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{{short description|Upcoming elections of Kerala Legislative Assembly}} | ||
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2024}} | |||
{{Infobox election | {{Infobox election | ||
| election_name = Next Kerala Legislative Assembly Election | | election_name = Next Kerala Legislative Assembly Election | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| type = |
| type = parliamentary | ||
| ongoing = yes | | ongoing = yes | ||
| opinion_polls = #Opinion Polls | |||
| vote_type = party | |||
| previous_election = 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election | | previous_election = 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election | ||
| previous_year = 2021 | | previous_year = 2021 | ||
| next_election = | | next_election = | ||
| next_year = 2031 | | next_year = 2031 | ||
| election_date = |
| election_date = Before May 2026 | ||
| seats_for_election = All 140 |
| seats_for_election = All 140 seats in the ] | ||
| majority_seats = 71 | | majority_seats = 71 | ||
| map_image = ] | |||
| map2_image = | |||
| map_size = | |||
| map_caption = Map of the assembly constituencies in Kerala | |||
| turnout = | | turnout = | ||
| image1 = ] | |||
| outgoing_members = 15th Kerala Assembly | |||
| leader1 = ''']''' | |||
| elected_members = | |||
| leader_since1 = 2016 | |||
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=V D Satheshan.jpg|bSize=120|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=5}} | |||
| last_election1 = 45.43%, 99 seats | |||
| leader2 = ] | |||
| |
| seats_before1 = | ||
| party1 = Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |||
| leaders_seat2 = ] | |||
| alliance1 = ] | |||
| last_election2 = 39.47%, 41 seats | |||
| leaders_seat1 = ] | |||
| party2 = Indian National Congress | |||
| seats_needed1 = | |||
| alliance2 = United Democratic Front (Kerala) | |||
| |
| seats1 = | ||
| seat_change1 = | | seat_change1 = | ||
| popular_vote1 = | | popular_vote1 = | ||
| percentage1 = | | percentage1 = | ||
| swing1 = | | swing1 = | ||
| |
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=K.sudhakaran.jpg|100px}} | ||
| leader2 = ''']''' | |||
| image1_size = 130px | |||
| leader_since2 = 2021 | |||
| leader1 = ] | |||
| party2 = Indian National Congress | |||
| leader_since1 = 2016 | |||
| alliance2 = ] | |||
| party1 = Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |||
| leaders_seat2 = {{none}} | |||
| alliance1 = Left Democratic Front (Kerala) | |||
| last_election2 = 39.47%, 41 seats | |||
| leaders_seat1 = ] | |||
| seats_before2 = | |||
| last_election1 = 45.43%, 99 seats | |||
| |
| seats_needed2 = | ||
| seats2 = | |||
| seat_change2 = | | seat_change2 = | ||
| popular_vote2 = | | popular_vote2 = | ||
| percentage2 = | | percentage2 = | ||
| swing2 = | | swing2 = | ||
| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image=K. Surendran (Kerala politician).jpg|bSize=110|cWidth=100|cHeight=150|oLeft=3|oTop=0}} | |||
| leader3 = ''']''' | |||
| leader_since3 = 2020 | |||
| party3 = ] | |||
| alliance3 = ] | |||
| leaders_seat3 = {{none}} | |||
| last_election3 = 11.30%, 0 seats | |||
| seats_before3 = | |||
| seats_needed3 = | |||
| seats3 = | |||
| seat_change3 = | |||
| popular_vote3 = | |||
| percentage3 = | |||
| swing3 = | |||
| map_image = File:Legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala.svg | |||
| map_size = 300px | |||
| map_caption = Constituencies for the election | |||
| title = ] | | title = ] | ||
| posttitle = Elected ] | |||
| before_election = ] | | before_election = ] | ||
| before_party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) | | before_party = Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
| after_election = | | after_election = {{TBD}} | ||
| after_party = | |||
| seats_before1 = 97 | |||
| seats_needed1 = {{steady}} | |||
| seats_before2 = 40 | |||
| seats_needed2 = {{increase}} 31 | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Next Kerala Legislative Assembly election''' is expected to be held in ] before May 2026 to elect 140 ]s to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandran |first=Cynthia |date=2024-04-29 |title=Kerala: Sunil Kanugolu kicks off his next mission - 2026 assembly election |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2024/Apr/29/kerala-sunil-kanugolu-kicks-off-his-next-mission-2026-assembly-election |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Parties and alliances == | |||
The '''Next Kerala legislative assembly election''' is expected to be held in ] to elect all 140 members of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/ |title=Legislative Assemblies : Term of State/House |website=eci.gov.in}}</ref> ] is the incumbent ] of ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala: Sunil Kanugolu kicks off his next mission - 2026 assembly elections|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2024/Apr/29/kerala-sunil-kanugolu-kicks-off-his-next-mission-2026-assembly-election |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BJP gears up for Kerala local body polls with eye on 2026 assembly elections|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala/bjp-gears-up-for-kerala-local-body-polls-with-eye-on-2026-assembly-elections-3098911 |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Deccan Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Southern Lights For Congress in Kerala, the 2024 Lok Sabha election is an electoral gateway to the 2026 state polls | |||
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is a coalition of ] to ] political parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM). The United Democratic Front (UDF) is an alliance of ] to ] political parties led by the ] (INC). The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by ] (BJP) is a coalition of ] to ] parties. | |||
|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala/bjp-gears-up-for-kerala-local-body-polls-with-eye-on-2026-assembly-elections-3098911 |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=Hindustan Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Will Priyanka Gandhi in Wayanad Help Congress' Prospects in 2026 Kerala Polls? | |||
|url=https://www.thequint.com/elections/priyanka-gandhi-rahul-wayanad-byelections-congress-prospects-kerala|access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Hindustan Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BJP plans to keep LS momentum going in Kerala, eyes major gains in 2025, 2026 | |||
|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2024/Jun/06/bjp-plans-to-keep-ls-momentum-going-in-kerala-eyes-major-gains-in-2025-2026-3|access-date=2024-06-06 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> | |||
=== {{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|]}} === | |||
==Schedule== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Poll Event | |||
! Schedule | |||
|- | |||
| Notification Date | |||
| '''TBD''' | |||
|- | |||
| Last Date for filing nomination | |||
| '''TBD''' | |||
|- | |||
| Scrutiny of nomination | |||
| '''TBD''' | |||
|- | |||
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | |||
| '''TBD''' | |||
|- | |||
| Date of Poll | |||
| '''TBD''' | |||
|- | |||
| Date of Counting of Votes | |||
| '''TBD''' | |||
|} | |||
An alliance of ] to ] political parties, the LDF is currently in power. The coalition consists of ], ] and several smaller parties. | |||
== Parties and Alliances == | |||
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | |||
=== {{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|]}} === | |||
! No. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; | |||
! |
! Party | ||
!Flag | ! Flag | ||
!Symbol | ! Symbol | ||
! Leader | |||
!Photo | |||
!Leader | |||
!Seats contested | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{party color |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white" ! |'''1.''' | ||
|] | | ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
|] | | ]||] | ||
|] | |||
|M V Govindan | |||
|TBD | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{party color |
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white"|'''2.''' | ||
|] | | ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
| ] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{party color |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Kerala Congress (Mani)}};color:white" ! |'''3.''' | ||
|] | | ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{party color |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}};color:white" ! |'''4.''' | ||
| ] | |||
|]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |date=2023-10-07 |title=JD(S) Kerala unit rejects Deve Gowda's decision to join hands with BJP; to continue its alliance with Left front|work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-unit-of-jds-rejects-deve-gowdas-decision-to-join-hands-with-bjp-to-continue-its-alliance-with-left-front/article67392475.ece |access-date=2023-11-06 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
| | |||
|] | |||
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|] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |] | ||
|TBD | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{party color |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}};color:white" ! |'''5.''' | ||
|] | | ] | ||
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|] | |||
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| ] | |||
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|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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|{{party color |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Loktantrik Janata Dal}};color:white" |6. | ||
|] | | ] | ||
|] | |] | ||
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|] | | ] | ||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National League}};color:white" ! |'''7.''' | |||
|{{party color cell|Kerala Congress (B)}} | |||
|] | | ] | ||
|] | | ] | ||
| | |||
|] | |||
| A. P. Abdul Wahab | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Congress (Secular)}};color:white" ! |'''8.''' | |||
|{{party color cell|Indian National League}} | |||
| ] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
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|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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|{{party color cell|Congress (Secular)}} | |||
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|TBD | |||
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|{{party color cell|Janadhipathya Kerala Congress}} | |||
|] | |||
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|TBD | |||
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|{{party color |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Kerala Congress (B)}};color:white" ! |'''9.''' | ||
| ] | | ] | ||
|] | | ] | ||
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| ] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Janadhipathya Kerala Congress}};color:white" !|'''10.''' | |||
|{{party color cell|Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist)}} | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
|] | | ] | ||
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|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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|{{party color |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" |'''11.''' | ||
|] | |||
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|TBD | |||
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|{{party color cell|National League}} | |||
| colspan="4" |'''Total''' | |||
| ] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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|} | |} | ||
=== {{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|]}} === | === {{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|]}} === | ||
It is a ] alliance of ] to ] and ] political parties in the state, founded by the prominent Congress party leader ] in 1978. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; | |||
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | |||
! colspan="2" | Party | |||
! No. | |||
!Flag | |||
! Party | |||
!Symbol | |||
! Flag | |||
!Photo | |||
! Symbol | |||
!Leader | !Leader | ||
!Seats contested | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{party color |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white" |'''1.''' | ||
|] | | ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
| ] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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|{{party color |
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian Union Muslim League}};color:white"|'''2.''' | ||
|] | | ] | ||
|] | | ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
| ] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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|{{party color |
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Kerala Congress (Joseph)}};color:white"|'''3.''' | ||
|] | | ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
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|] | |||
|] |
| ] | ||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
|- | |- | ||
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}};color:white"|'''4.''' | |||
|{{party color cell|Kerala Congress (Jacob)}} | |||
| ] | |||
|] | |||
|] |
| ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
| ] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
|- | |- | ||
|! style="text-align:center; background:#008080;color:white"|'''5.''' | |||
|{{party color cell|Democratic Congress Kerala}} | |||
|] | |] | ||
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| ] | |||
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|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Kerala Congress (Jacob)}};color:white" ! |'''6.''' | |||
|{{party color cell|Revolutionary Marxist Party of India}} | |||
| ] || ] | |||
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|TBD | |||
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|{{party color |
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Marxist Party (John)}};color:white"|'''7.''' | ||
|] | | ] ||] | ||
|] |
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|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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|{{party color |
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Revolutionary Marxist Party of India}};color:white"|'''8.''' | ||
|] | | ] ||] | ||
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|] | |||
| N. Venu | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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| style="background-color:{{party color| Janata Dal}}; text-align: center;color:white;" |'''9.''' | |||
|{{party color cell|Revolutionary Marxist Party of India}} | |||
| National Janata Dal | |||
|] | |||
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| style="text-align: center;" | Adv John John | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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| style="background-color:{{party color|Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy}}; text-align: center;color:white;" |'''10.''' | |||
|{{party color cell|Revolutionary Marxist Party of India}} | |||
| ] | |||
|] | |||
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| style="text-align: center;" | Rajan Babu | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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|{{party color |
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|'''11.''' | ||
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|TBD | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== {{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|]}} === | === {{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|]}} === | ||
It is an alliance of ] parties. NDA Kerala unit was constituted in 2016. The coalition consists of ], ] and a variety of other smaller parties. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; | |||
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | |||
! colspan="2" | Party | |||
! No. | |||
!Flag | |||
! Party | |||
!Symbol | |||
! Flag | |||
!Photo | |||
! Symbol | |||
!Leader | !Leader | ||
!Seats contested | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{party color |
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white" ! |'''1.''' | ||
|] | | ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
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|] |
| ] | ||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
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|{{party color |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharath Dharma Jana Sena}};color:white"|'''2.''' | ||
|] | | ] | ||
| | |||
|] | |||
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|] | |||
| |
| Thushar Vellapally | ||
|Thushar Vellapally | |||
|TBD | |||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Kerala Kamaraj Congress}};color:white" ! |'''4.''' | |||
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal (Secular)}} | |||
|] | | ] | ||
|] |
| ] | ||
| | |||
|] | |||
| Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan | |||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
|TBD | |||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Green}};color:white" ! |'''5.''' | |||
|{{party color cell|Nationalist Congress Party}} | |||
| ] | |||
|] | |||
|] |
| ] | ||
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|] | |||
| ] | |||
|] | |||
|TBD | |||
|TBD | |||
|- | |- | ||
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|{{party color cell|Kerala Kamaraj Congress}} | |||
| colspan="4" |'''Total''' | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|] | |||
|Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan | |||
|TBD | |||
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|{{party color cell|Janadhipathya Rashtriya Sabha}} | |||
|] | |||
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|TBD | |||
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|{{party color cell|Kerala Congress}} | |||
|] | |||
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|] | |||
|Saji Manjakadambil | |||
|TBD | |||
|} | |} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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The Next Kerala Legislative Assembly election is expected to be held in Kerala before May 2026 to elect 140 MLAs to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.
Parties and alliances
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is a coalition of centre-left to left-wing political parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM). The United Democratic Front (UDF) is an alliance of centrist to centre-left political parties led by the Indian National Congress (INC). The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a coalition of centrist to right-wing parties.
Left Democratic Front
An alliance of centre-left to left-wing political parties, the LDF is currently in power. The coalition consists of CPI(M), CPI and several smaller parties.
No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Pinarayi Vijayan | ||
2. | Communist Party of India | Binoy Viswam | ||
3. | Kerala Congress (M) | Jose K. Mani | ||
4. | Janata Dal (Secular) | Mathew T. Thomas | ||
5. | Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar | T. P. Peethambaran | ||
6. | Loktantrik Janata Dal | M. V. Shreyams Kumar | ||
7. | Indian National League | A. P. Abdul Wahab | ||
8. | Congress (Secular) | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | ||
9. | Kerala Congress (B) | R. Balakrishna Pillai | ||
10. | Janadhipathya Kerala Congress | K. C. Joseph | ||
11. | Independents | |||
Total |
United Democratic Front
It is a Big tent alliance of centrist to centre-left and Centre-right political parties in the state, founded by the prominent Congress party leader K. Karunakaran in 1978.
No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Indian National Congress | K. Sudhakaran | ||
2. | Indian Union Muslim League | K. M. Kader Mohideen | ||
3. | Kerala Congress | P. J. Joseph | ||
4. | Revolutionary Socialist Party | A.A. Aziz | ||
5. | Kerala Democratic Party | Mani C. Kappan | ||
6. | Kerala Congress (Jacob) | Anoop Jacob | ||
7. | Communist Marxist Party | C. P. John | ||
8. | Revolutionary Marxist Party of India | N. Venu | ||
9. | National Janata Dal | Adv John John | ||
10. | Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy | Rajan Babu | ||
11. | Independents |
National Democratic Alliance
It is an alliance of right-wing parties. NDA Kerala unit was constituted in 2016. The coalition consists of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharath Dharma Jana Sena and a variety of other smaller parties.
No. | Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Bharatiya Janata Party | K. Surendran | ||
2. | Bharath Dharma Jana Sena | Thushar Vellapally | ||
4. | Kerala Kamaraj Congress | Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan | ||
5. | Janadhipathya Rashtriya Sabha | C. K. Janu | ||
Total |
See also
References
- Chandran, Cynthia (29 April 2024). "Kerala: Sunil Kanugolu kicks off his next mission - 2026 assembly election". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
Elections in Kerala | |
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General elections | |
Legislative Assembly | |
Local elections | |
By-elections | |
See also: Elections in India |