Open Data Kerala
Published March 30, 2026 | Version v1
Dataset Open

2026 Kerala Assembly Elections: Candidate Registry (Demographics & Alliances)

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Sahya Digital Conservation Foundation
  • 2. OpenDataKerala Collective
  • 3. Wiki Librarians Network
  • 4. Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Univerisity of Calicut
  • 5. School of Technology and Experimental Sciences, Universitat Jaume I, Spain
  • 6. Moving School Wayanad

Description

This release provides the first comprehensive, structured dataset of candidates contesting the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly Election scheduled for April 9, 2026. This dataset is a core component of the OpenDataKerala Election Data Portal, aimed at promoting transparency and supporting informed public participation through open data.

The data has been meticulously curated and verified against official gazette notifications and final nomination lists.

Data Coverage

This dataset includes candidate details for all 883 Contesting Candidates in 140 Assembly Constituencies in Kerala. Each entry consists of the following attributes:

 
Field Description
reference
Unique official reference number assigned to the candidate (e.g., 26kla001).
constituencyName
Official name of the Assembly Constituency (AC).
alliance
Major political coalition representing the candidate, such as LDF, UDF, NDA, or others.
party
Specific political party representing the candidate (e.g., CPI(M), CPI, Kerala Congress (M), etc.).
candidateName
Candidate's name in English as per official records.
malayalamName
Candidate's name in Malayalam (Unicode) for localized accessibility.
aparanTag
Reference to a primary candidate if the current entry is a namesake/dummy candidate (aparan).
candidateGender
Gender identity of the candidate (male/female).
candidateAge
Age of the candidate as declared in the nomination affidavit.
Symbol
The official election symbol assigned to the candidate (e.g., "Hammer, Sickle and Star", "Two leaves", "Battery Torch").
mlaTrackLink
URL to the candidate's detailed profile on the MLATrack platform, if available.

Source: Data is curated from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Kerala notifications and official candidate affidavits.

Files

Kerala Legislative Assembly Election 2026 Candidate Data.csv

Files (105.0 kB)

Additional details

Related works

Is supplemented by
Software: 10.5281/zenodo.19323426. (DOI)

Dates

Updated
2025-04-08
Corrected and Updated the data
Created
2026-03-15
Started the dataset