Today a famous tourist attraction, the waterways of Kerala have historically witnessed trade with the Romans, Chinese, Syrians, Arabs and mainland Europeans. The first democratically elected communist government anywhere in the world was also a state electoral phenomenon in Kerala. Today, it is the state with some of the highest ratings in key human development indexes, such as literacy rates and life expectancy amongst all sections of its population and low maternal and infant mortality rates. According to the meteorological department, Kerala receives rain 286 days in a year and has a varying topography, what with the hill ranges of the Sahyadris in the east and the Arabian Sea in the west.
Economics, Government
— Review of Economic StudiesGender
— Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political ScienceElections
— South Asia @ LSEEconomics, Migration
— International DevelopmentEnvironment
— South Asia @ LSE| Name |
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
https://www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in/index.php/the-governor/governor-profile
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|---|---|
| DOB | |
| Date of appointment |
| Name |
Pinarayi Vijayan
Election Commission Website
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| Party |
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Election Commission Website
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| Seat share | |
| Vote share (per cent) |
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Party |
Indian National Congress
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| Number of seats | |
| Vote share (per cent) |
| Voter turnout, per cent (2021) | |
|---|---|
| Voter turnout, per cent (2016) | |
| Voter turnout, per cent (2011) | |
| Vote share 2021 |
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| Name of party with largest vote share |
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/
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| Name of party with second largest vote share |
Indian National Congress
http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/
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| Name of party with third largest vote share |
Bharatiya Janata Party
http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/
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| Name of party with fourth largest vote share |
Indian Union Muslim League
http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/
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| Name of party with fifth largest vote share |
Communist Party of India
http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/
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| Vote share 2016 |
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| Name of party with largest vote share |
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|
| Name of party with second largest vote share |
Indian National Congress
|
| Name of party with third largest vote share |
Bharatiya Janata Party
|
| Name of party with fourth largest vote share |
Communist Party of India
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| Name of party with fifth largest vote share |
Indian Union Muslim League
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| Vote share 2011 |
|
| Name of party with largest vote share |
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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| Name of party with second largest vote share |
Indian National Congress
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| Name of party with third largest vote share |
Communist Party of India
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| Name of party with fourth largest vote share |
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
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| Name of party with fifth largest vote share |
Independents
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| Number of female MLAs (2016) | |
| Number of scheduled caste constituencies (2016) | |
| Number of scheduled tribe constituencies (2016) | |
| Number of scheduled caste MLAs (2016) |
N/A
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| Number of scheduled tribe MLAs (2016) |
N/A
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| Voter turnout, per cent (2024) | |
|---|---|
| Voter turnout, per cent (2019) | |
| Voter turnout, per cent (2014) | |
| Voter turnout, per cent (2009) | |
| Vote share 2024 |
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| Name of party with largest vote share |
Indian National Congress
https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-S11.htm
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| Name of party with second largest vote share |
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-S11.htm
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| Name of party with third largest vote share |
Bharatiya Janata Party
https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-S11.htm
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| Name of party with fourth largest vote share |
Communist Party of India
https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-S11.htm
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| Name of party with fifth largest vote share |
Indian Union Muslim League
https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-S11.htm
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| Vote share 2019 |
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| Name of party with largest vote share |
Indian National Congress
http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/
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| Name of party with second largest vote share |
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/
|
| Name of party with third largest vote share |
Communist Party of India
http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/
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| Name of party with fourth largest vote share |
Indian Union Muslim League
http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/
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| Name of party with fifth largest vote share |
Revolutionary Socialist Party
http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/
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| Vote share 2014 |
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| Name of party with largest vote share |
Indian National Congress
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| Name of party with second largest vote share |
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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| Name of party with third largest vote share |
Independents
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| Name of party with fourth largest vote share |
Indian Union Muslim League
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| Name of party with fifth largest vote share |
Revolutionary Socialist Party
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| Vote share 2009 | |
| Name of party with largest vote share |
Indian National Congress
|
| Name of party with second largest vote share |
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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| Name of party with third largest vote share |
Communist Party of India
|
| Name of party with fourth largest vote share |
Bharatiya Janata Party
|
| Name of party with fifth largest vote share |
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
|
| Number of female MPs (2019) | |
| Numer of scheduled caste constituencies (2019) | |
| Number of scheduled tribe constituencies (2019) | |
| Number of scheduled caste MPs (2019) |
N/A
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| Number of scheduled tribe MPs (2019) |
N/A
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| Number of MPs with criminal charges | |
| Number of MPs with serious criminal charges | |
| Number of MPs with declared assets (over 1 Crore) |
| Seats for State | |
|---|---|
| Female MPs |
| Total Seats |
N/A
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|---|---|
| Seat Share |
N/A
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| Name of party with largest seat share |
N/A
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| Name of party with second largest seat share |
N/A
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| Name of party with third largest seat share |
N/A
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| Name of party with fourth largest seat share |
N/A
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| Name of party with fifth largest seat share |
N/A
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| Gender ratio, females per 1,000 males (2011) | |
|---|---|
| Gender ratio, females per 1,000 males (2001) | |
| Largest religion | |
| Largest minority religion | |
| Scheduled caste population, rank of 31 states | |
| Scheduled caste population, per cent | |
| Top 3 languages |
Malayalam, Tamil, Tulu
http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html
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| Decadal growth rate, per cent (2011) | |
| Urban population (2011) | |
| Urban population (2001) | |
| Rural population (2011) | |
| Rural population (2001) | |
| Population density, per sq. km (2011) | |
| Population density, per sq. km (2001) | |
| Human Development Index (2019) | |
| Cellular Subscriptions, millions (2017) |
| GSDP (constant) (Rs. in Crore) | |
|---|---|
| GSDP growth rate, percent (2019-20) | |
| Ease of doing business state rank (2019) | |
| Unemployement rate per 1,000 (2012) | |
| Worker population, per cent (2011) |
| Most produced crop | |
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| Second most produced crop | |
| Third most produced crop |
| Infant Mortality Rate 2019, per 1,000 births | |
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| Maternal mortality rate, per 100,000 live births (2014-2016) | |
| Life expectancy (women), years (2018) | |
| Life expectancy (men), years (2018) | |
| Leading cause of death & disability (2016) | |
| Literacy Rate, per cent (2011) |
95.1
Open Government Data
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| Literacy Rate, per cent (2001) |
93.2
Open Government Data
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| Population below poverty line, per cent (2012) | |
| Population below poverty line, per cent (2005) | |
| Police pendency rate of crimes against women, per cent |
30.1
NCRB
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| Court pendency rate of crimes against women, per cent |
92.7
NCRB
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| Mean temperature rise, celsius (1951-2010) |
N/A
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| Police trust, of 22 states (2018) | |
| Perception of police independence, of 22 states (2018) | |
| Perception of police discrimination, of 22 states (2018) | |
| Fear of police, of 22 states (2018) |
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