Kerala Election Results 2021:

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  • Kerala assembly elections 2021 results were declared today on Mon day, 3rd of May, 2021 by the State Election Commission.
  • As per the announcement, Pinarayi Vijayan bagged victory leading left Democratic Front (LDF) party with 99 seats from Dharmadam constituency.
  • Pinarayi Vijayan is the incumbent chief minister of Kerala since 2016 and shall rejoin the post once again from this year, up to next consecutive five years of tenure after his LDF party won the 2021 assembly election.
  • The CPM-led alliance has managed to defy the decades-old tradition of Kerala voters alternating between the LDF and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) governments in the state.
  • While the LDF boasts of multiple popular party leaders and ministers, Pinarayi Vijayan is indisputably the face of the alliance, leading them in the assembly election from the front. Due to his outstanding handling capacity of multiple crises that hit the state consecutively, his image and persona proved how efficient he was to be called a good “crisis manager”.
  • These multiple crises were such as heavy flood disasters, delivery of food packets and other necessary essentials, relief camps, proper communication system during the calamities, evacuation of migrant workers during the 2020 pandemic lockdown and curfew amid the peak Covid-19, cyclone Ockhi in 2017, Nipah outbreak during 2018 and 2019, as well as advanced payment of welfare pensions to migrant laborers.
  • In the overall contest, the total number of seats secured by other leading major parties such as CPI (M) is 62, INC secured 21 seats, CPI-17, IUML-15, and KEC (M) securing only 5 seats.
  • The opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) won with 47 seats while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to at least open its account.
  • Kerala has become the only assembly in India that has no representative from the BJP.
  • Although today is a political celebration day for Kerala, but at the same it mourns in grief the sudden demise of the 87-year-old stalwart politician of Kerala, R. Balakrishna Pillai, who took his last breathe after coming to know that his film star son K.B. Ganesh Kumar won his fifth straight assembly elections from Pathanapuram, Kollam district of Kerala.
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List of winners and their respective constituencies:

SL. NoAssembly Constituency NameWinning PartyWinning Candidate
1ManjeshwaramIUMLP B Abdul Razak
2KasaragodIUMLN A Nellikkunnu
3UdmaCPMK Kunhiraman
4KanhangadCPIE.Chandrashekaran
5ThrikaripurCPMM.Rajagopalan
6PayyanurCPMT I Madhusoodanan
7KalliasseriCPMT V Rajesh
8TaliparambaCPMJames Mathew
9IrikkurCONGRESSK C Joseph
10AzhikodeIUMLK M Shaji
11KannurCONGRESS (S)Ramachandran Kadannappalli
12DharmadamCPMPinarayi Vijayan
13ThalasseryCPMAdv. A N Shamseer
14KuthuparambaCPMKk Shailaja
15MattanurCPMKk Shailaja
16PeravoorCONGRESSAdv. Sunny Joseph
17MananthavadyCPMO R Kelu
18Sulthan BatheryCONGRESSI.C Balakrishnan
19KalpettaCPMC K Saseendran
20VatakaraJDSC.K.Nanu
21KuttiadyIUMLParakkal Abdulla
22NadapuramCPIE. K. Vijayan
23KoyilandyINDEPENDENTKarat Razack
24PerambraCPMT.P.Ramakrishnan
24BalusseryCPMPurushuan Kadalundi
25ChalakkudyCPMB. D. Devassy
26ElathurCONGRESSA K Saseendran
27Kozhikode NorthCPMA Pradeep Kumar
28Kozhikode SouthIUMLDr. M.K.Muneer
29BeyporeCPMMammed Koya V K C
30KunnamangalamINDEPENDENTAdv. P.T.A. Rahim ‘E’
31KoduvallyINDEPENDENTKarat Razack
32ThiruvambadyCPMLinto Joseph
33KondottyIUMLT.V. Ibrahim
34EranadIUMLP.K Basheer
35NilamburINDEPENDENTP V Anvar
36WandoorCONGRESSA.P.Anil Kumar
37ManjeriIUMLAdv. M Ummer
38PerinthalmannaIUMLManjalamkuzhi Ali
39ChathannurCPIG.S.Jayalal
40MankadaIUMLT A Ahammed Kabeer
41MalappuramIUMLP Ubaidulla
42VengaraIUMLP.K. Kunhalikkutty
42VallikkunnuIUMLAbdul Hameed Master
44TirurangadiIUMLK P A Majeed
45TanurNATIONAL (S) CONFV Abdurahiman
46TarurCPMA.K.Balan
47KottakkalIUMLAbid Hussain Thangal
48ThavanurINDEPENDENTDr. K.T. Jaleel
49PonnaniCPMP. Sreeramakrishnan
50ThrithalaCONGRESSV.T. Balram
51PattambiCPIMuhammed Muhassin
52PayyannurCPIC Krishnan
53OttapalamCPMP Unni
54KongadCPMK.V.Vijayadas
55MannarkkadIUMLAdv.N.Samsudheen
56MalampuzhaCPMV S Achuthanandan E
57PalakkadCONGRESSShafi Parambil
58TaruralathurCPMP P Sumod
59ChitturJDSK Krishnankutty
60NenmaraCPMK. Babu
61AlathurCPMK D Prasenan
62ChelakkaraCPMU R Pradeep
63KunnamkulamCPMA C Moideen(E)
64GuruvayurCPMNk Akbar
65ManalurCPMMurali Perunelly
66WadakkancheryCONGRESSAnil Akkara
67OllurCPMAdv. K. Rajan
68PalaCONGRESS (K)K M Mani
69ThrissurCPIAdv.V S Sunilkumar
70KaipamangalamCPIE T Taison Master
71IrinjalakudaCPMR Bindu
72PuthukkadCPMK.K. Ramachandran
73ChalakudyCONGRESSSaneeshkumar Joseph
74KodungallurCPMV R Sunilkumar
75PerumbavoorCONGRESSEldose P Kunnapillil
76AngamalyCONGRESSRoji M John
77AluvaCONGRESSAnwar Sadath
78KalamasseryCPMP Rajeeve
79ParavurCPMV D Satheesan
80VypinCPMKn Unnikrishnan
81KochiCPMK J Maxy
82ThrippunithuraCPMAdv. M Swaraj
83ThrikkakaraCONGRESSAdv.P T Thomas E
84KunnathunadCPMPv Sreenijin
85PiravomCONGRESS (K)Anoop Jacob
86MuvattupuzhaCPIEldho Abraham
87KothamangalamCPMAntony John
88DevikulamCPMA Raja
89UdumbancholaCPMM.M. Mani
90ThodupuzhaCONGRESS (K)P.J. Joseph
91IdukkiKERALA CONGRESS (M)Roshy Augustine
92PeerumadeCPIE S Bijimol
93PalaCONGRESS (K)K M Mani
94KaduthuruthyCONGRESS (K)Adv. Mons Joseph
95VaikomCPIC K Asha
96EttumanoorCPMSuresh Kurup
97KottayamCONGRESSThiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
98PuthuppallyCONGRESSOommen Chandy
99ChanganasseryCONGRESS (K)C F Thomas
100KanjirappallyCONGRESSDr. N Jayaraj
101QuilandyCPMK.Dasan
102AroorCPMAdv.A.M.Ariff
103CherthalaCPIP.Thilothaman
104AlappuzhaCPMDr.T.M.Thomas Isaac
105AmbalappuzhaCPMG.Sudhakaran
106KuttanadNCPThomas Chandy
107HaripadCONGRESSRamesh Chennithala
108KayamkulamCPMU Prathibha
109MavelikaraCPMR.Rajesh
110ChengannurCPMAdv.K.K.Ramachandran Nair
111ThiruvallaJDSAdv.Mathew T Thomas
112RanniCPMRaju Abraham
113AranmulaCPMVeena George
114KonniCONGRESSPrakash
115AdoorCPIChittayam Gopakumar
116KarunagapallyCONGRESSC R Mahesh
117ChavaraCPMN.Vijayan Pillai
118KunnathurCPMKovoor Kunjumon
119KottarakkaraCONGRESSThiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
120PathanapuramCONGRESS (K)K.B. Ganesh Kumar
121PunalurCPMAdv.K.Raju
122ChadayamangalamCPIMullakkara Retnakaran
123KundaraCONGRESSP C Vishnunadh
124KollamCPMM Mukesh
125EravipuramCPMM. Noushad
126ChathannoorCPIG.S.Jayalal
127VarkalaCPMAdv.V.Joy
128AttingalCPMAdv.B.Satyan
129ChirayinkeezhuCPIV. Sasi
130NedumangadCPMC.Divakaran
131VamanapuramCPMAdv. D.K.Murali
132KazhakkoottamCPMKadakampally Surendran
133VattiyoorkavuCONGRESSK Muraleedharan
134ThiruvananthapuramCONGRESSV.S. Sivakumar
135NemomBJPO.Rajagopal
136AruvikkaraCPMK.S. Sabarinadhan
137ParassalaCPMC.K.Hareendrakumar
138KattakkadaCPMI B Satheesh
139KovalamCPMAdv.M.Vincent
140NeyyattinkaraCPMK.Ansalan
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EXIT POLLS 2021 – West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala & Puducherry:

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The state assembly elections for the states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Kerala along with elections for the Union Territory of Puducherry were held beginning from March 27th this year and concluded with the end of the eighth phase of voting in West Bengal on April 29th. The counting is to be done soon and the results are expected to be announced on 2nd May 2021. Until the results come out, only speculative results in the form of exit polls will give an indication as to what results we can expect. Exit polls are not accurate by any means and should not be seen as actual results. Let’s have a look at what the exit polls indicate right now.

The scenario in each state is different, firstly, in West Bengal the Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress (TMC) looks to have an edge of Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in what is turning out to be a closely contested battle for power with different exit polls showing either the BJP or TMC in the lead with no certainty of majority. Secondly, in Assam, BJP looks to sweep the elections over the Congress-AIUDF alliance by winning with clear majority. In Kerala meanwhile, all the exit polls have touted the ruling CPI (M) led left front to end the 40 year trend of voting the incumbent ruling party out of power which would mean a severe blow to the Congress led UDF at the hands of the CPI (M) led LDF.

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Down south beside the state of Kerala, Tamil Nadu also had elections conducted in March/April 2021 and the exit polls for Tamil Nadu indicate a crushing victory for the DMK – Congress – Left alliance. Many exit polls are going far enough to daringly predict a complete victory of the alliance over AIADMK. AIADMK is fighting their first elections without their long-time leader late J Jayalalithaa and are on the verge of facing a setback. The DMK led alliance is also without its stalwart leader late M Karunanidhi, this time the alliance led by MK Stalin seeks to return to power in the state after a duration of 10 years.

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All the exit polls have only one similarity, a setback for the Indian National Congress (INC) – most exit polls even predict Congress to be wiped out from the UT of Puducherry. The Congress-Left alliance is already relegated to being a minor player after the battle has become a two horse race between the TMC & BJP. Congress also remains a minor player in the DMK alliance in Tamil Nadu as majority of the seats being predicted as wins for DMK alone.

The BJP has received a major confidence high from the fact that after heaving only a measly 10% vote share in West Bengal in 2016 elections in the state, the exit polls now predict BJP getting more than 100 seats with some exit polls even predicting a BJP win. While the BJP may not win, the number of seats they win might be enough to prevent TMC from winning with absolute majority which will definitely unsettle Mamata Banerjee. The exit polls data has been varying from one exit poll to another. Exit poll data has been gathered from the exit polls of Republic-CNX, India News Jan ki Baat, India TV’s People’s Pulse, TimesNow C Voter, ABP News C Voter, News24’s Today’s Chanakya and India Ahead’s ETG Research.

The national ruling NDA’s main force BJP’s national media in-charge Anil Bhaluni said the exit polls are an indication of the party’s strong performances “under the leadership of Narendra Modi will regain power in Assam, is all set to form the government in West Bengal and Puducherry and will increase its support and voter base in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.”

The whole nation awaits with bated breath as the results will be announced on Sunday, all the while there is an ongoing medical crisis in the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Stay indoors and stay safe.

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Kerala Assembly Election 2021:

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  • Kerala’s 15th Legislative Assembly Election for 2021 will take place on 6th of April in a single phase itself.
  • The polling will be conducted on Tuesday for the overall 140 constituencies beginning in the morning 8 AM and finishing at 6 PM.
  • The major contesting parties are the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front [Left-led LDF], Congress-led United Democratic Front [INC-led UDF], and the Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP/ NDA]
  • Currently, Kerala is ruled by LDF, led by CPI (M). Pinarayi Vijayan is the current chief minister of Kerala.
  • As far as the 2016 assembly election is concerned, the LDF had won 97 seats while Congress bagged 47 and the BJP just 1. The saffron party secured 14.96 per cent votes.
  • Counting of votes will take place on May 2by 8 AM morning and declaring the final result by evening on the same day
  • The last date for the entire election process is May 4th, 2021.
  • The state has 140 seats, and a party or alliance must secure 71 seats to form the government.
  • The number of polling booths in Kerala has been increased from 21,498 to 40,771.
  • The term of the previous legislative assembly will end on June 1, 2021.
  • Kerala is divided into 14 districts. They are:
  • Thiruvananthapuram
  • Kollam
  • Alappuzha
  • Pathanamthitta
  • Kottayam
  • Idukki
  • Ernakulam
  • Thrissur
  • Palakkad
  • Malappuram
  • Kozhikode
  • Wayanad
  • Kannur
  • Kasaragod.
  • Some of the key candidates and their constituencies are as follows:
  • Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (Dharmadam)
  • BJP state president K Surendran (Manjeshwaram)
  • Metroman E Sreedharan (Palakkad)
  • Minister of Health KK Shailaja (Mattanur)
  • Former CM OommenChandy (Puthuppally)
  • Revenue Minister E Chandrasekharan (Kanhangad)
  • Former DGP Jacob Thomas (Irinjalakuda)
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List of Constituencies/ assembly seats:

List of Constituencies/ assembly seats:
SI. No. Constituency Number Name of the Constituency

  1. 1. Manjeshwar
  2. 2. Kasaragod
  3. 3. Udma
  4. 4. Kanhangad
  5. 5. Trikaripur
  6. 6. Payyannur
  7. 7. Kalliasseri
  8. 8. Taliparam
  9. 9. Irikkur
    1. Azhikode
    1. Kannur
    1. Dharmadan
    1. Thalassery
    1. Kuthuparamba
    1. Mattannur
    1. Peravoor
    1. Mananthavady (ST)
    1. Sulthanbathery (ST)
    1. Kalpetta
    1. Vadakara
    1. Kuttiadi
    1. Nadapuram
    1. Quilandy
    1. Perambra
    1. Balusseri (SC)
    1. Elathur
    1. Kozhikode North
    1. Kozhikode South
    1. Beypore
    1. Kunnamangalam
    1. Koduvally
    1. Thiruvambadi
    1. Kondotty
    1. Ernad
    1. Nilambur
    1. Wandoor (SC)
    1. Manjeri
    1. Perinthalmanna
    1. Mankada
    1. Malappuram
    1. Vengara
    1. Vallikunnu
    1. Tirurangadi
    1. Tanur
    1. Tirur
    1. Kottakkal
    1. Thavanur
    1. Ponnani
    1. Thrithala
    1. Pattambi
    1. Shornur
    1. Ottappalam
    1. Kongad (SC)
    1. Mannarkkad
    1. Malampuzha
    1. Palakkad
    1. Tarur (SC)
    1. Chittur
    1. Nemmara
    1. Alathur
    1. Chelakkara (SC)
    1. Kunnamkulam
    1. Guruvayoor
    1. Manalur
    1. Wadakkanchery
    1. Ollur
    1. Thrissur
    1. Nattika (SC)
    1. Kaipamangalam
    1. Irinjalakuda
    1. Pudukkad
    1. Chalakudy
    1. Kodungallur
    1. Perumbavoor
    1. Angamaly
    1. Aluva
    1. Kalamassery
    1. Paravur
    1. Vypeen
    1. Kochi
    1. Thripunithura
    1. Ernakulam
    1. Thrikkakara
    1. Kunnathunad (SC)
    1. Piravom
    1. Muvattupuzha
    1. Kothamangalam
    1. Devikulam (SC)
    1. Udumbanchola
    1. Thodupuzha
    1. Idukki
    1. Peerumade
    1. Pala
    1. Kaduthuruthy
    1. Vaikom (SC)
    1. Ettumanoor
    1. Kottayam
    1. Puthuppally
    1. Changanassery
    1. Kanjirappally
    1. Poonjar
    1. Aroor
    1. Cherthala
    1. Alappuzha
    1. Ambalappuzha
    1. Kuttanad
    1. Haripad
    1. Kayamkulam
    1. Mavelikkara (SC)
    1. Chengannur
    1. Thiruvalla
    1. Ranni
    1. Aranmula
    1. Konni
    1. Adoor (SC)
    1. Karunagappally
    1. Chavara
    1. Kunnathur (SC)
    1. Kottarakkara
    1. Pathanapuram
    1. Punalur
    1. Chadayamangalam
    1. Kundara
    1. Kollam
    1. Eravipuram
    1. Chathannoor
    1. Varkala
    1. Attingal (SC)
    1. Chirayinkeezhu (SC)
    1. Nedumangad
    1. Vamanapuram
    1. Kazhakoottam
    1. Vattiyoorkavu
    1. Thiruvananthapuram
    1. Nemom
    1. Aruvikkara
    1. Parassala
    1. Kattakkada
    1. Kovalam
    1. Neyyattinkara

Overview:

EventKerala Assembly Election 2021
Date of PollingApril 6, 2021 (Tuesday)
Timing for Polling/ Voting8 AM to 6 PM
Date of CountingMay 2, 2021 (Sunday)
Date of completionMay 4, 2021 (Tuesday)
Total assembly seats140
Total seats reserved for SCs14
Total seats reserved for STs02
Number of Polling Stations40, 771
Number of Phases1
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Polling Dates For 824 Assembly Constituencies Announced In Kerala, TN, WB, Assam, Puducherry:

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  • As announcements made by the Election Commission of India, the Assembly Election PollingSchedule is released. The polling shall be conducted for the following:
    • 126 constituencies in Assam
    • 140 in Kerala
    • 234 in Tamil Nadu
    • 294 in West Bengal
    • 30 in Puducherry
  • The polling shall be held according to the terms of their assemblies of these states that are set to come to an end in May and June.
  • As a matter of fact, the President’s Rule has been imposed in Puducherry and the assembly kept under suspended animation after the V Narayanasamy-led Congress government failed to win the trust vote earlier this week.
  • The major parties which will contest the given election are:
  • Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
  • Congress
  • DravidaMunnetraKazhagam (DMK)
  • All India DravidaMunnetraKazhagam (AIADMK)
  • Trinamool Congress (TMC)
  • An alliance has been seen in Tamil Nadu between the ruling AIADMK and the BJP against the opposition party DMK.
  • In case of Bengal, Mamata Banerjee-led TMC and the BJP will be fighting against each other to retain the state with the central party confident of snatching away power.
  • Kerala will see the Left Democratic Front (LDF), which is led by the Communist Party of India(Marxist) or CPI(M), cross paths with the United Democratic Front (UDF) led by Congress.
  • The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has an incumbent government in Assam with the party’s SarbanandaSonowal as the chief minister.
  • These will be the first set of assembly elections to be held in the country since those in Bihar elections during pandemic.
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STATE-WISE UPDATES FOR ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS, 2021:

  1. West Bengal:
  2. List of phases in West Bengal: 8
  3. Elections for the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal that comprises 294 seats are set to be held soon as the current tenure ends on May 30.
  4. Election Commission to appoint 2 special observers for West Bengal polls (If needed third can be sent).
PhasesPhase-1Phase-2Phase-3Phase-4Phase-5Phase-6Phase-7Phase-8
Date of Polling27 March  1 April  6 April10 April  17 April  22 April  26 April  29 April
  • Puducherry:
  • Puducherry elections to be held on April 6.
  • Voting for Puducherry assembly election will take place in a single phase on April 6. As per the Election Commission, counting of votes will be on May 2.
  • Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that for the Union Territory, March 19 will be the last date for nominations, March 20 for scrutiny and March 22 for the withdrawal of candidature.
  • Tamil Nadu:
  • The Assembly elections will be held in a single phase. Date of poll: 6 April. Counting on 2 May.
  • The state of Tamil Nadu will go to polls on April 6, the Election Commission announced on Friday. The counting of votes and declaration of results will happen on May 2, simultaneously with other poll bound states.
  • The issue of notification for the election will happen on March 12. The last date for nomination is March 19. The scrutiny of nominations will take place the next day and candidates have time up to March 22 to withdraw their names.
  • The 234-seat Tamil Nadu assembly’s current term comes to an end in May. In the 2016 election, the AIADMK won 134 seats, the DMK got 89 and the Congress eight. For the AIADMK, 2016 brought a second straight victory.
  • Kerala:
  • All elections in 14 districts in a single phase. Date of poll: 6 April, 2021
  • The single-phased election in Kerala will be held on April 6 with the counting of votes on May 2.
  • Polls will be held in 140 seats in Kerala, where the BJP is yet to make inroads.
  • The Kerala Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) has a total number of 140 seats, of which, 14 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and two seats are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
  • Assam:
  • Elections to be held in three phases.
  • The Assembly polls will be held in Assam in three phases – on March 27, April 4 and April 6.
  • Term of Assam assembly ends on May 31 while 8 seats are reserved for SC and 16 seats are reserved for ST out of total 126 assembly seats.
  • The Election Commission has appointed Ashok Kumar as a special police observer for Assam.
  • In Assam in 2016, the polling stations were 24,890 and in 2021, there will be 33,530. The percentage increase in polling stations is 35.71%.
  • The BJP had created history in 2016 elections by winning Assam, making it first north-eastern state to be governed by the saffron party. The BJP had ousted the Congress after its 15-year uninterrupted rule. The BJP had alone won 60 seats in the 126-member Assembly.
PhasesPhase-1Phase-2Phase-3
Date of Polling27 March  1 April  6 April
No. of constituencies473940
No. of districts121312

COMPLETE SCHEDULE:

Poll EventsPhase-I (30 ACs)Phase-II (30 ACs)Phase-III (30 ACs)Phase-IV (30 ACs)  Phase-V   (30 ACs)Phase-VI (30 ACs)Phase-VII (30 ACs)Phase-VIII (30 ACs)  
Date of Issue of Notification02.03.2021 (Tue)05.03.2021 (Fri)12.03.2021 (Friday)16.03.2021 (Tue)23.03.2021 (Tue)26.03.2021 (Fri)31.03.2021 (Wed)31.03.2021 (Wed)
Last date of making nomination09.03.2021 (Tue)12.03.2021 (Fri)19.03.2021 (Fri)23.03.2021 (Tue)30.03.2021 (Tue)03.04.2021 (Sat)07.04.2021 (Wed)07.04.2021 (Wed)
Date of Scrutiny10.03.2021 (Wed)15.032021 (Mon)20.03.2021 (Sat)24.03.2021 (wed)31.03.2021 (wed)05.04.2021 (mon)08.04.2021 (Thurs)08.04.2021 (Thurs)
Last date of withdrawal12.03.2021 (Fri)17.03.2021 (wed)22.03.2021 (mon)26.03.2021 (Fri)03.04.2021 (Sat)07.04.2021 (wed)12.04.2021 (mon)12.04.2021 (mon)
Date of Poll27.03.2021 (sat)01.04.2021 (Thurs)06.04.2021 (Tue)10.04.2021 (sat)17.04.2021 (sat)22.04.2021 (Thurs)26.04.2021 (Mon)29.04.2021 (Thurs)
Date of Counting02.05.2021 (Sun)  02.05.2021 (Sun)02.05.2021 (Sun)02.05.2021 (Sun)02.05.2021 (Sun)02.05.2021 (Sun)02.05.2021 (Sun)02.05.2021 (Sun)
Date of Completion04.05.2021 (Tue)04.05.2021 (Tue)04.05.2021 (Tue)04.05.2021 (Tue)04.05.2021 (Tue)04.05.2021 (Tue)04.05.2021 (Tue)04.05.2021 (Tue)
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Kerala Local Body Election Results December 2020

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A big scoop of victory in Kerala coalited the rule of the Left on Wednesday in local body polling result by all parties for the assembly elections in the state next year. The ruling alliance, hammered by corruption allegations, took the most of the Grama-Panchayats and district-panchayats in villages and districts.

The counting of votes polled in the crucial local body elections was conducted with the traditional political fronts-CPI (M)-led LDF, Congress-headed UDF and BJP-NDA- keeping their fingers crossed as its result is generally seen as pointer to the upcoming Kerala Assembly Elections.

In a major boost to the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government, the electorate in Kerala granted victory to the CPI(M)-led LDF in majority of the local bodies.

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The LDF was suave for victory in three-tier panchayats sweeping in the following:

  1. 514 Gram Panchayats
  2. 108 Block Panchayats
  3. 10 District Panchayats
  4. 35 Municipalities and 3 Corporations.

With that of the Congress-led UDF, the party was ahead inincluding Pandalam, which was the centre of protests against the entry of women of the banned age group into the Sabarimala Ayyappa shrine.

  1. 377 Gram Panchayats
  2. 46 Block Panchayats
  3. 4 District Panchayats
  4. 45 Municipalities and 3 Corporations.
  • The NDA led by the BJP had secured a lead in 24 Gram Panchayats and 2 Municipalities.
  • The Kerala Local Body Election Results went live on http://sec.kerala.gov.in/

Local Self Government Wards on Wednesday, 16th of December, 2020.

  • The ruling CPI(M)-led LDF has made inroads in UDF strongholds in central Kerala wresting power in Kottayam and Idukki district panchayats and winning several municipalities and panchayats in the civic polls.
  • 2020 Kerala local body election was the first election since the Jose K Mani faction of the KC(M) severed its decades-old ties with the UDF over its differences with the Congress over sharing the Kottayam district panchayat president’s post in the previous council.
  • The saffron party was ahead in Palakkad municipality also. Though the BJP could not put up a spectacular show, it still seemed to better its 2015 record, where it won 14 grama panchayats and the lone Palakkad municipality, and if the trends hold, could nearly double its seats this time.
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  • The overall voter turnout was 76%, only marginally lower than 77.76% in 2015. The ruling Left front had nearly swept the civic polls by winning 549 village panchayats, 90 block panchayats, 44 municipalities and four corporations. At the district panchayat level, both UDF and LDF had won 7 seats each.
  • The BJP had earlier organised state-wide protests against the entry of young women in the age group of 10-50 years into the shrine. UDF leaders– KPCC President Mullapally Ramachandran, Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala and former Chief Minister OommenChandy said the claims that the party-led front had been routed was baseless.
  • In corporations, the LDF achieved simple majority in Kozhikode, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram and became the single largest party in Kochi. The UDF got a simple majority in Kannur and the single largest party status in Thrissur. In Both Kochi and Thrissur, both fronts will have to shore up support of rebels or Independents to get mayor and deputy mayor posts.
  • The results are certainly a stinging setback to the UDF which was hoping to win big in the local body polls and thereby present a united and strong campaign in 2021 Assembly polls.
  • Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala admitted that the ‘public sentiment against the corruption of the LDF government’ in the backdrop of the gold smuggling case has not reflected in the results.
  • LDF’s major inroads into UDF vote-banks particularly in Thrissur, Ernakulam and Kottayam districts indicates a popular support base that goes beyond the CPM’s strict cadre votes.
  • As for the BJP, it has faced setbacks in contests to Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram corporations. At the same time, it has doubled the number of gram panchayats it holds and has added a municipality to its tally.
  • As much the BJP is concerned, it did not make much significant gains. While it repeated its performance in Thiruvananthapuram corporation, it won one more municipality – Panthalam, in addition to Palakkad – and 9 grama panchayats more than in 2015. But it did manage to win more many more wards and divisions this time, including in areas where it was not a significant presence.
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The COVID-19 Atmosphere during Kerala Local Body Elections, 2020:

  • According to Election Commission figures, a total of 73.12 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first phase, 76.78 per cent in the second phase and 78.64 per cent in the third and final phase.The counting began at 244 centres at 8.00 am on Wednesday.
  • Postal ballots, including the special ballots issued to the COVID-19 positive voters and those under quarantine, were counted first, they said adding that the entire counting procedure was held in adherence with the COVID-19 protocols.
  • Section 144 has been in place in northern Malappuram and in some pockets of neighbouring Kozhikode and Kasaragod districts ahead of the announcement of the poll results.
  • This time, the civic body polls have gained comparatively more significance as its result is generally considered to reflect the political mindset of the southern state which would go to assembly polls after some months.
  • So, despite COIVD-19 protocols and restrictions, the state witnessed a fierce campaign in which everything right from national politics to state issues became a campaign tool.
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Other factors:

  • The first phase of elections was held for five southern districts Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, and Idukki.
  • The second phase of elections was held for five southern districts Ernakulam, Kottayam, Thrissur, Palakkad, and Wayanad.
  • The final stage was on 14 December in Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, and Kasaragod in northern Kerala.
  • In the upcoming elections, a total of 2.71 crore voters are eligible to vote across 34,744 polling stations.
  • The Kerala State has 1200 self-government institutions categorized into village panchayats, block panchayats, district panchayats, municipalities, and municipal corporations across 14 districts.
  • However, the local body elections are scheduled for 1199 local bodies, and the Mattanur segment follows a separate election tenure.
  • The ruling LDF, which used to showcase a good performance in the civic body polls, banked on the achievements in the development front under the four and half years old rule of Pinarayi Vijayan government.
  • However, opposition UDF, during the campaign, focused on various corruption charges against the government and controversies related to the gold smuggling case and allegations cropped up against the Chief Minister’s office.
  • BJP-NDA, which was looking all means to break the decades-old bipolar polity led by UDF and LDF, was hopeful of showcasing an impressive performance and garner three-fold seats compared to the 2015 civic polls.
  • The UDF has won majority in Kannur. In Thrissur and Kochi corporations, however, UDF and LDF have a close call, with independents likely to decide their fate.
  • The BJP also counted some gains on Wednesday; its councillor won in the Kannur Corporation for the first time. The BJP alliance has seen a marginal increase in its tally in Grama Panchayats and Municipalities.
  • In Kochi Corporation, Congress’ mayor candidate N Venugopal loses by one vote to BJP.While BJP District President VV Rajesh won thein the Poojappura ward.
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  • In the six corporations, Left is ahead in four and UDF is ahead in two corporations
  • This time, the civic body polls have gained comparatively more significance as its result is generally considered to reflect the political mindset of the southern state which would go to assembly polls after some months.
  • Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has been the face of the party and government — this is his personal triumph; especially after the LDF won only one seat in the Lok Sabha elections. These are not the same as Assembly elections, but the victory will be read as a referendum on his government.
  • Vijayan’s office has been caught in the gold smuggling scandal; CPM state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was forced to go on leave after his son was jailed in a drug case. While the opposition went after him, the CM kept the focus on the achievements of his government, especially welfare schemes and grassroots interventions, including housing for the poor.
  • Vijayan masterminded the move of the Kerala Congress (M), the Christian party led by Jose K Mani, from the UDF to the LDF, ignoring protests from the CPI. Thanks to the KC(M), the LDF has gained in traditional UDF strongholds in Kottayam, Idukki and Pathanamthitta.
  • The Congress’s deal with the Jamaat-e-Islami’s Welfare Party of India allowed the CPM to claim that the UDF was aligning with communal forces. It brought back some Hindu voters who had turned away from the LDF over the entry of women into Sabarimala. The LDF also signalled to Christians who have been upset over Muslim organisations gaining an upper hand in the UDF.
  • During the catastrophic flood of 2018, and in the initial days of the Covid-19 lockdown, LDF-ruled local bodies did a stellar job of crisis management. The government gave local bodies bigger roles in health and education, allowing them to touch people closely. 
  • The UDF failed to anticipate the damage Jose K Mani, son of the late K M Mani, would do. Jose’s rival in Kerala Cong (M), P J Joseph, failed to stem the Jose tide in central Kerala.
  • The UDF’s understanding with Jamaat-e-Islami’s Welfare Party of India — which had won several seats with LDF in 2015 — has been counterproductive.
  • Within the UDF too, some Muslim voters were opposed to the Jamaat-e-Islami — and several Muslim religious heads close to the Indian Union Muslim League warned against the alliance. The Jamaat-e-Islami presence on the UDF platform also triggered unrest among pro-Congress Christians — the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council criticised the Congress’s decision.
  • In several seats, the Congress faced rebels. Disputes over seat-sharing led to UDF allies fielding candidates against each other. In the time of Covid-19, the Congress could not match the LDF’s ground-level electoral machinery and social media campaign.
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Complete list on how the wards in panchayats of Kerala got registered:

Sl. NoLGI Type  No of LGIs  No of Wards  No of Members  Mayor/Chairman/President  Standing committee chairman  
Male    Female  Total
1District Panchayat143311571743311470
2Block Panchayat152208094911262075140556
3Municipality           87307814601617307781487
4Corporation           6414190222412547
5Grama Panchayat9411596272158706159218823502
 Total1200218659971118452181611224662
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