Assembly polls are scheduled to be conducted in four states: Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and one Union Territory - Puducherry. As per the dates announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI), Kerala Assembly Polls 2021 are set to take place on April 6, 2021.
There are 140 assembly seats in Kerala and March 19, 2021, will be the last date for filing nominations. Voting will take place in a single phase on April 6, 2021. Kerala state elections 2021 results will be announced on May 2, 2021.
Pinarayi Vijayan is currently the Chief Minister of Kerala, ruled by a Left coalition government.
To get the insight, ABP in partnership with C-Voter conducted a survey to understand the mood of people in Kerala.
According to the survey, the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) will return to power in Kerala.
In the 140-member assembly, Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government can win a simple majority in the Kerala Polls 2021, by winning somewhere between 77-85 seats. Meanwhile, Congress-led UDF might get restricted to 54-62 seats of the 140 seats - higher than its 2016 tally when it won 47 seats.
The survey suggests that BJP might fail to make any impact in the state as it finishes third with chances of securing 0-2 seats.
As per the survey, LDF, UDF and BJP have seen a 0.6%, 0.9% and 0.3% decline, respectively, in their vote base, compared to the 2016 Kerala Assembly Elections.
Polling for 140 assembly seats of Kerala is to be held in a single phase on 6 April. Election results will come on 2 May. At present, Kerala is ruled by CPI (M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government.
Kerala Party Alliance: Seats
2016 Results 2021 Projection Change
LDF 91 88 -10
UDF 47 51 11
BJP 1 1 0
Others 1 0 -1
In the 2016 assembly elections, LDF won 91 seats, while the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 47 seats. In order to form government, a party needs 71 seats to prove majority.