In Kerala, results for all 140 seats have been declared. The Congress has emerged as the single largest party, winning 63 seats. With this performance, the UDF (United Democratic Front) alliance has secured a clear majority in the state with a total of 99 seats.
On the other hand, the CPI(M)-led LDF (Left Democratic Front) faced a major setback in this election, managing to win only 35 seats overall. The UDF alliance’s strong performance marks a significant political shift in Kerala.
- Indian National Congress (INC): 63 seats
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M): 26 seats
- Indian Union Muslim League (IUML): 22 seats
- Communist Party of India (CPI): 8 seats
- Kerala Congress (KEC): 7 seats
- Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP): 3 seats
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 3 seats
- Independent (IND): 4 seats
- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD): 1 seat
- Revolutionary Marxist Party of India (RMPOI): 1 seat
- Kerala Congress (Jacob) (KEC-J): 1 seat
- Communist Marxist Party Kerala State Committee (CMPKSC): 1 seat
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In Kerala, a total of 883 candidates contested for 140 seats. The majority mark in the state is 71 seats.
This time, the election witnessed a direct contest between the LDF and UDF alliances, in which the LDF faced defeat.
With this result, for the first time since the 1960s, there is no left-wing government in any state across the country.
Pinarayi Vijayan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) contested from the Dharmadam (Kerala) Assembly constituency and secured a strong victory.
He received a total of 85,614 votes and won by a margin of 19,247 votes.
The second position was secured by V. P. Abdul Rasheed of the Indian National Congress, who finished as the runner-up in this constituency.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar of the Bharatiya Janata Party contested from the Nemom (Kerala) Assembly constituency and secured a victory.
He received a total of 57,192 votes and won by a margin of 4,978 votes.
The second position was secured by V. Sivankutty of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), who finished as the runner-up in this constituency.
P.A. Mohammed Riyas, Kerala’s Public Works Department (PWD) minister, secured a strong victory in the election. He contested from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and received a total of 81,849 votes, winning by a margin of 7,487 votes.
The second position was secured by P. V. Anvar (Independent), who finished as the runner-up in this constituency.
Rahul Gandhi said on the X platform that…
“Thank you to my brothers and sisters in Keralam for a truly decisive mandate.
Congratulations to every UDF leader and worker for a hard-fought, well-run campaign.
As I said before, Keralam has the talent, Keralam has the potential, and now Keralam has a UDF government with a vision to harness both.
I look forward to seeing my Keralam family soon.
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PM Modi said on the X platform that…
“I thank all those who have voted for the BJP-NDA in Keralam. We will keep raising issues vital to Keralam’s progress and work hard to realise vision of a Vikasita Keralam.
I congratulate the UDF on its victory in the Keralam Assembly elections. The Centre will always keep supporting the developmental aspirations of the people of Keralam.”
