Sulthanbathery
Assembly Constituency, Kerala
Sulthanbathery is one of the 140 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Kerala. This seat can be classified as and falls in the Wayanad district of Kerala. The reservation status of this constituency is Scheduled Tribe. Sulthanbathery Assembly constituency falls within the Wayanad (General) Lok Sabha constituency.<br/><br/>In the 2026 Kerala Assembly election, Sulthanbathery will vote on Thursday, April 9, 2026 and the counting of votes is set to take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.<br/><br/>
2021
Sulthanbathery (St) Assembly election results
2016
Sulthanbathery Assembly election results
2011
Sulthanbathery (St) Assembly election results
Demographic profile
There were a total of 224156 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2026 Assembly election in Sulthanbathery Assembly constituency, of whom 109011 were male, 115145 female and 0 belonged to the third gender.
In the 2021 Assembly elections, there were a total of 220167 registered voters, of whom 108034 were male, 112133 female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In the 2016 Assembly elections, there were a total of 218241 registered voters, of whom 107088 were male, 111153 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender. In 2011 elections, there were a total of 198645 registered voters in this constituency, of whom 98766 were male, 99879 were female and 0 belonged to the third gender.
The number of service voters in this Assembly constituency was 475 in 2021, 580 in 2016, and 373 in 2011.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2026 was 1056, in 2021 it was 1038, 1038 in 2016, and 1011 in 2011.
Poll dates
Sulthanbathery Assembly constituency will go to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The counting of votes will take place on Monday, May 4, 2026.
In the 2021 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 and the results were declared on Sunday, May 2, 2021.
In the 2016 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Monday, May 16, 2016 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 19, 2016.
In the 2011 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 1 on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 and the results were declared on Friday, May 13, 2011.
Extent
Sulthanbathery Assembly constituency comprises the following areas of Wayanad district in the Malabar region of Kerala: Ambalavayal, Meenangadi, Mullankolly, Nenmeni, Noolpuzha, Poothadi, Pulpalli and Sulthanbathery Panchayats in Sultanbathery Taluk.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 767 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Sulthanbathery is: 11°42'36.0"N 76°14'05.6"E.
Voter turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, In 2021, this seat registered a turnout of 74.3%, while it was 78.83% in 2016, and 73.27% in 2011.
Victory margin
In the 2021 Kerala Assembly elections, I C Balakrishnan of INC won in this constituency beating M S Viswanathan of CPIM by a margin of 11822 votes which was 7.11% of the total votes cast. In 2016, I C Balakrishnan of INC was the winner in this seat beating Rugmini Subrahmanian of CPIM by a margin of 11198 votes which was 6.51% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2011 Assembly elections, I.C Balakrishnan of INC won this seat defeating E.A .Sankaran of CPIM by a margin of 7583 votes which was 5.21% of the total votes polled for the seat.
Winner vote share (%)
In the 2021 Kerala Assembly elections, I C Balakrishnan of INC had a vote share of 48.76% in this seat. In the 2016 Assembly elections, I C Balakrishnan of INC got a vote share of 44.04% , In the 2011 Assembly elections, I.C Balakrishnan of INC got a vote share of 49.14% in Sulthanbathery.
- First Published: August 29, 2025, 05:40 IST
- Last Updated: March 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM IST