Elections in Kerala are regularly held to appoint government officials at various levels, both within the state of Kerala and in India as a whole. These elections encompass national elections as well as regional elections for local bodies and panchayat.
The Kerala Assembly has the authority to enact laws concerning the conduct of local body elections independently. However, any modifications made by the state legislature to the procedures of state-level elections require approval from the Parliament of India. In addition, the state legislature may be dismissed by the Parliament according to Article 356 of the Indian Constitution and President's rule may be imposed.
State Election Commission prepares the electoral rolls of Panchayats, Municipalities and Municipal Corporation and conduct their elections. The State Election Commissioner is also the Chairman of the Delimitation Commission.[1]
State Legislative Assembly Elections
State-level elections are held to fill the Kerala Legislative Assembly.[2][3] The latest Assembly elections were held on 6 April 2021.[4]
List of political alliances of Kerala in power (1980–present)
| No. | Flag | Political alliance | Total days in governance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Left Democratic Front (LDF) | 8620 days | |
| 2 |  |
United Democratic Front (UDF) | 7,295 days | |
Lok Sabha elections
| Year | Lok Sabha Election | Winning Party/Coalition | Seats won | Runnerup | Seats won | Other parties | Seats won | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1st | Indian National Congress | 6 | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | TTC/Independents | 1 / 3 | ||
| 1957 | 2nd | Communist Party of India | 9 | Indian National Congress | 6 | PSP/Independents | 1 / 2 | ||
| 1962 | 3rd | INC/PSP/IUML | 8 | CPI | 6 | RSP/ Independents | 1 / 3 | ||
| 1967 | 4th | United Front (1967–69) | 17 | INC | 1 | Independents | 2 | ||
| 1971 | 5th | United Front (1970–79) | 16 | CPI(M) | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1977 | 6th | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 | 7th | LDF | 10 | UDF | 8 | 2 | |||
| 1984 | 8th | UDF | 17 | LDF | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1989 | 9th | 17 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1991 | 10th | 15 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 1996 | 11th | LDF | 10 | UDF | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | 12th | UDF | 11 | LDF | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | 13th | 11 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2004 | 14th | LDF | 18 | UDF | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | 15th | UDF | 16 | LDF | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 16th | 12 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | 17th | 19 | 1 | 0 |
Local Self Government institutions
Panchayat Elections is a term widely used in Kerala, India, for the polls that are held to select the Local Self-government Representatives. There are three branches of local self-government institutions in Kerala. They are Grama Panchayat which can be translated as Village Government, Block Panchayat and District Panchayat. A Grama Panchayat is almost an equivalent to City administration and District Panchayat to a County. There are two more wings namely Municipality which is another form of Block Panchayat that exists only in major towns and Corporations that come only in six major cities. Consequent to the 73rd Amendment to the Constitution of India, the local self-government institutions (LSGIs) are to function as the third tier of government.[6]
At present, there are 1200 local governments in Kerala, which includes 941 Grama Panchayats, 152 Block Panchayats, 14 District Panchayats, 77 Taluks, 87 Municipalities and 6 Municipal Corporations.[7]
The last Election to the Local Self-government Institutions in Kerala (Panchayat Elections) was held in 2020 december. The results were announced on 16 december 2020.[8] Next local body elections are scheduled to be held in 2025.[9]
| Year | Local body | Party/Alliance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | UDF | BJP | OTH | ||
| 2015 | Gram Panchayat | 551 | 362 | 14 | 14 |
| Dist. Panchayat | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Block Panchayat[10] | 90 | 61 | 0 | 1 | |
| Corporation | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Municipality | 43 | 41 | 1 | 1 | |
See also
Notes
External links
- Election Commission of India
- LSGI Election Result 2010
- LSGI Election Result 2005
- Kerala State Election Commission
- Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala
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- ↑ "Messages". sec.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "History of kerala legislature - Government of Kerala, India". kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election DATABASE".
- ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election Schedule 2016". Election Commission India.
- ↑ "What will force Mr Modi to change course will be the outcome of the state elections in 2020-21". The Indian Express. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ Jha, B. K. "All About India's Panchayati Raj System". ruralmarketing.in. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "Local Self-Governance - Government of Kerala, India". kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "Local body polls in Kerala to be held on November 2 and 5". The Hindu. 4 October 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ Suresh, M. K. "Kerala to conduct local body elections in October". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ↑ "Kerala civic poll results: LDF takes lead, big gains for BJP". The Indian Express. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2020.