Editing Left Democratic Front (section)

== Electoral history ==
===Kerala Legislative Assembly elections===
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{{bar percent|1982|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|47.25}}
{{bar percent|1987|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|44.97}}
{{bar percent|1991|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|45.88}}
{{bar percent|1996|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|45.88}}
{{bar percent|2001|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|43.70}}
{{bar percent|2006|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|48.63}}
{{bar percent|2011|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|44.94}}
{{bar percent|2016|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|43.48}}
{{bar percent|2021|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|45.43}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Performance of Left Democratic Front, Kerala in Kerala Assembly elections
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" | Election Year
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" | Leader
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" | Seats won
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" | Change
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" | Outcome
|-
![[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|rowspan=5|[[E. K. Nayanar]]
|{{Composition bar|93|140|hex={{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}} }}
|New
| {{partial2|Government, later Opposition}}
|-
![[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|{{Composition bar|63|140|hex={{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}} }}
|{{decrease}} 30
| {{No2|Opposition}}
|-
![[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|{{Composition bar|78|140|hex={{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}} }}
|{{increase}} 15
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
![[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|{{Composition bar|48|140|hex={{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}} }}
|{{decrease}} 42
| {{No2|Opposition}}
|-
![[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|{{Composition bar|80|140|hex={{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}} }}
|{{increase}} 32
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
![[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|rowspan=3|[[V. S. Achuthanandan]]
|{{Composition bar|40|140|hex={{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}} }}
|{{decrease}} 40
| {{No2|Opposition}}
|-
![[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|{{Composition bar|98|140|hex={{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}} }}
|{{increase}} 58
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
![[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|{{Composition bar|68|140|hex={{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}} }}
||{{decrease}} 30
| {{No2|Opposition}}
|-
![[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|rowspan=2|[[Pinarayi Vijayan]]
|{{Composition bar|91|140|hex={{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}} }}
|{{increase}} 23
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
![[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|{{Composition bar|99|140|hex={{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}} }}
|{{increase}} 8
| {{yes2|Government}}
|-
|}
{{Vertical bar chart|1980|93|1982|63|1987|78|1991|48|1996|80|2001|40|2006|98|2011|68|2016|91|2021|99|full_name=All time-LDF Kerala assembly seat count (For majority=70 seats)|type=demographic|note=}}
==== Assembly election result by alliance ====
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Election
! colspan="3" |Seats won
! rowspan="2" |Ruling<br />Coalition
! rowspan="2" |Majority
|-
!style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white" | LDF!! style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white" | UDF!! Others
|-
![[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white" |'''93'''
|46
|1
|style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white" | LDF
|style="color:#DB0000;"|'''47'''
|-
![[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]||63||style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white|'''77'''|| 0 ||style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white" | UDF
|style="color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}};"|'''14'''
|-
![[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]] ||style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white"|'''78'''|| 61||1 ||style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white" | LDF
|style="color:#FF0000;"|'''17'''
|-
! [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]] || 48 || style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white" |'''90'''|| 2 || style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white" | UDF
|style="color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}};"|'''40'''
|-
! [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]] ||style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white"| '''80'''|| 59 || 1 ||style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white" | LDF
|style="color:#FF0000;"|'''21'''
|-
! [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]] || 40 || style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white"|'''99'''|| 1 || style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white" | UDF
|style="color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}};"|'''59'''
|-
! [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]] ||style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white"|'''98'''|| 42 || 0 ||style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white" | LDF
|style="color:#FF0000;"|'''56'''
|-
! [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]] || 68 || style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white"|'''72'''|| 0 || style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white" | UDF
|style="color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}};"|'''4'''
|-
! [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]] ||style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white" |'''91'''|| 47 || 2 ||style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white" | LDF
|style="color:#FF0000;"|'''44'''
|-
! [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]] ||style="width:15%;"Style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white"|'''99'''|| 41 ||0 || style="background-color:#FF0000; color:white" | LDF
|style="color:#FF0000;"|'''58'''
|}

===Indian General Elections (Lok Sabha)===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Performance of Left Democratic Front, Kerala in Lok Sabha elections
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white"| Election Year
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white"| Legislature
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white"| Seats won /<br> contested
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white"| Change in seats
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white"| Total votes
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white"| {{abbr|Per.|Percent}} of votes
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white"| Change in vote %
! Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white"| {{ref.}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|[[7th Lok Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|12|20|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{increase}} 12
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |title=LS Statistical Report : 1980 Vol. 1 |work=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 October 2014 |page=86}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[1984 Indian general election in Kerala|1984]]
|[[8th Lok Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|2|20|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|4,607,568
|42.24%
|N/A
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf |title=LS Statistical Report : 1984 Vol. 1 |work=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 October 2014 |page=81}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1985/Vol_I_LS_85.pdf |title=LS Statistical Report : 1985 Vol. 1 |work=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 October 2014 |page=15}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[1989 Indian general election in Kerala|1989]]
|[[9th Lok Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|3|20|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|6,370,627
|42.93%
|{{increase}} 0.70%
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf |title=LS Statistical Report : 1989 Vol. 1 |work=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 October 2014 |page=88}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[1991 Indian general election in Kerala|1991]]
|[[10th Lok Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|4|20|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|6,446,253
|44.28%
|{{increase}} 1.35%
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf |title=LS Statistical Report : 1991 Vol. 1 |work=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 October 2014 |page=58}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1992/GE_VOL_I_92.pdf |title=LS Statistical Report : 1992 Vol. 1 |work=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 October 2014 |page=13}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[1996 Indian general election in Kerala|1996]]
|[[11th Lok Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|10|20|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{increase}} 6
|6,469,266
|44.87%
|{{increase}} 0.59%
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf |title=LS Statistical Report: 1996 Vol. 1 |work=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 October 2014 |page=93}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[1998 Indian general election in Kerala|1998]]
|[[12th Lok Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|9|20|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|6,628,189
|44.55%
|{{decrease}} 0.32%
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf |title=LS Statistical Report: 1998 Vol. 1 |work=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 October 2014 |page=92 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[1999 Indian general election in Kerala|1999]]
|[[13th Lok Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|9|20|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{steady}}
|6,713,244
|43.70%
|{{decrease}} 0.85%
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf |title=LS Statistical Report : 1999 Vol. 1 |work=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=18 October 2014 |page=92 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[2004 Indian general election in Kerala|2004]]
|[[14th Lok Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|18|20|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{increase}} 9
|6,962,151
|46.15%
|{{increase}} 2.45%
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf |title=LS Statistical Report: 2004 Vol. 1 |work=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=18 October 2014 |page=101}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[15th Lok Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|4|20|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{decrease}} 14
|6,717,418
|41.89%
|{{decrease}} 4.26%
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/12_PerformanceOfNationalParties.pdf |title=LS 2009: Performance of National Parties |work=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=18 October 2014}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[2014 Indian general election in Kerala|2014]]
|[[16th Lok Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|8|20|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{increase}} 4
|7,211,257
|40.12%
|{{decrease}} 1.77%
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/4%20-%20List%20of%20Successful%20Candidates.pdf |title=LS 2014: List of successful candidates |work=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=18 October 2014 |page=93}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[2019 Indian general election in Kerala|2019]]
|[[17th Lok Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|1|20|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{decrease}} 7
|7,156,387
|36.29%
|{{decrease}} 3.83%
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/10987-4-list-of-successful-candidate |title=LS 2019: List of successful candidates |work=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=11 October 2019 |access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[2024 Indian general election in Kerala|2024]]
|[[18th Lok Sabha]]
|{{Composition bar|1|20|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{steady}} 
|6,590,526
|33.34%
|{{decrease}} 2.95%
|
|}

=== In Kerala Municipal Corporations ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" | Corporation
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" | Election Year
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" | Seats won/<br />Total seats
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}};color:white" | Sitting side
|-
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Corporation]]
|rowspan=6 |[[2020 Kerala local elections|2020]]
|{{Composition bar|52|100|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[Kozhikode Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|49|75|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[Kochi Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|34|74|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[Kollam Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|39|55|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[Thrissur Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|24|55|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[Kannur Municipal Corporation]]
|{{Composition bar|19|55|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}}}
|{{No2|Opposition}}
|}