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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = K. K. Valsaraj
| image =
| caption =
| office = Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
| term_start = May 2026
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Kaipamangalam (State Assembly constituency)|Kaipamangalam]]
| predecessor = [[E. T. Taison]]
| successor =
| birth_name = Valsaraj K. K.
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1963}}
| birth_place = [[Thrissur district]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Communist Party of India]]
| father = Kesavan
| occupation = Politician
| education = BA Economics (University of Calicut)
}}

'''K. K. Valsaraj''' (born 1963) is an Indian politician serving as the member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for the [[Kaipamangalam (State Assembly constituency)|Kaipamangalam]] constituency in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="Express_Win" /> A member of the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI), he was elected in the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]], retaining the seat for the party.<ref name="TOI_Kaipamangalam" />

== Early life and education ==
K. K. Valsaraj was born to Kesavan in the [[Thrissur district]] of Kerala.<ref name="Affidavit_ECI" /> He completed his secondary education and later pursued a degree in economics. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics from Sri Krishna College, Guruvayur, under the [[University of Calicut]] in 1985.<ref name="MyNeta" /><ref name="Hindu_Profile" /> Before entering the state legislature, he was an active political worker in the Thrissur region.

== Political career ==
Valsaraj has been a long-standing member of the CPI and has held various organizational roles within the party's Thrissur district unit. In the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, he was selected to contest from Kaipamangalam, succeeding the sitting legislator [[E. T. Taison]].<ref name="BT_Result" />

In the final election results announced on 4 May 2026, Valsaraj secured 65,448 votes, defeating his nearest rival, T. M. Nazar of the [[Indian National Congress]], by a margin of 9,944 votes.<ref name="ECI2026" /><ref name="WinnersList" /> His victory ensured that the CPI maintained its strong presence in the coastal belt of Thrissur district.<ref name="Mathrubhumi_Result" />

== 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|Communist Party of India}}" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | '''[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]'''
| style="text-align:left" | '''K. K. Valsaraj'''
| '''65,448'''
| '''46.41'''
| '''-7.29'''
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| style="text-align:left" | T. M. Nazar
| 55,504
| 39.36
| +4.30
|-
| style="background-color: #f7df10" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[BDJS]]
| style="text-align:left" | Athulliaghosh Vettiyattil
| 15,221
| 10.79
| +2.18
|-
| style="background-color: #00008b" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
| style="text-align:left" | Jayan Eratt
| 2,144
| 1.52
| -
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Margin of victory
! 9,944
! 7.05
!
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Total valid votes
! 1,41,027
!
!
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}; text-align:left" | '''[[Communist Party of India|CPI]] hold'''
| '''[[Swing (politics)|Swing]]'''
| -5.80
|
|}
<ref name="ECI2026" />

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Express_Win">{{cite news |title=Kaipamangalam (Kerala) Assembly Election Result 2026: K. K. Valsaraj of CPI Wins |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/kaipamangalam-election-result-2026-winner-10669127/ |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=5 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="TOI_Kaipamangalam">{{cite news |title=CPI's K. K. Valsaraj wins Kaipamangalam by 9,944 votes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/kerala/kaipamangalam-results-2026/articleshow/130694356.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=4 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=K. K. Valsaraj (Communist Party of India): Constituency - Kaipamangalam (Thrissur) - Affidavit Information |url=https://www.myneta.info/Kerala2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=96 |publisher=Association for Democratic Reforms |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Hindu_Profile">{{cite news |title=K. K. Valsaraj, KAIPAMANGALAM constituency, CPI: Profile & Affidavit |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/candidates/Kerala2026/k-k-valsaraj-96/ |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=5 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Affidavit_ECI">{{cite web |title=Candidate Affidavit: K. K. Valsaraj |url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/show-profile/K_K_Valsaraj_2026 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=23 March 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="WinnersList">{{cite news |title=Kerala elections 2026: Full list of winners from Thrissur District |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/kerala-assembly/kerala-election-2026-live-constituency-wise-thrissur-results/article70908199.ece |work=The Hindu |date=4 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="BT_Result">{{cite news |title=Kaipamangalam Assembly Election Result 2026 Highlights: CPI's K. K. Valsaraj defeats INC's T. M. Nazar |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/elections/kerala/story/kaipamangalam-assembly-election-results-2026-529154-2026-05-04 |work=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]] |date=4 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="Mathrubhumi_Result">{{cite news |title=Kaipamangalam Election Result 2026: K. K. Valsaraj secures victory for LDF |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/election-results-2026-kaipamangalam-1.952321 |work=[[Mathrubhumi]] |date=5 May 2026}}</ref>

<ref name="ECI2026">{{cite web |title=General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results May-2026 - Kaipamangalam (S1174) |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/ConstituencywiseS1174.htm |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref>
}}

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JerilynSturgess at 22:06, 6 May 2026