Attingal (SC) election results 2026: CPI(M)'s OS Ambika defeats BJP's P Sudheer by 13,375 votes

In Kerala's Attingal (SC), CPI(M)'s OS Ambika received 59,163 votes, defeating BJP's Adv. P Sudheer by 13,375 votes. Sudheer got 45,788 votes.Attingal (SC) Assembly constituency is an SC-reserved seat in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, encompassing Attingal town and rural panchayats like Anjengo, Chirayinkeezhu, and Kattakada areas with rubber plantations and coastal communities shaping its politics.The current MLA is O S Ambika from CPI(M), elected in 2021 with 69,898 votes (47.7 per cent), defeating BJP's Adv P Sudheer (38,262 votes, 26.1 per cent) by a margin of 31,636 votes (21.6 per cent), while RCP's Adv A Sreedharan got 36,938 votes (25.2 per cent).For the 2026 elections, the participating candidates are O S Ambika (CPI(M)), Santhosh Bhadran (RSP), and Adv P Sudheer (BJP).Key issues include coastal erosion and flooding from Vamanapuram River damaging crops; poor rural road connectivity hindering farm exports; youth unemployment despite Gulf remittances; erratic water supply and sanitation gaps; overburdened PHCs; illegal sand mining polluting rivers; monsoon power outages; rising land prices squeezing small farmers; traffic near markets; and inadequate public transport challenging this LDF stronghold's rural economy.