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The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 
Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 2016. The Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), 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.
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Chief Electoral Officer,KeralaKerala Assembly Election 2016 Results
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MLAs
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to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 2016. The Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), 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. Pinarayi Vijayan
Pinarayi Vijayan (; born 24 May 1945) is an Indian Communist politician who is the current Chief Minister of Kerala, serving since 25 May 2016. A member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he is the longest-serving sec ...
was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 25 May.
Background
The tenure of the members of the Legislative Assembly in the state was to end on 31 May 2016. As per the voters list published on 14 January 2016, there were around 2.60 crore (26 million) eligible voters including 6.18 lakh (618,000) new voters in the age group 18–21. Elections to the 140-member assembly were held in 21,498 polling stations set up at 12,038 locations. There were 500 model polling stations. Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme was undertaken in Kerala to raise voter awareness. 2,065Voter-verified paper audit trail
Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) or verified paper record (VPR) is a method of providing feedback to voters using a ballotless voting system. A VVPAT is intended as an independent verification system for voting machines designed to allow ...
(VVPAT) units were used by the Election Commission in 1,650 polling stations in 12 constituencies. VVPAT were not used in Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Wayanad and Kasaragod districts.
The Election Commission launched several mobile apps.
Parties and coalitions
There are two major political coalitions in Kerala. TheLeft Democratic Front
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is an alliance of left-wing political parties in the state of Kerala, India. It is the current ruling political alliance of Kerala, since 2016. It is one of the two major political alliances in Kerala, the oth ...
(LDF) is the coalition of the left-wing and far-left parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in term ...
(CPI(M)). The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the coalition of centrist and centre-left parties led by the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
.
Left Democratic Front
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is an alliance of left-wing political parties in the state of Kerala, India. It is the current ruling political alliance of Kerala, since 2016. It is one of the two major political alliances in Kerala, the oth ...
National Democratic Alliance
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) () is a Centre-right politics, centre-right to Right-wing politics, right-wing and Conservatism, conservative Indian big tent political alliance led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was foun ...
Left United Front
Fourth Front
Parties not in any Coalition
Opinion polls
Exit Polls
Election Day
Voting took place on 16 May 2016 in all 140 Legislative Assembly Constituencies. The final turnout was 77.35%.Results
The Left Democratic Front won in a landslide in terms of seats, winning 91 out of 140 seats in the legislature. The incumbent UDF front was defeated and was reduced to 47 seats. The NDA, and independent P. C. George won one seat each.By alliance
P.C. George, who contested as an independent candidate from Poonjar, joined theNDA
NDA may stand for:
Military
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on a later date.
By region
By district
Results by party
, - ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" , Parties and coalitions ! colspan="2" , Popular vote ! colspan="2" , Seats , - !Votes !% !Candidates !Won , - , bgcolor=, ,Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in term ...
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, 84
, 59
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, Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...
, 4,794,793
, 23.8
, 87
, 21
, -
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, Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
, 2,129,726
, 10.6
, 98
, 1
, -
, bgcolor=,
, Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (CPI) is the oldest Marxist–Leninist communist party in India and one of the nine national parties in the country. The CPI was founded in modern-day Kanpur (formerly known as Cawnpore) on 26 December 1925.
H ...
, 1,643,878
, 8.2
, 25
, 19
, -
, bgcolor=,
, Indian Union Muslim League
The Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the I. U. M. L. or the League) is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India.
The first ...
, 1,496,864
, 7.4
, 23
, 18
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, bgcolor=,
, Kerala Congress (Mani)
Kerala Congress (M) is a state-level political party in the Indian state of Kerala, currently led by chairman Jose K. Mani. It was formed by K. M. Mani in 1979, after a split from the Kerala Congress. They are part of the Left Democratic Fron ...
, 807,718
, 4.0
, 15
, 5
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, Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) is a political party in India. Thushar Vellappally is the current national president of BDJS. BDJS is a constituent of National Democratic Alliance in Kerala.
BDJS was formed in December 2015.
BDJS is the politic ...
, 795,797
, 4.0
, 36
, 0
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, Independents(LDF) , 487,510 , 2.4 , 8 , 4 , - , bgcolor=, ,
Janata Dal (United)
Janata Dal (United) ("People’s Party (United)”) abbreviated as JD(U) is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar , Arunachal Pr ...
, 296,585
, 1.5
, 7
, 0
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, bgcolor=,
, Janata Dal (Secular)
, 293,274
, 1.5
, 5
, 3
, -
, bgcolor=,
, Nationalist Congress Party
The Nationalist Congress Party ( NCP) is one of the nine national parties in India. The party generally supports Indian nationalism and Gandhian secularism. It is the largest opposition party in Maharashtra and is also a significant party in ...
, 237,408
, 1.2
, 4
, 2
, -
, bgcolor=,
, Independents (IND)
, 220,797
, 1.1
, 420
, 1
, -
, bgcolor=,
, Revolutionary Socialist Party
, 216,071
, 1.1
, 5
, 0
, -
, bgcolor=,
, Kerala Congress (Democratic)
Janadhipathya Kerala Congress is a political party in Kerala. It was formed on 9 March 2016, through a split from the Kerala Congress (M) History
On 2016 before Kerala Assembly elections a fight occurs in Kerala Congress (M) about seats and whe ...
, 157,584
, 0.78
, 4
, 0
, -
, bgcolor=,
, National Secular Conference
National Secular Conference (NSC) is an Indian political party from Kerala. P. T. A. Rahim is the state president of National Secular Conference (NSC).
In early 2011 with the support of LDF, under the leadership of P. T. A. Rahim a new party, N ...
, 130,843
, 0.65
, 2
, 1
, -
, bgcolor=,
, Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist)
The RSP(L) was formed as a splinter group of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) in Kerala in 2016. The party leader at the time of its formation was Kovoor Kunjumon, formerly an important RSP leader in Kerala. RSP(L) is the part of CPI(M) ...
, 75,725
, 0.38
, 1
, 1
, -
, bgcolor=,
, Kerala Congress (Balakrishna Pillai)
Kerala Congress (B) is a registered-unrecognized political party in Kerala, formed by R. Balakrishna Pillai, a former minister of the government of Kerala. At present, the party has one MLA in the state Legislative Assembly, namely K. B. Gane ...
, 74,429
, 0.37
, 1
, 1
, -
, bgcolor=,
, Kerala Congress (Jacob)
Kerala Congress (Jacob) is a regional political party in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a faction of Kerala Congress founded by the former minister the late T. M. Jacob who has held portfolios like Education, Irrigation, Culture and Civi ...
, 73,770
, 0.37
, 1
, 1
, -
, bgcolor=,
, Communist Marxist Party
Communist Marxist Party (CMP) was a political party in Kerala. The party was founded in 1986 when CPI(M) leader M. V. Raghavan was expelled from the CPI(M) due to a grave difference of opinion regarding the formation of alliances with the IUM ...
(Aravindakshan)
, 64,666
, 0.32
, 1
, 1
, -
, bgcolor=,
, Congress (Secular)
Congress (Secular), is a political party in Kerala, India, formed after the split in Nationalist Congress Party in Kerala. It is led by Kadannappalli Ramachandran. It had one MLA, Kadannappalli Ramachandran
Kadannappalli Ramachandran (bor ...
, 54,347
, 0.27
, 1
, 1
, -
, colspan="2" , Total
, 20,232,718 , , 100.00, , 1,203, , 140
, -
! colspan="9" ,
, -
, style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Valid votes
, align="right" , 20,232,718
, align="right" , 99.97
, colspan="4" rowspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ,
, -
, style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Invalid votes
, align="right" , 6,107
, align="right" , 0.03
, -
, style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Votes cast / turnout
, align="right" , 20,238,825
, align="right" , 77.53
, -
, style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Abstentions
, align="right" , 5,866,244
, align="right" , 22.47
, -
, style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" , Registered voters
, align="right" , 26,105,069
, colspan="1" style="background-color:#E9E9E9",
, -
By constituency
Notable performances of other candidates 01.P.C.George won from Poonjar Contituency with a margion 27821 votesBy-elections
* 2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections No by-election is conducted for Kuttanad and Chavara Assembly seat sharing post - bye election results:See also
* 2015 Kerala local body elections * 2020 Kerala local body electionsReferences
External links
Chief Electoral Officer,Kerala
UDF Kerala
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Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
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