Chirayinkeezhu election results 2026: INC's Ramya Haridas defeats CPI's Manoj Edamana by 1,422 votes

In Kerala's Chirayinkeezhu, INC's Ramya Haridas received 56,833 votes, defeating CPI's Manoj Edamana by 1,422 votes. Edamana got 55,411 votes.Chirayinkeezhu Assembly constituency is a general seat in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, encompassing coastal and rural panchayats around Chirayinkeezhu with fishing communities, paddy fields, and rubber plantations shaping its politics.The current MLA is V. Sasi from CPI, elected in 2021 with 62,634 votes (43.17 per cent), defeating INC's B.S. Anoop (48,617 votes, 33.51 per cent) by 14,017 votes, while BJP's G.S. Ashanath got 30,986 votes (21.36 per cent).For the 2026 elections, the participating candidates are Manoj B. Edamana (CPI), Ramya Haridas (INC), and B. S. Anoop (BJP).Key issues include coastal erosion and Vamanapuram River flooding damaging agriculture; poor rural road connectivity hindering farm exports; youth unemployment despite Gulf remittances; erratic water supply and sanitation gaps; overburdened PHCs; illegal sand mining polluting waterways; monsoon power outages; rising land prices squeezing small farmers; traffic near markets; and inadequate public transport challenging this LDF stronghold's coastal-rural economy.