Most of the recent post-poll surveys had suggested that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) led by reigning chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan will win the elections. However, opposition minister Ramesh Chennithala had claimed that post-poll surveys cannot be trusted and assured that the United Democratic Front (UDF) will win the elections easily. In the meantime, the Bharatiya Janata Party also believes that they will win at least three or four seats in this legislative assembly elections.
04.35 PM: According to the latest updates, LDF is leading in 99 seats, while UDF is leading in 41 seats. BJP did not manage to win even one seat in Kerala.
04.34 PM: KT Jaleen increases his vote to 2872 votes.
03.57 PM: KT Jaleel comes back in style in the last round of voting in Thavanur, leads by 1790 votes.
03.30 PM: MV Shreyams Kumar lost the contest to UDF's T Siddique in a margin of 5,470 votes.
03.01 PM: KK Shailaja's lead in Mattannur crosses 61,000.
02.57 PM: LDF's Janeesh Kumar wins in Konni. BJP State President K Surendran lost the election in both Manjeshwaram and Konni.
02.55 PM: KT Jaleel leads in Thavanoor by 484 votes.
02.32 PM: Sivankutty's lead in Nemom increasing again. Kummanam Rajasekharan facing the heat.
02.15 PM: Tight competition between UDF's Padmaja Venugopal and CPI's P Balachandran in Thrissur.
02.06 PM: Shafi Parambil bounces back. Sreedharan leading Palakkad by just 200 votes.
01.43 PM: VT Balram accepts the loss. Balram also conveys his wishes to the new LDF government.
01.28 PM: MB Rajesh leads in Thrithala legislative assembly by 2571 votes.
12.53 PM: LDF's R Bindu wins in Irinjalakkuda.
12.48 PM: Dharmajan Bolgatty loses election to Sachin Dev in Balusserry.
12.20 PM: PC George facing the heat in Poonjar.
12.13 PM: According to the latest updates, LDF is leading in 95 seats, while UDF is leading in just 42 seats. BJP is leading in Palakkad, Thrissur, and Nemom.
12.12 PM: MB Rajesh leads in Thrithala by 87 votes.
12.11 PM: KK Rema expresses her excitement. She revealed that her triumph is actually the victory of TP Chandrasekharan. She also thanked the voters of Vadakara.
12.09 PM: Suresh Gopi increases his lead to 3,500.
12.06 PM: VK Prasanth's lead crossed 10,000 in Vattiyurkkavu.
12.05 PM: Ganesh Kumar heading towards victory in Pathanapuram.
12.04 PM: E Sreedharan raises his lead again. Lead crosses 6,000.
11.59 AM: T Siddique on the verge of victor in Kalpetta.
11.57 AM: Anil Akkare to lose in Wadakkancherry. Xavier Chittilappilly leading.
11.55 AM: MM Mani wins in Udumbanchola.
11.00 AM: Suresh Gopi leads in Thrissur by 1,500 votes.
10.13 AM: Mani C Kappan leads in Pala by more than 5,000 votes.
10.06 AM: Health minister KK Shailaja leads by more than 8,000 votes.
10.05 AM: Opposition minister Ramesh Chennithala leads by 1,500 votes.
09.54 AM: BJP candidate Superstar Suresh Gopi leads in Thrissur.
09.53 AM: KT Jaleel trailing behind Firoz Kunnamparambil, as the UDF candidate leads by 2010 votes.
09.24 AM: BJP's E Sreedharan raises his lead to 2,700. LDF's Mukesh leads in Kollam.
09.22 AM: UDF's VT Balram leads in Thrithala. In Pervavoor, LDF candidate Sakeer Hussain leads by 900 votes.
09.15 AM: E Sreedharan raises his lead to 2,200. Shafi Parambil trailing behind.
09.12 AM: LDF's KD Prasenan leads in Alathur.
09.01 AM: BJP candidate Navya Haridas leads in Kozhikode South.
08.57 AM: Firoz Kunnamparambil leads in Thavanur by 484 votes.
08.55 AM: KK Rema maintains a steady lead in Vadakara. In Thrissur, UDF's Padmaja Venugopal leads by 103 votes.
08.54 AM: KB Ganesh Kumar leads in Pathanapuram legislative assembly. Jose K Mani leads in Pala.
08.53 AM: BJP leads in Nemom and Palakkad. NDA candidate E Sreedharan is leading by 98 votes.
08.46 AM: KT Jaleel lost his lead. Firoz Kunnamparambil leads in Thavanoor.
08.45 AM: EVM counting starts in Malappuram.
08.42 AM: Firoz Kunnamparambil leads in Thavanoor by 351 votes.
08.41 AM: LDF leads in 70 seats, UDF in 51.
08.29 AM: VN Vasavan leads in Ettumanoor. In Kalamasserry, LDF's P Rajeevan leads by 40 votes. As postal ballot counting is progressing steadily, LDF is leading in 51 seats, while UDF leads in 36 seats.
08.27 AM: According to the latest updates, LDF leads in 48 seats, while UDF is leading in 31 seats.
08.26 AM: Reigning chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan leads in Dharmadom.
08.22 AM: KK Rema leads in Vadakara.
08.20 AM: KT Jaleel leads in the Thavanoor legislative assembly. BJP candidate leads in Chathannoor. As per the latest updates, LDF leads in 32 seats, UDF in 20, and BJP in 02.
08.19 AM: LDF leads in 28 seats, while UDF leads in 17 seats. BJP's Kummanam Rajasekharan leads in Nemom.
08.17 AM: Indian Union Muslim League's Kunjalikutty leads by 54 votes.
08.16 AM: Latest updates suggest that the Left Democratic Front is leading in 19 seats, while UDF is leading in just 10 seats.
08.14 AM: LDF leads in 11 seats, while UDF leads in 05 seats.
08.12 AM: Jose K Mani leads in Pala. LDF leads in Attingal, while UDF leads in Kovalam.
08.12 AM: LDF leads in three seats, UDF in two.
08.11 AM: PJ Joseph leads by 64 votes in Thodupuzha.
08.10 AM: As ballot voting progresses, Babu Divakaran of UDF leads by 04 votes.
08.09 AM: Thottathil Raveendran leads by 05 votes.
08.08 AM: MM Mani leads in Udumbanchola.
08.07 AM: Initial signs in favor of LDF. Left Democratic Front leads in Kozhikode North. Thottathil Raveendran leads.
08.04 AM: Electronic voting machine counting will begin at 08.30 AM after the completion of postal ballot counting. Ballot counting process progressing steadily.
08.00 AM: Postal ballot counting begins in Kerala.
07.52 AM: Eight minutes to go. The countdown begins.
07.50 AM: Three counting officers in a booth in Kozhikode test positive for coronavirus.
07.47 AM: Palakkad INC candidate Shafi Parambil assures that Congress will win the election. However, he did not predict the majority.
07.46 AM: Ballot counting in Kerala happening amid strict Covid restrictions.
07.30 AM: Political experts believe that postal ballots will favor the Left Democratic Front (LDF).
07.28 AM: Counting will begin at 08.00 AM. Officers will initially start counting postal ballots.
The wait is finally over, and people in Kerala will know the party who will rule the state for the next five years on May 02. The elections in Kerala were conducted on April 06, and it is after 26 days that the counting is going to happen. The counting process will begin at 08.00 AM, and we will get the initial updates by 08.15 AM.
Initially, officers will count postal ballots, and it will be followed by counting in electronic voting machines (EVM).
