Kerala assembly election, May 2011
The 14th Kerala legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
140
71 needed for a majority
Largest party
CPM
45 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
971
83 women, 7 elected
Turnout
75.24%
1.75 cr of 2.32 cr
The house
140 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- CPM45
- INC38
- MUL20
- CPI13
- KECM9
- JD(S)4
- IND2
- SJD2
- Others7
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Kerala assembly election (2006)
CPM
-16
INC
+14
MUL
+13
CPI
-4
IND
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 45 | -16 | 84 | 46.5% | 49,21,354 | 28.18% | -2.26 | 0 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 38 | +14 | 81 | 45.4% | 46,10,328 | 26.40% | +2.31 | 0 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 20 | +13 | 23 | 50.8% | 13,83,670 | 7.92% | +0.62 | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 13 | -4 | 27 | 44.8% | 15,22,478 | 8.72% | +0.63 | 1 |
| KECMKerala Congress (M) | 9 | +2 | 15 | 47.0% | 8,61,829 | 4.94% | +1.67 | 0 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 4 | -1 | 5 | 43.2% | 2,64,631 | 1.51% | -0.93 | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -3 | 309 | 2.6% | 9,87,750 | 5.66% | -0.37 | 293 |
| SJDSJD | 2 | — | 6 | 38.2% | 2,87,649 | 1.65% | — | 0 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | -1 | 4 | 46.4% | 2,28,258 | 1.31% | -0.14 | 0 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 2 | +1 | 4 | 43.8% | 2,16,948 | 1.24% | +0.60 | 0 |
| KECJKECJ | 1 | — | 3 | 42.3% | 1,59,252 | 0.91% | — | 0 |
| KECBKECB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47.0% | 1,24,898 | 0.71% | +0.10 | 0 |
| KRSPKRSP | 1 | — | 1 | 51.2% | 65,002 | 0.37% | — | 0 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 138 | 6.1% | 10,53,654 | 6.03% | +1.28 | 133 |
| JPSSJPSS | 0 | -1 | 4 | 41.5% | 2,28,415 | 1.31% | -0.21 | 0 |
| SDPISocial Democratic Party of India | 0 | — | 80 | 1.6% | 1,58,885 | 0.91% | — | 80 |
| CMPKSCCMPKSC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42.7% | 1,13,238 | 0.65% | -0.16 | 0 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0.7% | 1,04,977 | 0.60% | -0.09 | 122 |
| KCAMGKCAMG | 0 | — | 2 | 39.1% | 89,500 | 0.51% | — | 0 |
| INLINL | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19.1% | 41,368 | 0.24% | -0.67 | 1 |
| PDPJammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 0 | — | 7 | 1.7% | 14,178 | 0.08% | — | 7 |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | — | 26 | 0.3% | 10,034 | 0.06% | — | 26 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | — | 8 | 0.3% | 3,476 | 0.02% | — | 8 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0% | 2,772 | 0.02% | +0.01 | 1 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5% | 2,448 | 0.01% | -0.11 | 4 |
| KJKJ | 0 | — | 4 | 0.3% | 1,379 | 0.01% | — | 4 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4% | 1,147 | 0.01% | +0.01 | 2 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.8% | 857 | 0.01% | -0.02 | 1 |
| DPSPDPSP | 0 | — | 2 | 0.3% | 788 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.4% | 482 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 1 |
| SLAPSLAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% | 134 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 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 2011
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VENGARA | Kerala | MULP.K.KUNHALIKUTTY | INLK.P.ISMAYIL | 38,23738.42% |
| MALAPPURAM | Kerala | MULP. UBAIDULLA | JD(S)MADATHIL SADIKALI | 44,50836.41% |
| ERANAKULAM | Kerala | INCHIBI EDEN | INDDR. SEBASTIAN PAUL | 32,43733.34% |
| KOTTAKKAL | Kerala | MULABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI | NCPDR.C.P.K.GURUKKAL | 35,90230.34% |
| TIRURANGADI | Kerala | MULP.K.ABDU RABB | CPIADV.K.K.ABDU SAMAD | 30,20830.11% |
| PUTHUPPALLY | Kerala | INCOOMMEN CHANDY | CPMSUJA SUSAN GEORGE | 33,25528.41% |
| ATTINGAL | Kerala | CPMADVOCATE. B. SATYAN | INCTHANKAMONY DIVAKARAN | 30,06526.23% |
| MANJERI | Kerala | MULADV.M.UMMER | CPIPROF:P.GOURI | 29,07924.95% |
| PAYYANNUR | Kerala | CPMC.KRISHNAN | INCADV. K. BRIJESH KUMAR | 32,12424.58% |
| KALLIASSERI | Kerala | CPMT.V. RAJESH | INCADV. P. INDIRA | 29,94623.98% |
Closest results of May 2011
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIRAVOM | Kerala | KECJT. M. JACOB | CPMM.J.JACOB | 1570.11% |
| MANALUR | Kerala | INCP.A. MADHAVAN | CPMBABY JOHN | 4810.34% |
| PARASSALA | Kerala | INCA.T. GEORGE | CPMANAVOOR NAGAPPAN | 5050.37% |
| KUNNAMKULAM | Kerala | CPMBABU.M.PALISSERY | CMPKSCC.P.JOHN | 4810.37% |
| AZHIKODE | Kerala | MULK.M.SHAJI | CPMM.PRAKASHAN MASTER | 4930.40% |
| ADOOR | Kerala | CPICHITTAYAM GOPAKUMAR | INCPANDALAM SUDHAKARAN | 6070.45% |
| KOTTAYAM | Kerala | INCTHIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNAN | CPMV.N.VASAVAN | 7110.62% |
| VADAKARA | Kerala | JD(S)C.K.NANU | SJDADV.M.K. PREMNATH | 8470.74% |
| KAYAMKULAM | Kerala | CPMC.K.SADASIVAN | INCM.MURALI | 1,3150.94% |
| KOZHIKODE SOUTH | Kerala | MULDR. M.K. MUNEER | CPMC.P. MUSAFER AHAMMED | 1,3761.33% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Kerala assembly election, May 2011?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 45 of 140 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Kerala assembly election, May 2011?
Turnout was 75.24% — 1.75 cr of 2.32 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Kerala assembly election, May 2011?
971 candidates contested 140 seats.