Next Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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The next Kerala Legislative Assembly election is expected to be held in Kerala before May 2026 to elect 140 MLAs to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Schedule
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| Notification Date | TBD |
| Last Date for filing nomination | TBD |
| Scrutiny of nomination | TBD |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | TBD |
| Date of Poll | TBD |
| Date of Counting of Votes | TBD |
Parties and alliances
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| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 
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Pinarayi Vijayan | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India | 
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Binoy Viswam | TBD | |
| Kerala Congress (M) | 
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Jose K. Mani | TBD | |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | _flag_(1).svg){kind=small}
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Mathew T. Thomas | TBD | |
| Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar | 
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T. P. Peethambaran | TBD | |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 
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M. V. Shreyams Kumar | TBD | |
| Indian National League | 
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Ahamed Devarkovil | TBD | |
| Congress (Secular) | _Flag.png){kind=small}
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Kadannappalli Ramachandran | TBD | |
| Kerala Congress (B) |
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K. B. Ganesh Kumar | TBD | |
| Janadhipathya Kerala Congress |
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K. C. Joseph | TBD | |
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Indian National Congress | 
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V. D. Satheesan | TBD | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 
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Sayyid Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal | TBD | |
| Kerala Congress |
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P. J. Joseph | TBD | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 
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Shibu Baby John | TBD | |
| Kerala Democratic Party | 
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Mani C. Kappan | TBD | |
| Kerala Congress (Jacob) |
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Anoop Jacob | TBD | |
| Communist Marxist Party | 
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C. P. John | TBD | |
| Revolutionary Marxist Party of India | 
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N. Venu | TBD | |
| National Janata Dal | 
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Adv John John | TBD | |
| Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy | 
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Rajan Babu | TBD | |
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Photo | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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Rajeev Chandrasekhar | TBD | |
| Bharath Dharma Jana Sena | 
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Thushar Vellapally | TBD | |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 
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Edappadi K. Palaniswami | TBD | |
| Kerala Kamaraj Congress | 
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Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan | TBD | |
| Janadhipathya Rashtriya Sabha | 
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C. K. Janu | TBD | |
Candidates
[edit]Results
[edit]Results by alliance or party
[edit]Results by region
[edit]| Region | Seats | ||||
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| LDF | UDF | NDA | Others | ||
| North Kerala | 32 | ||||
| Central Kerala | 55 | ||||
| South Kerala | 53 | ||||
| Total | 140 |
Results by district
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| 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
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Chandran, Cynthia (29 April 2024). "Kerala: Sunil Kanugolu kicks off his next mission - 2026 assembly election". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Congress in Kerala faces an acid-test to foil CPI-M, BJP bid to crack its broad social base". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "It could be LDF again in 2026 Assembly polls, says Vellappally". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "CASA pondering political outfit in Kerala ahead of 2026 assembly election". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "CPI(M) signals Pinarayi Vijayan likely to lead LDF in 2026 Kerala Assembly polls". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 29 March 2025.