Previous Central Minister O Rajagopal (NDA) has won from Nemam Assembly constituency with a lead of 8671 votes than the sitting MLA V Sivankutty (CPIM). This is the first BJP Constituency in Kerala. O Rajagopal became the First BJP MLA in Kerala. UDF's votes decreased a lot, UDF candidate V Surendran Pilla fell down third place in Kerala Poll 2016
Result of Nemam Assembly constituency in Kerala Assembly Election 2016
- O Rajagopal (BJP) - 67813 votes
- V Sivankutty (CPIM) - 59142 votes
- V Surendran Pilla (JDU) - 13860 votes
- NOTA - 884 Votes
- A Noushad (Akhila Kerala Trinamool Party) - 406 votes
- Shamlaja Beevi B (Ind.) - 330 votes
- J Vikraman Pachallur (Ind.) - 170 votes
- Jain Vilson (Independent) - 163 votes
- Shailendra Babu N (Ind.) - 114 Votes