Kerala assembly election, May 2016
The 15th Kerala legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
140
71 needed for a majority
Largest party
CPM
58 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
1,203
110 women, 8 elected
Turnout
77.50%
2.02 cr of 2.61 cr
The house
140 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- CPM58
- INC22
- CPI19
- IUML18
- IND6
- KECM6
- JD(S)3
- NCP2
- Others6
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Kerala assembly election (2011)
INC
-16
CPM
+13
CPI
+6
IND
+4
KECM
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 58 | +13 | 102 | 36.3% | 53,71,021 | 26.55% | -1.64 | 18 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 22 | -16 | 87 | 37.9% | 47,94,793 | 23.70% | -2.70 | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 19 | +6 | 25 | 44.8% | 16,43,878 | 8.13% | -0.59 | 0 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 18 | — | 23 | 45.4% | 14,96,864 | 7.40% | — | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 6 | +4 | 438 | 1.7% | 10,67,203 | 5.28% | -0.38 | 424 |
| KECMKerala Congress (M) | 6 | -3 | 15 | 38.7% | 8,07,718 | 3.99% | -0.94 | 0 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 3 | -1 | 5 | 40.8% | 2,93,274 | 1.45% | -0.07 | 0 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 2 | 0 | 4 | 41.3% | 2,37,408 | 1.17% | -0.07 | 0 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | +1 | 98 | 15.0% | 21,29,726 | 10.53% | +4.49 | 62 |
| NSCNSC | 1 | — | 2 | 44.0% | 1,30,843 | 0.65% | — | 0 |
| CMPKSCCMPKSC | 1 | +1 | 2 | 41.6% | 1,20,158 | 0.59% | -0.05 | 0 |
| KECBKECB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52.4% | 74,429 | 0.37% | -0.35 | 0 |
| KECJKECJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45.8% | 73,770 | 0.36% | -0.55 | 0 |
| CSCS | 1 | — | 1 | 43.1% | 54,347 | 0.27% | — | 0 |
| BDJSBDJS | 0 | — | 36 | 15.2% | 7,95,797 | 3.93% | — | 20 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 29.4% | 2,96,585 | 1.47% | +1.45 | 1 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | -2 | 5 | 31.1% | 2,16,071 | 1.07% | -0.24 | 0 |
| SDPISocial Democratic Party of India | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1.0% | 1,23,241 | 0.61% | -0.30 | 88 |
| INLINL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28.2% | 1,12,261 | 0.56% | +0.32 | 1 |
| WPOIWPOI | 0 | — | 41 | 1.0% | 61,653 | 0.30% | — | 41 |
| PDPJammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0.6% | 47,949 | 0.24% | +0.16 | 60 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0.4% | 47,638 | 0.23% | -0.37 | 74 |
| KECKerala Congress | 0 | — | 3 | 9.1% | 37,108 | 0.18% | — | 3 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5% | 33,440 | 0.17% | +0.15 | 7 |
| KCSTKCST | 0 | — | 1 | 24.8% | 31,537 | 0.16% | — | 0 |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.2% | 10,858 | 0.05% | 0.00 | 31 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | — | 9 | 0.4% | 5,257 | 0.03% | — | 9 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.2% | 4,952 | 0.02% | 0.00 | 16 |
| KLJPKLJP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.3% | 1,186 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| APOIAPOI | 0 | — | 5 | 0.2% | 1,108 | 0.01% | — | 5 |
| AKTPAKTP | 0 | — | 2 | 0.3% | 806 | 0.00% | — | 2 |
| IGPIGP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.2% | 782 | 0.00% | — | 3 |
| SDPSDP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.4% | 564 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| PPGPPPGP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 485 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| KCSKCS | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 292 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| MCPIMCPI | 0 | — | 1 | 0.1% | 200 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% | 116 | 0.00% | -0.01 | 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 2016
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KADUTHURUTHY | Kerala | KECMADV. MONS JOSEPH | KCSTSCARIA THOMAS | 42,25633.23% |
| THODUPUZHA | Kerala | KECMP.J. JOSEPH | INDADV. ROY VARICATTU | 45,58732.20% |
| VENGARA | Kerala | IUMLP.K. KUNHALIKKUTTY | CPMADV. P.P. BASHEER | 38,05731.64% |
| KALLIASSERI | Kerala | CPMT V RAJESH | INCAMRITHA RAMAKRISHNAN | 42,89130.91% |
| ATTINGAL | Kerala | CPMADV.B.SATYAN | RSPK.CHANDRABABU | 40,38329.23% |
| MATTANNUR | Kerala | CPME. P. JAYARAJAN | JD(U)K. P. PRASANTH | 43,38129.18% |
| KOTTARAKKARA | Kerala | CPMADV. P.AISHA POTTY | INCADV.SAVIN SATHYAN | 42,63228.32% |
| PAYYANNUR | Kerala | CPMC KRISHNAN | INCSAJID MAVVAL | 40,26328.07% |
| ALATHUR | Kerala | CPMK.D.PRASENAN | KECMADV.K KUSALAKUMAR | 36,06028.03% |
| KOTTAYAM | Kerala | INCTHIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNAN | CPMADV. REJI SAKHARIYA | 33,63226.15% |
Closest results of May 2016
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WADAKKANCHERY | Kerala | INCANIL AKKARA | CPMMARY THOMAS | 430.03% |
| MANJESHWAR | Kerala | IUMLP B ABDUL RAZAK | BJPK SURENDRAN | 890.06% |
| PEERUMADE | Kerala | CPIE S BIJIMOL | INCADV. SYRIAC THOMAS | 3140.24% |
| PERINTHALMANNA | Kerala | IUMLMANJALAMKUZHI ALI | CPMV.SASIKUMAR | 5790.38% |
| KODUVALLY | Kerala | INDKARAT RAZACK | IUMLM A RAZAK MASTER | 5730.42% |
| KATTAKKADA | Kerala | CPMADV. I.B. SATHEESH | INCN.SHAKTHAN | 8490.59% |
| KUTTIADI | Kerala | IUMLPARAKKAL ABDULLA | CPMK.K. LATHIKA | 1,1570.73% |
| UDUMBANCHOLA | Kerala | CPMM.M. MANI | INCADV.SENAPATHY VENU | 1,1090.88% |
| KOCHI | Kerala | CPMK J MAXY | INCDOMINIC PRESENTATION | 1,0860.88% |
| MANANTHAVADY | Kerala | CPMO R KELU | INCP K JAYALAKSHMI | 1,3070.90% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Kerala assembly election, May 2016?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 58 of 140 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Kerala assembly election, May 2016?
Turnout was 77.50% — 2.02 cr of 2.61 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Kerala assembly election, May 2016?
1,203 candidates contested 140 seats.