The tenure of the members of the Legislative Assembly in the state was to end on 31 May 2016.[4]
As per the voters list published on 14 January 2016, there were around 2.60 crore (26 million) eligible voters including 6.18 lakh (618,000) new voters in the age group 18–21. Elections to the 140-member assembly were held in 21,498 polling stations set up at 12,038 locations.[5] There were 500 model polling stations.[6] Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme was undertaken in Kerala to raise voter awareness.[7]
Final voters list for Kerala Legislative Assembly election 2016
Group of voters
Voters population
Male
12,510,580
Female
13,508,702
Third Gender
2
Total Voters
26,019,284
2,065 Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) units were used by the Election Commission in 1,650 polling stations in 12 constituencies. VVPAT were not used in Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Wayanad and Kasaragod districts.[8][9][10]
The Election Commission launched several mobile apps.[6]
Assembly constituencies of Kerala having VVPAT facility with EVMs[8]
The Left Democratic Front won in a landslide in terms of seats, winning 91 out of 140 seats in the legislature. The incumbent UDF front was defeated and was reduced to 47 seats. The NDA, and independent P. C. George won one seat each.
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