Kerala Lottery Draw Codes Explained: SM, SS, KN, AK, BR and the Rest
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Two letters and a number. That is the whole Kerala lottery draw code system, and yet it produces more confusion than almost any other piece of Indian lottery admin. This 6 Club explainer covers what the letters do, what the number counts, why published mapping tables disagree with each other, and the one identification method that works even when they are all wrong.
Scope note
6 Club is an online gaming platform. We are not a lottery operator, we are not affiliated with Kerala State Lotteries, and we publish no winning numbers, prize amounts or draw results anywhere on this site. This page explains a naming convention. For any actual result, go to the official department source.
How the code is built
Take any Kerala draw code — SM-65, SS-42, AK-7. The structure never changes:
The letters
Identify the named scheme the ticket belongs to. Kerala runs several schemes concurrently, each with its own price point, prize structure and draw day, and each with its own two-letter shorthand.
The number
Counts the draws within that scheme, from its launch. It is entirely internal to the series, so numbers from two different series are unrelated even when identical.
This is why a code is such a useful thing to search with: it points at exactly one draw of exactly one scheme, with no ambiguity about dates or spellings. The full walkthrough of one specific code is in our guide to what SM-65 actually means.
Reported code mappings
The table below is reported information, not a legal register. Kerala has restructured its scheme line-up more than once, sources disagree on older codes, and schemes are occasionally renamed or withdrawn. Use it for orientation; use your ticket for identification.
| Code | Reported scheme | Note |
|---|---|---|
| SS | Sthree Sakthi | Frequently confused with SM in search results. |
| SM | Samrudhi | The series behind draw codes such as SM-65. |
| KN | Karunya Plus | Distinct from the Karunya series despite the shared name root. |
| KR | Karunya | Long-running scheme; do not confuse with KN. |
| AK | Akshaya | One of the more widely recognised weekly schemes. |
| NR | Nirmal | Another established weekly scheme. |
| FF | Fifty Fifty | Introduced later than several of the older schemes. |
| BR | Bumper draws | Seasonal special draws rather than a weekly series. |
Why the tables disagree
Three separate causes, and it is worth being able to tell them apart.
- Restructuring. Schemes have been introduced, merged, renamed and discontinued over the years. A table built from a five-year-old page describes a line-up that no longer exists.
- Copying. Aggregator sites copy each other rather than the source, so one early mistake — the SM/SS mix-up being the classic — reproduces itself across dozens of pages that all look independently authoritative.
- Transliteration. Scheme names come from Malayalam and are romanised inconsistently, so the same scheme appears under two or three different spellings and gets counted as two or three different schemes.
The identification method that always works
Do not identify your ticket from a code table. Identify it from the ticket. The scheme name is printed on it in full, along with the draw code and the draw date. Match those three fields against the header of the official result sheet, in that order.
This matters more than it sounds. It means your lookup stays correct even if every published mapping is wrong, and it removes any dependency on this page — or any other — being accurate about which letter belongs to which scheme.
Draw days and why codes do not tell you them
Kerala schemes have historically been associated with particular weekdays, and plenty of pages present that association as a fixed rule. It is not. Schemes have moved, been retired and been replaced, and a weekday-to-code chart is only ever a snapshot of one period. If you need the draw day for a specific scheme, take it from the official schedule or from the ticket, and treat any chart as background.
Result publication also follows a schedule rather than appearing continuously, which is worth knowing before you start refreshing. The practical routine is set out in our guide to checking a result by draw number, and the broader habit of telling official sources from copies is covered in the live results guide.
Official reference
The Directorate of Kerala State Lotteries publishes schemes, schedules and results through its official portal, and there is useful background on the history and structure of the scheme on the Kerala State Lotteries reference page. Neither is affiliated with 6 Club.
A note on 6 Club's own games
For clarity: 6 Club does not run a state lottery and sells no lottery tickets. Formats such as 5D Lotre are lottery-style prediction games on our own platform, with their own rules published on the game pages. If you want to see how they work first, the free demo costs nothing.
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