Kerala assembly election, May 2006
140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, 72.34% turnout.
Seats
140
Candidates
931
70 women, 7 elected
Turnout
72.34%
1.55 cr of 2.15 cr
Leading party
CPM
61 of 140 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 61 | +38 | 85 | 47,32,381 | 30.45% | +9.09 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 24 | -38 | 77 | 37,44,784 | 24.09% | -7.30 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 17 | +10 | 24 | 12,57,422 | 8.09% | +0.84 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 7 | -9 | 21 | 11,35,098 | 7.30% | -0.28 |
| KECMKerala Congress (M) | 7 | -2 | 11 | 5,07,349 | 3.26% | -0.27 |
| INDIndependent | 5 | +2 | 376 | 9,36,885 | 6.03% | -1.84 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 5 | +2 | 8 | 3,79,286 | 2.44% | -0.50 |
| KECKerala Congress | 4 | +2 | 6 | 2,71,854 | 1.75% | -1.15 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | +1 | 4 | 2,24,129 | 1.44% | -0.27 |
| DICDIC | 1 | +1 | 17 | 6,64,159 | 4.27% | — |
| JPSSJPSS | 1 | -3 | 5 | 2,35,361 | 1.51% | -0.26 |
| INLINL | 1 | +1 | 3 | 1,40,194 | 0.90% | +0.61 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 1 | -1 | 2 | 99,189 | 0.64% | -1.96 |
| KECBKECB | 1 | -1 | 2 | 95,710 | 0.62% | -0.11 |
| CSCS | 1 | +1 | 1 | 72,579 | 0.47% | — |
| KCSKCS | 1 | +1 | 1 | 48,795 | 0.31% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 136 | 7,38,244 | 4.75% | -0.27 |
| CMPKSCCMPKSC | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1,26,046 | 0.81% | +0.20 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 107 | 1,06,619 | 0.69% | — |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 29 | 19,078 | 0.12% | — |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3,295 | 0.02% | — |
| RSPKBRSPKB | 0 | -2 | 1 | 794 | 0.01% | -1.36 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 758 | 0.00% | -0.01 |
| UIPPUIPP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 736 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| SLAPSLAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 622 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 439 | 0.00% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 268 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 215 | 0.00% | -0.03 |
- CPM61 (44%)
- INC24 (17%)
- CPI17 (12%)
- MUL7 (5%)
- KECM7 (5%)
- IND5 (4%)
- Others19 (14%)
- CPM61
- INC24
- CPI17
- MUL7
- KECM7
- IND5
- Others19
- CPM61
- INC24
- CPI17
- MUL7
- KECM7
- IND5
- JD(S)5
- KEC4
- Others10
Constituency performance
From the 140 results in Kerala
Closest contest
NEDUMANGAD
won by 85 (0.07%)
Biggest victory
ALATHUR
won by 47,671 (42.71%)
Highest turnout
MANKADA
83.90%
Lowest turnout
TRIVANDRUM WEST
51.36%
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2001), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained71 (51%)
- Changed hands68 (49%)
- New seat1 (1%)
71 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 68 changed hands. 1 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Kerala, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- CPM
- INC
- CPI
- MUL
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 140 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOOR | INCTHIRUVANCHOORRADHAKRISHNAN | KECPROF. D K JOHN | 18,46419.62% | 73.3% |
| ALATHUR | CPMM. CHANDHRAN | INDA. RAGHAVAN | 47,67142.71% | 70.7% |
| ALLEPPEY | INCK.C.VENUGOPAL | CPIT.J.ANJALOSE | 16,93319.95% | 74.3% |
| ALWAYE | CPMA M YOUSUF | INCK MUHAMMADALI | 4,3663.44% | 69.8% |
| AMBALAPUZHA | CPMG.SUDHAKARAN | DICADV. D.SUGATHAN | 11,92912.70% | 73.1% |
| ANKAMALI | JD(S)JOSE THETTAYIL | INCP.J.JOY | 6,0945.14% | 74.3% |
| ARANMULA | CPMK.C RAJAGOPALAN | INDK R RAJAPPAN | 14,62020.96% | 62.2% |
| ARIYANAD | INCG KARTHIKEYAN ARYANAD | RSPT J CHANDRACHOODAN | 2,1982.47% | 67.1% |
| AROOR | CPMADV. A.M.ARIFF | JPSSK.R.GOWRIAMMA | 4,7534.05% | 78.2% |
| ATTINGAL | CPMANATHALAVATTOMANANDAN | INCADV. CMOHANACHANDRAN | 11,20814.04% | 67.1% |
| AZHICODE | CPMM PRAKASAN MASTER | CMPKSCK K NANU | 29,46828.97% | 76.0% |
| BADAGARA | JD(S)ADVOCATE M K PREMNATH | INCPONNARATHBALAKRISHNAN | 21,26917.88% | 75.3% |
| BALUSSERI | NCPA K SASEENDRAN | INCK BALAKRISHNAN KIDAVU | 14,16012.22% | 74.8% |
| BEYPORE | CPMELAMARAM KAREEM | MULUMMER PANDIKASALA | 19,61814.50% | 71.6% |
| CALICUT- I | CPMA PRADEEP KUMAR | INCADVOCATE A SUJANAPAL | 7,7058.44% | 68.0% |
| CALICUT- II | INLADVOCATE P M A SALAM | MULT P M ZAHIR | 14,09314.31% | 68.0% |
| CANNANORE | INCK SUDHAKARAN S/ORAMUNNI | CPMK P SAHADEVAN | 8,6138.85% | 74.7% |
| CHADAYAMANGALAM | CPIMULLAKKARARATHNAKARAN | INCPRAYAR GOPALAKRISHNAN | 4,6534.91% | 70.2% |
| CHALAKUDI | CPMB D DEVASSY | INCPROF. SAVITHRILAKSHMANAN | 14,55515.22% | 70.1% |
| CHANGANACHERRY | KECMC F THOMAS | CPMA V RUSSEL | 9,6539.97% | 67.8% |
| CHATHANOOR | CPIN ANIRUDHAN | INCDR. G. PRATHAPAVARMATHAMPAN | 23,18022.18% | 65.1% |
| CHAVARA | RSPN K PREMACHANDRAN | INDSHIBU BABY JOHN | 1,7861.62% | 77.6% |
| CHELAKARA | CPMK RADHAKRISHNAN | INCP.C.MANIKANDAN | 14,62912.50% | 74.2% |
| CHENGANNUR | INCP.C.VISHNUNATH | CPMSAJI CHERIAN | 5,1325.89% | 71.9% |
| CHERPU | CPIADV.V.S.SUNILKUMAR | CMPKSCM.K.KANNAN | 14,60413.98% | 71.6% |
| CHITTUR | INCK ACHUTHAN | JD(S)EZHUTHANI K.KRISHNANKUTTY | 2,0121.69% | 80.5% |
| COYALMANNAM | CPMA.K. BALAN | INCC. PRAKASH | 13,87012.18% | 72.3% |
| DEVICOLAM | CPMS RAJENDRAN | INCA K MONI | 5,8875.63% | 68.7% |
| EDAKKAD | CSRAMACHANDRANKADANNAPALLY | DICK C KADAMBOORAN | 30,67224.54% | 77.6% |
| ERAVIPURAM | RSPA.A. AZEEZ | MULK.M. SHAJI | 24,04920.85% | 64.9% |
| ERNAKULAM | INCPROF. K V THOMAS | CPMM M LOWRANACE | 5,8006.68% | 61.2% |
| ETTUMANOOR | KECMTHOMAS CHAZHIKKADAN | CPMADV. K.S.KRISHNANKUTTYNAIR | 4,9805.14% | 70.0% |
| GURUVAYOOR | CPMK V ABDUL KHADER | MULC H RASHEED | 12,30912.03% | 69.4% |
| HARIPAD | INCADV.B.BABUPRASAD | CPMT.K.DEVAKUMAR | 1,8861.71% | 76.3% |
| HOSDRUG | CPIPALLIPRAM BALAN | DICP RAMACHANDRAN | 34,93927.23% | 69.8% |
| IDUKKI | KECMROSHY AUGUSTINE | CPMC V VARGHESE | 16,34014.61% | 70.1% |
| IRIKKUR | INCADVOCATE K C JOSEPH | CPMJAMES MATHEW | 1,8311.40% | 79.0% |
| IRINJALAKUDA | KECMADV.THOMAS UNNIYADAN | CPMC.K.CHANDRAN(CHEMPARA) | 7,9956.89% | 75.4% |
| KADUTHURUTHY | KECADV. MONS JOSEPH | KECMSTEPHEN GEORGE | 2,0012.15% | 70.6% |
| KALLOOPPARA | KECMJOSEPH M PUTHUSSERI | INDCHERIAN PHILIP | 7,48810.42% | 63.6% |
| KALPETTA | JD(S)M V SREYAMS KUMAR | INCK K RAMACHANDRANMASTER | 1,8411.61% | 72.3% |
| KANJIRAPPALLY | INDALPHONS KANNANTHANAM | INCJOSEPH VAZHACKEN | 10,73710.58% | 71.8% |
| KARUNAGAPALLY | CPIC.DIVAKARAN | JPSSADV. A N RAJAN BABU | 12,49612.22% | 73.1% |
| KASARAGOD | MULC T AHAMEDALI | BJPV RAVINDRAN | 10,34210.32% | 64.7% |
| KAYAMKULAM | CPMC K SADASIVAN | INCADV.C.R.JAYAPRAKASH | 5,8325.84% | 77.1% |
| KAZHAKUTTAM | INCM A VAHID | CPMKADAKAMPALLYSURENDRAN | 2150.20% | 66.7% |
| KILIMANOOR | CPIN RAJAN | DICKAVALLOOR MADHU | 21,49723.78% | 57.6% |
| KODAKARA | CPMPROF.C.RAVEENDRANATH | INCADV.K.P.VISWANATHAN | 19,88317.46% | 74.8% |
| KODUNGALLUR | CPIADV.K.P.RAJENDRAN | JPSSUMESH CHALLIYIL | 2,5222.19% | 76.3% |
| KODUVALLY | INDADVOCATE P T A RAHIM | DICK MURALEEDHARAN | 7,5065.52% | 78.8% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Kerala alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
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 in Kerala, 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 assembly seats does Kerala have?
Kerala has 140 assembly seats.