress seven seats short if its current leads hold. CPM is well behind on a tally of 25, with 20 wins and 5 leads. Counting is still under way across several constituencies.

The Mattannur constituency in Kerala has returned its verdict. CPM candidate V K Sanoj wins the seat, finishing ahead of Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri by a margin of 14,168 votes. Sanoj polled 81,456 votes against Thillankeri's 67,288, sealing the result in a contest that has now been formally declared by the returning authority.

Across Tamil Nadu's 234 assembly seats, where 118 constitute the majority mark, candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively hold a tally of 118 seats, with 8 declared and 110 leads in hand, touching the majority threshold if those leads hold. SPA has a tally of 57 seats, having won 7 and leading in 50, still needing 61 more to reach the majority mark. NDA is leading in 55 seats with no wins declared yet, trailing with a tally of 55 and requiring 63 more seats to cross the majority mark.

In Peravoor, Kerala, counting is still under way and Congress candidate Adv. Sunny Joseph is currently leading the contest. The sitting MLA, currently held by Congress's Adv. Sunny Joseph, has accumulated 76,140 votes so far, building a margin of 14,453 over CPM's K K Shailaja Teacher, who is trailing with 61,687 votes. The result for this constituency is yet to be declared.

Congress has won 36 seats and is currently leading in 26 more, giving it a tally of 62 in the 140-seat Kerala assembly. The majority mark stands at 71, leaving the party 9 seats short if its current leads hold. CPM has won 18 seats and is leading in 7, putting its tally at 25. Counting across Kerala's 140 constituencies is still in progress.

In the Mattannur constituency of Kerala, CPM's V K Sanoj holds a lead over Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri, with a margin of 14,414 votes as counting continues. Sanoj has accumulated 78,788 votes against Thillankeri's 64,374. The result in this seat is yet to be declared.

In Assam's 126-seat assembly, where 64 seats are needed for a majority, the NDA is leading in enough seats to cross that mark if current leads hold. The alliance has won 10 seats outright and is leading in 89 more, taking its tally to 99. Congress and its allies are leading in 19 seats with a tally of 19, while candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively lead in a tally of 8 seats across the state.

In the Kuthuparamba constituency of Kerala, RJD candidate P K Praveen is currently leading with 69,989 votes, holding a slim margin of 930 votes over IUML's Jayanthi Rajan, who has accumulated 69,059 votes in the count so far. The seat is currently held by LJD's K.P. Mohanan, who is not among the top 3 candidates presently reflected in the leading positions. Counting is still in progress and the result is yet to be declared.

In Kerala's 140-seat assembly, Congress has won 24 seats and is leading in 36 more, giving it a tally of 60 as counting continues. The majority mark stands at 71, meaning Congress needs 11 additional seats to get there. CPM has won 11 and is leading in 15, putting its tally at 26. No party has crossed the majority threshold at this stage.

In the Mattannur constituency of Kerala, counting is still under way with CPM's V K Sanoj holding a lead over Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri. Sanoj has accumulated 78,788 votes against Thillankeri's 64,374, putting the margin between the two at 14,414 votes. The result in this seat is yet to be declared.

In Assam's 126-seat assembly, where 64 seats are needed for a majority, the NDA is leading in enough constituencies to cross that mark if the current trends hold. The alliance has a tally of 99 seats, with 4 seats won and leads in 95 more. Congress is trailing with a tally of 22 seats, all in the leading column. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively lead in 5 seats in the state.

In Thalassery, CPM candidate Karayi Rajan is currently leading with 69,195 votes, holding a margin of 20,159 over Congress candidate Saju K P, who has gathered 49,036 votes so far. The seat is currently held by CPM's Adv. A. N. Shamseer, who is not among the top 3 candidates presently reflected in the leading positions. Counting is still underway in this Kerala constituency.

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 it 9 seats short of a majority at this stage. CPM is well behind on a tally of 25, with 7 seats won and leads in 18 constituencies. No party has crossed the majority mark yet.

In the Mattannur constituency of Kerala, counting is still underway with no candidate carrying a star flag in the current field. CPM's V K Sanoj holds the lead with 72,486 votes, while Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri is trailing at 59,686 votes, leaving a margin of 12,800 between the two. The seat's sitting legislator, K K Shailaja Teacher, is not among the candidates in this contest.

Across Tamil Nadu's 234 assembly seats, where the majority mark stands at 118, candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively lead in 130 constituencies, a tally that already crosses the majority threshold if those leads hold. NDA is currently leading in 52 seats, trailing well behind the majority mark with 66 more seats needed. SPA is leading in 45 seats, requiring 73 more to reach the 118-seat majority mark. No seats have been declared yet across the state.

In Thalassery, CPM candidate Karayi Rajan is currently leading with 69,195 votes, holding a margin of 20,159 over Congress candidate Saju K P, who has gathered 49,036 votes and is trailing at this stage of counting. The seat is currently held by CPM's Adv. A. N. Shamseer, who is not among the top 3 candidates presently reflected in the leading positions.

Counting is underway across Kerala's 140 assembly seats, where Congress holds the largest tally at the moment. With 7 seats won and leads in 54 more, Congress sits on a tally of 61 and needs 10 additional seats to reach the majority mark of 71. CPM, by contrast, has won 3 seats and is leading in 25, giving it a tally of 28 at this stage of counting.

In the Mattannur constituency of Kerala, counting is still underway with no result declared yet. CPM's V K Sanoj is currently leading with 67,179 votes, holding a margin of 10,943 votes over Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri, who has accumulated 56,236 votes so far. Sanoj, 43, holds a postgraduate degree and is not the sitting legislator from this seat. The contest here remains active as votes continue to be tallied.

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 8 seats and is leading in 15 more, taking its tally to 23. The SPA has won 2 seats and is leading in 1, giving it a tally of 3 and trailing well behind. Candidates from other parties or independent candidates cumulatively lead in a tally of 3 seats in the union territory.

In the Dharmadam constituency of Kerala, counting is still under way and CPM's sitting MLA Pinarayi Vijayan is currently leading with 54,494 votes. Congress candidate Adv. V.P Abdul Rasheed is trailing at 51,702 votes, keeping the margin between the two at 2,792. The seat is currently held by CPM's Pinarayi Vijayan, who is contesting at 82 years of age as votes continue to be tallied.

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 63 seats, having won 2 and leading in 61, leaving it just 8 seats short of a majority. CPM is a distant second with a tally of 24, needing 47 more seats to reach that threshold. The race remains open as counting continues.

In the Mattannur constituency of Kerala, counting is still underway with no result declared yet. CPM's V K Sanoj holds the lead with 54,941 votes, staying 6,492 votes ahead of Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri, who has accumulated 48,449 votes so far. The sitting MLA from this seat is K K Shailaja Teacher, also of CPM, though she does not figure among the candidates in the current count.

Across Assam's 126 assembly seats, where 64 is the majority mark, the NDA is currently leading in 96 constituencies, giving it a tally that crosses the threshold needed to form a government if these leads hold. Congress and its alliance partners are trailing with a tally of 24 seats. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively lead in 6 seats in the state. No results have been formally declared yet as counting remains in progress.

In Kuthuparamba, Kerala, RJD candidate P K Praveen is currently leading the count with 40,152 votes, holding an 8,338-vote margin over IUML's Jayanthi Rajan, who has gathered 31,814 votes so far. The seat is currently held by LJD's K.p. Mohanan, who is not among the top 3 candidates presently reflected in the leading positions. Counting is still underway and no result has been declared yet.

Counting is underway across Kerala's 140 assembly seats, and Congress is currently leading in 58 constituencies, leaving the party 13 seats short of the 71 needed for a majority. CPM is leading in 21 seats at this stage. No seats have been declared yet, and the numbers are still shifting as counting continues across the state.

In the Mattannur constituency of Kerala, no candidate in the current candidates array carries a star flag, so this update draws from the available constituency-level picture. CPM's V K Sanoj is currently leading with 42,039 votes, holding a margin of 1,625 over Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri, who has accumulated 40,414 votes and is trailing at this stage. Counting is still underway and no result has been declared yet.

In Puducherry, where 16 seats are needed for a majority in the 30-seat assembly, the NDA is currently leading in 25 constituencies, giving it a tally that has crossed the majority mark if these leads hold. The SPA is trailing with a tally of 2 seats. No seats have been declared yet as counting continues across the union territory.

In the Peravoor constituency of Kerala, counting is currently underway with Congress candidate Adv. Sunny Joseph holding the lead. The 73-year-old sitting MLA, currently held by Congress's Adv. Sunny Joseph, has accumulated 21,858 votes so far, placing him 4,033 votes ahead of CPM's K K Shailaja Teacher, who is trailing with 17,825 votes in hand. The result for this seat is yet to be declared as counting continues.

Counting is underway across Kerala's 140 assembly seats, where the majority mark stands at 71. Congress is currently leading in 46 seats, while CPM is placed in 29. The UDF alliance holds leads in 64 constituencies against LDF's 42, with others accounting for 19 seats. Congress still needs 25 more seats to reach the majority mark if these trends hold through the remaining rounds.

Counting in the Mattannur constituency of Kerala has produced a tight contest so far, with CPM's V K Sanoj currently leading on 31,301 votes. Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri is trailing close behind with 30,714 votes, leaving a margin of just 587 votes between the two. With results yet to be declared, the seat remains one of the closer fights to watch from Kerala this counting day.

In the Mattannur constituency of Kerala, CPM candidate V K Sanoj is currently leading with 31,301 votes, holding a slender margin of 587 over Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri, who has accumulated 30,714 votes and is trailing at this stage of counting. The seat is currently held by CPM's K K Shailaja Teacher, who is not among the top 3 candidates presently reflected in the leading positions.

In the Mattannur constituency of Kerala, CPM candidate V K Sanoj is currently leading with 25,241 votes, while Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri is trailing with 25,983 votes in the count so far. The margin between the two stands at 742 votes, keeping the contest closely poised as counting continues. The seat is currently held by CPM's K K Shailaja Teacher, who is not among the top 3 candidates presently reflected in the leading positions.

In Tamil Nadu, where 234 assembly seats are at stake and the majority mark stands at 118, early trends show candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively leading in 174 seats, a tally that has already crossed the majority threshold if those leads hold. NDA is currently leading in 28 seats, while SPA is trailing with leads in 25 seats. No seats have been declared yet across any of the three groupings as counting continues.

In the Thalassery constituency of Kerala, CPM candidate Karayi Rajan is currently leading with 26,637 votes, holding a margin of 10,707 over Congress candidate Saju K P, who has gathered 15,930 votes so far. The seat is currently held by CPM's Adv. A. N. Shamseer, who is not among the top 3 candidates presently reflected in the leading positions. Counting is still underway.

Counting is underway across Kerala's 140 assembly seats, and Congress holds the largest lead so far with 52 seats in hand, still 19 short of the 71 needed for a majority. CPM is trailing considerably with leads in 26 constituencies. IUML adds 15 more to the tally, while BJP is leading in 4 seats. No results have been declared yet as counting continues.

In the Mattannur constituency of Kerala, counting is still under way with CPM's V K Sanoj holding a lead over Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri. Sanoj has accumulated 10,782 votes against Thillankeri's 10,228, putting the margin between the two at 554 votes. The seat's incumbent, K K Shailaja Teacher, is not among the candidates in the current count.

Counting is underway across West Bengal's 294 assembly seats, where the majority mark stands at 148. BJP is currently leading in 155 constituencies, giving it a tally that has crossed the majority threshold, though no seats have been formally declared yet. TMC is leading in 90 seats, trailing by 65 in the current tally and still needing 58 more to reach the majority mark. Candidates from other parties and independents cumulatively lead in 2 seats at this stage of counting.

In Peravoor, Kerala, CPM candidate K K Shailaja Teacher is currently leading with 10,689 votes, holding a margin of 453 votes over Congress candidate Adv. Sunny Joseph, who has polled 10,236 votes. Adv. Sunny Joseph, who currently holds the seat, is trailing in the count as votes continue to be tallied. The result in this constituency is yet to be declared.

Counting is underway across Kerala's 140 assembly seats, where the majority mark sits at 71. Congress is currently leading in 43 constituencies, while CPM is ahead in 28. At the alliance level, UDF holds leads in 59 seats against LDF's 41, with others accounting for the remaining 15. Neither front is close enough to the majority mark at this stage of counting.

Counting is underway in Mattannur, Kerala, where CPM's V K Sanoj holds a lead over Congress candidate Chandran Thillankeri. Sanoj has accumulated 5,738 votes against Thillankeri's 4,734, putting the margin at 1,004 votes with the result yet to be declared. The sitting legislator from this constituency, K K Shailaja Teacher, is also from CPM, making this seat one the party is keen to retain.