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All 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly 71 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 72.23% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Kerala, India Kerala, one of the states in South India, has an electorate of more than 21 million people. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections were held on 1980 January 3 and 5 to elect members to the sixth Niyamasabha. This election saw the formation of two pre-poll alliances, viz. LDF and UDF, most of whose constituent parties were part of the erstwhile United Front. CPI(M)-led LDF to win the election, after winning 93 seats altogether. E. K. Nayanar was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 26 March 1980 [1]
The Congress party had split into two splinter parties, the INC (I) and the INC (U). Kerala Congress too underwent a split, with the formation of KC (M) and the KC (J). The ML (O) assumed the name AIML. [2] The United Front which won the 1977 election, had dissolved in 1979 which lead to the creation of two long-running alliance formula in the state:
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Party | Seats | Alliance | |||||||
Communist Party of India (CPI) | 17 | Left Democratic Front | |||||||
Communist Party of Indian (Marxist) (CPM) | 35 | ||||||||
Indian National Congress (U) (INC (U)) | 21 | ||||||||
Kerala Congress (Pillai Group) (KCP) | 1 | ||||||||
Kerala Congress (M) (KCM) | 8 | ||||||||
All India Muslim League (AIMUL) | 5 | ||||||||
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) | 6 | ||||||||
Indian National Congress (I) (INC (I)) | 17 | United Democratic Front | |||||||
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 14 | ||||||||
Kerala Congress (J) (KEC) | 6 | ||||||||
Janata Party (JNP) | 5 | ||||||||
National Democratic Party (NDP) | 3 | ||||||||
Praja Socialist Party (PSP) | 1 | ||||||||
Independent (IND) | 1 | N/A | |||||||
Total | 140 | LDF-93,UDF-46,IND-1 | |||||||
Sl No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Gender | Party | vote |
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1 | Manjeshwar | GEN | Dr. A. Subba Rao | M | CPI | 20816 | Chorkalam Abdullah | M | MUL | 20660 |
2 | Kasaragod | GEN | C. T. Ahamedali | M | MUL | 30793 | Gorvacis Areeckal | M | KEC | 14113 |
3 | Udma | GEN | K. Purushothaman | M | CPM | 31948 | N. K. Balakrishnan | M | IND | 26928 |
4 | Hosdrug | SC | K. T. Kumaran | M | CPI | 42136 | T. Kumaran Master | M | INC(I) | 32031 |
5 | Trikaripur | GEN | P. Karunakaran | M | CPM | 47643 | K. P. Kunhikannan | M | INC(I) | 32026 |
6 | Irikkur | GEN | Ram Chandran Kacannoppally | M | INC(U) | 37440 | Dr. K. C. Joseph | M | KCJ | 31992 |
7 | Payyannur | GEN | N. Subrammaniya Shenoy | M | CPM | 46351 | T. V. Koran | M | IND | 26939 |
8 | Taliparamba | GEN | C. P. Moossan Kutty | M | CPM | 47420 | Chandren T. P. | M | IND | 30829 |
9 | Azhikode | GEN | P. Devooty | F | CPM | 38985 | T. V. Narayanan | M | INC(I) | 24502 |
10 | Cannanore | GEN | P. Bhaskaran | M | JNP | 35565 | O. Bharathan | M | CPM | 35216 |
11 | Edakkad | GEN | P. P. V. Moosa | M | IML | 39843 | K. Sudhakaran | M | JNP | 29886 |
12 | Tellicherry | GEN | M. V. Rajagopalan | M | CPM | 42673 | V. P. Marakikar | M | INC(I) | 25971 |
13 | Peringalam | GEN | A. K. Saseendran | M | INC(U) | 38049 | K. C. Marar | M | JNP | 32159 |
14 | Kuthuparamba | GEN | N. V. Raghavan | M | CPM | 44207 | R. Karunakaran | M | IND | 22556 |
15 | Peravoor | GEN | K. P. Noorudeen | M | INC(U) | 45486 | C. M. Karunakaran Nambiar | M | INC(I) | 31370 |
16 | North Wayanad | ST | M. V. Rajan Master | M | INC(I) | 33723 | A. Gopalan | M | CPM | 29940 |
17 | Badagara | GEN | K. Chandra Sekharan | M | JNP | 41684 | P. V. Kunhikannan | M | CPM | 40322 |
18 | Nadapuram | GEN | K. T. Kanaran | M | CPI | 42680 | Dr. K. G. Adiyedi | M | INC(I) | 36940 |
19 | Meppayur | GEN | A. V. Abdulurahiman Haji | M | IML | 43851 | P. K. K. Bava | M | MUL | 36044 |
20 | Quilandy | GEN | Manimangalath Kuttialy | M | INC(I) | 42171 | P. K. Sankaran | M | CPM | 37143 |
21 | Perambra | GEN | V. V. Dakshinamoorthy | M | CPM | 44695 | K. A. Devassia | M | KCJ | 35227 |
22 | Balusseri | GEN | A. C. Shanmukhadas | M | INC(U) | 39664 | P. K. Sankaran Kutty | M | JNP | 30716 |
23 | Koduvally | GEN | P. V. Mohammed | M | MUL | 41134 | K. Moossakutty | M | CPM | 35608 |
24 | Calicut- I | GEN | N. Chandrasekhara Kurup | M | CPM | 41796 | K. T. Raghavan | M | INC(I) | 38011 |
25 | Calicut- II | GEN | P. M. Abubackar | M | IML | 40160 | C. K. Nanu | M | JNP | 34931 |
26 | Beypore | GEN | N. P. Moideen | M | INC(U) | 43360 | N. K. Abdulla Koya | M | MUL | 36052 |
27 | Kunnamangalam | SC | K. P. Raman | M | IML | 35234 | K. Gopalan | M | INC(I) | 31173 |
28 | Thiruvambady | GEN | P. Cyriac John | M | INC(U) | 35623 | N. M. Hussain | M | MUL | 29953 |
29 | Kalpetta | GEN | M. Kamalam | F | JNP | 37442 | K. Abdul Khader | M | RSP | 24403 |
30 | Sultan's Battery | GEN | K. K. Ramachandran Master | M | INC(I) | 36974 | P. T. Jose | M | KEC | 29580 |
31 | Wandoor | SC | M. A. Kuttappan | M | INC(I) | 35187 | P. Suresh | M | INC(U) | 29298 |
32 | Nilambur | GEN | C. Haridas | M | INC(U) | 41744 | T. K. Hamsa | M | INC(I) | 35321 |
32 1 | Nilambur | GEN | A.Mohammad | M | INC(U) | 49609 | M.R.Chandran | M | INC(I) | 31768 |
33 | Manjeri | GEN | C. H. Mohamed Koya | M | MUL | 43209 | M. P. M. Aboobacker Kunikkal | M | IML | 21905 |
33 2 | Manjeri | GEN | I.Kurikkal.M.P.M | M | MUL | 47988 | M.C.Mohammed | M | IML | 26179 |
34 | Malappuram | GEN | U. A. Beeran | M | MUL | 36602 | T. K. F. M. A. Muthukoya Thangal | M | IML | 17272 |
35 | Kondotty | GEN | P. Seethi Haji | M | MUL | 41848 | M. C. Mohamed | M | IML | 26650 |
36 | Tirurangadi | GEN | Avukkaderkutty Maha | M | MUL | 37775 | K. Koyakunhi Naha | M | CPI | 25816 |
37 | Tanur | GEN | E. Ahmmed | M | MUL | 38998 | U. K. Bhasy | M | INC(U) | 15265 |
38 | Tirur | GEN | P. T. Kunhi Mohammed Alias Kunhutty Hajee | M | MUL | 38469 | Mohammed S/O Abdu | M | IML | 36201 |
39 | Ponnani | GEN | K. Sreedharan | M | CPM | 38791 | P. T. Kohanakrishnan | M | INC(I) | 36475 |
40 | Kuttippuram | GEN | Korambayil Ahammed Haji | M | MUL | 33863 | P. V. S. Musthafa Pookkoya Thangal | M | IML | 15703 |
41 | Mankada | GEN | K. P. Majeed | M | MUL | 35623 | Abu Haji K. | M | IML | 31861 |
42 | Perinthalmanna | GEN | Nalakath Sooppy | M | MUL | 37203 | Paloli Mohammed Kutty | M | CPM | 33289 |
43 | Thrithala | SC | M. P. Thami | M | INC(I) | 30214 | N. Subbayyan | M | INC(U) | 29595 |
44 | Pattambi | GEN | M. P. Gangadharan | M | INC(I) | 31570 | E. P. Gopalan | M | CPI | 28119 |
45 | Ottapalam | GEN | V. C. Kabeer | M | INC(U) | 23683 | P. R. Nambiar | M | JNP | 20499 |
46 | Sreekrishnapuram | GEN | K. Sankaranarayanan | M | INC(I) | 33532 | M. P. Kunju | M | CPM | 33114 |
47 | Mannarkkad | GEN | A. P. Hamza | M | MUL | 30091 | A. N. Yusuf | M | CPI | 28703 |
48 | Malampuzha | GEN | E. K. Nayanar | M | CPM | 35333 | K. Rajan | M | JNP | 19776 |
49 | Palghat | GEN | C. M. Sundaram | M | IND | 35902 | K. A. Chandran | M | INC(U) | 25695 |
50 | Chittur | GEN | K. Krishnankutty | M | JNP | 23882 | P. Sankar | M | CPI | 23578 |
51 | Kollengode | GEN | C. Vasudeva Menon | M | CPM | 36688 | A. Sunna Sahib | M | INC(I) | 34156 |
52 | Coyalmannam | SC | T. K. Arumughan | M | CPM | 34530 | V. Mani | M | INC(I) | 28210 |
53 | Alathur | GEN | C. T. Krishnan | M | CPM | 36244 | K. P. Kaladharan | M | IND | 30262 |
54 | Chelakara | SC | K. K. Balakrishnan | M | INC(I) | 32024 | K. S. Sankaran | M | CPM | 30899 |
55 | Wadakkanchery | GEN | K. S. Narayanan Namboodri | M | INC(I) | 34658 | A. Padmanabhan | M | CPM | 32391 |
56 | Kunnamkulam | GEN | K. P. Viswanathan | M | INC(U) | 33127 | N. Madhava | M | IND | 16421 |
57 | Cherpu | GEN | K. P. Prabhakaran | M | CPI | 35973 | Therambil Ramakrishnan | M | IND | 29253 |
58 | Trichur | GEN | M. K. Kannan | M | CPM | 32296 | K. J. George | M | JNP | 28872 |
59 | Ollur | GEN | Raghavan Poshakadavil | M | INC(I) | 32302 | Francis P. R. | M | INC(U) | 32277 |
60 | Kodakara | GEN | Lonappan Nambadan | M | KEC | 29023 | V. L. Lonappan | M | INC(I) | 24503 |
61 | Chalakudi | GEN | P. K. Ittoop | M | KEC | 30786 | P. A. Thomas | M | INC(I) | 30657 |
62 | Mala | GEN | K. Karunakaran | M | INC(I) | 35964 | Paul Kokkat | M | CPM | 32562 |
63 | Irinjalakuda | GEN | Joes Thanickal | M | INC(U) | 36086 | A. P. George | M | JNP | 28396 |
64 | Manalur | GEN | V. M. Sudheeran | M | INC(U) | 35551 | N. I. Devassikutty | M | INC(I) | 27619 |
65 | Guruvayoor | GEN | B. V. Seethi Thangal | M | MUL | 30176 | C. K. Kumaran | M | CPM | 28424 |
66 | Nattika | GEN | P. K. Gopalakrishnan | M | CPI | 31463 | K. Moidu | M | JNP | 26900 |
67 | Kodungallur | GEN | V. K. Rajan | M | CPI | 35567 | Kollickatharan Ravi | M | IND | 33047 |
68 | Ankamali | GEN | A. P. Kurrian | M | CPM | 40565 | P. J. Joy | M | JNP | 38759 |
69 | Vadakkekara | GEN | T. K. Abdu | M | CPM | 38387 | P. N. Sukumaran Nair | M | JNP | 26640 |
70 | Parur | GEN | A. C. Jose | M | INC(U) | 31246 | K. P. George | M | IND | 26761 |
70 2 | Parur | GEN | A.C.Jose | M | IND | 32781 | S.Pillai | M | CPI | 31335 |
71 | Narakkal | SC | M. K. Krishnan | M | CPM | 34932 | T. K. C. Vaduthala | M | IND | 31959 |
72 | Ernakulam | GEN | A. L. Jacob | M | INC(I) | 36668 | K. N. Ravindranath | M | CPM | 36091 |
73 | Mattancherry | GEN | M. J. Zakaria | M | IML | 26543 | A. S. Abdulrahiman | M | JNP | 24757 |
74 | Palluruthy | GEN | T. P. Peethambaran Master | M | INC(U) | 40879 | T. T. Mathew | M | KCJ | 33663 |
75 | Thrippunithura | GEN | T. K. Ramakrishnan | M | CPM | 44813 | H. N. Velayudhan Nair | M | IND | 34720 |
76 | Alwaye | GEN | K. Mohammed Ali | M | INC(U) | 46291 | T. H. Mustaffa | M | INC(I) | 39962 |
77 | Perumbavoor | GEN | P. R. Sivan | M | CPM | 40525 | Kochunny Master A. A. | M | INC(I) | 33455 |
78 | Kunnathunad | GEN | P. P. Esthose | M | CPM | 36460 | P. P. Thankachan | M | INC(I) | 36027 |
79 | Piravom | GEN | P. C. Chaeko | M | INC(U) | 38659 | C. Paulose | M | IND | 35408 |
80 | Muvattupuzha | GEN | V. Joseph | M | KCJ | 37044 | Johny Nelloor Varkey | M | KEC | 33523 |
81 | Kothamangalam | GEN | T. M. Jacob | M | KCJ | 40356 | M. V. Mani | M | KEC | 32843 |
82 | Thodupuzha | GEN | P. J. Joseph | M | KCJ | 43410 | Kusuman Joseph | F | INC(U) | 33093 |
83 | Devicolam | SC | G. Varadan | M | CPM | 36346 | P. A. Prakash | M | IND | 19951 |
84 | Idukki | GEN | Jose Kuttyani | M | INC(I) | 33367 | V. T. Sebastian | M | KEC | 28838 |
85 | Udumbanchola | GEN | Thomas Joseph | M | KEC | 38417 | Pachady Sreedaran | M | IND | 33030 |
86 | Peermade | GEN | C. A. Kurian | M | CPI | 34795 | Michaal Manarkattu | M | INC(I) | 31444 |
87 | Kanjirappally | GEN | Thomas Kallampally | M | KEC | 33172 | Joseph Varanam | M | KCJ | 31167 |
88 | Vazhoor | GEN | M. K. Joseph | M | KEC | 27819 | P. S. John | M | INC(I) | 16377 |
89 | Changanacherry | GEN | C. F. Thomas | M | KEC | 37041 | K. J. Chacko | M | KCJ | 34408 |
90 | Kottayam | GEN | K. M. Abraham | M | CPM | 37588 | P. B. R. Pillai | M | JNP | 25624 |
91 | Ettumanoor | GEN | Vaikom Viswan | M | CPM | 34239 | George Joseph Podipara | M | IND | 33865 |
92 | Puthuppally | GEN | Oommen Chandy | M | INC(U) | 38612 | M. R. G. Panicker | M | IND | 24953 |
93 | Poonjar | GEN | P. C. George | M | KCJ | 25806 | V. J. Joseph | M | KEC | 24658 |
94 | Palai | GEN | K. N. Mani | M | KEC | 38739 | M. M. Jacob | M | INC(I) | 34173 |
95 | Kaduthuruthy | GEN | O. Lukose | M | KEC | 32863 | E. J. Lukose | M | KCJ | 31577 |
96 | Vaikom | SC | M. K. Kesavan | M | CPI | 40590 | Gopalan | M | IND | 28098 |
97 | Aroor | GEN | K. R. Gouri | F | CPM | 44219 | T. K. Sadanandan (Sadanadan Kunjan) | M | INC(I) | 31855 |
98 | Sherthalai | GEN | P. S. Sreenivasan | M | CPI | 38613 | Joseph Mathan | M | JNP | 27200 |
99 | Mararikulam | GEN | A. V. Thamarakshan | M | RSP | 45714 | Raju Gangadharan | M | IND | 35885 |
100 | Alleppey | GEN | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | M | CPI | 34786 | K. P. Ramchandran Nair | M | IND | 33783 |
101 | Ambalapuzha | GEN | P. K. Chandranandan | M | CPM | 36009 | V. Dinakaran | M | IND | 32884 |
102 | Kuttanad | GEN | Ooman Mathew | M | KCJ | 37346 | K. P. Joseph | M | CPM | 33256 |
103 | Haripad | GEN | C. B. Warrier | M | CPM | 41514 | G. P. Mangalathu Madem | M | INC(I) | 38105 |
104 | Kayamkulam | GEN | Thachedy Prabhakaran | M | INC(U) | 41320 | Thundathil Kunjukrishna Pillai | M | INC(I) | 29718 |
105 | Thiruvalla | GEN | P. C. Thomas | M | JNP | 29485 | Varghese Karippavil | M | KCP | 28285 |
106 | Kallooppara | GEN | K. A. Mathew | M | KCJ | 29399 | C. A. Mathew | M | KEC | 24261 |
107 | Aranmula | GEN | K. K. Sreenivasan | M | INC(I) | 30227 | Thoppil Ravi | M | INC(U) | 27121 |
108 | Chengannur | GEN | K. R. Saraswathi Amma | F | IND | 35910 | Thomas Kuthiravattom | M | KEC | 31610 |
109 | Mavelikara | GEN | S. Govinda Kurup | M | CPM | 37990 | N. Bhaskaran Nair | M | IND | 32063 |
110 | Pandalam | SC | P. K. Velayudhan | M | INC(U) | 39890 | P. S. Rajan | M | INC(I) | 32376 |
111 | Ranni | GEN | M. C. Cherian | M | INC(U) | 31243 | Sunny Panavelil | M | INC(I) | 30097 |
112 | Pathanamthitta | GEN | K. K. Nair | M | IND | 27549 | Eapan Varughese | M | KCJ | 25566 |
113 | Konni | GEN | V. S. Chandra Sekhar Pillai | M | CPM | 33107 | G. Gopinadhan Nair | M | INC(U) | 31054 |
114 | Pathanapuram | GEN | E. K. Pillai | M | CPI | 37527 | Bava Sahib | M | IND | 28328 |
115 | Punalur | GEN | P. K. Sreenivasan | M | CPI | 36133 | Sam Oommen Oommen | M | KCJ | 33920 |
115 2 | Punalur | GEN | V.S.Pillai | M | KCJ | 46553 | P.K.Sreenivasan | M | CPI | 45579 |
116 | Chadayamangalam | GEN | E. Chandrasekharan Nair | M | CPI | 33991 | Valiyaveedan Mohammed Kunju | M | MUL | 23107 |
117 | Kottarakkara | GEN | R. Balakrishna Pillai | M | KCP | 48473 | Thevannoor Sreedharan Nair | M | IND | 11762 |
118 | Neduvathur | SC | C. K. Thankappan | M | CPM | 35041 | M. R. Kottara | M | INC(I) | 28784 |
119 | Adoor | GEN | C. P. Karunakaran Pillai | M | CPM | 31639 | Thennala Balakrishna Pillai | M | INC(I) | 28326 |
120 | Kunnathur | SC | Kallada Narayanan | M | RSP | 40582 | Kottakkuzhy Sukumaran | M | JNP | 29686 |
121 | Karunagappally | GEN | B. M. Sheriff | M | CPI | 35831 | T. V. Vijayarajan | M | IND | 33842 |
122 | Chavara | GEN | Baby John | M | RSP | 41448 | C. Rajendran | M | JNP | 24835 |
123 | Kundara | GEN | V. V. Joseph | M | CPM | 39690 | V. Sankara Narayana Pillai | M | INC(I) | 27319 |
124 | Quilon | GEN | K. Sivadasan | M | RSP | 35749 | C. V. Padmarajan | M | INC(I) | 33335 |
125 | Eravipuram | GEN | R. S. Unni | M | RSP | 45281 | A. Yunus Kunju | M | MUL | 31712 |
126 | Chathanoor | GEN | J. Chitharanjan | M | CPI | 34037 | Varinjam Vasu Pillai | M | JNP | 28670 |
127 | Varkala | GEN | Varkala Radhakrishan | M | CPM | 34148 | G. Karthikeyan | M | INC(I) | 26887 |
128 | Attingal | GEN | Vakkom Purushothaman | M | INC(U) | 35634 | Vakkom Devarajan | M | IND | 22561 |
129 | Kilimanoor | SC | Bhargavi Thunkappan | F | CPI | 36513 | V. K. Ram | M | JNP | 14761 |
130 | Vamanapuram | GEN | Koliyakode N. Krishnan Nair | M | CPM | 38333 | A. Nafeesath Beevi | F | INC(I) | 26273 |
131 | Ariyanad | GEN | K. Pankajakshan | M | RSP | 29108 | Charupara Ravi | M | JNP | 27822 |
132 | Nedumangad | GEN | K. V. Surendranath | M | CPI | 33919 | Purathekattu Chandrasekharan Nair | M | IND | 27619 |
133 | Kazhakuttam | GEN | N. M. Hassan | M | INC(U) | 35739 | Lakshmanen Vaidyan | M | INC(I) | 32939 |
134 | Trivandrum North | GEN | K. Anirudhan | M | CPM | 36460 | R. Sundaresan Nair | M | JNP | 34200 |
135 | Trivandrum West | GEN | P. A. Mohemmed Kannu | M | MUL | 31490 | K. C. Vamadevan | M | RSP | 26231 |
136 | Trivandrum East | GEN | C. S. Neelakantan Nair | M | IND | 33519 | K. Sankaranarayana Pillai | M | INC(U) | 32734 |
137 | Nemom | GEN | E. Ramesan Nair | M | INC(I) | 37589 | S. Varaderajan Nair | M | INC(U) | 30312 |
138 | Kovalam | GEN | M. R. Raghu Chandra Bal | M | INC(I) | 40047 | V. Thankayyan | M | CPI | 32526 |
139 | Neyyattinkara | GEN | R. Sundaresan Nair | M | IND | 39975 | R. Parameswaran Pillai | M | CPM | 30331 |
140 | Parassala | GEN | N. Sundaran Nadar | M | INC(I) | 40680 | M. Sathynesan | M | CPM | 26121 |
1 Bye-poll on 1980 |
2 Bye-poll on 1984 |
On 25 January 1980, a 17 member ministry headed by E.K. Nayanar of CPI(M) was sworn in, revoking President's rule. [5]
Despite the thumping majority for the LDF in the Assembly, the Nayanar government’s majority depended on the support of 21 members of the Congress (U), led by A. K. Antony, as well as eight members of the Mani faction of the Kerala Congress. Both of these factions had trouble with the CPI (M) style of rule, and withdrew their support on 16 October 1981, leading to Nayanar’s resignation 4 days later.
Following two months of uncertainty, Congress (S) decided to suppoer Congress (Indira), and an eight-member ministry was formed on 28 December 1981, with K. Karunakaran, of Indira-Congress, at the helm. It was the twelfth ministry in Kerala. However Karunakaran couldn’t build a comfortable majority either, as troubles began to rise as the Congress (S) split into two factions, 16 members joining the Antony group and six remaining as members of the Chacko group, along with a split in Janata Party.
With these shifts, the Assembly was divided exactly down the middle, with the ruling front of the Congress and the CPI (M)-led Opposition both having 70 MLAs each. The only vote that shifted the balance was Speaker A. C. Jose’s. His casting vote, exercised eight times, was the only thing that kept the Karunakaran government in power for nearly three months.
The deadlock finally came to an end when Lonappan Nambadan, a founder-member of the Kerala Congress – then allied with the ruling United Democratic Front – voted against the government. On 17 March 1982, the Karunakaran government resigned and the Assembly was dissolved. The state came under President’s rule for the eighth time, forcing an interim election in 1982. [6] [1]
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Kerala is an Indian state, where federal legislative power is vested in the unicameral Kerala Legislative Assembly. The multilateral system has, since 1956, been dominated by the several pre-poll and post-poll alliances.
Kannoth Muraleedharan is an Indian National Congress (INC) politician from Kerala, the son of eminent congress leader K. Karunakaran. He was elected as member of the Lok Sabha thrice from the Kozhikode constituency, subsequently leaving the party in 2005. For a while he had joined NCP of Sharad Pawar. Then he rejoined Congress. He was elected as the Chairman of KPCC Campaign committee in September 2018. He entered 17th Lok Sabha by winning from the Vatakara in 2019 general elections.
Kerala Congress (B) is a registered political party in Kerala, formed by R. Balakrishna Pillai, a former minister of the government of Kerala. At present, the party has one MLA in the state Legislative Assembly, namely K. B. Ganesh Kumar, a well-known film actor and son of R. Balakrishna Pillai, who has been representing the Pathanapuram constituency in Kollam District since 2001. The KC(B) is the part of LDF.
The elections to the Eighth Kerala Assembly were held on March 23, 1987. The UDF and the LDF were the two major political fronts in the arena. The UDF had the INC(I), IUML, KC(J), KC(M), NDP (P), SRP(S) and the RSP(S) as its constituents. The LDF consisted of the CPI(M), CPI, RSP, IC(S), Janata Party and the Lok Dal.
Elections were held on 19 March 1977 to elect members to the fifth Niyamasabha. The United Front, led by INC and CPI won plurality of seats and remained in power, with K. Karunakaran as the Chief Minister.
Six assembly by-elections were held on 23 September and 21 October 2019, to the six vacant seats in the Kerala Niyamasabha which consists of 140 constituencies in total.
The 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in Kerala on 6 April 2021 to elect 140 members to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 2 May.
The 1999 Indian general election was held to elect 20 members to the thirteenth Lok Sabha from Kerala. Indian National Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 11 seats, while the Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the remaining 9 seats. Both coalitions managed to win the same number of seats as in the previous election, held in the previous year. Turnout for the election was measured at 70.19% of the eligible population.
The 1998 Indian general election were held to elect 20 members to the twelfth Lok Sabha from Kerala. Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 11 seats, while the Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the remaining 9 seats. The earlier election in 1996 saw both alliances win equal share of seats. Turnout for the election was at 70.66%
The 1996 Indian general election were held to elect 20 members to the eleventh Lok Sabha from Kerala. Both Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 10 seats each. Turnout for the election was at 70.66%
The 1991 Indian general election were held to elect 20 members to the tenth Lok Sabha from Kerala. Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 16 seats while Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the remaining 4 seats. Turnout for the election was at 70.66% In the Lok Sabha, INC formed a minority government under the premiership of P. V. Narasimha Rao.
The 1989 Indian general election were held to elect 20 members to the ninth Lok Sabha from Kerala. Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 17 seats while Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the remaining 3 seats. Turnout for the election was at 79.30% In the Lok Sabha, INC won plurality of seats, however Janata Dal (JD), led by V. P. Singh formed the government, albeit a short-lived one, with support from BJP and CPI(M).
The 1984 Indian general election were held to elect 20 members to the eighth Lok Sabha from Kerala. Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 18 seats while Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) won just 2 seats. Turnout for the election was at 77.12% In the Lok Sabha, INC won by a landslide and its leader Rajiv Gandhi went on to become the Prime Minister of India.
The Kerala Congress has suffered severe divisions and several factions, and a number of parties have emerged over the years, all claiming the name Kerala Congress in various times in its history. Factions include Kerala Congress (Joseph) under P. J. Joseph, Kerala Congress (Mani) under K. M. Mani, Kerala Congress under R. Balakrishna Pillai, and Kerala Congress (Jacob) under T. M. Jacob.