Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2026
Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2026
The biggest single day in vallamkali, rowed on Punnamada Lake. Date, tracks, tickets and results for 2026 — all in one place.
At a glance
At a glance
1.4 km
marked course on Punnamada
4
tracks in every heat
20+
chundans in the fray
100–150
oarsmen, helmsmen and singers per chundan
100–120
strokes a minute at full pace
2 lakh+
spectators on the banks
Race day
ProvisionalRace day timings
Provisional, from official announcements. This updates when the programme is published.
11:00 AM
Gates open
Pavilion seating begins
1:30 PM
Opening ceremony
2:00 PM
Chundan heats begin
Evening
Final and trophy presentation
Track & heats
Track and heats
Four boats to a heat. Across all the heats, the four fastest times go through to the final.
Chundan Heats
72nd · 22 AUGUST 2026 · Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
HEAT 1
- 1Thalavady ChundanKainakary Village Boat Club
- 2Karuvatta SreevinayakanKTBC Fans Club
- 3Ayaparambu PandiIBRA Cochin
- 4Veeyapuram ChundanUBC Kainakary FC
HEAT 2
- 1Ayaparambu Valiya DivanjiValiya Divanji Boat Club
- 2Champakulam ChundanChampakulam Boat Club
- 3Jawahar ThayankariNattakam Fans Boat Club
- 4VellamkulangaraSH Boat Club
HEAT 3
- 1ParthanJunior Kainakary Boat Club
- 2Nadubhagam ChundanPBC Punnamada
- 3Payippadan 2Pallathuruthy Boat Club
- 4Melpadom ChundanPBC Pallathuruthy
HEAT 4
- 1St. Pius XthSt. Pius Xth Boat Club
- 2Karichal ChundanThekkekara Boat Club
- 3Cheruthana ChundanNattakam Boat Club
- 4Aroma ChundanAROMA Boat Club
HEAT 5
- 1Niranam ChundanNiranam Boat Club
- 2—
- 3Punyalan NiranamKumarakam Town Boat Club
- 4Arpookara ChundanImmanuel Boat Club Kumarakam
HEAT 6
- 1—
- 2Karuvatta ChundanGLC Boat Club Cheruthana
- 3Alappad ChundanSt. Johns Boat Club Thekkekara
- 4Anary ChundanAnary Boat Club
Chundan final
72nd · 22 AUGUST 2026 · Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
- 11st Best Time
- 23rd Best Time
- 34th Best Time
- 42nd Best Time
Chundan loosers final
72nd · 22 AUGUST 2026 · Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
- 16th Best Time
- 28th Best Time
- 35th Best Time
- 47th Best Time
Chundan second loosers final
72nd · 22 AUGUST 2026 · Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
- 111th Best Time
- 29th Best Time
- 312th Best Time
- 410th Best Time
Chundan third loosers final
72nd · 22 AUGUST 2026 · Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
- 114th Best Time
- 213th Best Time
- 315th Best Time
- 416th Best Time
വെപ്പ് A HEATS
72nd · 22 AUGUST 2026 · Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
HEAT 1
- 1മണലി
- 2ഷോട്ട് പുളിക്കത്തറ
- 3നെപ്പോളിയൻ
HEAT 2
- 1—
- 2—
- 3ആശ പുളിക്കകളം
- 4പട്ടേരി
വെപ്പ് B ഫൈനൽ
72nd · 22 AUGUST 2026 · Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
- 1ചിറമേൽ തൊട്ടുകടവൻ
- 2PG കരിപ്പുഴ
- 3പുന്നത്ര പുരക്കൽ
- 4ചാമ്പ്യൻ
ഇരുട്ടുകുത്തി A FINAL
72nd · 22 AUGUST 2026 · Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
- 1മൂന്ന് തെക്കൻ
- 2PG കർണ്ണൻ
- 3തുരുത്തിത്തറ
ഇരുട്ടുകുത്തി B HEATS
72nd · 22 AUGUST 2026 · Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
HEAT 1
- 1വലിയ പണ്ഡിതൻ
- 2വെണ്ണയ്ക്കലമ്മ
- 3ശരവണൻ
- 4ഗോതുരുത്ത് പുത്രൻ
HEAT 2
- 1കുറുപ്പ് പറമ്പൻ
- 2പൊഞ്ഞനത്തമ്മ
- 3ഹനുമാൻ No.1
- 4ശ്രീ മുത്തപ്പൻ
HEAT 3
- 1ഡാനിയേൽ
- 2താണിയൻ ദി ഗ്രേറ്റ്
- 3St ജോസഫ് No 1
- 4തുരുത്തിപ്പുറം
HEAT 4
- 1പുത്തൻ പറമ്പൻ
- 2ഗരുഡൻ
- 3ശ്രീ ഭദ്ര
- 4St സെബാസ്റ്റ്യൻ 1
തെക്കനോടി ഫൈനൽ
72nd · 22 AUGUST 2026 · Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
- 1കമ്പനി
- 2പടിഞ്ഞാറേ പറമ്പൻ
- 3ചെല്ലിക്കാടൻ
- 4കാട്ടിൽ തെക്ക്
- 5സാരഥി
ചുരുളൻ
72nd · 22 AUGUST 2026 · Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha
- 1മൂഴി
- 2കോടിമത
Live results
SoonResults
The final's result lands here on race day.
Results appear here on 22 August.
Tickets
Ticket rates 2026
Official 2026 rates. Book only through the Nehru Trophy website.
| Category | Admits | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate Box | 5 persons | ₹1,00,000 |
| Platinum Corner | 4 persons | ₹25,000 |
| Platinum Corner | 1 | ₹10,000 |
| Tourist Gold | 1 | ₹3,000 |
| Tourist Silver | 1 | ₹2,500 |
| Rose Corner | 1 | ₹1,500 |
| Victory Lane | 1 | ₹500 |
| All View | 1 | ₹400 |
| Lake View Gold | 1 | ₹200 |
| Lawn | 1 | ₹100 |
Roll of winners
Recent winners
From the official roll.
- 2025VeeyapuramVillage Boat Club, Kainakary
- 2024KarichalPallathuruthy Boat Club, Alappuzha
- 2023VeeyapuramPallathuruthy Boat Club, Alappuzha
- 2022Mahadevikaad Kaatil ThekkethilPallathuruthy Boat Club, Alappuzha
- 2019NadubhagomPallathuruthy Boat Club, Alappuzha
- 2018Payippadan ChundanPallathuruthy Boat Club, Alappuzha
- 2017GabrielThuruthipuram Boat Club, Ernakulam
- 2016KarichalVembanadu Boat Club, Kumarakom
- 2015Jawahar ThayamkaryVembanadu Boat Club, Kumarakom
- 2014ChampakkulamUnited Boat Club, Kainakary
- 2013Sri GaneshanSt. Francis Boat Club, Harippad
- 1952NadubhagamNadubhagam Boat Club
1952
How the trophy began
When Jawaharlal Nehru came to Alappuzha in 1952, the boats lined the lake to greet him. He abandoned the security arrangements and climbed aboard Nadubhagam Chundan, the boat that had just won. Back in Delhi he sent down a silver replica of a snake boat as a trophy, with a note.
“To the winners of the boat race which is a unique feature of community life in Travancore Cochin.”