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2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

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2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly.

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The constituencies to which election was held

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Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election.[2] The result was declared on 19 May 2016. The Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), won the election, defeating the incumbent United Democratic Front (UDF), led by the Indian 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.

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Background

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]

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2,065 Voter-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]

Assembly constituencies of Kerala having VVPAT facility with EVMs[8]
KannurKozhikode NorthMalappuram
PalakkadThrissurKottayam
AlappuzhaKollamVattiyoorkkavu
NemomErnakulamThrikkakkara
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Parties and coalitions

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There are two major political coalitions in Kerala. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is the coalition of the left-wing and far-left parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the coalition of centrist and centre-left parties led by the Indian National Congress.

  Left Democratic Front

  United Democratic Front

  National Democratic Alliance

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Left United Front

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Parties not in any Coalition

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Opinion polls

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Exit Polls

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Election Day

Voting took place on 16 May 2016 in all 140 Legislative Assembly Constituencies. The final turnout was 77.35%.[28]

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Results

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Vote Share by alliance
  1. LDF (43.48%)
  2. UDF (38.81%)
  3. NDA (14.96%)
  4. Other (2.75%)
Seat Share by alliance
  1. LDF (65%)
  2. UDF (33.57%)
  3. NDA (0.71%)
  4. 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 independent P. C. George won one seat each.

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P.C. George, who contested as an independent candidate from Poonjar, joined the NDA on a later date.

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By district

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Results by party

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Results by constituency

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Notable performances of other candidates

01.P.C.George won from Poonjar Constituency with a margion 27821 votes[29]

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By-elections

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No by-election is conducted for Kuttanad and Chavara

Assembly seat sharing post - bye election results:

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