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{{Infobox Indian political party
|party_name = Kerala Democratic Party
|colorcode = {{Party color|Democratic Congress Kerala}}
|founder = [[Mani C. Kappan]]
|president = K J Josemon
|general_secretary =
<nowiki>Suresh Velayudhan|Pradeep Karunakaran Pillai|Balaraman Nair|Sasi Pulickal}}</nowiki>

treasurer

siby thomas
|foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2021|02|22}}
|split = [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|abbreviation = KDP
|ideology = {{Nowrap|[[Liberalism]]}}
|colours = Pacific Blue
|position = [[Centrism|Centre]]
|eci =
|alliance = [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]
|state_seats_name = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
|state_seats =
{{Composition bar|1|140|hex={{Party color|Democratic Congress Kerala}}}}
| flag = [[File:Kerala Democratic Party Flag.png|100px]]
| no_states = {{Composition bar|0|31|hex={{Party color|Democratic Congress Kerala}}}}
}}

'''Kerala Democratic Party'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/mani-c-cappan-kerala-democratic-party-1125234 | title=മാണി സി. കാപ്പന് 'കേരള ഡെമോക്രാറ്റിക് പാർട്ടി' | Mani C. Cappan 'Kerala Democratic Party' | Madhyamam | date=4 February 2023 }}</ref>
formerly called '''Nationalist Congress Kerala''', '''Democratic Congress Kerala''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/mani-c-kappan-1.5834558|title=മാണി സി. കാപ്പന്റെ പാർട്ടി ഇനി ഡെമോക്രാറ്റിക് കോൺഗ്രസ് കേരള|access-date=2021-11-15|archive-date=2021-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115190114/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/mani-c-kappan-1.5834558|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a [[political party]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]], formed after the split in [[Nationalist Congress Party]] in Kerala. It is led by [[Mani C. Kappan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/news/kerala/mani-c-kappan-announces-new-party-nck--1.5461082|title=Mani C Kappan announces new party 'NCK' | Mani C Kappan new party| NCK party| Mani C Kappan NCK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2021/02/22/mani-c-kappan-new-party-nationalist-congress-kerala.html|title=Kappan announces new party, names it Nationalist Congress Kerala|website=Kappan announces new party, names it Nationalist Congress Kerala}}</ref>

==Formation==
Mani C. Kappan and his [[Nationalist Congress Party]] were part of the ruling [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] alliance in [[Kerala]]. After rumours that the LDF was planning to give Kappan's sitting seat to [[Kerala Congress (M)]], Kappan decided to leave the alliance. He initially claimed that he had the support of the party leadership and the party was planning to leave LDF and join the [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|United Democratic Front]]. However, the party's state and national leadership decided to continue with the LDF and hence Kappan decided to float a new party in 2021 February.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kappan-forms-nationalist-congress-kerala/article33905288.ece|title = Kappan forms Nationalist Congress Kerala|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 22 February 2021}}</ref>

==Electoral Victory==
Mani C. Kappan, the Nationalist Congress Kerala (now called Kerala Democratic Party) candidate in the [[Pala (State Assembly constituency)|Pala Constituency]] had a smooth and sharp victory over his rival, [[Jose K Mani]], of the [[Kerala Congress (M)]] with a margin of 15,378 votes.

== Electoral performance ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Kerala Legislative Assembly election results
|-
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Congress Kerala}};color:white" | Election Year
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Congress Kerala}};color:white" | Alliance
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Congress Kerala}};color:white" | Seats contested
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Congress Kerala}};color:white" | Seats won
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Congress Kerala}};color:white" | Total Votes
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Congress Kerala}};color:white" | Percentage of votes
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Congress Kerala}};color:white" | +/- Vote
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]
|1
|{{Composition bar|1|140|{{party color|Democratic Congress Kerala}}}}
|69,804
|0.33%
|''New''
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Political parties in Kerala]]
[[Category:2021 establishments in Kerala]]

Kerala Democratic Party - Revision history

Dhwanika Joshi at 23:32, 5 March 2026