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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Deepak Joy
| image =
| caption =
| office = Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
| term_start = May 2026
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Thrippunithura (State Assembly constituency)|Thrippunithura]]
| predecessor = [[K. Babu]]
| successor =
| birth_name = Deepak Joy
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1983}}
| birth_place = [[Ernakulam district]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| father = Joy
| occupation = Politician, Businessman
| education = Graduate
}}

'''Deepak Joy''' (born 1983) is an Indian politician serving as the member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for the [[Thrippunithura (State Assembly constituency)|Thrippunithura]] constituency in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="Hindu_Win" /> A leader of the [[Indian National Congress]], he was elected in the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]], succeeding veteran leader [[K. Babu]].<ref name="TOI_Thripunithura" /> Prior to his election to the state assembly, he served as the deputy mayor of the [[Kochi Municipal Corporation]].<ref name="Hindu_Win" />

== Early life and education ==
Deepak Joy was born to Joy in the [[Ernakulam district]] of Kerala.<ref name="Affidavit_ECI" /> He has been a long-time resident of Ernakulam North and was actively involved in student politics through the [[Kerala Students Union]] (KSU). He is a graduate and has been involved in business and local governance before his entry into the legislature.<ref name="MyNeta" />

== Political career ==
Joy rose to prominence in local governance, serving as a councillor in the Kochi Municipal Corporation and later as its deputy mayor. In the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, he was nominated by the Congress for the Thripunithura seat after sitting MLA K. Babu chose not to contest.<ref name="Manorama_Result" />

In the final results declared on 4 May 2026, Joy secured a decisive victory, polling 70,256 votes. He defeated his nearest rival, [[K. N. Unnikrishnan]] of the [[CPI(M)]], by a margin of 18,468 votes.<ref name="Express_Win" /><ref name="ECI_Result" /> His victory was noted for significantly increasing the UDF's margin in a constituency that had seen a very close contest in 2021.<ref name="Hindu_Win" />

== Election results ==
=== 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:130px" | Party
! scope="col" style="width:220px" | Candidate
! scope="col" style="width:80px" | Votes
! scope="col" style="width:50px" | %
! scope="col" style="width:50px" | ±%
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | '''[[Indian National Congress|INC]]'''
| style="text-align:left" | '''Deepak Joy'''
| '''70,256'''
| '''46.31'''
| '''+4.17'''
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[CPI(M)]]
| style="text-align:left" | [[K. N. Unnikrishnan]]
| 51,788
| 34.14
| -7.36
|-
| style="background-color: #f7df10" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam|Twenty20]]
| style="text-align:left" | P. V. Anjaly
| 29,471
| 19.43
| -
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Margin of victory
! 18,468
! 12.17
!
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Total valid votes
! 1,51,718
!
!
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}; text-align:left" | '''[[Indian National Congress|INC]] hold'''
| '''[[Swing (politics)|Swing]]'''
| +5.76
|
|}
<ref name="ECI_Result" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="ECI_Result">{{cite web |title=General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results May-2026 - Thripunithura (S1181) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/ConstituencywiseS1181.htm |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Hindu_Win">{{cite news |title=Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Deepak Joy delivers a decisive win in Thripunithura |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-assembly-elections-2026-deepak-joy-delivers-a-decisive-win-in-thripunithura/article70939068.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="TOI_Thripunithura">{{cite news |title=Thripunithura Election Result 2026: Congress’ Deepak Joy Wins |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/thripunithura-election-result-2026/articleshow/130718057.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Deepak Joy (Indian National Congress): Constituency - THRIPUNITHURA (ERNAKULAM) - Affidavit Information |url=https://www.myneta.info/Kerala2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=262 |publisher=Association for Democratic Reforms |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Affidavit_ECI">{{cite web |title=Candidate Affidavit: Deepak Joy |url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/Deepak_Joy_2026 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=21 March 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Manorama_Result">{{cite news |title=UDF’s Deepak Joy enjoys comfortable victory in Thripunithura |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2026/05/04/thripunithura-assembly-election-2026-result-deepak-joy-unnikrishnan.html |work=Onmanorama |date=4 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Express_Win">{{cite news |title=Thripunithura Assembly Election Result 2026 Live: Deepak Joy of INC wins |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/thripunithura-election-result-live-updates-kerala-assembly-election-results-winner-10669319/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=5 May 2026}}</ref>
}}

[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2026–2031]]
[[Category:People from Ernakulam district]]

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