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  Peravoor Assembly poll 2026: Can KK Shailaja breach Cong bastion or will Sunny Joseph retain seat?

  India | April 08, 2026 16:19 IST

  Hot seats in Kerala Assembly Election 2026: In the 2021 assembly elections, Sunny Joseph of the Congress defeated C Raghunathan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) by a margin of 3,172 votes.

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  Poonjar Assembly Election: Can KCM's Sebastian Kulathunkal hold the seat or will PC George return?

  India | April 03, 2026 15:20 IST

  In the 2021 assembly elections, the seat was won by Kerala Congress (M). Adv. Sebastian Kulathunkal, from Kerala Congress (M) defeated P.c.george Plathottam of the Kerala Janapaksham (Secular), by a margin of 16817 votes.

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  Dharmadom Assembly Election 2026: Can BJP's Ranjith, Congress' Abdul Rasheed challenge CM Vijayan?

  India | April 03, 2026 15:22 IST

  Hot seats in Kerala Assembly Election 2026: In the 2021 assembly elections, Pinarayi Vijayan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) defeated C Raghunathan of the Congress by a margin of 50,123 votes.

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  Puthuppally Assembly Election: Congress's Chandy Oommen eyes another win against BJP, CPM

  India | April 03, 2026 13:21 IST

  In the 2021 Kerala Assembly Elections, Congress candidate Oommen Chandy won the Puthuppally seat with a margin of 9,044 votes (6.84%). He was polled 63,372 votes with a vote share of 48.08%.

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  Kanjirappally Assembly Polls: Will N Jayaraj from KCM defeat BJP's George Kurian and win the seat?

  India | April 03, 2026 13:25 IST

  The Kanjirappally Assembly Constituency has witnessed keen political contests over the years, with the BJP, Congress, CPM, LDF and UDF being the major contending parties.

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  Haripad Assembly Election: Congress's Ramesh Chennithala looks for hattrick against BJP, CPI

  India | April 03, 2026 13:23 IST

  The Haripad Assembly Constituency has witnessed keen political contests over the years, with the BJP, Congress, CPM, LDF and UDF being the major contending parties.

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  Vattiyoorkavu Assembly Election: Close contest between VK Prasanth, R Sreelekha and K Muraleedharan

  India | April 03, 2026 13:22 IST

  The Vattiyoorkavu Assembly Constituency has witnessed keen political contests over the years, with the BJP, Congress, CPM, LDF and UDF being the major contending parties.

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  Nemom Assembly Election: Can BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar unseat CPM's Sivankutty?

  India | April 07, 2026 17:08 IST

  The Nemom Assembly Constituency has witnessed keen political contests over the years, with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Congress, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) being the major contenders.

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  Manjeshwar Assembly Election 2026: IUML aims for hat-trick as BJP's Surendran eyes breakthrough

  India | April 03, 2026 14:20 IST

  Hot seats in Kerala Assembly Election 2026: In the 2021 assembly elections, AKM Ashraf of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) defeated K Surendran of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 745 votes.

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  Rahul Gandhi's big charge, claims 'Kerala government completely supported by BJP'

  India | March 30, 2026 13:59 IST

  Rahul Gandhi accused BJP of indirectly supporting Kerala’s LDF and criticised PM Modi for staying silent on Sabarimala.

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  How BJP's Kerala rise unfolded: Vote share growth, seats contested and allies | Explained

  Explainers | March 19, 2026 14:08 IST

  The BJP's journey in Kerala spans over four decades, marked by slow but consistent organisational growth, expanding vote share and persistent electoral efforts. Despite limited success in securing seats, the party has strengthened its cadre, widened alliances and improved visibility.

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  Confusing politics: How many Congress parties are there in Kerala?

  India | April 03, 2026 11:44 IST

  As Kerala heads into Assembly polls, voters face confusion due to multiple parties sharing the Congress name despite belonging to different alliances. Let's have a look at different Congress parties in the state.

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  Kerala Polls: Congress faces internal tussle as MPs push for Assembly tickets, second list awaited

  India | March 19, 2026 12:44 IST

  According to sources, Sudhakaran—a former State Congress President—went so far as to threaten to cause a split within the party if he was not allotted the Kannur constituency seat.

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  Shashi Tharoor dismisses BJP as marginal force in Kerala elections, predicts LDF-UDF duel

  India | March 19, 2026 11:44 IST

  Tharoor acknowledged that recent surveys indicate a razor-thin UDF-LDF contest, rendering every single vote critical. "We're not writing off BJP or resting on laurels," he stressed, calling for maximum mobilisation even while dismissing saffron ambitions as no real governance challenge in Kerala.

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  Kerala polls: BJP releases second list of 39 candidates, fields Kummanam Rajasekharan from Aranmula

  India | April 03, 2026 11:44 IST

  Former CPI MLA CC Mukundan, who recently joined the BJP, will be the party's candidate from Nattika, and cardiologist Dr N Prathap Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director of the Meditrina Hospital Group, is the BJP's candidate from Kollam.

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  'Maligning a woman's character is a form of social violence': Kerala HC

  India | March 19, 2026 8:02 IST

  The observations by Justice C S Dias came while quashing the FIR registered against Malayalam film actor Shwetha Menon for allegedly publishing or transmitting obscene scenes of some of her past movies and advertisements.

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  70 per cent Kerala MLAs face criminal cases, serious charges against 25 pc: ADR Report

  India | April 03, 2026 11:44 IST

  The analysis, conducted by ADR and Kerala Election Watch, examined affidavits of 132 sitting MLAs and found that 92 legislators have pending criminal cases.

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  Kerala Election: Can BJP finally break its Assembly jinx? Seats where BJP came second in 2021

  India | March 18, 2026 14:04 IST

  Kerala Assembly Election 2026: Nemom stands as a prime example of the BJP's heartbreaking near-victories, a Hindu-dominated constituency in Thiruvananthapuram where O Rajagopal claimed Kerala's inaugural saffron Assembly win in 2016 by 8,671 votes.

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  The Kottayam Gambit: Can the lotus bloom in the Syro-Malabar belt? Decoding BJP's first Kerala list

  India | March 17, 2026 13:36 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is stepping up its Kerala push ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections by targeting the influential Christian vote, especially in the Syro-Malabar belt. With strategic candidate selection and sustained outreach, the party aims to build on its 2024 gains.

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  BJP bets big on Christian votes in Kerala, names 4 candidates in Assembly poll list: Who are they?

  India | March 17, 2026 11:48 IST

  As per the list, George Kurian has been fielded from Kanjirappally, PC George from Poonjar, Shone George from Pala, and Anoop Antony Joseph has been fielded from Thiruvalla.