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P R A S A R B H A R A T I (India’s Public Services Broadcaster) News Services Division: All India Radio

(Election Cell)

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PRASAR BHARTI

(INDIA’S PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTER)

NEWS SERVICES DIVISION : ALL INDIA RADIO

(ELECTION CELL)

KERALA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS-2016

HIGHLIGHTS

1. No. of constituencies : 140

General : 124

SC : 14

ST : 02

2. No. of Electors : 26,106,422

Men : 12,510,589

Women : 13,508,693

4. No. of Contestants : 1,203

Men : 1094

Women : 109

5. No. of Polling Stations : 21,646

6. Overall Polling Percentage : 77.35%

7. No. of Voters : 20,193,317

8. No. of Counting Centers : 80

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PRASAR BHARTI

(INDIA’S PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTER)

NEWS SERVICES DIVISION : ALL INDIA RADIO

(ELECTION CELL)

KERALA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS-2011

HIGHLIGHTS

1. No. of constituencies : 140

General : 124

SC : 14

ST : 2

2. NO. of Electors : 2,32,08,138

Men : 1,11,35,021

Women : 1,20,73,117

3. NO. of Voters : 1,73,87,777

Men : 83,59,854

Women : 90,27,923

4. No. of contestants : 971

5. No. of Polling Stations : 20,785

6. Overall Polling Percentage : 74.92 %

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KERALA GENERAL ELECTION-2016

ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES—NAME AND NUMBER WISE

Number wise list Alphabetical list

01. Manjeshwar 02. Kasaragod 03. Udma 04. Kanhangad 05. Trikaripur 06. Payyannur 07. Kalliasseri 08. Taliparamba 09. Irikkur 10. Azhikode 11. Kannur 12. Dharmadam 13. Thalassery 14. Kuthuparamba 15. Mattannur 16. Peravoor 17. Mananthavady 18. Sulthanbathery 19. Kalpetta 20. Vadakara 21. Kuttiadi 22. Nadapuram 23. Quilandy 24. Perambra 25. Balusseri 26. Elathur 27. Kozhikode North 28. Kozhikode South 29. Beypore 30. Kunnamangalam 31. Koduvally 32. Thiruvambady 33. Kondotty 34. Eranad 35. Nilambur 36. Wandoor 37. Manjeri 38. Perinthalmanna 39. Mankada 40. Malappuram 41. Vengara 42. Vallikkunnu 43. Tirurangadi

Adoor 115

Alappuzha 104

Alathur 60

Aluva 76

Ambalapuzha 105

Angamaly 75

Aranmula 113

Aroor 102

Aruvikkara 136

Attingal 128

Azhikode 10

Balusseri 25

Beypore 29

Chadayamangalam 122

Chalakkudy 72

Changanassery 99

Chathannur 126

Chavara 117

Chelakkara 61

Chengannur 110

Cherthala 103

Chirayinkeezhu 129

Chittur 58

Devikulam 88

Dharmadam 12

Elathur 26

Eranad 34

Eranakulam 82

Eravipuram 125

Ettumanoor 96

Guruvayoor 63

Haripad 107

Idukki 91

Irikkur 09

Irinjalakkuda 70

Kaduthuruthy 94

Kaipamangalam 69

Kalamassery 77

Kalliasseri 07

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44. Tanur 45. Tirur 46. Kottakkal 47. Thavanur 48. Ponnani 49. Thrithala 50. Pattambi 51. Shornur 52. Ottapalam 53. Kongad 54. Mannarkad 55. Malampuzha 56. Palakkad 57. Tarur 58. Chittur 59. Nenmara 60. Alathur 61. Chelakkara 62. Kunnamkulam 63. Guruvayoor 64. Manalur 65. Wadakkanchery 66. Ollur 67. Thrissur 68. Nattika 69. Kaipamangalam 70. Irinjalakkuda 71. Puthukkad 72. Chalakkudy 73. Kodungallur 74. Perumbavoor 75. Angamaly 76. Aluva 77. Kalamassery 78. Paravur 79. Vypen 80. Kochi 81. Thripunithura 82. Eranakulam 83. Thrikkakara 84. Kunnathunad 85. Piravom 86. Muvattupuzha 87. Kothamangalam 88. Devikulam 89. Udumbanchola 90. Thodupuzha 91. Idukki

Kalpetta 19

Kanhangad 04

Kanjirappally 100

Kannur 11

Karunagappally 116

Kasaragod 02

Kattakkada 138

Kayamkulam 108

Kazhakkoottam 132

Kochi 80

Kodungallur 73

Koduvally 31

Kollam 124

Kondotty 33

Kongad 53

Konni 114

Kothamangalam 87

Kottakkal 46

Kottarakkara 119

Kottayam 97

Kovalam 139

Kozhikode North 27

Kozhikode South 28

Kundara 123

Kunnamangalam 30

Kunnamkulam 62

Kunnathunad 84

Kunnathur 118

Kuthuparamba 14

Kuttanad 106

Kuttiadi 21

Malampuzha 55

Malappuram 40

Manalur 64

Mananthavady 17

Manjeri 37

Manjeshwar 01

Mankada 39

Mannarkad 54

Mattannur 15

Mavelikara 109

Muvattupuzha 86

Nadapuram 22

Nattika 68

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92. Peerumade 93. Pala 94. Kaduthuruthy 95. Vaikom 96. Ettumanoor 97. Kottayam 98. Puthuppally 99. Changanassery 100. Kanjirappally 101. Poonjar 102. Aroor 103. Cherthala 104. Alappuzha 105. Ambalapuzha 106. Kuttanad 107. Haripad 108. Kayamkulam 109. Mavelikara 110. Chengannur 111. Thiruvalla 112. Ranni 113. Aranmula 114. Konni 115. Adoor 116. Karunagappally 117. Chavara 118. Kunnathur 119. Kottarakkara 120. Tathanapuram 121. Punalur 122. Chadayamangalam 123. Kundara 124. Kollam 125. Eravipuram 126. Chathannur 127. Varkala 128. Attingal 129. Chirayinkeezhu 130. Nedumangad 131. Vamanapuram 132. Kazhakkoottam 133. Vattiyoorkavu 134. Thiruvananthapuram 135. Nemom 136. Aruvikkara 137. Parassala 138. Kattakkada 139. Kovalam

Nedumangad 130

Nemom 135

Nenmara 59

Neyyattinkara 140

Nilambur 35

Ollur 66

Ottapalam 52

Pala 93

Palakkad 56

Parassala 137

Paravur

Pattambi 50

Payyannur 06

Peerumade 92

Perambra 24

Peravoor 16

Perinthalmanna 38

Perumbavoor 74

Piravom 85

Ponnani 48

Poonjar 101

Punalur 121

Puthukkad 71

Puthuppally 98

Quilandy 23

Ranni 112

Shornur 51

Sulthanbathery 18

Taliparamba 08

Tanur 44

Tarur 57

Tathanapuram 120

Thalassery 13

Thavanur 47

Thiruvalla 111

Thiruvambady 32

Thiruvananthapuram 134

Thodupuzha 90

Thrikkakara 83

Thripunithura 81

Thrissur 67

Thrithala 49

Tirur 45

Tirurangadi 43

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140. Neyyattinkara

Trikaripur 05

Udma 03

Udumbanchola 89

Vadakara 20

Vaikom 95

Vallikkunnu 42

Vamanapuram 131

Varkala 127

Vattiyoorkavu 133

Vengara 41

Vypen 79

Wadakkanchery 65

Wandoor 36

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KEY CONSTITUENCIES

SL.NO.

NAME OF KEY CONSTITUENCIES

CONSTI-TUENCYNO.

REMARKS (Prominent candidates in the

field)

1. IRIKKUR 9 MINISTER - KC JOSEPH - INC

2. DHARMADAM 12 PINARAYI VIJAYAN - CPI(M) POLIT BUREO MEMBER

3. MANANTHAVADY 17 MINISTER-PK JAYALAKSHMI-INC

4. KOZHIKODE SOUTH 28 MINISTER - DR.M.K.MUNEER-IUML

5. WANDOOR 36 MINISTER - AP ANIL KUMAR-INC

6. PERINTHALMANNA 38 MINISTER - MANJALAMKUZHI ALI-IUML

7. VENGARA 41 MINISTER - PK KUNHALIKUTTY-IUML

8. TIRURANGADI 43 MINISTER - PK ABDU RABB-IUML

9. MALAMPUZHA 55 OPPOSITION LEADER - VS ACHUTHANANDAN –CPI (M)

10. PALAKKAD 56 SOBHA SURENDRAN – BJP LEADER

11. THRISSUR 67 PADMAJA VENUGOPAL- INC LEADER

12. THRIPUNITHURA 81 MINISTER - K.BABU - INC

13. PIRAVOM 85 MINISTER – ANOOP JACOB– Kerala Cong(J)

14. PALA 93 K.M.MANI - Kerala Cong (M) LEADER

15. KOTTAYAM 97 MINISTER - THIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNAN - INC

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16. PUTHUPPALLY 98 CHIEF MINISTER - OOMMEN CHANDY - INC

17. HARIPAD 107 MINISTER - RAMESH CHENNITHALA - INC

18. CHENGANNUR 110 MLA - PC VISHNU NATH-INC ADV.PS SREEDHARAN PILLAI-BJP

LEADER

19. KONNI 114 MINISTER - ADOOR PRAKASH-INC

20. PATHANAPURAM 120 MLA & FILM ACTOR KB GANESH KUMAR –KC(B)

FILM ACTOR - JAGDISH

21. KOLLAM 124 FILM ACTOR - M MUKESH –CPI(M)

22. NEDUMANGAD 130 DEPUTY SPEAKER - PALODU RAVI - INC

V.V.RAJESH –BJP LEADER

23. KAZHAKOOTTAM 132 V MURALEEDHARAN – BJP LEADER MLA - MA VAHEED - INC

24. VATTIYOORKAVU 133 BJP STATE PRESIDENT - KUMMANAM RAJASEKHARAN – BJP

K.MURALEEDHARAN –INC

25. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

134 MINISTER - V.S.SIVAKUMAR-INC S.SREESANTH – BJP

26. NEMOM 135 BJP LEADER - O.RAJAGOPAL MLA - V SIVANKUTTY (CPIM)

27. ARUVIKKARA 136 MLA - K.S.SABARINADHAN FILM DIRECTOR – RAJASENAN-BJP

28. KATTAKKADA 138 SPEAKER - N.SAKTHAN - INC

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PARTY WISE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES

SL. NO.

NAME OF THE POLITICAL PARTY NUMBER OF CANDIDATES

1. UDF Indian National Congress

83

2. Indian Union Muslim League 24

3. Kerala Cong (M) 15

4. Janata Dal (U) 07

5. Kerala Cong (J) 02

6. CMP 01

7. IND 03

TOTAL 140

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LDF CPI (M)

92

2 CPI 27

3 KC (B) 01

4 JD(S) 05

5 NCP 04

6 JANADHIPATHYA KER.CONG 04

7 Kerala Cong (Scaria Thomas) 01

8 Cong (S) 01

9 CMP 01

10 RSP (L) 01

11 INL 03

TOTAL 140

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NDA BJP

101

2 BDJS 36

3 JSS 01

4 Kerala Cong (PCT) 02

TOTAL 140

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PRASAR BHARTI

(India’s Public Services Broadcaster)

News Services Division : All India Radio

(Election Cell)

FACT SHEET

Polling for elections in Kerala will be held on 16th May 2016

Total assembly seats in Kerala 140.

1,203 candidates contest for assembly constituencies.

Number of electorates

Male 12,510,589

Female 13,508,693

Other 02

Service Elector 87,138

Total 26,106,422

Number of polling stations:- 21,646

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KERALA

POLITICAL PARTIES PERFORMANCE – 2011 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

Party Name Seats Won

Communist Party Of India 13

Communist Party Of India (Marxist) 45

Independent 2

Indian National Congress 38

Janata Dal (Secular) 4

Kerala Congress (Jacob) 1

Kerala Congress (M) 9

Kerala Congress (B) 1

Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party(Baby John)

1

Muslim League Kerala State Committee

20

Nationalist Congress Party 2

Revolutionary Socialist Party 2

Socialist Janta (Democratic) 2

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KERELA VOTE PERCENTAGE

Name of Political Parties Vote Percentage

BJP 6.03%

BSP 0.60%

CPI 8.72%

CPM 28.18%

INC 26.40%

NCP 1.24%

JD (S) 1.52%

JPSS 1.31%

KC (AMG) 0.51%

KEC (M) 4.94%

MUL 7.92%

OTHERS 12.62%