Data | Assembly election 2021: The Left returns in Kerala

The LDF also managed to win more seats compared to 2016 and significantly improve upon its poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha election

By winning 99 of the 140 seats in Kerala, not only managed a strong victory, it also did so after completing a five-year term. The return to power for the LDF broke a long cycle of one-term governments in the State. The LDF also managed to win more seats compared to 2016 and significantly improve upon its poor performance in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. The CPI(M) and the CPI were the best performing parties in terms of their vote shares in the seats contested. The LDF came a close second in one of the three regions in the State, while winning the other two; its performance was strong across general/reserved segments (except for the ST section, where the UDF won marginally higher). The LDF's victory margins were also substantial across seats and transcended the rural/urban divide. Among UDF partners, the Congress had a lower strike rate compared to the IUML. The map depicts the seat-wise winners in the 2021 election.