2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
6 April 2021
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All 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly 71 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 27,503,768 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 76% ( 1.53 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Composition of the Kerala Legislative Assembly after the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in Kerala on 6 April 2021 to elect 140 members to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 2 May.
The election saw the incumbent Left Democratic Front (LDF) in a historic win retaining power with 99 seats, 8 more than in the previous election, marking the first time that an alliance won consecutive terms in the state since 1977. The United Democratic Front (UDF) won the remaining 41 seats, 6 less than in the previous election. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) received a dip in vote share and lost their lone seat. Pinarayi Vijayan became the first Chief Minister of Kerala to be re-elected after completing a full, five-year term in office.