The Election Commission on Friday announced dates for Kerala Assembly elections 2016. The voting in Kerala will be held in a single phase on May 16, 2016.
The state has 140 assembly constituencies and the last date for filing nomination is April 20. The scrutiny will be held on April 30 and last date for the withdrawal of candidature is May 2.
The counting of votes will take place on May 19.
Traditionally, Kerala has seen straight contest between Congress-led UDF and CPM-led LDF. UDF scraped past the LDF by a slender margin in 2011 elections.
The UDF government led by Ooman Chandy has been rocked by allegations of corruption including the solar panel scam.
Left which is pushing for an understanding with the Congress in West Bengal faces cong led UDF as its main adversary in Karala. BJP has stitched an electoral alliance with the newly formed Bhartiya Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS).
The BDJS is led by Eazhava outfit Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam.
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