A hung and fractured house
What happened
This election produced a hung house — a result where no single party wins enough seats to govern alone.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) took the most seats, 40 of the 133 on offer.
Its closest rival, the Indian National Congress, was close behind on 36.
Neither came near the 67-seat mark needed to govern.
What changed
The party that won the most seats here had never won a seat under this name before.
The CPM took 40 seats on its first outing here, while the INC collapsed to just 36.
Turnout — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — fell by -12.1 pp from the election before.
Notable numbers
A few numbers from that election stand out.
Chandayamanglam, Keralam saw the tightest finish, decided by just 22 votes — the margin, how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second.
Badagara, Keralam had the widest margin of the night, at 42.5% of the vote.
Mannarghat, Keralam recorded the lowest turnout of the election, at 47.6%.
Udumbanchola, Keralam had the most registered voters of any constituency, 82,778 in all.
The backdrop
A wide range of parties contested this election, none coming close to a majority.
7 parties won seats, alongside 12 independents.