Source: Election Commission of IndiaCounting begins 8:00 AM IST, 4 May 2026Before counting Counting begins 8 am IST, 4 May
Assembly Election 2026

Kerala

140 seats /majority mark 71

Official Results

Kerala — live count

What the exit polls predictAverage across 9 pollsters

Indian National Congress: 77 seatsCommunist Party of India (Marxist): 59 seatsBharatiya Janata Party: 4 seatsOthers: 1 seats
77INC
141 of 140 seats accounted for
77INC
59CPI(M)
4BJP
1OTH

These are predictions from polling agencies. The actual result begins coming in from 8 am on 4 May.

Predictions

What pollsters predicted for Kerala

Exit Polls — May 2026Projection — Not Official

Exit polls are predictions, not results. The numbers below come from polling agencies and may differ widely from the actual count. The official tally is published by the Election Commission of India once counting begins on 4 May.

Kerala

Most agencies put UDF ahead, around 77 seats.
Numbers averaged across 9 pollsters.

AgencyUDFLDFNDAOTH
Poll of Polls71–8155–652–60–0
Matrize70–7560–653–50–0
P-MARQ71–7962–691–40–3
JVC72–8452–613–70–0
Axis My India78–9049–620–30–0
Peoples Pulse75–8555–650–30–0
People's Insight66–7658–6810–140–1
Poll Mantra88–9242–460–20–4
Today's Chanakya60–7855–733–110–1
Average775941
Actual count
Difference
StatusAwaitedAwaitedAwaitedAwaited
Past Elections

How Kerala has voted before

Historical ResultsKerala · 2021 · 2016 · 2011 · 2006

Kerala

2021

Won by LDF

CM · Pinarayi Vijayan (CPI(M))

  • CPI(M)62(25.4%)
  • INC21(25.1%)
  • CPI17(8.1%)
  • IUML15(8.3%)
  • BJP0(11.3%)
  • OTH25(21.8%)
140 seats · majority 71

Kerala

2016

Won by LDF

CM · Pinarayi Vijayan (CPI(M))

  • CPI(M)58(26.7%)
  • INC22(23.7%)
  • CPI19(8.1%)
  • IUML18(7.4%)
  • BJP1(10.5%)
  • OTH22(23.6%)
140 seats · majority 71

Kerala

2011

Won by UDF

CM · Oommen Chandy (INC)

  • INC38(26.4%)
  • CPI(M)45(28.2%)
  • IUML20(7.9%)
  • CPI13(8.7%)
  • BJP0(6%)
  • OTH24(22.8%)
140 seats · majority 71

Kerala

2006

Won by LDF

CM · V.S. Achuthanandan (CPI(M))

  • CPI(M)61(30.4%)
  • INC24(24.1%)
  • CPI17(8.1%)
  • IUML7(7.4%)
  • BJP0(4.7%)
  • OTH31(25.3%)
140 seats · majority 71