Kothamangalam Election Result 2026: Shibu Theckumpuram Clinches Seat for Kerala Congress

Shibu Theckumpuram secures victory in Kothamangalam with over 73,000 votes, defeating CPI(M)’s Antony John by a margin of nearly 17,000 votes in a competitive contest.Kothamangalam Assembly constituency, numbered 87, is in Ernakulam district of Kerala under the Idukki parliamentary constituency. Formed in 1957 and redrawn in 2008 delimitation, it covers Kothamangalam municipality and panchayats like Kuttampuzha, with ~160,000 electors. This general seat mixes rubber-spice farming, industries, and Syrian Christian voters in hilly terrain. CPI(M)'s Antony John, from LDF, holds as current MLA since 2016. In 2021, he won with 64,234 votes (47.1per cent), beating KC(M)'s Shibu Thekkumpuram (57,629 votes) by 6,605 votes at high turnout, after a 19,282 margin in 2016. LDF dominates via labor-minority support over UDF challengers. Key issues: monsoon crop losses, landslides, poor roads, youth job migration, quarrying threats, water shortages, plus healthcare and irrigation needs fueling tight races.