Kerala Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Schedule, phase, seats, candidates and all you need to know about Kerala General Elections | When Is News

Kerala, also known as “God’s own Country,” is one of few states where the Congress still has a stronghold during the Lok Sabha Elections, as even in 2019 elections, it was the one of the states where INC won the majority of seats, while at the same time it was one of the few states where BJP-led NDA, ended up empty handed.

Kerala, will once again be on the priority list of INC, as their face for Prime Minister, Rahul Gandhi is also MP, from the Wayanad constituency of the state. However, NDA will try to change their positioning in the state in order to establish their complete dominance in the 2024 General Elections. Notably, Kerala has the highest voter’s turnout in comparison to any other state, making the need of establishing proper connection with the people of the state even more important.

When is Kerala Lok Sabha Elections?

ECI (Election Commission of India), usually organises the Lok Sabha pollings in Kerala in the first half of the election period, giving the expected time frame of 2024 Lok Sabha Elections in “God’s own Country” to late April or early May. However, the exact dates will be revealed by ECI, after their official announcement of 2024 General Elections’ date line in late February or early March.

How many phases Kerala will have?

Kerala, with its organised voters and voting system, typically completes the polling on all the constituencies in a single phase. However, ECI can opt to change the trend and keep the polling in two phases during the 2024 General Elections.

How many Lok Sabha constituencies Kerala has?

Kerala, holds the 12th rank in the states with the most number of Lok Sabha seats with 20, out of which 18 are unreserved seats, while two seats are reserved for SC candidates. During the 17th Lok Sabha Elections, INC-led UPA (United Progressive Alliance) came out on top by winning 19 of the 20 seats, making it the most successful state for the alliance.

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Check out the complete list of elected members and constituencies from the Kerala Lok Sabha Elections in 2019:

No.ConstituencyElected MemberParty
1KasaragodRajmohan UnnithanINC
2KannurK. SudhakaranINC
3VatakaraK. MuraleedharanINC
4WayanadRahul GandhiINC
5KozhikodeM. K. RaghavanINC
6MalappuramP. K. KunhalikuttyIUML
7PonnaniE. T. Mohammed BasheerIUML
8PalakkadV. K. SreekandanINC
9AlathurRamya HaridasINC
10ThrissurT. N. PrathapanINC
11ChalakudyBenny BehananINC
12ErnakulamHibi EdenINC
13IdukkiDean KuriakoseINC
14KottayamThomas ChazhikadanKC(M)
15AlappuzhaA. M. AriffCPI(M)
16MavelikkaraKodikunnil SureshINC
17PathanamthittaAnto AntonyINC
18KollamN. K. PremachandranRSP
19AttingalAdoor PrakashINC
20ThiruvananthapuramShashi TharoorINC

List of candidates for 2024

INC, after a dominant show of strength in the last elections, will be looking to continue their momentum and keep the ruling government alliance out of the state pictures with the help of their newly formed I.N.D.I.A alliance, while on the other hand, NDA will be looking to break their poor streak in the state and get some of the important seats in their favour this time around.

Check out the complete list of candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections of Kerala:

No.ConstituencyI.N.D.I.ANDA
1Kasaragod
2Kannur
3Vatakara
4Wayanad
5Kozhikode
6Malappuram
7Ponnani
8Palakkad
9Alathur
10Thrissur
11Chalakudy
12Ernakulam
13Idukki
14Kottayam
15Alappuzha
16Mavelikkara
17Pathanamthitta
18Kollam
19Attingal
20Thiruvananthapuram

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