Kerala Politics

Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Adoor profile: CPI's Chittayam Gopakumar seeks third term in former Congress sronghold

Gopakumar faces Congress' MG Kannan, BJP's Advocate Pandalam Prathapan, BSP's Vipin Kanikonathu, Anna Democratic Human Rights Movement Party of India's Rajankulakkada, SUCI (Communist)'s Saranyaraj, and Independent candidate R Kannan

Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Konni profile: Congress' Adoor Prakash won last five elections

Candidates in the fray are Congress's Robin Peter, Advocate KU Jenish Kumar of the CPM, K Surendran of the BJP, Raghu P of the Anna Democratic Human Rights Movement Party of India, Suku Balan of the Ambedkarite Party of India, and Independent candidate Manoharan

Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Aranmula profile: CPM's Veena George wrested seat from Congres in 2016, seeks return

George had won the election from Aranmula in 2016 with a margin of 7,646 votes defeating then-incumbent Congress MLA Advocate K Sivadasan Nair; both are back in the fray

Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Ranni profile: CPM's Raju Abraham won last five elections; LDF passes stronghold to KCM

Kerala Congress (M) candidate Advocate Pramod Narayan faces Advocate Anumol N of the BSP, Rinku Cherian of Congress, Asharaf Pezhumakattil of SDPI, Jomon Kochethu of RJD, and NDA ally BDJS' K Padmakumar who was the second runner-up in the 2016 polls

Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Thiruvalla profile: JDS' Mathew T Thomas seeks fourth consecutive term

JDS' Advocate Mathew T Thomas won his third consecutive term from Thiruvalla in 2016, however, his vote share had dropped from 49.97 percent in 2011 to 41.28 percent in 2016

Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Chengannur profile: CPM's Saji Cherian won seat for LDF in 2018 bypoll, seeks return

CPM candidate Cherian is up against Congress' M Murali and BJP's MV Gopakumar in the 2021 poll

Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Kayamkulam profile: CPM MLA U Pratiba Hari looks to fend off Congress' Aritha Babu and BDJS' Pradeep Lal

Prominent communist leader KO Ayesha Bai — who served as Kerala’s first Deputy Speaker from 1957 to 1959—was elected from Kayamkulam in 1957 and 1960

Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Thiruvananthapuram profile: Congress' two-time MLA VS Sivakumar looking to save seat again

Sivakumar had won Thiruvananthapuram seat in 2016 by a margin of 10,905 votes against JKC's Antony Raju

Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Kattakkada profile: CPM's IB Satheesh narrowly defeated Congress' N Sakthan in 2016

The election to the Kattakkada Assembly constituency, which falls in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, will be held on 6 April and results will be out on 2 May

Kerala Assembly Election 2021, Aruvikkara profile: Congress holds 100% strike rate but LDF swept last local body polls in area

Incumbent Congress MLA KS Sabarinadhan faces CPM's G Steephen, BJP's C Sivankutty and BSP's Krishnakutty M in the Aruvikkara Assembly election