2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in Kerala in May 2021.[1]
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Background
In the previous elections in 2016, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) won the election, defeating the incumbent United Democratic Front (UDF), led by the Indian National Congress (INC), which could only win 47 seats in the election.[2]
Schedule
Parties and alliances
There are two major political Alliances in Kerala. The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the coalition of centrist and centre-right parties led by the Indian National Congress. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is the coalition of left wing and centre-left parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)).
United Democratic Front
It is an alliance of central-wing political parties in the state, created by the prominent INC party leader K. Karunakaran in the 1970s.
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indian National Congress |  |
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Mullappally Ramachandran | |
| 2. | Indian Union Muslim League |  |
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Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal | |
| 3. | Kerala Congress (M) |  |
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P. J. Joseph | |
| 4. | Revolutionary Socialist Party |  |
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A.A. Aziz | |
| 5. | Kerala Congress (Jacob) | |
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Anoop Jacob | ||
| 6. | Communist Marxist Party (John) |  |
CP John | |||
| 7. | Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy (National) | Alex Dominic |
Left Democratic Front
It is a coalition of left-wing political parties in the state. It is one of the two major political coalitions in Kerala, the other being the UDF each of which has been in power alternatively for the last four decades. LDF is now in power. The coalition consists of CPI(M), CPI and a variety of other smaller parties.
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |
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 | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan | |
| 2. | Communist Party of India |  |
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Kanam Rajendran | |
| 3. | Janata Dal (Secular) |  |
K. Krishnankutty | |||
| 4. | Nationalist Congress Party |  |
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T.P. Peethambaran | ||
| 5. | Kerala Congress (Skaria Thomas) | |
Skaria Thomas | |||
| 6. | Congress (Secular) |  |
Kadannappalli Ramachandran | |||
| 7. | Janadhipathya Kerala Congress | |
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Dr. K. C. Joseph | ||
| 8. | Indian National League |  |
A.P. Abdul Wahab | |||
| 9. | Kerala Congress (B) | |
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R. Balakrishna Pillai | ||
| 10. | Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) | |
Kovoor Kunjumon | |||
| 11. | Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi |  |
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K. R. Gowri Amma | ||
| 12. | Loktantrik Janata Dal | M. V. Shreyams Kumar |
National Democratic Alliance
| No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
K. Surendran | |||
| 2. | Bharath Dharma Jana Sena | Thushar Vellapally | ||||
| 3. | Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) | P. C. George | ||||
| 4. | Kerala Congress (Nationalist) | |
Kuruvilla Matthew | |||
| 5. | Kerala Congress (Thomas) | |
P. C. Thomas | |||
Election
Exit polls
Result
Results by constituency
| Assembly Constituency | Turnout (%) |
Winner | Runner Up | Margin | |||||||||||
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| # | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Alliance | ||||
| Kasaragod District | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Manjeshwaram | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kasaragod | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Udma | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Kanhangad | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Thrikaripur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Kannur District | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Payyanur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Kalliasseri | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Taliparamba | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Irikkur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Azhikode | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Kannur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Dharmadom | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Thalassery | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Kuthuparamba | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Mattanur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Peravoor | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Wayanad district | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | Mananthavady | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Sulthan Bathery | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Kalpetta | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Kozhikode district | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Vatakara | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Kuttiady | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Nadapuram | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Koyilandy | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Perambra | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Balussery | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Elathur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 27 | Kozhikode North | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Kozhikode South | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 29 | Beypore | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Kunnamangalam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Koduvally | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 32 | Thiruvambady | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Malappuram district | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Kondotty | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Eranad | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Nilambur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Wandoor | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 37 | Manjeri | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 38 | Perinthalmanna | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Mankada | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 40 | Malappuram | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 41 | Vengara | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Vallikkunnu | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 43 | Tirurangadi | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Tanur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 45 | Tirur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 46 | Kottakkal | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 47 | Thavanur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 48 | Ponnani | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Palakkad district | |||||||||||||||
| 49 | Thrithala | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 50 | Pattambi | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 51 | Shornur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 52 | Ottapalam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 53 | Kongad | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 54 | Mannarkkad | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 55 | Malampuzha | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 56 | Palakkad | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 57 | Tarur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 58 | Chittur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 59 | Nenmara | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 60 | Alathur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Thrissur district | |||||||||||||||
| 61 | Chelakkara | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 62 | Kunnamkulam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 63 | Guruvayur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 64 | Manalur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 65 | Wadakkanchery | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 66 | Ollur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 67 | Thrissur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 68 | Nattika | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 69 | Kaipamangalam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 70 | Irinjalakuda | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 71 | Puthukkad | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 72 | Chalakudy | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 73 | Kodungallur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Ernakulam district | |||||||||||||||
| 74 | Perumbavoor | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 75 | Angamaly | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 76 | Aluva | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 77 | Kalamassery | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 78 | Paravur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 79 | Vypin | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 80 | Kochi | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 81 | Thrippunithura | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 82 | Ernakulam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 83 | Thrikkakara | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 84 | Kunnathunad | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 85 | Piravom | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 86 | Muvattupuzha | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 87 | Kothamangalam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Idukki district | |||||||||||||||
| 88 | Devikulam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 89 | Udumbanchola | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 90 | Thodupuzha | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 91 | Idukki | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 92 | Peerumade | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Kottayam district | |||||||||||||||
| 93 | Pala | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 94 | Kaduthuruthy | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 95 | Vaikom | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 96 | Ettumanoor | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 97 | Kottayam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 98 | Puthuppally | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 99 | Changanassery | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 100 | Kanjirappally | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 101 | Poonjar | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Alappuzha district | |||||||||||||||
| 102 | Aroor | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 103 | Cherthala | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 104 | Alappuzha | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 105 | Ambalappuzha | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 106 | Kuttanad | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 107 | Haripad | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 108 | Kayamkulam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 109 | Mavelikara | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 110 | Chengannur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Pathanamthitta district | |||||||||||||||
| 111 | Thiruvalla | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 112 | Ranni | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 113 | Aranmula | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 114 | Konni | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 115 | Adoor | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Kollam district | |||||||||||||||
| 116 | Karunagapally | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 117 | Chavara | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 118 | Kunnathur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 119 | Kottarakkara | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 120 | Pathanapuram | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 121 | Punalur | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 122 | Chadayamangalam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 123 | Kundara | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 124 | Kollam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 125 | Eravipuram | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 126 | Chathannoor | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| Thiruvananthapuram district | |||||||||||||||
| 127 | Varkala | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 128 | Attingal | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 129 | Chirayinkeezhu | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 130 | Nedumangad | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 131 | Vamanapuram | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 132 | Kazhakkoottam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 133 | Vattiyoorkavu | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 134 | Thiruvananthapuram | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 135 | Nemom | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 136 | Aruvikkara | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 137 | Parassala | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 138 | Kattakkada | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 139 | Kovalam | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
| 140 | Neyyattinkara | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
Government Formation
See Also
References
- https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/bjp-cms-assembly-elections-narendra-modi-amit-shah-6189263/
- "As it happened: TMC, AIADMK retain power; BJP takes Assam, Left Kerala". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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