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THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 04, 2026, 19:02:08 IST
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Sulthan Bathery Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Congress candidate I C Balakrishnan wins the seat
Kavitha A S (Bharatiya Janata Party), Prakrithi N V (Aam Aadmi Party), I C Balakrishnan (Congress), Benadict (Bahujan Samaj Party), M S Viswanathan (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), V.A Ramesan (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), Balakrishnan Edakkal (Independent), and Rajesh R M (Independent) — 8 candidates contesting from Sulthanbathery 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. Sulthanbathery is a constituency. In 2021, I C Balakrishnan of the Congress won the seat. C Balakrishnan of Congress won by 16,597 votes.
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09:41 (IST) May 04
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09:33 (IST) May 04
Sulthanbathery Election Results 2026: Congress leads with a 2,092-vote margin
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09:31 (IST) May 04
Sulthanbathery Election Result 2026: Counting day in Kerala: Sulthanbathery's moment in the tally
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Sulthanbathery Election Result 2026: After the last round: how Sulthanbathery's result gets declared
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Sulthanbathery Election Results 2026: When the final result is declared
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Sulthanbathery Assembly Election Results 2026: Kerala's 140-seat Assembly race and Sulthanbathery's piece of it
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Sulthanbathery Election Result 2026: Round-by-round trends to watch as counting advances
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06:01 (IST) May 04
Sulthanbathery Election Results: How Bharatiya Janata Party is positioned in Sulthanbathery
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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.
Sulthanbathery is a constituency in Kerala. 8 candidates are contesting in 2026: Kavitha A S (Bharatiya Janata Party), Prakrithi N V (Aam Aadmi Party), I C Balakrishnan (Congress), Benadict (Bahujan Samaj Party), M S Viswanathan (Communist Party of India (Marxist)), V.A Ramesan (Socialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)), Balakrishnan Edakkal (Independent), and Rajesh R M (Independent). In the 2021 Assembly Election, I.c Balakrishnan of the Congress won Sulthanbathery. round-by-round trends from Sulthanbathery will be closely tracked. The constituency's result will add to Kerala's state-wide tally across its 140 Assembly segments. C Balakrishnan of Congress won by 16,597 votes. This Live Blog is AI-assisted using data from Pvalue.
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