Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2006

Kerala state assembly election, 2006
India
April 22, April 29, and May 3, 2006

All 140 seats in the Legislature of Kerala
  First party Second party
 
Leader V. S. Achuthanandan Oommen Chandy
Party CPI(M) INC
Alliance LDF UDF
Leader's seat Malampuzha Puthuppally
Seats won 99 40
Seat change +56 -56
Popular vote 7,558,834 6,679,557
Percentage 48.63% 42.98%

Kerala, India
Kerala, one of the states in South India, has an electorate of more than 21 million people.

Chief Minister before election

Oommen Chandy
UDF

Chief Minister

V. S. Achuthanandan
LDF

The Kerala state assembly election of 2006, part of a series of state assembly elections in 2006, was scheduled to occur in three phases. The first phase was held on April 22, 2006, when 59 out of the 140 constituencies in Kerala voted. The second was held on April 29, 2006 for the 66 constituencies in central Kerala. The last phase of polling for the remaining 15 constituencies was on May 3, 2006. The counting was conducted on May 11, 2006.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front beat the incumbent Indian National Congress-led United Democratic Front by a margin of 99/140 seats.

Background

Legislative Assembly election, 2001

Kerala Politics

<! I believe both the above facts are true, but references would be welcome.> V S Achuthanandan, who led the CPM in 2006, was elected the Chief Minister of Kerala.

Results

 Summary of the April 22, April 29 and May 3, 2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election results
Parties and blocs Votes % Seats +/–
Left Democratic Front 7,558,834 48.63 99 +56
United Democratic Front 6,679,557 42.98 40 -56
Total (turnout 72.25%) 15,542,679 100 140

Constituency wise results

Sl No Assembly Constituency Former winner
(2001)
Former control
(2001)
Current control
(2006)
Current winner
(2006)
Margin
1 MANJESWARAM CHERKALAM ABDULLA IUML CPM C. H. KUNJAMBU 4829
2 KASARAGOD C.T. Ahamed Ali IUML IUML C. T. AHAMED ALI 10342
3 UDUMA K. V. KUNHIRAMAN CPM CPM K. V. KUNHIRAMAN 27294
4 HOSDURG(SC) K KUMARAN CPI CPI PALLIPURAM BALAN 34939
5 THRIKKARIPUR K P SATHEESHCHANDRAN CPM CPM K. KUNHIRAMAN 23828
6 IRIKKUR K C Joseph INC INC K. C. JOSEPH 1831
7 PAYYANNUR P K Sreemathi CPM CPM P. K. SREEMATHI 36122
8 THALIPARAMBA M GOVINDAN CPM CPM C. K. P. PADMANABHAN 29538
9 AZHIKODE CPM M. PRAKASHAN 29468
10 KANNUR K SUDHAKARAN INC INC K. SUDHAKARAN 8613
11 EDAKKAD M.V JAYARAJAN CPM CS RAMACHANDRAN KADANNAPALLY 30672
12 THALASSERY KODIYERI BALAKRISHNAN CPM Kodiyeri Balakrishnan 10055
13 PERINGALAM JDS K. P. MOHANAN 19236
14 Koothuparamba P JAYARAJAN CPM CPM P. JAYARAJAN 38327
15 PERAVOOR A.D. MUSTHAFA INC CPM K.K. SHYLAJA 9069
16 NORTH WAYNAD(ST) CPM K.C. KUNHIRAMAN 15115
17 VADAGARA JDS M. K. PREMNATH 21269
18 NADAPURAM CPI BENOY VISWAM 17449
19 MEPPAYUR CPM K. K. LATHIKA 15887
20 KOYILANDY CPM P. VISWAN 18484
21 PERAMBRA CPM K. KUNHAHAMMED MASTER 10640
22 BALUSSERI NCP A. K. SASEENDRAN 14160
23 KODUVALLY C MAMMOOTTY IUML LDF-IND P. T. A. RAHIM 7506
24 KOZHIKODE I CPM A. PRADEEPKUMAR 7705
25 KOZHIKODE II INL P. M. A. SALAM 14093
26 BEYPORE CPM Elamaram Kareem 19618
27 KUNNAMANGALAM(SC) IUML U. C. RAMAN 297
28 THIRUVAMBADI CPM MATHAI CHACKO 5479
29 KALPETTA JDS M. V. SREYAMS KUMAR 1841
30 SULTAN BATHERY CPM P. KRISHNAPRASAD 25540
31 WANDOOR(SC) INC A. P. ANILKUMAR 17161
32 NILAMBUR INC Aryadan Mohammed 18070
33 MANJERI IUML P. K. ABDU RABB 15372
34 MALAPPURAM IUML M. UMMER 30657
35 KONDOTTY IUML P. MOHAMMEDUNNI HAJI 14972
36 TIRURANGADI IUML K. KUTTY AHAMED KUTTY 16123
37 TANUR IUML ABDU RAHMAN RANDATHANI 11170
38 TIRUR CPM P. P. ABDULLAKUTTY 8680
39 PONNANI CPM PALOLI MOHAMMEDKUTTY 27347
40 KUTTIPPURAM LDF-IND Dr K.T. Jaleel 8781
41 MANKADA LDF-IND MANJALAMKUZHI ALI 5073
42 PERINTHALMANNA CPM V. SASIKUMAR 14003
43 THRITHALA(SC) CPM T. P. KUNJUNNI 6949
44 PATTAMBI INC C. P. MOHAMMED 564
45 OTTAPPALAM CPM M. HAMZA 24343
46 SREEKRISHNAPURAM CPM K. S. SALEEKHA 4348
47 MANNARKKAD CPI JOSE BABY 7213
48 MALAMPUZHA CPM V. S. ACHUTHANANDAN 20017
49 PALAKKAD CPM K. K. DIVAKARAN 1344
50 CHITTUR INC K. ACHUTHAN 2012
51 KOLLENGODE CPM V. CHENTHAMARAKSHAN 5126
52 KUZHALMANNAM(SC) CPM A. K. BALAN 13870
53 ALATHUR CPM M. CHANDRAN 47671
54 CHELAKKARA(SC) CPM K. RADHAKRISHNAN 14629
55 WADAKKANCHERRY CPM A. C. MOIDEEN 20821
56 KUNNAMKULAM CPM BABU M. PALISSERY 21785
56 CHERPU CPI V. S. SUNIL KUMAR 14614
57 TRICHUR INC THERAMBIL RAMAKRISHNAN 2596
58 OLLUR CPI RAJAJI MATHEW THOMAS 7969
59 KODAKARA CPM C. RAVINDRANATH 19883
60 CHALAKKUDY CPM B. D. DEVASSY 14555
61 MALA CPI A. K. CHANDRAN 7028
62 IRINJALAKUDA KCM THOMAS UNNIYADAN 7995
63 MANALUR CPM MURALI PERUNELLI 7720
64 GURUVAYOOR CPM K. V. ABDUL KHADER 12309
65 NATTIKA INC T. N. PRATHAPAN 9686
66 KODUNGALLUR CPI K. P. RAJENDRAN 2522
67 ANGAMALI JDS JOSE THETTAYIL 6094
68 VADAKKEKARA CPM S. SHARMA 3074
69 PARUR INC V. D. SATHEESAN 7792
70 NJARACKAL CPM M. K. PURUSHOTHAMAN 2631
71 ERNAKULAM INC K. V. Thomas 5800
72 MATTANCHERRY IUML V. K. IBRAHIM KUNJU 15532
73 PALLURUTHY CPM C. M. DINESH MANI 6258
74 TRIPUNITHURA INC K BABU 7342
75 ALWAYE CPM M. M. YUSUF 4366
76 PERUMBAVOOR CPM SAJU PAUL 12461
77 KUNNATHUNAD CPM M. M. MONAYI 2057
78 PIRAVOM CPM M. J. JACOB 5150
79 MUVATTUPUZHA CPI BABU PAUL 13225
80 KOTHAMANGALAM V J PAULOSE INC KCJ T. U. KURUVILLA 1814
81 THODUPUZHA KCJ P. J. JOSEPH 13689
82 DEVIKULAM CPM S. RAJENDRAN 5887
83 IDUKKI KCM ROSHI AUGUSTINE 16340
84 UDUMBANCHOLA CPM K. K. JAYACHANDRAN 19648
85 PEERMADE CPI E. S. BIJIMOL 5294
86 KANJIRAPPALLY LDF ALPHONS KANNANTHANAM 10737
87 VAZHOOR KCM N. JAYARAJAN 6666
88 CHANGANACHERRY KCM C. F THOMAS 9653
89 KOTTAYAM CPM V. N. VASAVAN 482
90 ETTUMANOOR KCM THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN 4980
91 PUTHUPPALLY INC OOMMEN CHANDY 19863
92 POONJAR KCS P. C. GEORGE 7637
93 PALAI KCM K. M. MANI 7759
94 KADUTHURUTHY KCJ MONCE JOSEPH 2001
95 VAIKOM CPI K. AJITH 8783
96 AROOR CPM A. M. ARIF 4753
97 CHERTHALA CPI P. THILOTHAMAN 8534
98 MARARIKULAM CPM T. M. THOMAS ISSAC 17679
99 ALLEPPEY INC K. C. VENUGOPAL 16933
100 AMBALAPUZHA CPM G. SUDHAKARAN 11929
101 KUTTANAD DIC THOMAS CHANDY 5381
102 HARIPAD INC B. BABU PRASAD 1886
103 KAYAMKULAM CPM C. K. SADASIVAN 5832
104 THIRUVALLA JDS MATHEW T. THOMAS 8922
105 KALLOOPPARA KCM JOSEPH M. PUTHUSSERY 7488
106 ARANMULA CPM K. C. RAJAGOPALAN 14620
107 CHENGANNUR INC P. C. VISHNUNATH 5132
108 MAVELIKKARA INC M. MURALI 2672
109 PANDALAM JSS K. K. SHAJU 1305
110 RANNI CPM RAJU ABRAHAM 14971
111 PATHANAMTHITTA INC K. SIVADASAN NAIR 1225
112 KONNI INC ADOOR PRAKASH 14895
113 PATHANAPURAM KCB K. B. GANESH KUMAR 11814
114 PUNALUR CPI K. RAJU 7925
115 CHADAYAMANGALAM CPI MULLAKKARA RATNAKARAN 4653
116 KOTTARAKKARA CPM P. AISHA POTTY 12087
117 NEDUVATHUR CPM B. RAGHAVAN 1155
118 ADOOR INC THIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNAN 18464
119 KUNNATHUR RSP KOVOOR KUNJUMON 22573
120 KARUNAGAPPALLY CPI C. DIVAKARAN 12496
121 CHAVARA Shibu Baby John RSP N. K. PREMACHANDRAN 1786
122 KUNDARA Kadavoor Sivadasan CPM M. A. BABY 14869
123 KOLLAM Babu Divakaran CPM P. K. GURUDASAN 11439
124 ERAVIPURAM A A Azeez RSP A. A. AZEEZ 24049
125 CHATHANNUR G Prathapa Varma Thampan CPI N. ANIRUDHAN 23180
126 VARKALA Varkala Kahar INC VARKALA KAHAR 1625
127 ATTINGAL Vakkom Purushothaman CPM ANANTHALAVATTOM ANANDAN 11208
128 KILIMANOOR N Rajan CPI N. RAJAN 21497
129 VAMANAPURAM Pirappankode Murali CPM J. ARUNDATHI 6509
130 ARYANAD G Karthikeyan INC G. KARTHIKEYAN 2198
131 NEDUMANGAD Mankode Radhakrishnan CPI MANKODE RADHAKRISHNAN 85
132 KAZHAKOOTTAM M A Wahid INC M. A. WAHID 215
133 TRIVANDRUM NORTH K Mohankumar CPM M. VIJAYAKUMAR 9724
134 TRIVANDRUM WEST M V Raghavan CMP KCJ V. SURENDRAN PILLAI 13233
135 TRIVANDRUM EAST B Vijayakumar CPM V. SIVANKUTTY 2276
136 NEMOM N Sakthan INC N. SAKTHAN 10749
137 KOVALAM A Neelalohithadasan Nadar INC GEORGE MERCIER 10825
138 NEYYATTINKARA Thampanoor Ravi CPM V. J. THANKAPPAN 746
139 PARASSALA N Sundaran Nadar CPM R. SELVARAJ 4407

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