Kerala Assembly Polls 2026: Key Candidates of LDF, UDF, NDA and Prominent Independent Contestants
Top leaders and independents shape multi-cornered contests
Kerala Assembly polls 2026 : Key candidates of LDF, UDF, NDA and prominent Independent contestants
CPM led Left Democratic Front (LDF)
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan (Dharmadom)
K K Shailaja, former health minister (Peravoor)
V Sivankutty, Education Minister (Nemom)
P Rajeev, Industries Minister (Kalamassery)
K N Balagopal, Finance Minister (Kottarakara)
M B Rajesh, Local Bodies Minister (Thrithala)
T P Ramakrishnan - LDF Convenor (Perambra)
K Rajan, Revenue Minister (Ollur)
P Prasad, Agriculture Minister (Cherthala)
Mohammad Riyas, PWD Minister (Beypore)
Jose K Mani (Pala)
Congress led United Democratic Front (UDF)
V D Satheeshan. Opposition Leader (Paravur)
Sunny Joseph, KPCC president (Peravoor)
Ramesh Chennithala (Haripad)
Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan (Kottayam)
Ramesh Pisharody (Palakkad)
T N Prathapan (Manalur)
Bindhu Krishna (Kollam)
P K Kunhalikutty (Malappuram)
Chandy Oommen (Puthupally)
K Muraleedharan (Vattiyoorkavu)
Shibu BabyJohn (Chavara)
BJP – National Democratic Alliance (NDA)
Rajeev Chandrashekar, BJP state president (Nemom)
V Muraleedharan, former union minister (Kazhakootam)
K Surendran, former state president (Manjeshwaram)
Padmaja Venugopal (Thrissur)
Shobha Surendran (Palakkad)
R Sreelekha, former DGP (Vattiyoorkavu)
S Rajendran (Devikulam)
P K Krishnadas (Kattakada)
P C George (Poonjar)
Anoop Antony (Thiruvalla)
Kummanam Rajasekharan (Aanmula)
Key independent candidates
G Sudhakaran (Ambalappuzha)
V Kunjikrishnan (Payyannur)
T K Govindan (Taliparamba)