Palakkad Election Result 2026 Highlights: Congress's Ramesh Pisharody beats BJP's Shobha Surendran by over 13,000 votes

Congress candidate Ramesh Pisharody defeated BJP’s Shobha Surendran by over 13,000 votes in the Palakkad seat. Surendran had led over Pisharody at some points during the counting. Left-backed NMR Razak finished third.

As counting entered the final round, Congress candidate Ramesh Pisharody solidified his position with a margin of over 13,000 votes, defeating BJP’s Shobha Surendran and Left-backed NMR Razak.

Congress’s Ramesh Pisharody is leading in the Palakkad Assembly constituency after the ninth of 11 rounds of counting.

In the Palakkad constituency, Congress candidate Ramesh Pisharody is maintaining a strong lead in the Election Result 2026 Live trends. After 8 of 11 counting rounds, he is ahead of BJP’s Sobha Surendran by 10817 votes. The margin indicates a widening gap as counting progresses, with only a few rounds left to determine the final outcome in this closely watched contest.

After eight of the 11 rounds of counting in Kerala’s Palakkad, Congress candidate Ramesh Pisharody is leading over BJP’s Shobha Surendran. The Left candidate is in third place.

Congress candidate Ramesh Pisharody has regained his lead over BJP’s Shobha Surendran in Palakkad.

BJP’s Shobha Surendran is leading in the Palakkad seat over Congress’s Ramesh Pisharody.

The BJP’s Shobha Surendran has regained her lead as counting continues.

BJP candidate Shobha Surendran continues to maintain her lead as counting progresses to electronic voting machines.

BJP’s Shobha Surendran is leading in very early trends as postal vote counting progresses.

Counting of votes began in Kerala's Palakkad Assembly seat, starting with postal votes.

Palakkad, though a sitting seat of Congress, offers hope for BJP, where the party has a strong presence, particularly in urban centres. BJP’s Shobha Surendran is eyeing a historic win against Congress’s Ramesh Pisharody, who secured the party ticket. The seat was earlier held by Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil, who is facing multiple sexual harassment cases.

Hello and welcome to India Today’s live coverage of the Assembly election results in Kerala’s Palakkad, where Congress’s Ramesh Pisharody, BJP’s Shobha Surendran, and CPI(M)-backed NMR Razak are locked in a triangular contest.