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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Reji Cheriyan
| image =
| caption =
| office = Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
| term_start = May 2026
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Kuttanad (State Assembly constituency)|Kuttanad]]
| predecessor = [[Thomas K. Thomas]]
| successor =
| birth_name = Reji Cheriyan
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1968}}
| birth_place = [[Alappuzha district]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Kerala Congress]]
| father = Cheriyan Philipose
| occupation = Politician, Businessman
}}

'''Reji Cheriyan''' (born 1968) is an Indian politician representing the [[Kuttanad (State Assembly constituency)|Kuttanad]] constituency in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]. He was elected in May 2026, defeating the incumbent representative in a closely contested election.<ref name="MyNeta">{{cite web |title=Reji Cheriyan(Kerala Congress):Constituency- KUTTANAD(ALAPPUZHA) - Affidavit Information |url=https://www.myneta.info/Kerala2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=156 |publisher=Association for Democratic Reforms |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Reji Cheriyan has been an active participant in the political landscape of [[Alappuzha district]]. In the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]], he was nominated by the [[Kerala Congress]] to contest from Kuttanad. His campaign focused on agricultural welfare, particularly the challenges faced by paddy farmers in the region, and water management infrastructure.{{cn|date=May 2026}}

In the final tally, Cheriyan secured a victory by a margin of 8,422 votes over his nearest rival, Thomas K. Thomas of the NCP-SP.<ref name="ECI_Kuttanad">{{cite web |title=Election Commission of India Results: Kuttanad Constituency 2026 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S11106.htm |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=6 May 2026}}</ref>

== 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|Kerala Congress}}" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | '''[[Kerala Congress]]'''
| style="text-align:left" | '''Reji Cheriyan'''
| '''62,415'''
| '''46.12'''
| '''+10.45'''
|-
| style="background-color: #006600" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)|NCP-SP]]
| style="text-align:left" | Thomas K. Thomas
| 53,993
| 39.90
| -5.72
|-
| style="background-color: #f7df10" |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left" | [[BDJS]]
| style="text-align:left" | Santhosh Shanthiram
| 14,821
| 10.95
| -2.10
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Margin of victory
! 8,422
! 6.22
!
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Total valid votes
! 1,35,329
!
!
|-
| colspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Kerala Congress}}; text-align:left" | '''[[Kerala Congress]] gain''' from [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
| '''[[Swing (politics)|Swing]]'''
| +8.08
|
|}

== References ==
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[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2026–2031]]
[[Category:Kerala Congress politicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1968 births]]

Reji Cheriyan - Revision history

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