Kerala assembly election, May 2006
The 13th Kerala legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
140
71 needed for a majority
Largest party
CPM
61 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
931
70 women, 7 elected
Turnout
72.34%
1.55 cr of 2.15 cr
The house
140 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- CPM61
- INC24
- CPI17
- MUL7
- KECM7
- IND5
- JD(S)5
- KEC4
- Others10
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Kerala assembly election (2001)
CPM
+38
INC
-38
CPI
+10
MUL
-9
JPSS
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 61 | +38 | 85 | 49.4% | 47,32,381 | 30.45% | +9.09 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 24 | -38 | 77 | 43.8% | 37,44,784 | 24.09% | -7.30 | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 17 | +10 | 24 | 48.8% | 12,57,422 | 8.09% | +0.84 | 0 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 7 | -9 | 21 | 43.8% | 11,35,098 | 7.30% | -0.28 | 0 |
| KECMKerala Congress (M) | 7 | -2 | 11 | 47.9% | 5,07,349 | 3.26% | -0.27 | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 5 | +2 | 376 | 2.3% | 9,36,885 | 6.03% | -1.84 | 363 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 5 | +2 | 8 | 43.1% | 3,79,286 | 2.44% | -0.51 | 0 |
| KECKerala Congress | 4 | +2 | 6 | 47.0% | 2,71,854 | 1.75% | -1.15 | 0 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | +1 | 4 | 52.2% | 2,24,129 | 1.44% | -0.27 | 0 |
| DICDIC | 1 | — | 17 | 35.9% | 6,64,159 | 4.27% | — | 1 |
| JPSSJPSS | 1 | -3 | 5 | 43.4% | 2,35,361 | 1.51% | -0.26 | 0 |
| INLINL | 1 | +1 | 3 | 40.6% | 1,40,194 | 0.90% | +0.61 | 0 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 1 | -1 | 2 | 48.1% | 99,189 | 0.64% | -1.96 | 0 |
| KECBKECB | 1 | -1 | 2 | 47.4% | 95,710 | 0.62% | -0.11 | 0 |
| CSCS | 1 | — | 1 | 58.1% | 72,579 | 0.47% | — | 0 |
| KCSKCS | 1 | — | 1 | 52.1% | 48,795 | 0.31% | — | 0 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 136 | 4.9% | 7,38,244 | 4.75% | -0.27 | 133 |
| CMPKSCCMPKSC | 0 | -1 | 3 | 39.4% | 1,26,046 | 0.81% | +0.20 | 0 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | — | 107 | 0.9% | 1,06,619 | 0.69% | — | 107 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | — | 29 | 0.6% | 19,078 | 0.12% | — | 29 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | — | 6 | 0.4% | 3,295 | 0.02% | — | 6 |
| RSPKBRSPKB | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0.7% | 794 | 0.01% | -1.37 | 1 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% | 758 | 0.01% | -0.01 | 1 |
| UIPPUIPP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% | 736 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 1 |
| SLAPSLAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9% | 622 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1 |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.5% | 439 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% | 268 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% | 215 | 0.00% | -0.04 | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Kerala at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of May 2006
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALATHUR | Kerala | CPMM. CHANDHRAN | INDA. RAGHAVAN | 47,67142.71% |
| KUTHUPARAMBA | Kerala | CPMP JAYARAJAN | INCADV.SAJEEV JOSEPH | 38,32730.67% |
| PAYYANNUR | Kerala | CPMP K SREEMATHI TEACHER | INCK SURENDRAN | 36,12228.97% |
| AZHICODE | Kerala | CPMM PRAKASAN MASTER | CMPKSCK K NANU | 29,46828.97% |
| HOSDRUG | Kerala | CPIPALLIPRAM BALAN | DICP RAMACHANDRAN | 34,93927.23% |
| MATTANCHERRY | Kerala | MULV K IBRAHIM KUNJU | CPMM C JOSEPHINE | 15,53225.81% |
| MALAPPURAM | Kerala | MULADVOCATE M. UMMER | JD(S)ADVOCATE P.M.SAFARULLA | 30,65725.56% |
| PONNANI | Kerala | CPMPALOLI MOHAMEDKUTTY | DICM.P. GANGADHARAN | 28,34724.79% |
| EDAKKAD | Kerala | CSRAMACHANDRANKADANNAPALLY | DICK C KADAMBOORAN | 30,67224.54% |
| KILIMANOOR | Kerala | CPIN RAJAN | DICKAVALLOOR MADHU | 21,49723.78% |
Closest results of May 2006
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEDUMANGAD | Kerala | CPIMANKODERADHAKRISHNAN | INCPALODE RAVI | 850.07% |
| KAZHAKUTTAM | Kerala | INCM A VAHID | CPMKADAKAMPALLYSURENDRAN | 2150.20% |
| KUNNAMANGALAM | Kerala | INDU C RAMAN | CPMC P BALAN VAIDYAR | 2970.23% |
| PATTAMBI | Kerala | INCC.P. MOHAMMED | CPIK.E. ESMAIL | 5660.45% |
| KOTTAYAM | Kerala | CPMV N VASAVAN | INCAJAY THARAYIL | 4820.48% |
| NEYYATTINKARA | Kerala | CPMV J THANKAPPAN | INCTHAMPANOOR RAVI | 7460.70% |
| NEDUVATHUR | Kerala | CPMB. RAGHAVAN | INCEZHUKONE NARAYANAN | 1,1551.17% |
| PANDALAM | Kerala | JPSSK.K.SHAJU | CPMK.RAGHAVAN | 1,3051.17% |
| PALGHAT | Kerala | CPMK.K DIVAKARAN | INCA.V. GOPINATHAN | 1,3441.21% |
| IRIKKUR | Kerala | INCADVOCATE K C JOSEPH | CPMJAMES MATHEW | 1,8311.40% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Kerala assembly election, May 2006?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 61 of 140 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Kerala assembly election, May 2006?
Turnout was 72.34% — 1.55 cr of 2.15 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Kerala assembly election, May 2006?
931 candidates contested 140 seats.