Kerala assembly election, May 2016
140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, 77.50% turnout.
Seats
140
Candidates
1,203
110 women, 8 elected
Turnout
77.50%
2.02 cr of 2.61 cr
Leading party
CPM
58 of 140 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 58 | +13 | 102 | 53,71,021 | 26.55% | -1.64 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 22 | -16 | 87 | 47,94,793 | 23.70% | -2.70 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 19 | +6 | 25 | 16,43,878 | 8.12% | -0.59 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 18 | +18 | 23 | 14,96,864 | 7.40% | — |
| INDIndependent | 6 | +4 | 438 | 10,67,203 | 5.27% | -0.38 |
| KECMKerala Congress (M) | 6 | -3 | 15 | 8,07,718 | 3.99% | -0.94 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 3 | -1 | 5 | 2,93,274 | 1.45% | -0.07 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2,37,408 | 1.17% | -0.07 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | +1 | 98 | 21,29,726 | 10.53% | +4.49 |
| NSCNSC | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1,30,843 | 0.65% | — |
| CMPKSCCMPKSC | 1 | +1 | 2 | 1,20,158 | 0.59% | -0.05 |
| KECBKECB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74,429 | 0.37% | -0.35 |
| KECJKECJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 73,770 | 0.36% | -0.55 |
| CSCS | 1 | +1 | 1 | 54,347 | 0.27% | — |
| BDJSBDJS | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7,95,797 | 3.93% | — |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2,96,585 | 1.47% | +1.45 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | -2 | 5 | 2,16,071 | 1.07% | -0.24 |
| SDPISocial Democratic Party of India | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1,23,241 | 0.61% | -0.30 |
| INLINL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,12,261 | 0.55% | +0.32 |
| WPOIWPOI | 0 | 0 | 41 | 61,653 | 0.30% | — |
| PDPJammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | 60 | 47,949 | 0.24% | +0.16 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 74 | 47,638 | 0.24% | -0.37 |
| KECKerala Congress | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37,108 | 0.18% | — |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33,440 | 0.17% | +0.15 |
| KCSTKCST | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31,537 | 0.16% | — |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10,858 | 0.05% | 0.00 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5,257 | 0.03% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4,952 | 0.02% | 0.00 |
| KLJPKLJP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,186 | 0.01% | — |
| APOIAPOI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1,108 | 0.01% | — |
| AKTPAKTP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 806 | 0.00% | — |
| IGPIGP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 782 | 0.00% | — |
| SDPSDP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 564 | 0.00% | — |
| PPGPPPGP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 485 | 0.00% | — |
| KCSKCS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 292 | 0.00% | — |
| MCPIMCPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 0.00% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 0.00% | -0.01 |
- CPM58 (41%)
- INC22 (16%)
- CPI19 (14%)
- IUML18 (13%)
- IND6 (4%)
- KECM6 (4%)
- Others11 (8%)
- CPM58
- INC22
- CPI19
- IUML18
- IND6
- KECM6
- Others11
- CPM58
- INC22
- CPI19
- IUML18
- IND6
- KECM6
- JD(S)3
- NCP2
- Others6
Constituency performance
From the 140 results in Kerala
Closest contest
WADAKKANCHERY
won by 43 (0.03%)
Biggest victory
KADUTHURUTHY
won by 42,256 (33.23%)
Highest turnout
CHERTHALA
86.73%
Lowest turnout
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
65.36%
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2011), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained88 (63%)
- Changed hands52 (37%)
88 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 52 changed hands.
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
- IUML
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 140 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOOR | CPICHITTAYAM GOPAKUMAR | INCK K SHAJU | 25,46016.42% | 74.4% |
| ALAPPUZHA | CPMDR.T.M.THOMAS ISAAC | INCADV.LALY VINCENT | 31,03219.87% | 80.7% |
| ALATHUR | CPMK.D.PRASENAN | KECMADV.K KUSALAKUMAR | 36,06028.03% | 77.8% |
| ALUVA | INCANWAR SADATH | CPMADV V SALEEM | 18,83512.83% | 83.2% |
| AMBALAPUZHA | CPMG.SUDHAKARAN | JD(U)SHAIK.P.HARRIZ | 22,62116.97% | 78.9% |
| ANGAMALY | INCROJI M JOHN | JD(S)BENNY MOONJELY | 9,1866.75% | 83.2% |
| ARANMULA | CPMVEENA GEORGE | INCADV K SIVADASAN NAIR | 7,6464.74% | 70.8% |
| AROOR | CPMADV.A.M.ARIFF | INCADV.C.R.JAYAPRAKASH | 38,51923.80% | 85.8% |
| ARUVIKKARA | INCK.S. SABARINADHAN | CPMADV. A.A.RASHEED | 21,31414.83% | 75.9% |
| ATTINGAL | CPMADV.B.SATYAN | RSPK.CHANDRABABU | 40,38329.23% | 69.5% |
| AZHIKODE | IUMLK M SHAJI | CPMM V NIKESH KUMAR | 2,2871.62% | 81.9% |
| BALUSSERI | CPMPURUSHUAN KADALUNDI | INDU.C RAMAN PADANILAM | 15,4648.86% | 83.3% |
| BEYPORE | CPMMAMMED KOYA V K C | INCADAM MULSI M P | 14,3639.22% | 81.5% |
| CHADAYAMANGALAM | CPIMULLAKKARA RETNAKARAN | INCM.M. HASSAN | 21,92815.11% | 73.8% |
| CHALAKKUDY | CPMB. D. DEVASSY | INCT. U. RADHAKRISHNAN | 26,64817.72% | 78.9% |
| CHANGANASSERY | KECMC F THOMAS | INDDR. K C JOSEPH | 1,8491.47% | 75.2% |
| CHATHANNUR | CPIG.S.JAYALAL | BJPB B GOPAKUMAR | 34,40725.83% | 74.0% |
| CHAVARA | CMPKSCN.VIJAYAN PILLAI | RSPSHIBU BABYJOHN | 6,1894.48% | 78.5% |
| CHELAKKARA | CPMU R PRADEEP | INCTHULASI | 10,2006.74% | 79.2% |
| CHENGANNUR | CPMADV.K.K.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR | INCP.C.VISHNUNATH | 7,9835.49% | 73.7% |
| CHERTHALA | CPIP.THILOTHAMAN | INCADV.S.SARATH | 7,1964.05% | 86.7% |
| CHIRAYINKEEZHU | CPIV. SASI | INCK.S.AJITH KUMAR | 14,32210.35% | 70.2% |
| CHITTUR | JD(S)K KRISHNANKUTTY | INCK ACHUTHAN | 7,2854.72% | 83.0% |
| DEVIKULAM | CPMS RAJENDRAN | INCA K MONY | 5,7824.93% | 71.2% |
| DHARMADAM | CPMPINARAYI VIJAYAN | INCMAMBARAM DIVAKARAN | 36,90524.02% | 83.3% |
| ELATHUR | NCPA K SASEENDRAN | JD(U)KISHEN CHAND | 29,05718.51% | 83.3% |
| ERANAD | IUMLP.K BASHEER | INDK.T.ABDURAHIMAN | 12,8939.49% | 81.8% |
| ERANAKULAM | INCHIBI EDEN | CPMM ANIL KUMAR | 21,94919.86% | 71.7% |
| ERAVIPURAM | CPMM. NOUSHAD | RSPA.A.AZEEZ | 28,80323.05% | 73.4% |
| ETTUMANOOR | CPMSURESH KURUP | KECMTHOMAS CHAZHIKADAN | 8,8996.73% | 80.0% |
| GURUVAYOOR | CPMK.V. ABDUL KHADER | IUMLADV. P.M. SADIQALI | 15,09810.23% | 73.2% |
| HARIPAD | INCRAMESH CHENNITHALA | CPIP.PRASAD | 18,62112.51% | 78.9% |
| IDUKKI | KECMROSHY AUGUSTINE | INDADV. K FRANCIS GEORGE | 9,3336.61% | 76.7% |
| IRIKKUR | INCK C JOSEPH | CPIK T JOSE | 9,6476.52% | 78.6% |
| IRINJALAKKUDA | CPMPROF. K.U. ARUNAN (E) | KECMADV. THOMAS UNNIYADAN | 2,7111.82% | 77.8% |
| KADUTHURUTHY | KECMADV. MONS JOSEPH | KCSTSCARIA THOMAS | 42,25633.23% | 69.6% |
| KAIPAMANGALAM | CPIE T TAISON MASTER | RSPM T MUHAMMED NAHAS | 33,44024.82% | 79.3% |
| KALAMASSERY | IUMLV K EBRAHIM KUNJU | CPMA M YOUSAF | 12,1187.82% | 81.3% |
| KALLIASSERI | CPMT V RAJESH | INCAMRITHA RAMAKRISHNAN | 42,89130.91% | 78.3% |
| KALPETTA | CPMC K SASEENDRAN | JD(U)M.V SHREYAMS KUMAR | 13,0838.67% | 79.0% |
| KANHANGAD | CPIE.CHANDRASHEKARAN | INCDHANYA SURESH | 26,01116.14% | 78.7% |
| KANJIRAPPALLY | KECMDR. N JAYARAJ | CPIADV. V B BINU | 3,8902.85% | 76.4% |
| KANNUR | CSRAMACHANDRAN KADANNAPPALLI | INCSATHEESAN PACHENI | 1,1960.95% | 77.3% |
| KARUNAGAPPALLY | CPIR.RAMACHANDRAN | INCC.R.MAHESH | 1,7591.08% | 79.4% |
| KASARAGOD | IUMLN A NELLIKKUNNU | BJPRAVISHA THANTRI KUNTAR | 8,6075.95% | 76.6% |
| KATTAKKADA | CPMADV. I.B. SATHEESH | INCN.SHAKTHAN | 8490.59% | 76.7% |
| KAYAMKULAM | CPMADV.U.PRATHIBHA HARI | INCADV.M.LIJU | 11,8577.56% | 77.1% |
| KAZHAKKOOTTAM | CPMKADAKAMPALLY SURENDRAN | BJPV.MURALEEDHARAN | 7,3475.48% | 73.7% |
| KOCHI | CPMK J MAXY | INCDOMINIC PRESENTATION | 1,0860.88% | 72.3% |
| KODUNGALLUR | CPIV R SUNILKUMAR | INCK P DHANAPALAN | 22,79115.34% | 79.5% |
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 2016?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 58 of 140 seats in Kerala, 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 assembly seats does Kerala have?
Kerala has 140 assembly seats.
