List of candidates in the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election from the three major alliances namely the candidates from the Left Democratic Front (LDF), United Democratic Front (UDF) and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are listed in the table below.
The performance of candidates from major alliances is available in table format at Performance of candidates from major alliances of the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.[1][2]
Many parties, including the CPI-M, the INC and the CPI, did not give seats to most sitting candidates who had already served two terms. A third of selected candidates had prior experience in local bodies.[3] The Indian Union Muslim League fielded a female candidate - Noorbeena Rasheed (Kozhikode South) - for the first time in 25 years.[4][5][6] Anannyah Kumari Alex (Vengara) became the first transgender candidate to run for the Kerala Legislative Assembly,[7] but later suspended her campaign after alleged harassment from her party members.[8] The Election Commission turned down the nomination papers of BJP candidates in Thalassery, Guruvayur, and the AIADMK candidate in Devikulam as their nominations were incomplete.[9]
| Assembly Constituency | LDF | UDF | NDA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate |
| Kasaragod district | |||||||
| 1 | Manjeshwar | CPI(M) | V. V. Rameshan | IUML | A. K. M. Ashraf | BJP | K. Surendran |
| 2 | Kasaragod | INL | M. A. Latheef | IUML | N. A. Nellikkunnu | BJP | K. Sreekanth |
| 3 | Udma | CPI(M) | C. H. Kunhambu | INC | Periya Balakrishnan | BJP | A. Velayudhan |
| 4 | Kanhangad | CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | INC | P. V. Suresh | BJP | M. Balraj |
| 5 | Thrikaripur | CPI(M) | M. Rajagopal | KC | M. P. Joseph | BJP | T. V. Shibin |
| Kannur district | |||||||
| 6 | Payyanur | CPI(M) | T. I. Madusoodhanan | INC | M. Pradeep Kumar | BJP | K. K. Sreedharan |
| 7 | Kalliasseri | CPI(M) | M. Vijin | INC | Brijesh Kumar | BJP | Arun Kaithapram |
| 8 | Taliparamba | CPI(M) | M. V. Govindan | INC | Abdul Rasheed V. P. | BJP | Gangadharan A. P. |
| 9 | Irikkur | KC(M) | Saji Kuttiyanimattom | INC | Sajeev Joseph | BJP | Aniyamma Rajendran |
| 10 | Azhikode | CPI(M) | K. V. Sumesh | IUML | K. M. Shaji | BJP | K. Ranjith |
| 11 | Kannur | Con(S) | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | INC | Satheeshan Pacheni | BJP | Archana Vandichal |
| 12 | Dharmadom | CPI(M) | Pinarayi Vijayan | INC | C. Raghunath | BJP | C. K. Padmanabhan |
| 13 | Thalassery | CPI(M) | A. N. Shamseer | INC | M. P. Aravindakshan | None | |
| 14 | Kuthuparamba | LJD | K. P. Mohanan | IUML | P. K. Abdulla | BJP | C. Sadanandan Master |
| 15 | Mattanur | CPI(M) | K. K. Shailaja | RSP | Illikkal Agasthy | BJP | Biju Elakkuzhi |
| 16 | Peravoor | CPI(M) | Sakeer Hussain | INC | Sunny Joseph | BJP | Smitha Jayamohan |
| Wayanad district | |||||||
| 17 | Mananthavady | CPI(M) | O. R. Kelu | INC | P. K. Jayalakshmi | BJP | Mukundan Palliyara |
| 18 | Sulthan Bathery | CPI(M) | M. S. Viswanathan | INC | I. C. Balakrishnan | JRS | C. K. Janu |
| 19 | Kalpetta | LJD | M. V. Shreyams Kumar | INC | T. Siddique | BJP | T. M. Subeesh |
| Kozhikode district | |||||||
| 20 | Vatakara | LJD | Manayath Chandran | RMPI | K. K. Rema | BJP | M. Rajesh Kumar |
| 21 | Kuttiady | CPI(M) | K. P. Kunhahammed Kutty | IUML | Parakkal Abdulla | BJP | P. P. Murali |
| 22 | Nadapuram | CPI | E. K. Vijayan | INC | K.Praveen Kumar | BJP | M. P. Rajan |
| 23 | Koyilandy | CPI(M) | Kanathil Jameela | INC | N. Subramanian | BJP | N. P. Radhakrishnan |
| 24 | Perambra | CPI(M) | T. P. Ramakrishnan | Ind. | C. H. Ibrahimkutty | BJP | K. V. Sudheer |
| 25 | Balussery | CPI(M) | K. M. Sachin Dev | INC | Dharmajan Bolgatty | BJP | Libin Bhaskar |
| 26 | Elathur | NCP | A. K. Saseendran | Ind. | Sulfikar Mayoori | BJP | T. P. Jayachandran |
| 27 | Kozhikode North | CPI(M) | Thottathil Raveendran | INC | K. M. Abhijith | BJP | M. T. Ramesh |
| 28 | Kozhikode South | INL | Ahamed Devarkovil | IUML | P. K. Noorbeena Rasheed | BJP | Navya Haridas |
| 29 | Beypore | CPI(M) | P. A. Mohammed Riyas | INC | P. M. Niyas | BJP | K. P. Prakash Babu |
| 30 | Kunnamangalam | Ind. | P. T. A. Rahim | Ind. | Dinesh Perumanna | BJP | V. K. Sajeevan |
| 31 | Koduvally | Ind. | Karat Razak | IUML | M. K. Muneer | BJP | T. Balasoman |
| 32 | Thiruvambady | CPI(M) | Linto Joseph | IUML | C. P. Cheriya Muhammed | BJP | Baby Ambat |
| Malappuram district | |||||||
| 33 | Kondotty | Ind. | Sulaiman Haji | IUML | T. V. Ibrahim | BJP | Sheeba Unnikrishnan |
| 34 | Eranad | Ind. | K. T. Abdurahman | IUML | P. K. Basheer | BJP | Dinesh |
| 35 | Nilambur | Ind. | P. V. Anvar | INC | V. V. Prakash | BJP | T. K. Ashok Kumar |
| 36 | Wandoor | CPI(M) | P. Midhuna | INC | A. P. Anil Kumar | BJP | P. C. Vijayan |
| 37 | Manjeri | CPI | P. Dibona Nassar | IUML | U. A. Latheef | BJP | P. R. Rashmilnath |
| 38 | Perinthalmanna | Ind. | K. P. Musthafa | IUML | Najeeb Kanthapuram | BJP | Suchithra Mattada |
| 39 | Mankada | CPI(M) | T. K. Rasheed Ali | IUML | Manjalamkuzhi Ali | BJP | Sajesh Elayil |
| 40 | Malappuram | CPI(M) | P. Abdurahman | IUML | P. Ubaidulla | BJP | Sethumadhavan |
| 41 | Vengara | CPI(M) | P. Jiji | IUML | P. K. Kunhalikutty | BJP | Preman |
| 42 | Vallikkunnu | INL | A. P. Abdul Wahab | IUML | P. Abdul Hameed | BJP | Peethambaran Palat |
| 43 | Tirurangadi | Ind. | Niyas Pulikkalakath | IUML | K. P. A. Majeed | BJP | Sathar Haji |
| 44 | Tanur | NSC | V. Abdurahman | IUML | P.K. Firos | BJP | Narayanan |
| 45 | Tirur | CPI(M) | Gafoor P. Lillis | IUML | Kurukkoli Moideen | BJP | M. Abdul Salam |
| 46 | Kottakkal | NCP | N. A. Muhammad Kutty | IUML | K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal | BJP | P. P. Ganesan |
| 47 | Thavanur | Ind. | K. T. Jaleel | INC | Firoz Kunnumparambil | BDJS | Ramesh Kottayipuram |
| 48 | Ponnani | CPI(M) | P. Nandakumar | INC | A. M. Rohit | BDJS | Subramanian Chungappalli |
| Palakkad district | |||||||
| 49 | Thrithala | CPI(M) | M. B. Rajesh | INC | V. T. Balram | BJP | Sanku T. Das |
| 50 | Pattambi | CPI | Muhammed Muhsin | INC | Riyas Mukkoli | BJP | K. M. Haridas |
| 51 | Shornur | CPI(M) | P. Mammikutty | INC | T. H. Feroz Babu | BJP | G. Sandeep Warrier |
| 52 | Ottapalam | CPI(M) | K. Premkumar | INC | P. Sarin | BJP | P. Venugopal |
| 53 | Kongad | CPI(M) | K. Shanthakumari | IUML | U. C. Raman | BJP | M. Suresh Babu |
| 54 | Mannarkkad | CPI | K. P. Suresh Raj | IUML | N. Shamsudheen | AIADMK | B. Naseema |
| 55 | Malampuzha | CPI(M) | A. Prabhakaran | INC | S. K. Ananthakrishnan | BJP | C. Krishnakumar |
| 56 | Palakkad | CPI(M) | C. P. Pramod | INC | Shafi Parambil | BJP | E. Sreedharan |
| 57 | Tarur | CPI(M) | P. P. Sumod | INC | K. A. Sheeba | BJP | K. P. Jayaprakash |
| 58 | Chittur | JD(S) | K. Krishnankutty | INC | Sumesh Achuthan | BJP | V. Natesan |
| 59 | Nenmara | CPI(M) | K. Babu | CMP(J) | C. N. Vijayakrishnan | BDJS | A. N. Anurag |
| 60 | Alathur | CPI(M) | K. D. Prasenan | INC | Palayam Pradeep | BJP | Prashanth Sivan |
| Thrissur district | |||||||
| 61 | Chelakkara | CPI(M) | K. Radhakrishnan | INC | C. C. Sreekumar | BJP | Shajumon Vattekkad |
| 62 | Kunnamkulam | CPI(M) | A. C. Moideen | INC | K. Jayasankar | BJP | K. K. Aneeshkumar |
| 63 | Guruvayur | CPI(M) | N. K. Akbar | IUML | K. N. A. Khader | DSJP | Dileep Nair* |
| 64 | Manalur | CPI(M) | Murali Perunelly | INC | Vijay Hari | BJP | A. N. Radhakrishnan |
| 65 | Wadakkanchery | CPI(M) | Xavier Chittilappilly | INC | Anil Akkara | BJP | T. S. Ullas Babu |
| 66 | Ollur | CPI | K. Rajan | INC | Jose Valloor | BJP | B. Gopalakrishnan |
| 67 | Thrissur | CPI | P. Balachandran | INC | Padmaja Venugopal | BJP | Suresh Gopi |
| 68 | Nattika | CPI | C. C. Mukundan | INC | Sunil Lalur | BJP | A. K. Lochanan |
| 69 | Kaipamangalam | CPI | E. T. Taison | INC | Sobha Subin | BDJS | C. D. Srilal |
| 70 | Irinjalakuda | CPI(M) | R. Bindu | KC | Thomas Unniyadan | BJP | Jacob Thomas |
| 71 | Puthukkad | CPI(M) | K. K. Ramachandran | INC | Sunil Anthikad | BJP | A. Nagesh |
| 72 | Chalakudy | KC(M) | Dennis Antony | INC | T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph | BDJS | Unnikrishnan |
| 73 | Kodungallur | CPI | V. R. Sunil Kumar | INC | M. P. Jackson | BJP | Santhosh Chirakulam |
| Ernakulam district | |||||||
| 74 | Perumbavoor | KC(M) | Babu Joseph | INC | Eldhose Kunnappilly | BJP | T. P. Sindhu Mol |
| 75 | Angamaly | JD(S) | Jose Thettayil | INC | Roji M. John | BJP | K. V. Sabu |
| 76 | Aluva | CPI(M) | Shelna Nishad | INC | Anwar Sadath | BJP | M. N. Gopi |
| 77 | Kalamassery | CPI(M) | P. Rajeev | IUML | V. E. Gafoor | BDJS | P. S. Jayarajan |
| 78 | Paravur | CPI | M. T. Nixon | INC | V. D. Satheesan | BDJS | A. B. Jayaprakash |
| 79 | Vypin | CPI(M) | K. N. Unnikrishnan | INC | Deepak Joy | BJP | K. S. Shyju |
| 80 | Kochi | CPI(M) | K. J. Maxi | INC | Tony Chammany | BJP | C.G. Rajagopal |
| 81 | Thrippunithura | CPI(M) | M. Swaraj | INC | K. Babu | BJP | K. S. Radhakrishnan |
| 82 | Ernakulam | Ind. | Shaji George | INC | T. J. Vinod | BJP | Padmaja S. Menon |
| 83 | Thrikkakara | CPI(M) | J. Jacob | INC | P. T. Thomas | BJP | S. Saji |
| 84 | Kunnathunad | CPI(M) | P. V. Sreejin | INC | V. P. Sajeendran | BJP | Renu Suresh |
| 85 | Piravom | KC(M) | Sindhumol Jacob | KC(J) | Anoop Jacob | BJP | M. A. Ashish |
| 86 | Muvattupuzha | CPI | Eldo Abraham | INC | Mathew Kuzhalnadan | BJP | Jiji Joseph |
| 87 | Kothamangalam | CPI(M) | Antony John | KC | Shibu Thekkumpuram | BDJS | Shine K. Krishnan |
| Idukki district | |||||||
| 88 | Devikulam | CPI(M) | A. Raja | INC | D. Kumar | AIADMK | S. Ganeshan* |
| 89 | Udumbanchola | CPI(M) | M. M. Mani | INC | E. M. Augusthy | BDJS | Santhosh Madhavan |
| 90 | Thodupuzha | KC(M) | K. I. Antony | KC | P. J. Joseph | BJP | Shyam Raj P. |
| 91 | Idukki | KC(M) | Roshy Augustine | KC | Francis George | BDJS | Sangeetha Viswanathan |
| 92 | Peerumade | CPI | Vazhoor Soman | INC | Syriac Thomas | BJP | Srinagari Rajan |
| Kottayam district | |||||||
| 93 | Pala | KC(M) | Jose K. Mani | Ind. | Mani C. Kappan | BJP | Prameela Devi |
| 94 | Kaduthuruthy | KC(M) | Stephen George | KC | Monce Joseph | BJP | Lijinlal G. |
| 95 | Vaikom | CPI | C. K. Asha | INC | P. R. Sona | BDJS | Ajitha Sabu |
| 96 | Ettumanoor | CPI(M) | V. N. Vasavan | KC | Prince Lukose | BJP | T. N. Harikumar |
| 97 | Kottayam | CPI(M) | K. Anilkumar | INC | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | BJP | Minerva Mohan |
| 98 | Puthuppally | CPI(M) | Jaick C. Thomas | INC | Oommen Chandy | BJP | N. Hari |
| 99 | Changanassery | KC(M) | Job Michael | KC | V. J. Laly | BJP | G. Raman Nair |
| 100 | Kanjirappally | KC(M) | N. Jayaraj | INC | Joseph Vazhackan | BJP | Alphons Kannanthanam |
| 101 | Poonjar | KC(M) | Sebastian Kulathunkal | INC | Tomy Kallany | BDJS | M. P. Sen |
| Alappuzha district | |||||||
| 102 | Aroor | CPI(M) | Daleema Jojo | INC | Shanimol Usman | BDJS | Aniyappan |
| 103 | Cherthala | CPI | P. Prasad | INC | S. Sarath | BDJS | P. S. Jyothis |
| 104 | Alappuzha | CPI(M) | P. P. Chitharanjan | INC | K. S. Manoj | BJP | R. Sandeep Vachaspathi |
| 105 | Ambalappuzha | CPI(M) | H. Salam | INC | M. Liju | BJP | Anoop Antony Joseph |
| 106 | Kuttanad | NCP | Thomas K. Thomas | KC | Jacob Abraham | BDJS | Thampi Mettuthara |
| 107 | Haripad | CPI | R. Sajilal | INC | Ramesh Chennithala | BJP | K. Soman |
| 108 | Kayamkulam | CPI(M) | U. Prathibha | INC | Aritha Babu | BDJS | Pradeep Lal |
| 109 | Mavelikara | CPI(M) | M. S. Arun Kumar | INC | K. K. Shaju | BJP | Sanju |
| 110 | Chengannur | CPI(M) | Saji Cherian | INC | M. Murali | BJP | M. V. Gopakumar |
| Pathanamthitta district | |||||||
| 111 | Thiruvalla | JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | KC | Kunju Koshy Paul | BJP | Ashokan Kulanada |
| 112 | Ranni | KC(M) | Pramod Narayan | INC | Ringoo Cherian | BDJS | Padmakumar K. |
| 113 | Aranmula | CPI(M) | Veena George | INC | K. Sivadasan Nair | BJP | Biju Mathew |
| 114 | Konni | CPI(M) | K. U. Jenish Kumar | INC | Robin Peter | BJP | K. Surendran |
| 115 | Adoor | CPI | Chittayam Gopakumar | INC | M. G. Kannan | BJP | Pandalam Prathapan |
| Kollam district | |||||||
| 116 | Karunagapally | CPI | R. Ramachandran | INC | C. R. Mahesh | BJP | Bitty Sudheer |
| 117 | Chavara | Ind. | Sujith Vijayan | RSP | Shibu Baby John | BJP | Vivek Gopan |
| 118 | Kunnathur | Ind. | Kovoor Kunjumon | RSP | Ullas Kovoor | BJP | Raji Prasad |
| 119 | Kottarakkara | CPI(M) | K. N. Balagopal | INC | Resmi R. | BJP | Vayakkal Soman |
| 120 | Pathanapuram | KC(B) | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | INC | Jyothikumar Chamakkala | BJP | Jithin Dev |
| 121 | Punalur | CPI | P. S. Supal | IUML | Abdurahman Randathani | BJP | Ayoor Murali |
| 122 | Chadayamangalam | CPI | J. Chinchu Rani | INC | M. M. Naseer | BJP | Vishnu Pattathanam |
| 123 | Kundara | CPI(M) | J. Mercykutty Amma | INC | P. C. Vishnunath | BDJS | Vanaja Vidyadharan |
| 124 | Kollam | CPI(M) | Mukesh | INC | Bindhu Krishna | BJP | M. Sunil |
| 125 | Eravipuram | CPI(M) | M. Noushad | RSP | Babu Divakaran | BDJS | Ranjith Raveendran |
| 126 | Chathannoor | CPI | G. S. Jayalal | INC | Peethambara Kurup | BJP | B. B. Gopakumar |
| Thiruvananthapuram district | |||||||
| 127 | Varkala | CPI(M) | V. Joy | INC | B. R. M. Shafeer | BDJS | Aji S. R. M. |
| 128 | Attingal | CPI(M) | O. S. Ambika | RSP | A. Sreedharan | BJP | P. Sudheer |
| 129 | Chirayinkeezhu | CPI | V. Sasi | INC | Anup B.S. | BJP | Ashanath |
| 130 | Nedumangad | CPI | G. R. Anil | INC | P. S. Prasanth | BJP | J. R. Padmakumar |
| 131 | Vamanapuram | CPI(M) | D. K. Murali | INC | Anad Jayan | BDJS | Thazhava Sahadevan |
| 132 | Kazhakkoottam | CPI(M) | Kadakampally Surendran | INC | S. S. Lal | BJP | Shobha Surendran |
| 133 | Vattiyoorkavu | CPI(M) | V. K. Prasanth | INC | Veena S. Nair | BJP | V. V. Rajesh |
| 134 | Thiruvananthapuram | JKC | Antony Raju | INC | V. S. Sivakumar | BJP | Krishna Kumar |
| 135 | Nemom | CPI(M) | V. Sivankutty | INC | K. Muraleedharan | BJP | Kummanam Rajasekharan |
| 136 | Aruvikkara | CPI(M) | G. Stephen | INC | K. S. Sabarinathan | BJP | C. Sivankutty |
| 137 | Parassala | CPI(M) | C. K. Hareendran | INC | Ansajitha Ressal | BJP | Karamana Jayan |
| 138 | Kattakkada | CPI(M) | I. B. Sathish | INC | Malayinkeezhu Venugopal | BJP | P. K. Krishnadas |
| 139 | Kovalam | JD(S) | Neelalohithadasan Nadar | INC | M. Vincent | KKC | Vishnupuram Chandrasekharan |
| 140 | Neyyattinkara | CPI(M) | K. Ansalan | INC | R. Selvaraj | BJP | Rajasekharan S Nair |
| * Candidates with outside support from the alliance. | |||||||
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