# Next Kerala Legislative Assembly election

The Next Kerala Legislative Assembly election is scheduled to be held in or before May 2026 to elect 140 MLAs to the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly.
In the last election, held in 2021, the Left Democratic Front led by the Incumbent Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan won re-election in a Landslide victory, securing 99 of the total 140 seats. The Official Opposition, the United Democratic Front won only 41 seats. The National Democratic Alliance lost their lone seat and experienced a dip in it's total vote share.

## Parties and alliances

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is a coalition of centre-left to left-wing political parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM). The United Democratic Front (UDF) is an alliance of centrist to centre-left political parties led by the Indian National Congress (INC). The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a coalition of centrist to right-wing parties.

### Left Democratic Front

An alliance of centre-left to left-wing political parties, the LDF is currently in power. The coalition consists of CPI(M), CPI and several smaller parties.
| Party | Leader |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | M. V. Govindan |
| Communist Party of India | Binoy Viswam |
| Kerala Congress (M) | Jose K. Mani |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | Mathew T. Thomas |
| Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar | Thomas K Thomas |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | M. V. Shreyams Kumar |
| Indian National League | A. P. Abdul Wahab |
| Congress (Secular) | Kadannappalli Ramachandran |
| Kerala Congress (B) | K. B. Ganesh Kumar |
| Janadhipathya Kerala Congress | K. C. Joseph |

### United Democratic Front

A big tent alliance of centrist to left to centre-right political parties in the state, founded by the prominent Congress party leader K. Karunakaran in 1978.
| Party | Leader |
| Indian National Congress | K. Sudhakaran |
| Indian Union Muslim League | Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal |
| Kerala Congress | P. J. Joseph |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | Shibu Baby John |
| Kerala Democratic Party | Mani C. Kappan |
| Kerala Congress (Jacob) | Anoop Jacob |
| Communist Marxist Party | C. P. John |
| Revolutionary Marxist Party of India | N. Venu |
| National Janata Dal | Adv John John |
| Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy | Rajan Babu |

### National Democratic Alliance

An alliance of right-wing parties. NDA Kerala unit was constituted in 2016. The coalition consists of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharath Dharma Jana Sena and a variety of other smaller parties.
| Party | Leader |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | K. Surendran |
| Bharath Dharma Jana Sena | Thushar Vellapally |
| Kerala Kamaraj Congress | Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan |
| Janadhipathya Rashtriya Sabha | C. K. Janu |

## Candidates

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

## Results
### Results by alliance or party

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

### Results by region

| Region | Seats | | | | |
| Region | Seats | LDF | UDF | NDA | Others |
| North Kerala | 32 | | | | |
| Central Kerala | 55 | | | | |
| South Kerala | 53 | | | | |
| Total | 140 | | | | |

### Results by district

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