2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

Kerala Legislative Assembly Election

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All 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly 71 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Leader Pinarayi Vijayan V. D. Satheesan Party CPI(M) INC Alliance LDF UDF Leader since 2016 2021 Leader's seat Dharmadam Paravur Last election 45.43%, 99 seats 39.47%, 41 seats Current seats 97 42 Seats needed 29
Map of the assembly constituencies in Kerala
Incumbent Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan CPI(M)

Legislative Assembly elections are expected to be held in Kerala in April 2026 to elect 140 members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Background

The tenure of Kerala Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 23 May 2026. ^[7] The previous assembly elections were held in April 2021. After the election, the incumbent Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front formed the state government again after winning 99 out of 140 seats in the assembly, with Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as the Chief Minister. ^{[8] [9]}

Schedule

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

Parties and alliances

Left Democratic Front

   Left Democratic Front

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)			M.V. Govindan	TBD
	Communist Party of India			Binoy Viswam	TBD
	Kerala Congress (Mani)			Jose K. Mani	TBD
	Janata Dal (Secular)			Mathew T. Thomas	TBD
	Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)			Thomas K. Thomas	TBD
	Rashtriya Janata Dal			M. V. Shreyams Kumar	TBD
	Indian National League			Ahamed Devarkovil	TBD
	Congress (Secular)			Kadannappalli Ramachandran	TBD
	Kerala Congress (B)			K. B. Ganesh Kumar	TBD
	Janadhipathya Kerala Congress			K. C. Joseph	TBD

United Democratic Front

   United Democratic Front

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Indian National Congress			Sunny Joseph	TBD
	Indian Union Muslim League			Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal	TBD
	Kerala Congress			P. J. Joseph	TBD
	Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)			Shibu Baby John	TBD
	Democratic Congress Kerala			Mani C. Kappan	TBD
	Kerala Congress (Jacob)			Anoop Jacob	TBD
	Communist Marxist Party (John)			C. P. John	TBD
	Revolutionary Marxist Party of India			N. Venu	TBD
	National Janata Dal			Adv John John	TBD
	Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy			Rajan Babu	TBD
	All India Forward Bloc			Manoj Mathew	TBD

National Democratic Alliance

   National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Bharatiya Janata Party			Rajeev Chandrasekhar	TBD
	Bharath Dharma Jana Sena			Thushar Vellapally	TBD
	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			Edappadi K. Palaniswami	TBD
	Kerala Kamaraj Congress			Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan	TBD

Others

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Seats contested
	Trinamool Congress			P. V. Anvar
	Aam Aadmi Party			Adv Vinod Mathew Wilson	TBD

Candidates

District	Constituency
			LDF			UDF			NDA
Kasaragod	1	Manjeshwaram
	2	Kasaragod
	3	Udma
	4	Kanhangad
	5	Thrikaripur
Kannur	6	Payyanur
	7	Kalliasseri
	8	Taliparamba
	9	Irikkur
	10	Azhikode
	11	Kannur
	12	Dharmadom
	13	Thalassery
	14	Kuthuparamba
	15	Mattanur
	16	Peravoor
Wayanad	17	Mananthavady (ST)
	18	Sulthan Bathery (ST)
	19	Kalpetta
Kozhikode	20	Vatakara
	21	Kuttiady
	22	Nadapuram
	23	Koyilandy
	24	Perambra
	25	Balussery (SC)
	26	Elathur
	27	Kozhikode North
	28	Kozhikode South
	29	Beypore
	30	Kunnamangalam
	31	Koduvally
	32	Thiruvambady
Malappuram	33	Kondotty
	34	Eranad
	35	Nilambur
	36	Wandoor (SC)
	37	Manjeri
	38	Perinthalmanna
	39	Mankada
	40	Malappuram
	41	Vengara
	42	Vallikkunnu
	43	Tirurangadi
	44	Tanur
	45	Tirur
	46	Kottakkal
	47	Thavanur
	48	Ponnani
Palakkad	49	Thrithala
	50	Pattambi
	51	Shornur
	52	Ottapalam
	53	Kongad (SC)
	54	Mannarkkad
	55	Malampuzha
	56	Palakkad
	57	Tarur (SC)
	58	Chittur
	59	Nenmara
	60	Alathur
Thrissur	61	Chelakkara (SC)
	62	Kunnamkulam
	63	Guruvayur
	64	Manalur
	65	Wadakkanchery
	66	Ollur
	67	Thrissur
	68	Nattika (SC)
	69	Kaipamangalam
	70	Irinjalakuda
	71	Puthukkad
	72	Chalakudy
	73	Kodungallur
Ernakulam	74	Perumbavoor
	75	Angamaly
	76	Aluva
	77	Kalamassery
	78	Paravur
	79	Vypin
	80	Kochi
	81	Thrippunithura
	82	Ernakulam
	83	Thrikkakara
	84	Kunnathunad (SC)
	85	Piravom
	86	Muvattupuzha
	87	Kothamangalam
Idukki	88	Devikulam (SC)
	89	Udumbanchola
	90	Thodupuzha
	91	Idukki
	92	Peerumade
Kottayam	93	Pala
	94	Kaduthuruthy
	95	Vaikom (SC)
	96	Ettumanoor
	97	Kottayam
	98	Puthuppally
	99	Changanassery
	100	Kanjirappally
	101	Poonjar
Alappuzha	102	Aroor
	103	Cherthala
	104	Alappuzha
	105	Ambalappuzha
	106	Kuttanad
	107	Haripad
	108	Kayamkulam
	109	Mavelikara (SC)
	110	Chengannur
Pathanamthitta	111	Thiruvalla
	112	Ranni
	113	Aranmula
	114	Konni
	115	Adoor (SC)
Kollam	116	Karunagapally
	117	Chavara
	118	Kunnathur (SC)
	119	Kottarakkara
	120	Pathanapuram
	121	Punalur
	122	Chadayamangalam
	123	Kundara
	124	Kollam
	125	Eravipuram
	126	Chathannoor
Thiruvananthapuram	127	Varkala
	128	Attingal (SC)
	129	Chirayinkeezhu (SC)
	130	Nedumangad
	131	Vamanapuram
	132	Kazhakkoottam
	133	Vattiyoorkavu
	134	Thiruvananthapuram
	135	Nemom
	136	Aruvikkara
	137	Parassala
	138	Kattakkada
	139	Kovalam
	140	Neyyattinkara

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Vote share projections

Polling agency	Date published	Sample size	Margin of error					Lead
				LDF	UDF	NDA	Others

Seat projections

Polling agency	Date published	Sample size	Margin of error					Lead
				LDF	UDF	NDA	Others

Exit polls

Polling agency	Date published					Lead
		LDF	UDF	NDA	Others

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party					Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	Left Democratic Front		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
			Communist Party of India
			Kerala Congress (M)
			Janata Dal (Secular)
			Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)
			Rashtriya Janata Dal
			Indian National League
			Congress (Secular)
			Kerala Congress (B)
			Janadhipathya Kerala Congress
		Total
	United Democratic Front		Indian National Congress
			Indian Union Muslim League
			Kerala Congress
			Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)
			Democratic Congress Kerala
			Kerala Congress (Jacob)
			Communist Marxist Party (John)
			Revolutionary Marxist Party of India
			Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy
		Total
	National Democratic Alliance		Bharatiya Janata Party
			Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
			All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
			Kerala Kamaraj Congress
			Janadhipathya Rashtriya Sabha
		Total
	Other parties
	Independents
	NOTA
Total					100%	—		140	—

Results by district

District	Seats
		LDF	UDF	NDA	Others
Kasaragod	5
Kannur	11
Wayanad	3
Kozhikode	13
Malappuram	16
Palakkad	12
Thrissur	13
Ernakulam	14
Idukki	5
Kottayam	9
Alappuzha	9
Pathanamthitta	5
Kollam	11
Thiruvananthapuram	14
Total	140

Results by constituency

District	Constituency		Winner							Runner-up							Margin
	No.	Name	Candidate	Party		Alliance		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Alliance		Votes	%
Kasaragod	1	Manjeshwaram
	2	Kasaragod
	3	Udma
	4	Kanhangad
	5	Thrikaripur
Kannur	6	Payyanur
	7	Kalliasseri
	8	Taliparamba
	9	Irikkur
	10	Azhikode
	11	Kannur
	12	Dharmadom
	13	Thalassery
	14	Kuthuparamba
	15	Mattanur
	16	Peravoor
Wayanad	17	Mananthavady (ST)
	18	Sulthan Bathery (ST)
	19	Kalpetta
Kozhikode	20	Vatakara
	21	Kuttiady
	22	Nadapuram
	23	Koyilandy
	24	Perambra
	25	Balussery (SC)
	26	Elathur
	27	Kozhikode North
	28	Kozhikode South
	29	Beypore
	30	Kunnamangalam
	31	Koduvally
	32	Thiruvambady
Malappuram	33	Kondotty
	34	Eranad
	35	Nilambur
	36	Wandoor (SC)
	37	Manjeri
	38	Perinthalmanna
	39	Mankada
	40	Malappuram
	41	Vengara
	42	Vallikkunnu
	43	Tirurangadi
	44	Tanur
	45	Tirur
	46	Kottakkal
	47	Thavanur
	48	Ponnani
Palakkad	49	Thrithala
	50	Pattambi
	51	Shornur
	52	Ottapalam
	53	Kongad (SC)
	54	Mannarkkad
	55	Malampuzha
	56	Palakkad
	57	Tarur (SC)
	58	Chittur
	59	Nenmara
	60	Alathur
Thrissur	61	Chelakkara (SC)
	62	Kunnamkulam
	63	Guruvayur
	64	Manalur
	65	Wadakkanchery
	66	Ollur
	67	Thrissur
	68	Nattika (SC)
	69	Kaipamangalam
	70	Irinjalakuda
	71	Puthukkad
	72	Chalakudy
	73	Kodungallur
Ernakulam	74	Perumbavoor
	75	Angamaly
	76	Aluva
	77	Kalamassery
	78	Paravur
	79	Vypin
	80	Kochi
	81	Thrippunithura
	82	Ernakulam
	83	Thrikkakara
	84	Kunnathunad (SC)
	85	Piravom
	86	Muvattupuzha
	87	Kothamangalam
Idukki	88	Devikulam (SC)
	89	Udumbanchola
	90	Thodupuzha
	91	Idukki
	92	Peerumade
Kottayam	93	Pala
	94	Kaduthuruthy
	95	Vaikom (SC)
	96	Ettumanoor
	97	Kottayam
	98	Puthuppally
	99	Changanassery
	100	Kanjirappally
	101	Poonjar
Alappuzha	102	Aroor
	103	Cherthala
	104	Alappuzha
	105	Ambalappuzha
	106	Kuttanad
	107	Haripad
	108	Kayamkulam
	109	Mavelikara (SC)
	110	Chengannur
Pathanamthitta	111	Thiruvalla
	112	Ranni
	113	Aranmula
	114	Konni
	115	Adoor (SC)
Kollam	116	Karunagapally
	117	Chavara
	118	Kunnathur (SC)
	119	Kottarakkara
	120	Pathanapuram
	121	Punalur
	122	Chadayamangalam
	123	Kundara
	124	Kollam
	125	Eravipuram
	126	Chathannoor
Thiruvananthapuram	127	Varkala
	128	Attingal (SC)
	129	Chirayinkeezhu (SC)
	130	Nedumangad
	131	Vamanapuram
	132	Kazhakkoottam
	133	Vattiyoorkavu
	134	Thiruvananthapuram
	135	Nemom
	136	Aruvikkara
	137	Parassala
	138	Kattakkada
	139	Kovalam
	140	Neyyattinkara

See also

• 2025 Kerala local elections
• Elections in Kerala
• Politics of Kerala

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