Kerala Vidhan Sabha Election Results 2016
Pie chart showing party wise 2016 election results for Kerala. Also shown along are 2011 pie chart showing the number of seats won by CPI,CPM,INC,KCM and Others.
Kerala Assembly 2016 Party Wise Results Kerala Assembly Election Results 2011
Kerala Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Elections 2016
The Kerala Assembly elections were held in 140 constituencies of the state on 16 May. Results were declared on 19 May. Kerala has been a long-standing stronghold of the two main coalitions, the centrist UDF (United Democratic Front) and the leftist LDF (Left Democratic Front). The CPI(M)-led UDF secured 91 out of the the total 140 seats and won by a convincing margin. Key CPI(M) member Pinarayi Vijayan is the chief minister designate; he represents Dharmadam constituency in the Assembly.
About Kerala Legislative Assembly
The state of Kerala has a unicameral legislature. It only has a Legislative Assembly that makes laws for the state. The Assembly is popularly known as the 'Niyamasabha'. It is housed in the 5-storied New Legislature Complex. The Assembly has 141 seats, out of which 140 are filled by elected representatives and the remaining one by nominating a person from the Anglo-Indian community. It has a term of five years unless dissolved earlier.
The history of Kerala's Legislative Assembly goes back to the year 1888 when a legislative council was formed in the princely state of Travancore. Since then, the council has undergone a number of changes.
After independence, the state of Kerala was formed in 1956 by merging Travancore, Cochin and Malabar regions. The first Assembly elections were held in 1957. Shri E.M.S. Namboodiripad of the CPI became the first chief minister of Kerala. The Assembly comprised 127 members, which included one nominated member. Subsequently, the number went up and today, it stands at 141.
The 13th legislative assembly was formed in April 2011. Shri P. Sathasivam is the present governor of Kerala. Oomen Chandy, who belongs to the Indian National Congress, is the state's Chief Minister and leader of the Assembly. The Speaker's post has fallen vacant following the demise of Shri G Karthikeyan in March 2015. N. Sakhtan is the Deputy Speaker. V.S. Achuthanandan of the CPI is the leader of opposition in the House.
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Assembly Election Results of Kerala
The tables below represent the assembly election results for the state of Kerala untill now starting from the most recent year 2016.
Last Updated on May 11, 2020