No majority for any side
What happened
This election produced a hung house — a result where no single party wins enough seats to govern alone.
The Indian National Congress took the most seats, 30 of the 133 on offer.
Its nearest rival, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), was close behind on 29.
Even its Mini Front allies together controlled only 63 seats, short of a majority.
What changed
Power changed hands from the previous alliance — a group of parties that team up to fight an election together, and share power afterward if they win enough seats between them — and the makeup of the assembly shifted considerably.
The INC itself surged from just 9 seats at the last election to 30 this time.
79 of the 133 constituencies changed hands from the previous election.
New parties also won their first seats here: RSP, SOP, and ISP.
Notable numbers
A few numbers from this election stand out.
Kazhakuttam, Keralam saw the tightest finish, decided by just 111 votes — the margin, how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second.
Manjeri, Keralam recorded the highest turnout — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — at 96.3%.
Trivandrum I, Keralam saw the lowest turnout of the night, at 56.2%.
Udumbanchola, Keralam had the most registered voters of any constituency, 1,10,407 in all.
The backdrop
A wide field of parties and independents shared the seats in this result.
11 parties won seats, alongside 16 independent members.