Dharmadam becomes hot seat of Kerala, will Pinarayi Vijayan save his fort in triangular contest?

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: The tenure of the current 140-member Kerala Assembly, also known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, ends on May 23. With both the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-led UDF trying to oust the CPI(M)-led LDF’s Pinarayi Vijayan government from power for nearly a decade, the state will witness a thrilling electoral contest this time. Voting for the assembly elections in Kerala will be held in a single phase on April 9 and counting of votes will take place on May 4.

Dharmadam seat is the hot seat of Kerala.

Dharmadam seat of Kannur district has become a hot seat for the Kerala Assembly elections, from where Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is once again trying his luck, while Bharatiya Janata Party has contested from K. Ranjit has been made the candidate from this seat and UDF has fielded Advocate VP Abdul Rasheed as the third candidate from this seat. In this way, we will see a triangular contest on this seat. Dharmadam holds political significance as it is currently under Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, making the constituency one of the most talked about electoral areas in the state.

There is a triangular contest on Dharmadam seat

Congress and BJP are giving a tough challenge to Leftist Garh Vijayan in Dharmadam seat. Voters are faced with a choice between continuity and change as Vijayan faces stiff opposition from youth leader VP Abdul Rashid and state secretary K Ranjit. Dharmadam assembly seat, which was created in 2010, has consistently shown confidence in the CPI(M). The seat was won by KK Narayanan in 2011, followed by Pinarayi Vijayan in 2016 and 2021. Five years later, the CPI(M) is confident of retaining the seat by an even bigger margin, citing the development projects initiated in the constituency under Vijayan’s leadership.