Establishing the fact that anti-incumbency rules elections in Kerala, the Left Democratic Front made it back to power in the southern State, routing the incumbent UDF.
But what were the nitty-gritties of this elections? Who were the biggest winners and losers? What is the seat-share and vote share? We take a look at all this and more:
The biggest and smallest victory margins
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Key candidates
V. S. Achuthanandan, CPI(M), Malampuzha. Won by a margin of 27,142 votes
O. Rajagopal., BJP - Won from Nemom
K.M Mani, Kerala Congress, Constituency: Pala - Won; Former Finance Minister of the State. Known for his alleged involvement in Kerala Bar license scam.
Pinarayi Vijayan, CPI(M) - Won; Dharmadam
Kummanam Rajasekharan, BJP - Lost; Constituency: Vattiyoorkavu
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy declared elected from Puthuppally in Kottayam district defeating nearest rival Jaick C Thomas of CPI(M).
Former Finance Minister K M Mani (KC-M-UDF) wins from Pala against Mani C Kappan (NCP-LDF)
George M. Thomas of CPI(M) has won from Thiruvambady in Kozhikode defeating V.M. Ummer of IUML.
Hit rate of parties (in %)
- CPI(M) 58/84 69%
- INC 22/87 25.3%
- CPI 19/25 76%
- IUML 18/23 78.3%
- BJP 1/98 1%
| Party | Won | Swing |
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| CPI(M) | 58 | +13 |
| INC | 22 | -17 |
| CPI | 19 | +6 |
| IUML | 18 | -2 |
| KC(M) | 6 | -3 |
| BJP | 1 | +1 |
