2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

2021 Keralam Legislative Assembly election
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All 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly; 71 seats needed for a majority
	Opinion polls
Registered	27,503,768<ref>"General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala, 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 February 2026.</ref>
Turnout	76% ( 1.53 pp) <!-- Left Democratic Front -->
	Composition of the Kerala Legislative Assembly after the election <!-- bottom -->
Chief Minister before election; Pinarayi Vijayan; CPI (M)	Elected Chief Minister ; Pinarayi Vijayan; CPI (M)

The 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in Kerala on 6 April 2021 to elect 140 members to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 2 May.<ref>"Kerala, TN, Puducherry to go to polls on April 6; 3 phase polling for Assam, 8-phase elections for Bengal". The Hindu. 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.</ref>

The election saw the incumbent Left Democratic Front (LDF) in a historic win retaining power with 99 seats, 8 more than in the previous election, marking the first time that an alliance won consecutive terms in the state since 1977.<ref name = "TH34223850">Govind, Biju (2 April 2021). "Will anti-incumbency be the joker in the Kerala poll?". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2021.</ref> The United Democratic Front (UDF) won the remaining 41 seats, 6 less than in the previous election. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) received a dip in vote share and lost their lone seat.<ref>"Kerala Assembly Election Results 2021". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.</ref> Pinarayi Vijayan became the first Chief Minister of Kerala to be re-elected after completing a full, five-year term in office.<ref>"LDF shatters Kerala's 40-year record, Pinarayi Vijayan now the Marxist Helmsman". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2021.</ref><ref>"Happy Anniversary മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി പിണറായി വിജയനും ഭാര്യ കമലയ്ക്കും വിവാഹ വാര്‍ഷിക ആശംസകളുമായി മുഹമ്മദ് റിയാസ്". News 18 Malayalam (in മലയാളം). 2 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.</ref>

Background

Kerala has a unicameral house of legislation, Niyamasabha, consisting of 140 members elected from individual constituencies and one nominated member from the Anglo-Indian community. Members are elected for a period of five years, unless the assembly is dissolved earlier. Fourteen and two constituencies respectively are reserved for members belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST). The tenure of the members of the 14th Legislative Assembly in the state ended on 1 June 2021.<ref name="el1">"Term of houses in Indian legislatures". Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2020.</ref>

As with all assembly elections in India, Kerala uses first-past-the-post election system. Voters are given a provision to vote NOTA (None Of The Above). State Election Commission, Kerala conducts the assembly election and is overseen by Election Commission of India.<ref>"CEO Kerala :: About Us". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.</ref>

Changes in alliance compositions

In the previous election in 2016, the LDF bagged 91 seats in the assembly, defeating the incumbent UDF, led by the Indian National Congress (INC), which could only win 47 seats in the election. The remaining seat was won by an independent, P. C. George, who later formed the party Kerala Janapaksham (Secular).<ref>"As it happened: TMC, AIADMK retain power; BJP takes Assam, Left Kerala". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.</ref>

After being suspended from UDF, Kerala Congress (M), led by Jose K. Mani, joined LDF. However, a faction of the party, led by P. J. Joseph, remained in UDF and formed Kerala Congress.<ref>Mathew, Vinod (30 June 2020). "UDF suspends Jose Mani faction of Kerala Congress (M), leaves door open for LDF to make a move". The print. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.</ref><ref>Philip, Shaju (15 October 2020). "Led by Jose K Mani, Kerala Congress (M) faction switches to LDF". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.</ref>

Another major change that occurred after 2016 was the entry of 4 parties, including Loktantrik Janata Dal and Indian National League, into LDF.<ref>"Kerala: Four new parties find berths in LDF". Times of India. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2020.</ref>

2020 local elections

In the 2020 Kerala local elections held in December, LDF performed strong, including a lead in 11 out of 14 district panchayats in the state.<ref>"Explained: Why Kerala local body election results are a victory for Pinarayi Vijayan". The Indian Express. 16 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2020.</ref>

The induction of Kerala Congress (M) gave inroads to LDF in the traditional UDF strongholds of Kottayam district and nearby areas with large number of Syrian Christian voters.<ref>"Explained: Why has Kerala Congress (M) decided to switch to the LDF?". The Indian Express. 19 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.</ref>

After the local elections, A. Vijayaraghavan, the new state secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist), repeatedly alleged that UDF had secret alliance with the fundamentalist organisations like Jamaat-e-Islami.<ref>"UDF expanding ties with fundamentalists: CPI(M)". The Hindu. 29 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.</ref><ref>"Communal discourse in run-up to Kerala elections". The New Indian Express. 6 February 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.</ref>

2021

In February 2021, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Mani C. Kappan, the sitting MLA of Pala constituency, switched to the UDF after the LDF denied his request to contest in Pala constituency in the election. This resulted in his expulsion from NCP, following which he formed a new political party named Nationalist Congress Kerala (NCK).<ref>"Mani C Kappan announces new party 'NCK'". Mathrubhumi. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.</ref>

In March 2021, R. Balasankar, leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from Alappuzha, claimed that the Kerala leadership of BJP had struck a secret deal with CPI(M) to weaken and ensure the defeat of UDF, a claim denied by BJP.<ref>"Balashankar insists there's a secret BJP-CPM deal in select seats". Times of India. 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.</ref><ref>"BJP rejects Balashankar's charge of secret deal with CPI(M) in some constituencies in Kerala". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.</ref> On 17 March 2021, P. C. Thomas announced the merger of his party with P. J. Joseph's Kerala Congress, with him being its Deputy Chairman.<ref name="auto1">"P C Thomas to quit NDA; to merge with P J Joseph". Mathrubhumi. 17 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.</ref>

Schedule

Election event	Date	Day
Date of issue of gazette notification	12/03/2021	Friday
Last date for filing nomination	19/03/2021	Friday
Scrutiny of nomination	20/03/2021	Saturday
Last date of withdrawal of candidature	22/03/2021	Monday
Date of polling	06/04/2021	Tuesday
Date of counting	02/05/2021	Sunday

Final voters list for 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Group of voters	Voters population
Male	13,283,724
Female	14,162,025
Transgender	290
Total voters	27,446,039

<ref>"2,74,46,039 voters in Kerala". The Hindu. 22 March 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.</ref>

Parties and alliances

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is a coalition of centre-left to left-wing political parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM). The United Democratic Front (UDF) is an alliance of centrist to centre-left political parties led by the Indian National Congress (INC). The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a coalition of centrist to right-wing parties.

Left Democratic Front

Left Democratic Front

An alliance of centre-left to left-wing political parties, the LDF is currently in power. The coalition consists of CPI(M), CPI, and several smaller parties.

LDF's seat sharing map for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election — Left Democratic Front seat sharing map

	Leader	Seats contested	Male	Female
CPI(M)	A. Vijayaraghavan	77	65	12
CPI	Kanam Rajendran	23	21	2
KEC(M)	Jose K. Mani	12	11	1
JD(S)	Mathew T. Thomas	4	4	0
NCP	T. P. Peethambaran	3	3	0
LJD	M. V. Shreyams Kumar	3	3	0
INL	A. P. Abdul Wahab	3	3	0
CON(S)	Kadannappalli Ramachandran	1	1	0
KEC(B)	R. Balakrishna Pillai	1	1	0
JKC	K. C. Joseph	1	1	0
Independents		12	12	0
Total		140	125	15

United Democratic Front (Kerala)

United Democratic Front (Kerala)

It is an alliance of centrist to centre-left political parties in the state, founded by the prominent Congress party leader K. Karunakaran in 1978.

UDF's seat sharing map for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election — United Democratic Front seat sharing map

	Leader	Seats contested	Male	Female
INC	Mullappally Ramachandran	93	83	10
IUML	Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal	25	24	1
KEC	P. J. Joseph	10	10	0
RSP	A. A. Aziz	5	5	0
NCK	Mani C. Kappan	2	2	0
KEC(J)	Anoop Jacob	1	1	0
CMP	C. P. John	1	1	0
RMPI	N. Venu	1	0	1
Independents		2	2	0
Total		140	128	12

National Democratic Alliance

National Democratic Alliance

It is an alliance of right-wing parties. NDA Kerala unit was constituted in 2016. The coalition consists of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharath Dharma Jana Sena,All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and a variety of other smaller parties.<ref>"NDA constitutes its unit in Kerala". The Hindu. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.</ref>

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National Democratic Alliance seat sharing map

	Flag	Leader	Seats contested	Male	Female
BJP	File:BJP flag.svg	K. Surendran	113	98	15
BDJS		Thushar Vellapally	21	17	4
AIADMK		G. Shobakumar<ref>"AIADMK plans T.N. model alliance in State" Archived 28 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine. The Hindu. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.</ref>	2	1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1
KKC		Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan	1	1	0
JRP		C. K. Janu	1	0	1
Total			138	117	21

Campaign

On 28 February 2021, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) released its campaign slogan for the Assembly election, "Urappanu LDF"<ref>"LDF releases new tagline for election campaign". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.</ref> (Malayalam: ഉറപ്പാണ് LDF) which translates to "LDF for sure". The alliance released its manifesto on 19 March.<ref>"Kerala Assembly Elections | LDF manifesto balances growth, social welfare". The Hindu. 19 March 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.</ref>

The United Democratic Front (UDF) released their campaign slogan "Naadu Nannakan UDF" (നാട് നന്നാകാൻ UDF) which roughly translates to 'UDF for Kerala's Advancement'.<ref>"'UDF for Kerala's Advancement' | Congress-led front unveils campaign slogan". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 18 December 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2021.</ref> The UDF released their election manifesto on 20 March 2020.<ref>"Ministry of happiness, focus on NYAY: UDF releases manifesto for Kerala polls". Hindustan Times. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.</ref>

The BJP- led National Democratic Alliance released their campaign slogan "Puthiya Keralam Modikkoppam" (Malayalam: പുതിയ കേരളം മോദിക്കൊപ്പം) which roughly translates to 'New Kerala with Modi.'<ref>"'New Kerala with Modi': NDA releases Assembly campaign slogan". Hindustan Times. 8 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.</ref> BJP pledged to ban Love Jihad if elected to power.<ref>"Will bring in law to prevent 'love jihad' in Kerala if voted to power: BJP". 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.</ref>

Candidates

Many parties, including the CPI(M), the INC and the CPI, did not give tickets to most sitting MLAs who had already served two terms. A third of selected candidates had prior experience in local bodies.<ref>Philip, Shaju (20 March 2021). "Kerala elections: One-third of candidates started out in local bodies". The Indian Express. Thiruvananthapuram. Archived from the original on 20 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.</ref> The Indian Union Muslim League fielded a female candidate - Noorbeena Rasheed in Kozhikode South - for the first time in 25 years.<ref>Rajeev Ramachandran (16 March 2021). "Kerala: IUML's First Female MLA Nominee in 25 Years Triggers Debate on Women in Politics". The Wire. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.</ref><ref>Philip, Shaju (18 March 2021). "Kerala elections: Meet Noorbina Rasheed, IUML's first woman candidate in 25 years". The Indian Express. Thiruvananthapuram. Archived from the original on 22 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.</ref><ref>Raghunath, Arjun (22 March 2021). "Kerala polls: IUML fields woman candidate after 25 years, hopeful of making it to Assembly". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.</ref> Anannyah Kumari Alex, contesting from Vengara, became the first ever transgender candidate to be nominated for Kerala assembly election,<ref>"In A First, Transgender Candidate To Contest Kerala Assembly Polls". NDTV. Malappuram. 22 March 2021. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.</ref> However, she suspended her campaign after alleged harassment from her party members.<ref>"First transgender candidate backs out of Kerala polls, alleges discrimination from party". ThePrint. 4 April 2021. Archived from the original on 5 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.</ref>

Nominations of NDA candidates in Thalassery, Guruvayur and Devikulam were rejected by the Election Commission, citing incomplete nomination papers. Hence, the alliance offered support Democratic Social Justice Party (DSJP) candidate in Guruvayur, AIADMK candidate in Devikulam<ref name=":0">"Kerala elections: Nominations for 3 NDA candidates rejected". The New Indian Express. 21 March 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.</ref> and for an independent candidate in Thalassery, however the latter rejected the support.<ref>"പേരിന് മാത്രമുള്ള പിന്തുണ വേണ്ട: തലശ്ശേരിയിൽ ബിജെപിയെ തള്ളി സിഒടി നസീർ, ത്രിശങ്കുവിലായി പാർട്ടി". Oneindia.com (in മലയാളം). 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.</ref>

Opinion polls

Date published	Polling agency				Lead	Ref.
Date published	Polling agency	LDF	UDF	NDA	Lead	Ref.
29 March 2021	Asianet News–C fore	82–91	46–54	3–7	12–21	<ref>"82 മുതൽ 91 സീറ്റുകൾ വരെ; എൽഡിഎഫിന് വൻജയം പ്രവചിച്ച് ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റ് ന്യൂസ് - സീഫോര്‍ സര്‍വേ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in മലയാളം). Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.</ref>
24 March 2021	Mathrubhumi–CVoter	73–83	56–66	0–1	3–13	<ref>"എല്‍.ഡി.എഫിന് ഭരണത്തുടര്‍ച്ച, ലഭിക്കുക 73-83 സീറ്റ്; മാതൃഭൂമി ന്യൂസ്-സീ വോട്ടര്‍ രണ്ടാംഘട്ട സര്‍വേ". Mathrubhumi (in മലയാളം). Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.</ref>
	Manorama News–VMR	77–82	54–59	0–3	7–12	<ref>"77 മുതല്‍ 82 വരെ സീറ്റുകളില്‍ എല്‍ഡിഎഫ്; ഭരണത്തുടർച്ച പ്രവചിച്ച് സർവേ". Manorama News (in മലയാളം). Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.</ref>
	Times Now–CVoter	77	62	1	7	<ref>"Times Now's Kerala Opinion Poll 2021 projects win for LDF in upcoming Assembly Elections 2021". Times Now. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.</ref>
19 March 2021	Mathrubhumi News–CVoter	75-83 (79)	55–60 (57)	0–2 (1)	5–13 (8)	<ref>"ഭരണത്തുടര്‍ച്ച പ്രവചിച്ച് മാതൃഭൂമി-സിവോട്ടര്‍ അഭിപ്രായ സര്‍വേ: ഇടതുപക്ഷം 75-83 സീറ്റുകള്‍ നേടും". Mathrubhumi (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 19 March 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}</ref>
15 March 2021	ABP News–CVoter	77–85	54–62	0–2	7–15	<ref>"ABP CVoter Opinion Poll 2021: Pinarayi Vijayan-Led LDF Likely To Return To Power, BJP Fails To Impress". ABP Live. 15 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.</ref>
15 March 2021	MediaOne–P-Marq (Politique Marquer)	74–80	58–64	0–2	4–10	<ref>"കേരളം ഇടതുപക്ഷത്തിനൊപ്പമെന്ന് മീഡിയവൺ പൊളിറ്റിക്യു സർവേ ഫലം". Madhyamam (in മലയാളം). 15 March 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.</ref>
8 March 2021	Times Now–CVoter	82	56	1	11	<ref>"LDF to retain power in Kerala, no gains for BJP: Times Now-CVoter opinion poll". The Times of India. 8 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.</ref>
28 February 2021	24 News	72–78	63–69	1–2	2–8	<ref>"24 കേരള പോൾ ട്രാക്കർ സർവേ; കേരളത്തിൽ എൽഡിഎഫിന് തുടർഭരണമെന്ന് ഭൂരിപക്ഷം". 24 News (in മലയാളം). Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.</ref>
27 February 2021	ABP News–CVoter	83–91	47–55	0–2	13–21	<ref>"ABP Kerala Opinion Poll: Pinarayi Vijayan-Led LDF Likely To Sweep Kerala Elections, BJP Fails To Make Impact". ABP News. 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.</ref>
25 February 2021	Lok Poll	75–80	60–65	0–1	5–10	<ref>@LokPoll (25 February 2021). "Our second assessment for Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections 2021. We are projecting a LDF win.…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. -->" (Tweet) – via Twitter. </ref>
21 February 2021	Spick Media - MCV Network Survey	85	53	2	14	<ref>Spick Media Network [@Spick_Media] (21 February 2021). "Spick & MCV Network Opinion Poll - Kerala LDF: 85 Seats (42.23%) UDF: 53 Seats (35.27) NDA: 02 Seats (17.05%) - Detailed Report Part 1: t.co/2YjXGWYJ9N Part 2: t.co/2mCAWniJq3 Part 3: t.co/G3wBSRZiGv PDF: t.co/mkdQoMR3yI #KeralaElection2021 #FOKL t.co/45jaEFg47t" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 March 2021 – via Twitter. </ref>
	24 News	68–78	62–72	1–2	Hung	<ref>"Pre-poll surveys predict return of LDF". The Times of India. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.</ref>
	Asianet News–C fore	72–78	59–65	3–7	2–8	<ref>"പിണറായി ചരിത്രം തിരുത്തും; ഭരണത്തുടർച്ച പ്രവചിച്ച് ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റ് ന്യൂസ് സീ ഫോർ സർവേ ഫലം". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in മലയാളം). Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.</ref>
18 January 2021	ABP News–CVoter	81–89	41–47	0–2	11–19	<ref>"ABP-CVoter Election 2021 Opinion Poll LIVE: People In Bengal Satisfied With Mamata, TMC To Regain Power". ABP Live. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.</ref>
6 January 2021	Lok Poll	73–78	62–67	0–1	3–8	<ref>Lok Poll [@LokPoll] (6 January 2021). "Our assessment for Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections 2021. We are projecting a LDF win in a close contest. #KeralaElections2021 #Kerala #Elections2021 #ElectionsWithLokPoll #LokPoll #AssemblyElections2021 #KeralaPolls2021 #OpinionPoll t.co/sc3Yn3IDPl" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021 – via Twitter. </ref>
4 July 2020	Asianet News–C fore	77–83	54–60	3–7	7–13	<ref name="auto2">"നിയമസഭയിൽ ട്വിസ്റ്റ്: ചരിത്രത്തിലാദ്യമായി വീണ്ടും എൽഡിഎഫ് കേരളം പിടിക്കുമെന്ന് സർവേ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in മലയാളം). Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2020.</ref>

Asianet News–C fore Survey (July 2020)

Vote share predicted by Asianet C-Fore Survey [04/07/2020]<ref name="auto2"/><ref>Eluvangal, Sreejiraj (4 July 2020). "Asianet News Opinion Poll predicts LDF win in Kerala assembly polls". Ultra News. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.</ref>
Social group		LDF	UDF	NDA	Others	Lead
Social group					Others	Lead
Total vote		42	39	18	1	3
Seats		79	56	5	0	23
Region
North	Vote Share	43	39	18	1	4
Central		39	42	18	1	3
South		41	38	20	1	3
North	Seats	41	17	2	0	24
Central		18	23	1	0	5
South		20	16	2	0	4
Gender
Men		41	34	16	9	7
Women		34	35	13	18	1
Caste and Religion
Muslims		49	31	20		18
Ezhava		47	23	24	6	23
Jacobite/Orthodox/Marthoma/Latin		29	58	4	9	19
Syro-Malabar Catholic Christians		24	61	3	12	37
Dalits		37	25	22	16	12
Nairs		24	42	27	7	15
Other castes		17	40	33	10	7
Employment
Students		44	29	15	12	15
Government employees		51	21	7	21	30
Farmers		58	25	15	2	33
Homemakers		36	38	11	15	2
Unemployed		27	51	16	6	24
Private employees		25	42	18	15	17
Entrepreneurs		4	54	32	10	22
Age
18-25		43	30	15	12	13
26-35		31	38	17	14	7
36-50		40	31	16	13	9
50+		36	44	5	15	8

Exit polls

Exit polls were published after 7:30pm IST on 29 April, as per orders from Election Commission of India.<ref>"No Conducting Exit Polls, Publishing Results Between March 27 And April 29: ECI". Moneycontrol. 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.</ref>

Date published	Polling agency					Lead	Ref.
Date published	Polling agency	LDF	UDF	NDA	Others	Lead	Ref.
29 April 2021	India News iTV - Jan Ki Baat	64– 76	61–71	2–4	–	Hung	<ref>@jankibaat1 (29 April 2021). "Jan Ki Baat Kerala Exit Poll: Rahul..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) </ref>
	Patriotic Voter	84–92	45–51	2–4	0–1	14–22	<ref>"Kerala 2021". Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.</ref>
	India Today - Axis My India	104–120	20–36	0–2	0–2	34–50	<ref>"Kerala exit poll: LDF likely to win 104-120, Congress-led UDF 20-36, NDA 0-2, predicts India Today-Axis My India". MSN. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.</ref>
	Manorama News - VMR	68–78	59–70	0–2	0–1	Hung	<ref>https://www.manoramanewsonline.com/2021/04/29/399715.html^{[permanent dead link]}</ref>
	News24 - Today's Chanakya	93 - 111	26–44	0–6	0–2	23–41	<ref name="TQ" />
	DB Live	54–61	74–80	2–7	–	4–10	<ref>"Exit poll 2021 : west bengal, assam, kerala, tamilnadu, puducheri election \| #DBLIVE exit poll". 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021 – via www.youtube.com.</ref>
	Reporter TV - P-MARQ	72–79	60–66	0–3	0–1	2–8	<ref>"ഭരണ തുടര്‍ച്ച പ്രവചിച്ച് റിപ്പോര്‍ട്ടര്‍ -പി മാര്‍ക്ക് പോസ്റ്റ് പോള്‍ സര്‍വ്വേ; എല്‍ഡിഎഫിന് 79 സീറ്റുകള്‍ വരെ, യുഡിഎഫ് 60-66". Reporter Live. 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.</ref>
	Republic - CNX	72– 80	58–64	1–5	–	2–9	<ref name="TQ" />
	Sudarshan News	70– 80	59–65	2–6	1–3	Hung	<ref>"#SudarshanExitPoll केरल में सलामत रहा लाल सलाम.. यहां वामपंथी किला अभेद्य". www.sudarshannews.in. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.</ref>
	Times Now / ABP - C-Voter	71–77	62–68	0–2	–	1–7	<ref name="TQ">"Kerala: 4 Major Exit Polls Predict Left Return, Big Defeat For UDF". The Quint. 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.</ref>
	TV9 Bharatvarsh - POLSTRAT	70– 80	59–69	0–2	–	Hung	<ref>Rohit Ojha (29 April 2021). "Kerala Exit poll 2021: देश से नहीं होगा लेफ्ट का सूपड़ा साफ, केरल में फिर बन सकती है वामपंथी सरकार". TV9 Hindi (in हिन्दी). Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.</ref>

Election

Voting


Districts	Voter turnout
District wise map of Kerala	District	%
	Kasargod	76.64
	Kannur	80.17
	Wayanad	76.72
	Kozhikode	80.50
	Malappuram	75.80
	Palakkad	77.85
	Thrissur	75.71
	Ernakulam	75.85
	Idukki	71.97
	Kottayam	74.32
	Alappuzha	76.94
	Pathanamthitta	69.64
	Kollam	75.16
	Thiruvananthapuram	72.06
Kerala		75.60

Result

Summary

99	41
LDF	UDF

The incumbent LDF retained power with 99 seats, 8 more than in the previous election. This marks the first time an alliance has won consecutive terms in the state since 1977.<ref name = "TH34223850"/> The UDF won 41 seats, 6 less than before, although their vote share increased.<ref name="r2021"/><ref name="r2016"/> The NDA lost their lone seat in Nemom and suffered a significant loss in vote-share.<ref name="r2021"/><ref name="r2016"/> P. C. George, Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) candidate in Poonjar and the only MLA not part of any alliance, lost his sitting seat to the LDF, coming second.

Besides Poonjar, Kunnathunad, Perumbavoor, Kochi, Vypin, Kothamangalam and Muvattupuzha the NDA dropped to fourth position in Vengara, where an independent candidate overtook the BJP to become third. The Revolutionary Marxist Party of India opened its account in the State Legislative assembly, winning from Vadakara, a left-socialist stronghold, with outside support of UDF.<ref name="r2021"/> In Pala, Mani C. Kappen won as a UDF Independent candidate.

K. K. Shailaja, who as Health Minister had won plaudits for her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, was re-elected in Mattanur with a record majority of 67,013 votes.<ref>"9 ministers including KK Shailaja, Kadakampally join Pinarayi's 'victory parade'". 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.</ref> K. A. Shaji of Down to Earth pointed to the LDF government's success in minimising covid deaths and reducing economic hardship of people affected by the lockdown as the primary cause for its re-election.<ref>"LDF's handling of COVID-19 in Kerala helped it retain power". 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.</ref>

In the aftermath of the election, leaders of LDF and UDF have alleged collusion of one another with BJP in an effort to undermine theirs.<ref>"Kerala BJP sold votes to UDF for cash, alleges Pinarayi". The Hindu. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.</ref><ref name="rc">"UDF and BJP deny vote trade allegations in Kerala". Deccan Herald. 4 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.</ref>

Map displaying constituencies won by parties

Alliance		Party		Abbr.	Popular vote<ref name="r2021">"GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.</ref><ref name="r2016">"Kerala General Legislative Election 2016". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.</ref>			Seats
Alliance		Party		Abbr.	Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	LDF		Communist Party of India (Marxist)	CPI(M)	5,288,507	25.38	1.14	75	62	4
			Communist Party of India	CPI	1,579,235	7.58	0.54	23	17	2
			Kerala Congress (M)	KC(M)	684,363	3.28	0.71	12	5	1
			Janata Dal (Secular)	JD(S)	265,789	1.28	0.17	4	2	1
			Nationalist Congress Party	NCP	206,130	0.99	0.18	3	2	0
			Loktantrik Janata Dal	LJD	193,010	0.93	New	3	1	New
			Indian National League	INL	138,587	0.66	0.11	3	1	1
			Congress (Secular)	Cong(S)	60,313	0.29		1	1	0
		Total			10,555,616	45.43	1.95	140	99	8
	UDF		Indian National Congress	INC	5,233,429	25.12	1.42	93	22	0
			Indian Union Muslim League	IUML	1,723,593	8.27	0.87	25	15	3
			Kerala Congress	KEC	554,115	2.66	2.48	10	2	2
			Revolutionary Socialist Party	RSP	244,388	1.17	0.10	5	0	0
			Kerala Congress (Jacob)	KC(J)	85,056	0.41	0.04	1	1	0
			Revolutionary Marxist Party of India	RMPI	65,093	0.031	New	1	1	New
		Total			8,196,813	39.47	0.66	140	41	6
	NDA		Bharatiya Janata Party	BJP	2,354,468	11.30	0.77	113	0	1
			Bharath Dharma Jana Sena	BDJS	217,445	1.06	2.94	21	0	0
			All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	AIADMK	10,376	0.05	0.12	1	0	0
		Total			2,354,468	12.41	2.55	140	0	1
None			Bahujan Samaj Party	BSP	48,379	0.23	0.01	72	0	0
			Twenty Twenty Party	TTP	145,664	0.71	0.71	8	0	0
			Social Democratic Party of India	SDPI	75,566	0.36		40	0	0
			NOTA		97,693	0.47	0.06	Template:No change	Template:No change	Template:No change
Total					20,833,888<ref name="poll">"End of Poll - Kerala" (PDF). ceo.kerala.gov.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.</ref>	100.00			140

Valid votes					20,833,888	N/A
Invalid votes				N/A
Votes cast / turnout					20,903,233<ref name="poll"/>	76.00<ref name="poll"/>
Registered voters					27,503,768<ref name="poll"/>

By alliance

Seat Share (By alliance)

LDF (70.71%)

UDF (29.29%)

NDA (0.00%)

Vote Share (By alliance)

LDF (45.43%)

UDF (39.47%)

NDA (12.41%)

Others (2.69%)

LDF	SEATS	UDF	SEATS	NDA	SEATS
CPI(M)	62	INC	21	BJP	0
CPI	17	IUML	15	BDJS	0
KC(M)	5	KEC	2	AIADMK	0
JD(S)	2	RMPI	1	KKC	0
NCP	2	NCK	1	JRS	0
KC(B)	1	KC(Ja)	1	DSJP	0
INL	1	CMP	0
LJD	1	RSP	0
C(S)	1	IND	0
JKC	1
IND	6
Total	99	Total	41	Total	0
Change	+8	Change	-6	Change	-1
Vote Share	45.43%	Vote Share	39.47%	Vote Share	12.41%
Vote Share Change	+ 1.95	Vote Share Change	+ 0.66	Vote Share Change	- 2.55

By region

Region	Total seats	UDF	LDF
North Kerala	32	8	24
Central Kerala	55	24	31
South Kerala	53	9	44

By district

District	Total seats	UDF	LDF
Kasaragod	5	2	3
Kannur	11	2	9
Wayanad	3	2	1
Kozhikode	13	2	11
Malappuram	16	12	4
Palakkad	12	2	10
Thrissur	13	1	12
Ernakulam	14	9	5
Idukki	5	1	4
Kottayam	9	4	5
Alappuzha	9	1	8
Pathanamthitta	5	0	5
Kollam	11	2	9
Trivandrum	14	1	13

By constituency

Constituency		Turnout<ref>"Legislative Assembly 2021" (PDF). ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2026.</ref>(%)	Winner					Runner-up					Margin
#	Name		Candidate	Party	Alliance	Votes	%	Candidate	Party	Alliance	Votes	%	Margin
<span style="color:white;">Kasaragod district</span>
1	Manjeshwar	77.93	A. K. M. Ashraf	IUML	UDF	65,758	38.14	K. Surendran	BJP	NDA	65,013	37.70	<span style="color:white;">745</span>
2	Kasaragod	72.05	N. A. Nellikkunnu	IUML	UDF	63,296	43.80	K. Shreekanth	BJP	NDA	50,395	34.88	<span style="color:white;">12,901</span>
3	Udma	77.37	C. H. Kunhambu	CPI(M)	LDF	78,664	47.58	Balakrishnan Periye	INC	UDF	65,342	39.52	<span style="color:white;">13,322</span>
4	Kanhangad	76.44	E. Chandrasekharan	CPI	LDF	84,615	50.72	P. V. Suresh	INC	UDF	57,476	34.45	<span style="color:white;">27,139</span>
5	Thrikaripur	79.4	M. Rajagopalan	CPI(M)	LDF	86,151	53.71	M. P. Joseph	KC	UDF	60,014	37.41	<span style="color:white;">26,137</span>
<span style="color:white;">Kannur district</span>
6	Payyanur	81.87	TI. Madhusoodanan	CPI(M)	LDF	93,695	62.49	M. Pradeep Kumar	INC	UDF	43,915	29.29	<span style="color:white;">49,780</span>
7	Kalliasseri	78.86	M. Vijin	CPI(M)	LDF	88,252	60.62	Brijesh Kumar	INC	UDF	43,859	30.13	<span style="color:white;">44,393</span>
8	Taliparamba	83.44	M. V. Govindan	CPI(M)	LDF	92,870	52.14	Abdul Rasheed V. P.	INC	UDF	70,181	39.4	<span style="color:white;">22,689</span>
9	Irikkur	78.2	Sajeev Joseph	INC	UDF	76,764	50.33	Saji Kuttiyanimattom	KC(M)	LDF	66,754	43.77	<span style="color:white;">10,010</span>
10	Azhikode	79.85	K. V. Sumesh	CPI(M)	LDF	65,794	45.41	K. M. Shaji	IUML	UDF	59,653	41.17	<span style="color:white;">6,141</span>
11	Kannur	77.29	Kadannappalli Ramachandran	Con(S)	LDF	60,313	44.98	Satheeshan Pacheni	INC	UDF	58,568	43.68	<span style="color:white;">1,745</span>
12	Dharmadam	83.33	Pinarayi Vijayan	CPI(M)	LDF	95,522	59.61	C. Raghunath	INC	UDF	45,399	28.33	<span style="color:white;">50,123</span>
13	Thalassery	76.13	A. N. Shamseer	CPI(M)	LDF	81,810	61.52	M. P. Aravindakshan	INC	UDF	45,009	33.84	<span style="color:white;">36,801</span>
14	Kuthuparamba	80.37	K. P. Mohanan	LJD	LDF	70,626	45.36	P. K. Abdulla	IUML	UDF	61,085	39.23	<span style="color:white;">9,541</span>
15	Mattannur	82.11	K. K. Shailaja	CPI(M)	LDF	96,129	61.97	Illikkal Agasthy	RSP	UDF	35,166	22.67	<span style="color:white;">60,963</span>
16	Peravoor	80.41	Sunny Joseph	INC	UDF	66,706	46.93	Sakeer Hussain	CPI(M)	LDF	63,534	44.7	<span style="color:white;">3,172</span>
<span style="color:white;">Wayanad district</span>
17	Mananthavady (ST)	78.33	O. R. Kelu	CPI(M)	LDF	72,536	47.54	P. K. Jayalakshmi	INC	UDF	63,254	41.46	<span style="color:white;">9,282</span>
18	Sulthan Bathery (ST)	75.99	I. C. Balakrishnan	INC	<div style="text-align: left;"> UDF</div>	81,077	48.42	M. S. Viswanathan	CPI(M)	LDF	69,255	41.36	<span style="color:white;">11,822</span>
19	Kalpetta	75.84	T. Siddique	INC	UDF	70,252	46.15	M. V. Shreyams Kumar	LJD	LDF	64,782	42.56	<span style="color:white;">5,470</span>
<span style="color:white;">Kozhikode district</span>
20	Vadakara	81.9	K. K. Rema	RMPI	UDF	65,093	47.63	Manayath Chandran	LJD	LDF	57,602	42.15	<span style="color:white;">7,491</span>
21	Kuttiady	83.94	K. P. Kunhammadkutty	CPI(M)	LDF	80,143	47.2	Parakkal Abdulla	IUML	UDF	79,810	47.01	<span style="color:white;">333</span>
22	Nadapuram	81.14	E. K. Vijayan	CPI	LDF	83,293	47.46	K.Praveen Kumar	INC	UDF	79,258	45.16	<span style="color:white;">4,035</span>
23	Koyilandy	78.64	Kanathil Jameela	CPI(M)	LDF	75,628	46.66	N. Subramanian	INC	UDF	67,156	41.43	<span style="color:white;">8,472</span>
24	Perambra	82.86	T. P. Ramakrishnan	CPI(M)	LDF	86,023	52.54	C. H. Ibrahimkutty	Ind.	UDF	63,431	38.74	<span style="color:white;">22,592</span>
25	Balussery (SC)	80.91	K. M. Sachin Dev	CPI(M)	LDF	91,839	50.47	Dharmajan Bolgatty	INC	UDF	71,467	39.28	<span style="color:white;">20,372</span>
26	Elathur	80.68	A. K. Saseendran	NCP	LDF	83,639	50.89	Sulfikar Mayoori	NCK	UDF	45,137	27.46	<span style="color:white;">38,502</span>
27	Kozhikode North	75.98	Thottathil Raveendran	CPI(M)	LDF	59,124	42.98	K. M. Abhijith	INC	UDF	46,196	33.58	<span style="color:white;">12,928</span>
28	Kozhikode South	75.62	Ahamed Devarkovil	INL	LDF	52,557	44.15	P. K. Noorbeena Rasheed	IUML	UDF	40,098	33.68	<span style="color:white;">12,459</span>
29	Beypore	79.4	P. A. Mohammed Riyas	CPI(M)	LDF	82,165	49.73	P. M. Niyas	INC	UDF	53,418	32.33	<span style="color:white;">28,747</span>
30	Kunnamangalam	83.57	P. T. A. Rahim	Ind.	LDF	85,138	43.93	Dinesh Perumanna	Ind.	UDF	74,862	38.62	<span style="color:white;">10,276</span>
31	Koduvally	82.44	M. K. Muneer	IUML	UDF	72,336	47.86	Karat Razak	Ind.	LDF	65,992	43.66	<span style="color:white;">6,344</span>
32	Thiruvambady	79.4	Linto Joseph	CPI(M)	LDF	67,867	47.46	C. P. Cheriya Muhammed	IUML	UDF	63,224	44.21	<span style="color:white;">5,596</span>
<span style="color:white;">Malappuram district</span>
33	Kondotty	80.25	T. V. Ibrahim	IUML	UDF	82,759	50.42	Sulaiman Haji	Ind.	LDF	65,093	39.66	<span style="color:white;">17,666</span>
34	Eranad	79.69	P. K. Basheer	IUML	UDF	78,076	54.49	K. T. Abdurahman	Ind.	LDF	55,530	38.76	<span style="color:white;">22,546</span>
35	Nilambur	76.71	P. V. Anvar	Ind.	LDF	81,227	46.9	V. V. Prakash	INC	UDF	78,527	45.34	<span style="color:white;">2,700</span>
36	Wandoor (SC)	75.17	A. P. Anil Kumar	INC	UDF	87,415	51.44	P. Midhuna	CPI(M)	LDF	71,852	42.28	<span style="color:white;">15,563</span>
37	Manjeri	75.95	U. A. Latheef	IUML	UDF	78,836	50.22	P. Dibona Nassar	CPI	LDF	64,263	40.93	<span style="color:white;">14,573</span>
38	Perinthalmanna	76.15	Najeeb Kanthapuram	IUML	UDF	76,530	46.21	K. P. Mustafa	Ind.	LDF	76,492	46.19	<span style="color:white;">38</span>
39	Mankada	77.32	Manjalamkuzhi Ali	IUML	UDF	83,231	49.46	T. K. Rasheed Ali	CPI(M)	LDF	76,985	45.75	<span style="color:white;">6,246</span>
40	Malappuram	76.56	P. Ubaidulla	IUML	UDF	93,166	57.57	P. Abdurahman	CPI(M)	LDF	57,958	35.82	<span style="color:white;">35,208</span>
41	Vengara	71.09	P. K. Kunhalikutty	IUML	UDF	70,381	53.5	P. Jiji	CPI(M)	LDF	39,785	30.24	<span style="color:white;">30,596</span>
42	Vallikkunnu	76.27	P. Abdul Hameed	IUML	UDF	71,823	47.43	A. P. Abdul Wahab	INL	LDF	57,707	38.11	<span style="color:white;">14,116</span>
43	Tirurangadi	75.07	K. P. A. Majeed	IUML	UDF	73,499	49.74	Niyas Pulikkalakath	Ind.	LDF	63,921	43.26	<span style="color:white;">9,578</span>
44	Tanur	77.87	V. Abdurahman	NSC	LDF	70,704	46.34	P. K. Firos	IUML	UDF	69,719	45.7	<span style="color:white;">985</span>
45	Tirur	74.45	Kurukkoli Moideen	IUML	UDF	82,314	48.21	Ghafoor P. Lillis	CPI(M)	LDF	75,100	43.98	<span style="color:white;">7,214</span>
46	Kottakkal	74.01	K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal	IUML	UDF	81,700	51.08	N. A. Muhammad Kutty	NCP	LDF	65,112	40.71	<span style="color:white;">16,588</span>
47	Thavanur	75.39	K. T. Jaleel	Ind.	LDF	70,358	46.46	Firoz Kunnumparambil	INC	UDF	67,794	44.77	<span style="color:white;">2,564</span>
48	Ponnani	70.9	P. Nandakumar	CPI(M)	LDF	74,668	51.35	A. M. Rohit	INC	UDF	57,625	39.63	<span style="color:white;">17,043</span>
<span style="color:white;">Palakkad district</span>
49	Thrithala	78.54	M. B. Rajesh	CPI(M)	LDF	69,814	45.84	V. T. Balram	INC	UDF	66,798	43.86	<span style="color:white;">3,016</span>
50	Pattambi	78.06	Muhammed Muhsin	CPI	LDF	75,311	49.58	Riyas Mukkoli	INC	UDF	57,337	37.74	<span style="color:white;">17,974</span>
51	Shornur	78.32	P. Mammikutty	CPI(M)	LDF	74,400	48.98	T. H. Feroz Babu	INC	UDF	37,726	24.83	<span style="color:white;">36,674</span>
52	Ottapalam	77.54	K. Premkumar	CPI(M)	LDF	74,859	46.45	P. Sarin	INC	UDF	59,707	37.05	<span style="color:white;">15,152</span>
53	Kongad (SC)	76.83	K. Shanthakumari	CPI(M)	LDF	67,881	49.01	U. C. Raman	IUML	UDF	40,662	29.36	<span style="color:white;">27,219</span>
54	Mannarkkad	76.75	N. Shamsudheen	IUML	UDF	71,657	47.11	K. P. Suresh Raj	CPI	LDF	65,787	43.25	<span style="color:white;">5,870</span>
55	Malampuzha	76.94	A. Prabhakaran	CPI(M)	LDF	75,934	46.41	C. Krishnakumar	BJP	NDA	50,200	30.68	<span style="color:white;">25,734</span>
56	Palakkad	75.44	Shafi Parambil	INC	UDF	54,079	38.06	E. Sreedharan	BJP	NDA	50,220	35.34	<span style="color:white;">3,859</span>
57	Tarur (SC)	77.12	P. P. Sumod	CPI(M)	LDF	67,744	51.58	K. A. Sheeba	INC	UDF	43,213	32.90	<span style="color:white;">24,531</span>
58	Chittur	80.88	K. Krishnankutty	JD(S)	LDF	84,672	55.38	Sumesh Achuthan	INC	UDF	50,794	33.22	<span style="color:white;">33,878</span>
59	Nenmara	78.64	K. Babu	CPI(M)	LDF	80,145	52.89	C. N. Vijayakrishnan	CMP	UDF	51,441	33.95	<span style="color:white;">28,704</span>
60	Alathur	79.1	K. D. Prasenan	CPI(M)	LDF	74,653	55.15	Palayam Pradeep	INC	UDF	40,535	29.94	<span style="color:white;">34,118</span>
<span style="color:white;">Thrissur district</span>
61	Chelakkara (SC)	77.46	K. Radhakrishnan	CPI(M)	LDF	83,415	54.41	C. C. Sreekumar	INC	UDF	44,015	28.71	<span style="color:white;">39,400</span>
62	Kunnamkulam	78.24	A. C. Moideen	CPI(M)	LDF	75,532	48.78	K. Jayasankar	INC	UDF	48,901	31.58	<span style="color:white;">26,631</span>
63	Guruvayur	69.65	N. K. Akbar	CPI(M)	LDF	77,072	52.52	K. N. A. Khader	IUML	UDF	58,804	40.07	<span style="color:white;">18,268</span>
64	Manalur	75.63	Murali Perunelly	CPI(M)	LDF	78,337	46.77	Vijay Hari	INC	UDF	48,461	28.93	<span style="color:white;">29,876</span>
65	Wadakkanchery	78.18	Xavier Chittilappilly	CPI(M)	LDF	81,026	47.7	Anil Akkara	INC	UDF	65,858	38.77	<span style="color:white;">15,168</span>
66	Ollur	75.45	K. Rajan	CPI	LDF	76,657	49.09	Jose Valloor	INC	UDF	55,151	35.31	<span style="color:white;">21,506</span>
67	Thrissur	70.78	P. Balachandran	CPI	LDF	44,263	34.25	Padmaja Venugopal	INC	UDF	43,317	33.52	<span style="color:white;">946</span>
68	Nattika (SC)	73.14	C. C. Mukundan	CPI	LDF	72,930	47.49	Sunil Lalur	INC	UDF	44,499	28.98	<span style="color:white;">28,431</span>
69	Kaipamangalam	78.82	E. T. Taison	CPI	LDF	73,161	53.76	Sobha Subin	INC	UDF	50,463	37.08	<span style="color:white;">22,698</span>
70	Irinjalakuda	77.17	R. Bindu	CPI(M)	LDF	62,493	40.27	Thomas Unniyadan	KC	UDF	56,544	36.44	<span style="color:white;">5,949</span>
71	Puthukkad	77.86	K. K. Ramachandran	CPI(M)	LDF	73,365	46.94	Sunil Anthikad	INC	UDF	46,012	29.44	<span style="color:white;">27,353</span>
72	Chalakudy	74.42	T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph	INC	UDF	61,888	43.23	Dennis Antony	KC(M)	LDF	60,831	42.49	<span style="color:white;">1,057</span>
73	Kodungallur	77.38	V. R. Sunil Kumar	CPI	LDF	71,457	47.99	M. P. Jackson	INC	UDF	47,564	31.94	<span style="color:white;">23,893</span>
<span style="color:white;">Ernakulam district</span>
74	Perumbavoor	78.37	Eldhose Kunnappilly	INC	UDF	53,484	37.1	Babu Joseph	KC(M)	LDF	50,585	35.09	<span style="color:white;">2,899</span>
75	Angamaly	78.16	Roji M. John	INC	UDF	71,562	51.86	Jose Thettayil	JD(S)	LDF	55,633	40.31	<span style="color:white;">15,929</span>
76	Aluva	76.72	Anwar Sadath	INC	UDF	73,703	49.00	Shelna Nishad	CPI(M)	LDF	54,817	36.44	<span style="color:white;">18,886</span>
77	Kalamassery	77.42	P. Rajeev	CPI(M)	LDF	77,141	49.49	V. E. Gafoor	IUML	UDF	61,805	39.65	<span style="color:white;">15,336</span>
78	Paravur	79.02	V. D. Satheesan	INC	UDF	82,264	51.87	M. T. Nixon	CPI	LDF	60,963	38.44	<span style="color:white;">21,301</span>
79	Vypin	76.18	K. N. Unnikrishnan	CPI(M)	LDF	53,858	41.24	Deepak Joy	INC	UDF	45,657	34.96	<span style="color:white;">8,201</span>
80	Kochi	70.93	K. J. Maxi	CPI(M)	LDF	54,632	42.45	Tony Chammany	INC	UDF	40,553	31.51	<span style="color:white;">14,079</span>
81	Thrippunithura	73.83	K. Babu	INC	UDF	65,875	42.14	M. Swaraj	CPI(M)	LDF	64,883	41.51	<span style="color:white;">992</span>
82	Ernakulam	66.87	T. J. Vinod	INC	UDF	45,930	41.72	Shaji George	Ind.	LDF	34,960	31.75	<span style="color:white;">10,970</span>
83	Thrikkakara	70.36	P. T. Thomas	INC	UDF	59,839	43.82	J. Jacob	Ind.	LDF	45,510	33.32	<span style="color:white;">14,329</span>
84	Kunnathunad (SC)	82.93	P. V. Sreenijin	CPI(M)	LDF	52,351	33.79	V. P. Sajeendran	INC	UDF	49,636	32.04	<span style="color:white;">2,715</span>
85	Piravom	74.85	Anoop Jacob	KC(J)	UDF	85,056	53.8	Sindhumol Jacob	KC(M)	LDF	59,692	37.76	<span style="color:white;">25,364</span>
86	Muvattupuzha	75.83	Mathew Kuzhalnadan	INC	UDF	64,425	44.63	Eldo Abraham	CPI	LDF	58,264	40.36	<span style="color:white;">6,161</span>
87	Kothamangalam	79.4	Antony John	CPI(M)	LDF	64,234	46.99	Shibu Thekkumpuram	KC	UDF	57,629	42.16	<span style="color:white;">6,605</span>
<span style="color:white;">Idukki district</span>
88	Devikulam (SC)	68.53	A. Raja	CPI(M)	LDF	59,049	51.00	D. Kumar	INC	UDF	51,201	44.22	<span style="color:white;">7,848</span>
89	Udumbanchola	74.84	M. M. Mani	CPI(M)	LDF	77,381	61.80	E. M. Augusthy	INC	UDF	39,076	31.21	<span style="color:white;">38,305</span>
90	Thodupuzha	72.76	P. J. Joseph	KC	UDF	67,495	48.63	K. I. Antony	KC(M)	LDF	47,236	34.03	<span style="color:white;">20,259</span>
91	Idukki	70.64	Roshy Augustine	KC(M)	LDF	62,368	47.48	Francis George	KC	UDF	56,795	43.24	<span style="color:white;">5,573</span>
92	Peerumade	73.06	Vazhoor Soman	CPI	LDF	60,141	47.25	Syriac Thomas	INC	UDF	58,306	45.81	<span style="color:white;">1,835</span>
<span style="color:white;">Kottayam district</span>
93	Pala	75.26	Mani C. Kappan	NCK	UDF	69,804	50.43	Jose K. Mani	KC(M)	LDF	54,426	39.32	<span style="color:white;">15,378</span>
94	Kaduthuruthy	70.48	Monce Joseph	KC	UDF	59,666	45.4	Stephen George	KC(M)	LDF	55,410	42.17	<span style="color:white;">4,256</span>
95	Vaikom (SC)	77.69	C. K. Asha	CPI	LDF	71,388	55.96	P. R. Sona	INC	UDF	42,266	33.13	<span style="color:white;">29,122</span>
96	Ettumanoor	75.45	V. N. Vasavan	CPI(M)	LDF	58,289	46.2	Prince Lukose	KC	UDF	43,986	34.86	<span style="color:white;">14,303</span>
97	Kottayam	74.48	Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan	INC	UDF	65,401	53.72	K. Anilkumar	CPI(M)	LDF	46,658	38.33	<span style="color:white;">18,743</span>
98	Puthuppally	75.35	Oommen Chandy	INC	UDF	63,372	48.08	Jaick C. Thomas	CPI(M)	LDF	54,328	41.22	<span style="color:white;">9,044</span>
99	Changanassery	71.98	Job Michael	KC(M)	LDF	55,425	44.85	V. J. Laly	KC	UDF	49,366	39.94	<span style="color:white;">6,059</span>
100	Kanjirappally	73.96	N. Jayaraj	KC(M)	LDF	60,299	43.79	Joseph Vazhackan	INC	UDF	46,596	33.84	<span style="color:white;">13,703</span>
101	Poonjar	74.21	Sebastian Kulathunkal	KC(M)	LDF	58,668	41.94	P. C. George	KJ(S)	N/A	41,851	29.92	<span style="color:white;">16,817</span>
<span style="color:white;">Alappuzha district</span>
102	Aroor	82.58	Daleema Jojo	CPI(M)	LDF	75,617	45.97	Shanimol Usman	INC	UDF	68,604	41.71	<span style="color:white;">7,013</span>
103	Cherthala	83.8	P. Prasad	CPI	LDF	83,702	47.00	S. Sarath	INC	UDF	77,554	43.55	<span style="color:white;">6,148</span>
104	Alappuzha	78.43	P. P. Chitharanjan	CPI(M)	LDF	73,412	46.33	K. S. Manoj	INC	UDF	61,768	38.98	<span style="color:white;">11,644</span>
105	Ambalappuzha	76.82	H. Salam	CPI(M)	LDF	61,365	44.79	M. Liju	INC	UDF	50,240	36.67	<span style="color:white;">11,125</span>
106	Kuttanad	74.86	Thomas K. Thomas	NCP	LDF	57,379	45.67	Jacob Abraham	KC	UDF	51,863	41.28	<span style="color:white;">5,516</span>
107	Haripad	76.6	Ramesh Chennithala	INC	UDF	72,768	48.31	R. Sajilal	CPI	LDF	59,102	39.24	<span style="color:white;">13,666</span>
108	Kayamkulam	75.47	U. Prathibha	CPI(M)	LDF	77,348	47.97	Aritha Babu	INC	UDF	71,050	44.06	<span style="color:white;">6,298</span>
109	Mavelikara (SC)	73.28	M. S. Arun Kumar	CPI(M)	LDF	71,743	47.61	K. K. Shaju	INC	UDF	47,026	31.21	<span style="color:white;">24,717</span>
110	Chengannur	70.59	Saji Cherian	CPI(M)	LDF	71,502	48.58	M. Murali	INC	UDF	39,409	26.78	<span style="color:white;">32,093</span>
<span style="color:white;">Pathanamthitta district</span>
111	Thiruvalla	65.88	Mathew T. Thomas	JD(S)	LDF	62,178	44.56	Kunju Koshy Paul	KC	UDF	50,757	36.37	<span style="color:white;">11,421</span>
112	Ranni	65.95	Pramod Narayan	KC(M)	LDF	52,669	41.22	Rinku Cheriyan	INC	UDF	51,384	40.21	<span style="color:white;">1,285</span>
113	Aranmula	68.13	Veena George	CPI(M)	LDF	74,950	46.3	K. Sivadasan Nair	INC	UDF	55,947	34.56	<span style="color:white;">19,003</span>
114	Konni	73.83	K. U. Jenish Kumar	CPI(M)	LDF	62,318	41.62	Robin Peter	INC	UDF	53,810	35.94	<span style="color:white;">8,508</span>
115	Adoor (SC)	74.4	Chittayam Gopakumar	CPI	LDF	66,569	42.83	M G Kannan	INC	UDF	63,650	40.96	<span style="color:white;">2,919</span>
<span style="color:white;">Kollam district</span>
116	Karunagappally	80.85	C. R. Mahesh	INC	UDF	94,225	54.38	R. Ramachandran	CPI(M)	LDF	65,017	37.52	<span style="color:white;">29,208</span>
117	Chavara	78.5	Sujith Vijayanpillai	Ind.	LDF	63,282	44.29	Shibu Baby John	RSP	UDF	62,186	43.52	<span style="color:white;">1,096</span>
118	Kunnathur (SC)	77.69	Kovoor Kunjumon	Ind.	LDF	69,436	43.13	Ullas Kovoor	RSP	UDF	66,646	41.4	<span style="color:white;">2,790</span>
119	Kottarakkara	74.6	K. N. Balagopal	CPI(M)	LDF	68,770	45.98	Resmi R.	INC	UDF	57,956	38.75	<span style="color:white;">10,814</span>
120	Pathanapuram	74.18	K. B. Ganesh Kumar	KC(B)	LDF	67,276	49.09	Jyothikumar Chamakkala	INC	UDF	52,940	38.63	<span style="color:white;">14,336</span>
121	Punalur	71.03	P. S. Supal	CPI	LDF	80,428	54.99	Abdurahiman Randathani	IUML	UDF	43,371	29.66	<span style="color:white;">37,057</span>
122	Chadayamangalam	73.23	J. Chinchu Rani	CPI	LDF	67,252	45.69	M. M. Naseer	INC	UDF	53,574	36.4	<span style="color:white;">13,678</span>
123	Kundara	75.91	P. C. Vishnunath	INC	UDF	76,405	48.85	J. Mercykutty Amma	CPI(M)	LDF	71,882	45.96	<span style="color:white;">4,523</span>
124	Kollam	74.05	Mukesh	CPI(M)	LDF	58,524	44.86	Bindhu Krishna	INC	UDF	56,452	43.27	<span style="color:white;">2,072</span>
125	Eravipuram	72.38	M. Noushad	CPI(M)	LDF	71,573	56.25	Babu Divakaran	RSP	UDF	43,452	34.15	<span style="color:white;">28,121</span>
126	Chathannoor	74.39	G. S. Jayalal	CPI	LDF	59,296	43.12	B. B. Gopakumar	BJP	NDA	42,090	30.61	<span style="color:white;">17,206</span>
<span style="color:white;">Thiruvananthapuram district</span>
127	Varkala	72.16	V. Joy	CPI(M)	LDF	68,816	50.89	B. R. M. Shefeer	INC	UDF	50,995	37.71	<span style="color:white;">17,821</span>
128	Attingal (SC)	72.93	O. S. Ambika	CPI(M)	LDF	69,898	47.35	P. Sudheer	BJP	NDA	38,262	25.92	<span style="color:white;">31,636</span>
129	Chirayinkeezhu (SC)	73.26	V. Sasi	CPI	LDF	62,634	43.17	B. S. Anoop	INC	UDF	48,617	33.51	<span style="color:white;">14,017</span>
130	Nedumangad	73.8	G. R. Anil	CPI	LDF	72,742	47.54	P. S. Prasanth	INC	UDF	49,433	32.31	<span style="color:white;">23,309</span>
131	Vamanapuram	73.14	D. K. Murali	CPI(M)	LDF	73,137	49.91	Anad Jayan	INC	UDF	62,895	42.92	<span style="color:white;">10,242</span>
132	Kazhakootam	71.37	Kadakampally Surendran	CPI(M)	LDF	63,690	46.04	Sobha Surendran	BJP	NDA	40,193	29.06	<span style="color:white;">23,497</span>
133	Vattiyoorkavu	66.19	V. K. Prasanth	CPI(M)	LDF	61,111	41.44	V.V. Rajesh	BJP	NDA	39,596	28.77	<span style="color:white;">21,515</span>
134	Thiruvananthapuram	63.03	Antony Raju	JKC	LDF	48,748	38.01	V. S. Sivakumar	INC	UDF	41,659	32.49	<span style="color:white;">7,089</span>
135	Nemom	71.49	V. Sivankutty	CPI(M)	LDF	55,837	38.24	Kummanam Rajasekharan	BJP	NDA	51,888	35.54	<span style="color:white;">3,949</span>
136	Aruvikkara	75.39	G. Stephen	CPI(M)	LDF	66,776	45.83	K. S. Sabarinathan	INC	UDF	61,730	42.37	<span style="color:white;">5,046</span>
137	Parassala	74.24	C. K. Hareendran	CPI(M)	LDF	78,548	48.16	Sajitha Ressal	INC	UDF	52,720	32.23	<span style="color:white;">25,828</span>
138	Kattakkada	74.39	I. B. Sathish	CPI(M)	LDF	66,293	45.49	Malayinkeezhu Venugopal	INC	UDF	43,062	29.55	<span style="color:white;">23,231</span>
139	Kovalam	72.81	M. Vincent	INC	UDF	74,868	47.06	Neelalohithadasan Nadar	JD(S)	LDF	63,306	39.79	<span style="color:white;">11,562</span>
140	Neyyattinkara	74.7	K. Ansalan	CPI(M)	LDF	65,497	47.02	R. Selvaraj	INC	UDF	51,235	36.78	<span style="color:white;">14,262</span>

By-elections

Constituency		Winner					Runner-up					Margin
#	Name	Candidate	Party	Alliance	Votes	%	Candidate	Party	Alliance	Votes	%	Margin
83	Thrikkakara<ref>"Kerala Assembly By-election Results". keralaassembly.org. Archived from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.</ref>	Uma Thomas	INC	UDF	72,770	53.76%	Jo Joseph	CPI(M)	LDF	47,754	35.28%	<span style="color:white;">25,016</span>
98	Puthuppally<ref>"Results of Bye Elections to Assembly Constituencies-Sept 2023". Election Commission Official Site. Archived from the original on 21 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.</ref>	Chandy Oommen	INC	UDF	80,144	61.38%	Jaick C Thomas	CPI(M)	LDF	42,425	32.49%	<span style="color:white;">37,719</span>
56	Palakkad<ref>"Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 29 December 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.</ref>	Rahul Mamkootathil	INC	UDF	58,052	42.27%	C. Krishna Kumar	BJP	NDA	39,549	28.26%	<span style="color:white;">18,840</span>
61	Chelakkara<ref>"Kerala Assembly By-election Results". keralaassembly.org. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.</ref>	U. R. Pradeep	CPI(M)	LDF	64,827	41.44%	Ramya Haridas	INC	UDF	52,626	33.64%	<span style="color:white;">12,201</span>
35	Nilambur<ref>"Kerala Assembly By-election Results". keralaassembly.org. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.</ref>	Aryadan Shoukath	INC	UDF	77,737	44.17%	M. Swaraj	CPI(M)	LDF	66,660	37.88%	<span style="color:white;">11,077</span>

Aftermath

Government formation

The incumbent Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was sworn in on 20 May along with 20 other cabinet members, 18 of whom were fresh faces. The exclusion of incumbent Health Minister K. K. Shailaja from the cabinet drew criticism from the public and from some CPI(M) members.<ref>"Kerala: Covid-Warrior KK Shailaja dropped as CPM changes all ministers". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.</ref> The swearing-in ceremony, which was restricted to 500 participants due to a state-wide lockdown, was not attended by opposition MLAs and representatives from Central government, citing COVID protocol concerns.<ref>Rajagopal, Vivek; Unnithan, P. S. Gopikrishnan (20 May 2021). "Kerala opposition to not attend Pinarayi Vijayan govt's swearing-in today due to Covid". India Today. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.</ref>

V. D. Satheesan replaced Ramesh Chennithala as the Leader of the Opposition in the Niyamasabha, after the decision was made by the Congress High Command.<ref>"VD Satheesan to be leader of opposition in Kerala". Mathrubhumi. 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.</ref>

Kodakara hawala scandal

A few weeks after announcement of election results, allegations were raised against BJP leadership of Kerala for carrying illegal black money (hawala), in relation to the 2021 election.<ref name="kodakara">"Kodakara hawala heist case: Complainant files claim report in court seeking release of seized cash". Mathrubhumi. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.</ref> Kerala Police seized ₹3.5 crore in cash at Kodakara 3 days before the election. The money was allegedly looted and was to be used for BJP's election campaign.<ref name="kodakara" /> BJP state president K. Surendran was the chief accused in the case.<ref name="ks">"Kodakara black money case: Police to quiz BJP chief K Surendran's son". Onmanorama. 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.</ref> The case was later handed over to Enforcement Directorate.<ref>"Kerala police handed over Kodakara hawala heist case details to ED: Pinarayi". The News Minute. 7 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.</ref>

Other events

On 20 March 2023, Kerala High Court nullified the election in Devikulam, where elected members are required to belong to Scheduled Castes (SC), after establishing that the elected MLA, A. Raja of CPI(M), did not belong to SC community and was hence deemed ineligible to be elected from the constituency.<ref>"Kerala HC calls off Devikulam Assembly election result, disqualifies CPM MLA A Raja". English.Mathrubhumi. 20 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.</ref> The court has stayed the decision to allow Raja to file an appeal to the Supreme Court.<ref>"Cong leader approaches SC against HC's interim stay on order cancelling Devikulam election result". English.Mathrubhumi. 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.</ref>

Notes

↑ NDA endorsed a dummy AIADMK candidate after their initially chosen candidate had their nomination papers rejected.

References

[1] NDA endorsed a dummy AIADMK candidate after their initially chosen candidate had their nomination papers rejected.

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