Kerala assembly election, May 2011
140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, 75.24% turnout.
Seats
140
Candidates
971
83 women, 7 elected
Turnout
75.24%
1.75 cr of 2.32 cr
Leading party
CPM
45 of 140 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 45 | -16 | 84 | 49,21,354 | 28.18% | -2.26 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 38 | +14 | 81 | 46,10,328 | 26.40% | +2.31 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 20 | +13 | 23 | 13,83,670 | 7.92% | +0.62 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 13 | -4 | 27 | 15,22,478 | 8.72% | +0.63 |
| KECMKerala Congress (M) | 9 | +2 | 15 | 8,61,829 | 4.94% | +1.67 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 4 | -1 | 5 | 2,64,631 | 1.52% | -0.92 |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -3 | 309 | 9,87,750 | 5.66% | -0.37 |
| SJDSJD | 2 | +2 | 6 | 2,87,649 | 1.65% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | -1 | 4 | 2,28,258 | 1.31% | -0.13 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 2 | +1 | 4 | 2,16,948 | 1.24% | +0.60 |
| KECJKECJ | 1 | +1 | 3 | 1,59,252 | 0.91% | — |
| KECBKECB | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1,24,898 | 0.72% | +0.10 |
| KRSPKRSP | 1 | +1 | 1 | 65,002 | 0.37% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 138 | 10,53,654 | 6.03% | +1.28 |
| JPSSJPSS | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2,28,415 | 1.31% | -0.21 |
| SDPISocial Democratic Party of India | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1,58,885 | 0.91% | — |
| CMPKSCCMPKSC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,13,238 | 0.65% | -0.16 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 122 | 1,04,977 | 0.60% | -0.08 |
| KCAMGKCAMG | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89,500 | 0.51% | — |
| INLINL | 0 | -1 | 2 | 41,368 | 0.24% | -0.67 |
| PDPJammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14,178 | 0.08% | — |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10,034 | 0.06% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3,476 | 0.02% | — |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,772 | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2,448 | 0.01% | -0.11 |
| KJKJ | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,379 | 0.01% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,147 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 857 | 0.00% | -0.02 |
| DPSPDPSP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 788 | 0.00% | — |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 482 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
| SLAPSLAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 0.00% | 0.00 |
- CPM45 (32%)
- INC38 (27%)
- MUL20 (14%)
- CPI13 (9%)
- KECM9 (6%)
- JD(S)4 (3%)
- Others11 (8%)
- CPM45
- INC38
- MUL20
- CPI13
- KECM9
- JD(S)4
- Others11
- CPM45
- INC38
- MUL20
- CPI13
- KECM9
- JD(S)4
- IND2
- SJD2
- Others7
Constituency performance
From the 140 results in Kerala
Closest contest
PIRAVOM
won by 157 (0.11%)
Biggest victory
VENGARA
won by 38,237 (38.42%)
Highest turnout
KUTTIADI
87.72%
Lowest turnout
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
60.35%
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2006), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat140 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 140 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
- MUL
- CPI
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 140 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–140 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERINTHALMANNA | MULMANJALAMKUZHI ALI | CPMSASIKUMAR | 9,5897.17% | 81.0% |
| PERUMBAVOOR | CPMSAJU PAUL | INCADV.JAISON JOSEPH | 3,3822.69% | 81.4% |
| PIRAVOM | KECJT. M. JACOB | CPMM.J.JACOB | 1570.11% | 79.4% |
| PONNANI | CPMP.SREERAMAKRISHNAN | INCP.T.AJAY MOHAN | 4,1013.38% | 76.3% |
| POONJAR | KECMP C GEORGE PLATHOTTAM | INDADV MOHAN THOMAS | 15,70413.33% | 70.2% |
| PUNALUR | CPIADV.K.RAJU | INCADV.JOHNSON ABRAHAM | 18,00513.51% | 70.1% |
| PUTHUKKAD | CPMPROF: C. RAVEENDRANATH | INCADV. K. P. VISWANATHAN | 26,48219.16% | 78.5% |
| PUTHUPPALLY | INCOOMMEN CHANDY | CPMSUJA SUSAN GEORGE | 33,25528.41% | 74.4% |
| QUILANDY | CPMK.DASAN | INCAD.K.P.ANIL KUMAR | 4,1393.03% | 81.8% |
| RANNI | CPMRAJU ABRHAM | INCPEELIPOSE THOMAS | 6,6145.50% | 68.5% |
| SHORNUR | CPMK.S.SALEEKHA | INCSANTHA JAYARAM | 13,49311.22% | 73.4% |
| SULTHANBATHERY | INCI.C BALAKRISHNAN | CPME.A .SANKARAN | 7,5835.21% | 73.3% |
| TALIPARAMBA | CPMJAMES MATHEW | KECMADV JOB MICHEL | 27,86119.30% | 82.6% |
| TANUR | MULABDURAHIMAN RANDATHANI | CPME.JAYAN | 9,4339.06% | 78.1% |
| TARUR | CPMA. K. BALAN | KECJN. VINESH | 25,75622.94% | 75.2% |
| THALASSERY | CPMKODIYERI BALAKRISHNAN | INCRIJIL MAKKUTTY | 26,50922.51% | 78.7% |
| THAVANUR | INDDR.K.T. JALEEL | INCADV. V.V. PRAKASH | 6,8545.60% | 78.2% |
| THIRUVALLA | JD(S)ADV MATHEW T THOMAS | KECMVICTOR T THOMAS | 10,7678.50% | 65.3% |
| THIRUVAMBADY | MULC MOYINKUTTY | CPMGEORGE M THOMAS | 3,8333.31% | 79.4% |
| THIRUVANANTHAPURAM | INCADV.V.S.SIVAKUMAR | KCAMGV.SURENDRAN PILLAI | 5,3525.00% | 60.4% |
| THODUPUZHA | KECMP.J.JOSEPH | INDPROF. JOSEPH AUGUSTINE | 22,86817.90% | 72.0% |
| THRIKKAKARA | INCBENNY BEHANAN | CPMM.E. HASSAINAR | 22,40619.01% | 73.7% |
| THRIPUNITHURA | INCK.BABU | CPMC.M.DINESH MANI | 15,77812.05% | 76.3% |
| THRISSUR | INCADV.THERAMBIL RAMAKRISHNAN | CPIP. BALACHANDRAN | 16,16914.33% | 69.7% |
| THRITHALA | INCADV.V.T. BALRAM | CPMMAMMIKUTTY. P | 3,1972.62% | 78.5% |
| TIRUR | MULC MAMMOOTTY | CPMP P ABDULLAKUTTY | 23,56618.65% | 76.0% |
| TIRURANGADI | MULP.K.ABDU RABB | CPIADV.K.K.ABDU SAMAD | 30,20830.11% | 65.6% |
| TRIKARIPUR | CPMK KUNHIRAMAN | INCK.V.GANGADHARAN | 8,7656.45% | 80.3% |
| UDMA | CPMK.KUNHIRAMAN | INCADV. C K SREEDHARAN | 11,3808.85% | 74.2% |
| UDUMBANCHOLA | CPMK.K.JAYACHANDRAN | INCADV.JOSSY SEBASTIAN | 9,8338.89% | 72.0% |
| VADAKARA | JD(S)C.K.NANU | SJDADV.M.K. PREMNATH | 8470.74% | 80.7% |
| VAIKOM | CPIK. AJITH | INCA SANEESHKUMAR | 10,5688.71% | 79.2% |
| VALLIKKUNNU | MULADV.K.N.A.KHADER | INDK.V. SANKARANARAYANAN | 18,12215.99% | 72.5% |
| VAMANAPURAM | CPMKOLIAKODE.N. KRISHNAN NAIR | INCADV.C.MOHANACHANDRAN | 2,2361.81% | 70.7% |
| VARKALA | INCVARKALA KAHAR | CPMA.A.RAHIM | 10,7109.72% | 72.5% |
| VATTIYOORKAVU | INCK.MURALIDHARAN | INDCHERIYAN PHILIP | 16,16714.35% | 64.2% |
| VENGARA | MULP.K.KUNHALIKUTTY | INLK.P.ISMAYIL | 38,23738.42% | 69.0% |
| VYPEN | CPMS.SARMA | INCAJAY THARAYIL | 5,2424.34% | 79.4% |
| WADAKKANCHERY | INCC.N.BALAKRISHNAN | CPMN.R.BALAN | 6,6854.80% | 79.0% |
| WANDOOR | INCA.P.ANILKUMAR | CPMV. RAMESAN | 28,91921.81% | 73.4% |
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 2011?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 45 of 140 seats in Kerala, 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 assembly seats does Kerala have?
Kerala has 140 assembly seats.
