2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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All 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly
71 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77.53% (Increase 2.27 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Pinarayi Vijayan[1] Oommen Chandy
Party CPI(M) INC
Alliance LDF UDF
Leader since 2016 2004
Leader's seat Dharmadam Puthuppally
Last election 44.94%, 68 seats 45.83%, 72 seats
Seats won 91 47
Seat change Increase 23 Decrease 25
Coalition vote 8,945,005 7,741,293
Percentage 43.48% 38.81%
Swing Decrease 1.63 pp Decrease 6.97 pp
Kerala Assembly 2016 Seat Status
Kerala Assembly Seat Status
Chief Minister before election

Oommen Chandy
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Pinarayi Vijayan
CPI(M)

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

  1. ^ "Pinarayi Vijayan kicks off election campaign". Times of India.
  2. ^ "Final voter turnout in Kerala is 77.53 percent". ABP Live. 17 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. ^ "As it happened: TMC, AIADMK retain power; BJP takes Assam, Left Kerala". Hindustan Times. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2019.