- Kerala has 20 Lok Sabha seats
- The key contenders are LDF and UDF
- Polling will be held on April 16
- In 2004 elections LDF (Left Democratic Front) bagged18 seats [CPI (M)-14, CPI 3, IUML -1, NDA-1, JDS-1]
Major parties:
CPI (M)- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
CPI- Communist Party of India
Congress (I)
BJP
IUML
Kerala Congress (M)
Important Dates
April 17- Issue of notification
April 27 - Last date of withdrawal of nomination
May 16- Counting of votes
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