Elections for the 14th Legislative Assembly of Kerala
The2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140MLAs to the 14thKerala Legislative Assembly .
The constituencies to which election was held Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election.[ 2] The result was declared on 19 May 2016. TheLeft Democratic Front (LDF) , led byCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), won the election, defeating the incumbentUnited Democratic Front (UDF) , led by theIndian National Congress (INC), which could only win 47 seats in the election.[ 3] Pinarayi Vijayan was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 25 May.
The tenure of the members of the Legislative Assembly in the state was to end on 31 May 2016.[ 4] As per the voters list published on 14 January 2016, there were around 2.60 crore (26 million) eligible voters including 6.18 lakh (618,000) new voters in the age group 18–21. Elections to the 140-member assembly were held in 21,498 polling stations set up at 12,038 locations.[ 5] There were 500 model polling stations.[ 6] Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme was undertaken in Kerala to raise voter awareness.[ 7]
Final voters list for Kerala Legislative Assembly election 2016 Group of voters Voters population Male 12,510,580 Female 13,508,702 Third gender 2 Total voters 26,019,284
2,065Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) units were used by the Election Commission in 1,650 polling stations in 12 constituencies. VVPAT were not used in Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Wayanad and Kasaragod districts.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] The Election Commission launched several mobile apps.[ 6]
Parties and coalitions [ edit ] There are two major political coalitions in Kerala. TheLeft Democratic Front (LDF) is the coalition of the left-wing and far-left parties, led by theCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). TheUnited Democratic Front (UDF) is the coalition of centrist and centre-left parties led by theIndian National Congress .
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)[ edit ] Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
United Democratic Front (Kerala)[ edit ] United Democratic Front (Kerala)
National Democratic Alliance [ edit ] National Democratic Alliance
Parties not in any coalition [ edit ] When conducted Ref Polling organisation/Agency Sample size UDF LDF OTH Seats Vote % Seats Vote % seats Vote % March 2016 [ 16] C-FORE for Asianet News[ 17] 15778 55–62 37% 75–82 41% 3–5 18% March 2016 [ 18] India TV C-Voter N/A 49 N/A 89 N/A 2 N/A April 2016 [ 19] Mathrbhumi News – Axis My India N/A 66–72 42% 68–74 45% 0–2 10% 23 April 2016 [ 20] Asianet News – C4 Election Survey 50000 56–62 37% 75–81 40% 3–5 18% May 2016 [ 21] Mars agency 7020 70–75 N/A 63–67 N/A 0 N/A May 2016 [ 22] IMEG Opinion Poll 60000 50–57 N/A 83–90 N/A 0 N/A May 2016 [ 23] People TV – CES Survey 17460 51–59 40.6% 81–89 43.1% 0–3 14.1%
Agency LDF UDF Others Ref. Times Now-C Voter 74–82 54–62 0–8 [ 24] India Today-Axis 88–101 38–48 1–7 [ 25] News Nation 67–71 68–72 0–2 [ 26] Today's Chanakya 75±9 57±9 8±5 [ 27]
Voting took place on 16 May 2016 in all 140 Legislative Assembly Constituencies. The final turnout was 77.35%.[ 28]
Districts Voter Turnout District wise map of Kerala District % Kasaragod 78.51 Kannur 80.63 Wayanad 78.22 Kozhikode 81.89 Malappuram 75.83 Palakkad 78.37 Thrissur 77.74 Ernakulam 79.77 Idukki 73.59 Kottayam 76.90 Alappuzha 79.88 Pathanamthitta 71.66 Kollam 75.07 Thiruvananthapuram 72.53 Total 77.35
Vote Share by alliance
LDF (43.5%)UDF (38.8%)NDA (15.0%)Other (2.75%) Seat Share by alliance
LDF (65.0%)UDF (33.6%)NDA (0.71%)Other (0.72%) The Left Democratic Front won in a landslide in terms of seats, winning 91 out of 140 seats in the legislature. The incumbent UDF front was defeated and was reduced to 47 seats. The NDA, and independentP. C. George won one seat each.
P.C. George , who contested as an independent candidate from Poonjar, joined theNDA on a later date.
Region wise map of Kerala Region Total Seats UDF LDF NDA OTH North Kerala 32 8 24 0 0 Central Kerala 55 25 30 0 0 South Kerala 53 14 37 1 1
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats Votes % Candidates Won Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5,365,472 26.7 84 59 Indian National Congress 4,794,793 23.8 87 21 Bharatiya Janata Party 2,129,726 10.6 98 1 Communist Party of India 1,643,878 8.2 25 19 Indian Union Muslim League 1,496,864 7.4 23 18 Kerala Congress (Mani) 807,718 4.0 15 5 Bharath Dharma Jana Sena 795,797 4.0 36 0 Independents (LDF) 487,510 2.4 8 4 Janata Dal (United) 296,585 1.5 7 0 Janata Dal (Secular) 293,274 1.5 5 3 Nationalist Congress Party 237,408 1.2 4 2 Independents (IND)220,797 1.1 420 1 Revolutionary Socialist Party 216,071 1.1 5 0 Kerala Congress (Democratic) 157,584 0.78 4 0 National Secular Conference 130,843 0.65 2 1 Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) 75,725 0.38 1 1 Kerala Congress (Balakrishna Pillai) 74,429 0.37 1 1 Kerala Congress (Jacob) 73,770 0.37 1 1 Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan)64,666 0.32 1 1 Congress (Secular) 54,347 0.27 1 1 Total 20,232,718 100.00 1,203 140 Valid votes 20,232,718 99.97 Invalid votes 6,107 0.03 Votes cast / turnout 20,238,825 77.53 Abstentions 5,866,244 22.47 Registered voters 26,105,069
Results by constituency [ edit ] Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin No. Name Candidate Party Alliance Votes % Candidate Party Alliance Votes % Kasaragod district 1 Manjeshwar P. B. Abdul Razak IUML UDF 56,870 35.79 K. Surendran BJP NDA 56,781 35.74 89 2 Kasaragod N. A. Nellikkunnu IUML UDF 64,727 44.72 Ravisha Tantri Kuntar BJP NDA 56,120 38.77 8,607 3 Udma K. Kunhiraman CPI(M) LDF 70,679 43.94 K. Sudhakaran INC UDF 66,847 41.55 3,832 4 Kanhangad E. Chandrasekharan CPI(M) LDF 80,558 49.98 Dhanya Suresh INC UDF 54,547 33.84 26,011 5 Thrikaripur M. Rajagopalan CPI(M) LDF 79,286 50.93 K. P. Kunhikannan INC UDF 62,327 40.04 16,959 Kannur district 6 Payyanur C. Krishnan CPI(M) LDF 83,226 58.02 Sajid Mavval INC UDF 42,963 29.95 40,263 7 Kalliasseri T. V. Rajesh CPI(M) LDF 83,006 59.83 Amritha Ramakrishnan INC UDF 40,115 28.91 42,891 8 Taliparamba James Mathew CPI(M) LDF 91,106 56.95 Rajesh Nambiar KC(M) UDF 50,489 31.56 40,617 9 Irikkur K. C. Joseph INC UDF 72,548 49.00 K. T. Jose CPI LDF 62,901 42.48 9,647 10 Azhikode K. M. Shaji IUML UDF 63,082 44.58 M. V. Nikesh Kumar CPI(M) LDF 60,795 42.97 2,287 11 Kannur Kadannappalli Ramachandran Cong(S) LDF 54,347 43.06 Satheesan Pacheni INC UDF 53,151 42.11 1,196 12 Dharmadam Pinarayi Vijayan CPI(M) LDF 87,329 56.84 Mambaram Divakaran INC UDF 50,424 32.82 36,905 13 Thalassery A. N. Shamseer CPI(M) LDF 70,741 53.32 A. P. Abdullakutty INC UDF 36,624 27.61 34,117 14 Kuthuparamba K. K. Shailaja CPI(M) LDF 67,013 45.64 K. P. Mohanan JD(U) UDF 54,722 37.27 12,891 15 Mattanur E. P. Jayarajan CPI(M) LDF 84,030 56.52 K. P. Prashanth JD(U) UDF 40,649 27.34 43,381 16 Peravoor Sunny Joseph INC UDF 65,659 48.10 Binoy Kurian CPI(M) LDF 57,670 42.25 7,989 Wayanad district 17 Mananthavady (ST)O. R. Kelu CPI(M) LDF 62,436 42.88 P. K. Jayalakshmi INC UDF 61,129 41.99 1,307 18 Sulthan Bathery (ST)I. C. Balakrishnan INC UDF 75,747 44.04 Rugmini Subrahmanian CPI(M) LDF 64,549 37.53 11,198 19 Kalpetta C. K. Saseendran CPI(M) LDF 72,959 48.35 M. V. Shreyams Kumar JD(U) UDF 59,876 39.68 13,083 Kozhikode district 20 Vadakara C. K. Nanu JD(S) LDF 49,211 37.98 Manayath Chandran JD(U) UDF 39,700 30.64 9,511 21 Kuttiady Parakkal Abdulla IUML UDF 71,809 45.50 K. K. Lathika CPI(M) LDF 70,652 44.77 1,157 22 Nadapuram E. K. Vijayan CPI LDF 74,742 45.87 Praveen Kumar INC UDF 69,983 42.95 4,759 23 Quilandy K. Dasan CPI(M) LDF 70,593 45.94 N. Subramanian INC UDF 57,224 37.24 13,369 24 Perambra T. P. Ramakrishnan CPI(M) LDF 72,359 47.14 Mohammad Ikbal KC(M) UDF 68,258 44.46 4,101 25 Balussery (SC)Purushan Kadalundi CPI(M) LDF 82,914 47.50 U. C. Raman Padanilam IND UDF 67,450 38.64 15,464 26 Elathur A. K. Saseendran NCP LDF 76,387 48.65 Kishen Chand JD(U) UDF 47,330 30.15 29,057 27 Kozhikode North A. Pradeep Kumar CPI(M) LDF 64,192 48.40 P. M. Suresh Babu INC UDF 36,319 27.39 27,873 28 Kozhikode South M. K. Muneer IUML UDF 49,863 43.13 A. P. Abdul Wahab INL LDF 43,536 37.66 6,327 29 Beypore V. K. C. Mammed Koya CPI(M) LDF 69,114 44.39 Adam Mulsi M.P. INC UDF 54,751 42.69 14,363 30 Kunnamangalam P. T. A. Rahim IND LDF 77,410 42.92 T. Siddique INC UDF 66,205 36.71 11,205 31 Koduvally Karat Razack IND LDF 61,033 44.42 M. A. Razack Master IUML UDF 60,460 44.01 573 32 Thiruvambady George M. Thomas CPI(M) LDF 62,324 45.93 V. M. Ummer Master IUML UDF 59,316 43.72 3,008 Malappuram district 33 Kondotty T. V. Ibrahim IUML UDF 69,668 46.58 K. P. Beerankutty IND LDF 59,014 39.46 10,654 34 Eranad P. K. Basheer IUML UDF 69,048 50.83 K. T. Abdurahiman IND LDF 56,155 41.34 12,893 35 Nilambur P. V. Anvar IND LDF 77,858 47.91 Aryadan Shoukath INC UDF 66,354 40.83 11,504 36 Wandoor (SC)A. P. Anil Kumar INC UDF 81,964 52.59 K. Nishanth CPI(M) LDF 58,100 37.28 23,864 37 Manjeri M. Ummer IUML UDF 69,779 50.22 K. Mohandas CPI LDF 50,163 36.10 19,616 38 Perinthalmanna Manjalamkuzhi Ali IUML UDF 70,990 46.89 V. Sasikumar CPI(M) LDF 70,411 46.50 579 39 Mankada T. A. Ahmed Kabeer IUML UDF 69,165 46.08 T. K. Rasheed Ali CPI(M) LDF 67,657 45.07 1,508 40 Malappuram P. Ubaidulla IUML UDF 81,072 57.16 K. P. Sumathi CPI(M) LDF 45,400 32.01 36,672 41 Vengara P. K. Kunhalikutty IUML UDF 72,181 60.01 P. P. Basheer CPI(M) LDF 34,124 28.37 38,057 42 Valikunnu Abdul Hameed Master IUML UDF 59,720 43.44 O. K. Thangal INL LDF 47,110 34.27 12,610 43 Tirurangadi P. K. Abdu Rabb IUML UDF 62,927 46.53 Niyas Pulikkalakath IND LDF 56,884 42.06 6,043 44 Tanur V. Abdurahiman NSC LDF 64,772 45.78 Abdurahiman Randathani IUML UDF 59,554 42.29 5,018 45 Tirur C. Mammootty IUML UDF 73,432 46.85 Gafoor P. Lillis NSC LDF 66,371 42.34 7,061 46 Kottakkal Abid Hussain Thangal IUML UDF 71,768 48.34 N. A. Mohammed Kutty NCP LDF 56,726 38.21 15,042 47 Thavanur K. T. Jaleel IND LDF 68,179 47.97 Ifthiquarudeen Master INC UDF 51,115 35.96 17,064 48 Ponnani P. Sreeramakrishnan CPI(M) LDF 69,332 48.91 P. T. Ajay Mohan INC UDF 53,692 37.87 15,540 Palakkad district 49 Thrithala V. T. Balram INC UDF 66,505 47.16 Subaida Ishac CPI(M) LDF 55,958 39.68 10,547 50 Pattambi Muhammad Muhassin CPI LDF 64,025 45.69 C. P. Mohammed INC UDF 56,621 40.41 7,404 51 Shornur P. K. Sasi CPI(M) LDF 66,165 46.71 C. Sangeetha INC UDF 41,618 29.38 25,447 52 Ottapalam P. Unni CPI(M) LDF 67,161 44.71 Shanimol Usman INC UDF 51,073 34.00 16,088 53 Kongad (SC)K. V. Vijayadas CPI(M) LDF 60,790 45.35 Pandalam Sudhakaran INC UDF 47,519 35.45 13,271 54 Mannarkkad N. Samsudheen IUML UDF 73,163 49.27 K. P. Suresh Raj CPI LDF 60,838 40.97 12,325 55 Malampuzha V. S. Achuthanandan CPI(M) LDF 73,299 45.90 C. Krishnakumar BJP NDA 46,157 28.90 27,142 56 Palakkad Shafi Parambil INC UDF 57,559 41.77 Sobha Surendran BJP NDA 40,076 29.08 17,383 57 Tarur (SC)A. K. Balan CPI(M) LDF 67,047 52.25 C. Prakash KC(J) UDF 43,979 34.28 23,068 58 Chittur K. Krishnankutty JD(S) LDF 69,270 44.90 K. Achuthan INC UDF 61,985 40.18 7,285 59 Nenmara K. Babu CPI(M) LDF 66,316 42.90 A. V. Gopinathan INC UDF 58,908 38.11 8,108 60 Alathur K. D. Prasenan CPI(M) LDF 71,206 55.35 K. Kusala Kumar KC(M) UDF 35,146 27.32 36,060 Thrissur district 61 Chelakkara (SC)U. R. Pradeep CPI(M) LDF 67,771 44.81 Thulasi INC UDF 57,571 38.07 10,200 62 Kunnamkulam A. C. Moideen CPI(M) LDF 63,274 41.92 C. P. John CMPKSC UDF 55,492 36.77 7,782 63 Guruvayur K. V. Abdul Khader CPI(M) LDF 66,088 44.76 P. M. Sadiqali IUML UDF 50,990 40.75 15,098 64 Manalur Murali Perunelly CPI(M) LDF 70,422 43.30 O. Abdu Rahimankutty INC UDF 51,097 31.42 19,325 65 Wadakkanchery Anil Akkara INC UDF 65,535 41.02 Mary Thomas CPI(M) LDF 65,492 40.99 43 66 Ollur K. Rajan CPI(M) LDF 71,666 47.55 M. P. Vincent INC UDF 58,418 38.76 13,248 67 Thrissur V. S. Sunil Kumar CPI LDF 53,664 42.19 Padmaja Venugopal INC UDF 46,677 36.70 6,987 68 Nattika (SC)Geetha Gopi CPI LDF 70,218 46.65 K. V. Dasan INC UDF 43,441 28.86 26,777 69 Kaipamangalam E. T. Taison Master CPI LDF 66,824 49.60 M. T. Muhammad Nahas RSP UDF 33,384 24.78 33,440 70 Irinjalakuda K. U. Arunan CPI(M) LDF 59,730 40.00 Thomas Unniyadan KC(M) UDF 57,019 42.33 2,711 71 Puthukkad C. Raveendranath CPI(M) LDF 79,464 50.07 Sundaran Kunnathully INC UDF 40,986 25.82 38,478 72 Chalakudy B. D. Devassy CPI(M) LDF 74,251 49.37 T. U. Radhakrishnan INC UDF 47,603 31.65 26,648 73 Kodungallur V. R. Sunil Kumar CPI LDF 67,909 45.71 K. P. Dhanapalan INC UDF 45,118 30.37 22,791 Ernakulam district 74 Perumbavoor Eldhose Kunnappilly INC UDF 64,285 44.11 Mammikutty P. CPI(M) LDF 57,197 39.25 7,288 75 Angamaly Roji M. John INC UDF 66,666 48.96 Benny Moonjely JD(S) LDF 57,480 42.22 9,186 76 Aluva Anwar Sadath INC UDF 69,568 47.39 V. Saleem CPI(M) LDF 50,733 34.56 18,835 77 Kalamassery V. K. Ebrahim Kunju IUML UDF 68,726 44.37 A. M. Yousaf CPI(M) LDF 56,608 36.55 12,118 78 Paravur V. D. Satheesan INC UDF 74,985 46.70 Sarada Mohan CPI LDF 54,351 33.85 20,634 79 Vypen S. Sharma CPI(M) LDF 68,526 52.24 K. R. Subhash INC UDF 49,173 37.49 19,353 80 Kochi K. J. Maxi CPI(M) LDF 47,967 38.70 Dominic Presentation INC UDF 46,881 37.82 1,086 81 Thrippunithura M. Swaraj CPI(M) LDF 62,697 40.53 K. Babu INC UDF 58,230 37.64 4,467 82 Ernakulam Hibi Eden INC UDF 57,819 52.32 M. Anil Kumar CPI(M) LDF 35,870 32.46 21,949 83 Thrikkakara P. T. Thomas INC UDF 61,451 45.42 Sebastian Paul CPI(M) LDF 49,455 36.87 11,996 84 Kunnathunad (SC)V. P. Sajeendran INC UDF 65,445 44.13 Shiji Shivaji CPI(M) LDF 62,766 42.32 2,679 85 Piravom Anoop Jacob KC(J) UDF 73,770 45.77 M. J. Jacob CPI(M) LDF 67,575 41.93 6,195 86 Muvattupuzha Eldho Abraham CPI LDF 70,269 49.27 Joseph Vazhackkan INC UDF 60,894 42.70 9,375 87 Kothamangalam Antony John CPI(M) LDF 65,467 49.26 T. U. Kuruvilla KC(M) UDF 46,185 37.88 19,282 Idukki district 88 Devikulam (SC)S. Rajendran CPI(M) LDF 49,510 42.18 A. K. Moni INC UDF 43,728 37.25 5,782 89 Udumbanchola M. M. Mani CPI(M) LDF 50,813 40.32 Senapathy Venu INC UDF 49,704 39.44 1,109 90 Thodupuzha P. J. Joseph KC(M) UDF 76,564 54.08 Roy Varicattu IND LDF 30,977 21.88 46,587 91 Idukki Roshy Augustine KC(M) UDF 60,556 42.86 K. Francis George IND LDF 51,223 36.26 9,333 92 Peerumade E. S. Bijimol CPI LDF 56,584 43.94 Syriac Thomas INC UDF 56,270 43.70 314 Kottayam district 93 Pala K. M. Mani KC(M) UDF 56,884 42.13 Mani C. Kappan NCP LDF 54,181 38.76 2,603 94 Kaduthurthy Mons Joseph KC(M) UDF 73,393 58.03 Skaria Thomas KC(ST) LDF 31,537 24.80 42,256 95 Vaikom (SC)C. K. Asha CPI LDF 61,997 46.95 A. Saneeshkumar INC UDF 37,413 28.33 24,584 96 Ettumanoor K. Suresh Kurup CPI(M) LDF 53,805 40.67 Thomas Chazhikadan KC(M) UDF 44,906 33.94 8,899 97 Kottayam Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan INC UDF 73,894 57.46 Reji Sakhariya CPI(M) LDF 40,262 31.31 33,632 98 Puthuppally Oommen Chandy INC UDF 71,597 53.42 Jaick C. Thomas CPI(M) LDF 44,505 33.20 27,092 99 Changanassery C. F. Thomas KC(M) UDF 50,371 40.04 K. C. Joseph IND LDF 48,522 38.57 1,849 100 Kanjirappally N. Jayaraj KC(M) UDF 53,126 38.86 V. B. Binu CPI(M) LDF 49,236 36.02 3,890 101 Poonjar P. C. George IND N/A 63,621 43.65 Georgekutty Augusty KC(M) UDF 35,800 24.56 27,821 Alappuzha district 102 Aroor A. M. Ariff CPI(M) LDF 84,720 52.34 C. R. Jayaprakash INC UDF 46,201 28.54 38,519 103 Cherthala P. Thilothaman CPI LDF 81,197 45.70 S. Sarath INC UDF 74,001 41.65 7,196 104 Alappuzha T. M. Thomas Issac CPI(M) LDF 83,219 53.29 Laly Vincent INC UDF 52,719 33.42 31,032 105 Ambalappuzha G. Sudhakaran CPI(M) LDF 63,069 47.32 Shaik P. Harriz JD(U) UDF 40,448 33.42 22,621 106 Kuttanad Thomas Chandy NCP LDF 50,114 38.52 Jacob Abraham KC(M) UDF 45,223 34.76 4,891 107 Haripad Ramesh Chennithala INC UDF 75,980 51.05 P. Prasad CPI LDF 57,359 38.54 18,621 108 Kayamkulam U. Prathibha Hari CPI(M) LDF 72,956 46.53 M. Liju INC UDF 61,099 38.96 11,757 109 Mavelikara (SC)R. Rajesh CPI(M) LDF 74,455 49.81 Baiju Kalasala INC UDF 43,013 28.74 31,542 110 Chengannur K. K. Ramachandran Nair CPI(M) LDF 52,880 36.34 P. C. Vishnunath INC UDF 44,897 30.85 7,983 Pathanamthitta district 111 Thiruvalla Mathew T. Thomas JD(S) LDF 59,660 41.28 Joseph M. Puthussery KC(M) UDF 51,398 35.56 8,462 112 Ranni Raju Abrham CPI(M) LDF 58,749 43.87 Mariamma Cherian INC UDF 44,153 32.97 14,596 113 Aranmula Veena George CPI(M) LDF 64,523 39.97 K. Sivadasan Nair INC UDF 56,877 35.23 7,646 114 Konni Adoor Prakash INC UDF 72,800 50.81 R. Sanal Kumar CPI(M) LDF 52,052 36.33 20,748 115 Adoor (SC)Chittayam Gopakumar CPI LDF 76,034 49.05 K. K. Shaju INC UDF 50,574 32.62 25,460 Kollam district 116 Karunagappally R. Ramachandran CPI LDF 69,902 43.06 C. R. Mahesh INC UDF 68,143 41.97 1,759 117 Chavara N. Vijayan Pillai CMP(A) LDF 64,666 46.80 Shibu Baby John RSP UDF 58,477 42.32 8,189 118 Kunnathur (SC)Kovoor Kunjumon IND LDF 75,725 47.38 Ullas Kovur RSP UDF 55,196 34.54 20,529 119 Kottarakkara P. Aisha Potty CPI(M) LDF 83,443 55.44 Savin Sathyan INC UDF 40,811 27.11 42,632 120 Pathanapuram K. B. Ganesh Kumar KC(B) LDF 74,429 52.39 P. V. Jagadish Kumar INC UDF 49,867 35.10 24,562 121 Punalur K. Raju CPI LDF 82,136 56.85 A. Younus Kunju IUML UDF 48,554 33.61 33,582 122 Chadayamangalam Mullakkara Ratnakaran CPI LDF 71,262 49.10 M. M. Hassan INC UDF 49,334 33.99 21,928 123 Kundara J. Mercy Kutty Amma CPI(M) LDF 79,047 51.81 Rajmohan Unnithan INC UDF 48,587 31.85 30,460 124 Kollam M. Mukesh CPI(M) LDF 63,103 48.81 Sooraj Ravi INC UDF 45,492 35.19 17,611 125 Eravipuram M. Noushad CPI(M) LDF 65,392 52.33 A. A. Azeez RSP UDF 36,589 29.28 28,803 126 Chathanoor G. S. Jayalal CPI LDF 67,606 50.76 B. B. Gopakumar BJP NDA 33,199 24.92 34,407 Thiruvananthapuram district 127 Varkala V. Joy CPI(M) LDF 53,102 41.43 Varkala Kahar INC UDF 50,716 39.57 2,386 128 Attingal (SC)B. Satyan CPI(M) LDF 72,808 52.71 K. Chandrababu RSP UDF 32,425 23.47 40,383 129 Chirayinkeezhu (SC)V. Sasi CPI LDF 64,692 46.75 K. S. Ajith Kumar INC UDF 50,370 36.40 14,322 130 Nedumangad C. Divakaran CPI LDF 57,745 38.16 Palode Ravi INC UDF 54,124 35.76 3,621 131 Vamanapuram D. K. Murali CPI(M) LDF 65,848 46.56 T. Sarathchandra Prasad INC UDF 56,252 39.77 9,596 132 Kazhakootam Kadakampally Surendran CPI(M) LDF 50,079 37.38 V. Muraleedharan BJP NDA 42,732 31.90 7,347 133 Vattiyoorkavu K. Muraleedharan INC UDF 51,322 37.43 Kummanam Rajasekharan BJP NDA 43,700 31.87 7,522 134 Thiruvananthapuram V. S. Sivakumar INC UDF 46,474 36.82 Antony Raju IND LDF 35,569 28.18 10,905 135 Nemom O. Rajagopal BJP NDA 67,813 47.46 V. Sivankutty CPI(M) LDF 59,142 41.39 8,613 136 Aruvikkara K. S. Sabarinathan INC UDF 70,910 49.32 A. A. Rasheed CPI(M) LDF 49,596 34.50 21,314 137 Parassala C. K. Hareendrakumar CPI(M) LDF 70,156 44.41 A. T. George INC UDF 51,590 32.66 18,566 138 Kattakada I. B. Satheesh CPI(M) LDF 51,614 35.93 N. Sakthan INC UDF 50,765 35.34 849 139 Kovalam M. Vincent INC UDF 60,268 47.60 Jameela Prakasam JD(S) LDF 57,653 37.45 3,415 140 Neyyatinkara K. Ansalan CPI(M) LDF 63,559 47.20 R. Selvaraj INC UDF 54,016 40.12 9,543
Notable performances of other candidates
01.P.C.George won from Poonjar Constituency with a margion 27821 votes[ 29]
No by-election is conducted for Kuttanad and Chavara
Assembly seat sharing post – bye election results:
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