2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections

2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections

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Manjeshwar, Ernakulam, Pala, Aroor, Konni and Vattiyoorkavu Niyamasabha constituencies
Turnout70.11%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Pinarayi Vijayan Ramesh Chennithala P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
Party CPI(M) INC BJP
Alliance   LDF   UDF   NDA
Leader's seat Dharmadom Haripad Did not contest
Last election 01 05 00
Seats won 03 03 00
Seat change Increase02 Decrease02  –
Popular vote 302,717 308,359 172,407
Percentage 37.97% 38.68% 21.63%
Swing Increase1.53% Decrease1.78% Decrease0.09%

Chief Minister before election

Pinarayi Vijayan
CPI(M)

Chief Minister

Pinarayi Vijayan
CPI(M)

Six assembly by-elections were held on 23 September and 21 October 2019, to the six vacant seats in the Kerala Niyamasabha which consists of 140 constituencies in total.

By-election took place in two phases. The first phase was conducted on 23 September for Pala Constituency.[1] The remaining 5 assembly constituencies (Manjeshwar, Ernakulam, Aroor, Konni and Vattiyoorkavu) voted to elect their representatives on 21 October.[2] The counting of votes was conducted on 27 September in Pala and on 24 October in the other five constituencies.

  1. ^ "Pala Bypoll on September 23, Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  2. ^ "Bypolls to five Kerala seats on October 21, India Today". www.indiatoday.in.