1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

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1996 Kerala state assembly election
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2001  

All 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly
71 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.16% (Decrease2.svg2.26)
 First partySecond party
 
V. S. Achuthanandan 2016.jpg
A. K. Antony.jpg
Leader V. S. Achuthanandan A. K. Antony
Party CPI(M) INC
Alliance LDF UDF
Leader's seatMararikulam (Lost) Cherthala
Seats won8059
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 32Decrease2.svg 31
Percentage45.88%44.84%

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Kerala, India
Kerala, one of the states in South India, has an electorate of more than 21 million people.

Kerala Alliance wise Result in 1996.svg
Alliance wise Result

Chief Minister before election

A. K. Antony
UDF

Chief Minister

E. K. Nayanar
LDF

The 1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in May 1996 to elect members to the Kerala State Assembly. Polls were held simultaneously in all 140 seats and resulted in a voter turnout of 71.16%. [1] [2]

Contents

The then Leader of opposition, V. S. Achuthanandan lost from Mararikulam, a Marxist bastion. It is only the second instance in Kerala that the chief ministerial candidate of a major party lost in an election (In 1965, R. Sankar, former Congress Chief Minister lost from the Attingal constituency. However, in that election, no party was able to form a government). On 20 May 1996, a 14 member cabinet of Left Democratic Front led by former Chief Minister E. K. Nayanar was sworn in. Nayanar was not an elected member of the assembly at that time, and was later elected from Thalassery Constituency. [3] [4] Nayanar subsequently went on to become the longest serving Chief Minister of the state.

Results

Party-wise vote share of 1996 Kerala Assembly Elections
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Sl.No:PartyContestedWonPopular VotesShare (%)
National Parties
1 Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))624030,78,72321.59
5 All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) (AIIC(T))808,5490.06
2 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)12307,81,0905.48
3 Communist Party of India (CPI)221810,86,3507.62
4 Indian National Congress 943743,40,71730.43
6 Janata Dal (JD)1345,87,7164.12
7 Janata Party (JP)2108,0270.06
State Parties
1 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)12017,8720.13
2 All India Forward Bloc (FBL)602,5220.02
3 Indian Congress (Socialist) (IC(S))933,55,7552.49
4 Kerala Congress (KEC)1064,42,4213.10
5 Kerala Congress (Mani) (KCM)1054,53,6143.18
6 Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)221310,25,5567.19
7 Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)652,94,7442.07
8 Shiv Sena (SHS)1604,4450.03
Unrecognised Parties
1Bharatiya Labour Party (BLP)103,6320.03
2 Communist Marxist Party (CMPKSC)3069,9340.49
3Indian Labour Congress (ILC)106300.00
4 Indian National League (INL)301397750.89
5 Janadhipatya Samrakshana Samithi (JSS)411,82,2101.28
6 Kerala Congress (B) (KC(B))2191,9680.64
7 Kerala Congress (Jacob) (KCJ)424557482.9
8 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)5001,02,2260.06
9Social Action Party (SAP)901,9160.19
10Socialist Labour Action Party (SLAP)10580.07
11 Samajwadi Jan Parishad (SWJP)101670.00
Others/ Independents672510,95,7617.68
Total1,20114014,262,692100

By-constituency

Detailed constituency-wise Results [5]
Sl No.Constituency NameCategoryWinner Candidates NameGenderPartyVoteRunner-upGenderPartyvoteMajority
1ManjeshwarGENCherkalam AbdullahMIUML34705V.Balakrishna ShettyMBJP324132292
2KasaragodGENC.T.Ahammed AliMIUML33932K.Madhava HeralaMBJP301493783
3UdmaGEN P. Raghavan MCPI(M)50854K.P.KunhikannanMINC4045910395
4Hosdrug(SC)M. NarayananMCPI62786C.P. KrishnanMINC5097711809
5TrikaripurGENK.P.Sateesh ChandranMCPI(M)71234Sony SebastianMINC5548615748
6IrikkurGENK.C. JosephMINC62407A.J. JosephMKEC4457517832
7PayyannurGENPinarayi VijayanMCPI(M)70870K.N.KannothMINC4279228078
8TaliparambaGENM.V.Govindan MasterMCPI(M)70550Satheesan PacheniMINC5293317617
9AzhikodeGENT.K.BalanMCPI(M)52240T.P.HareendranMCMPKSC3773414506
10CannanoreGENK.SudhakaranMINC45148N.RamakrishnanMIND372867862
11EdakkadGENM.V.JayarajanMCPI(M)59239A.D.MustafaMINC519557284
12TellicherryGENK.P.Mammu MasterMCPI(M)51985K.C.KadambooranMINC3363518350
13PeringalamGENP.R.KurupMJD51921K.M.SoopyMIUML3784114080
14KuthuparambaGENK.K.ShylajaFCPI(M)61519M.P.Krishnan NairMINC4252618993
15PeravoorGENK.T.KunnahammedMICS57450K.P.NoorudeenMINC57264186
16North Wynad(ST)Radha RaghavanFINC50617K.C.KunhiramanMCPI(M)426527965
17BadagaraGENC K NanuMJD67145Vathsalan, C.MINC4015926986
18NadapuramGENSathyan MokeriMCPI65561Abu, K.C.MINC5094414617
19MeppayurGENA.KanaranMCPI(M)65932Pv Muhamed AreekodeMIUML4938816544
20QuilandyGENP.ViswanMCPI(M)59242P.SankaranMINC543914851
21PerambraGENN.K.RadhaFCPI(M)59328Roshy AugustineMKEC(M)565762752
22BalusseriGENA.C.ShanmukhadasMICS55588R.K.RavivarmaMINC4055815030
23KoduvallyGENC.MoyinkuttyMIUML49752C.MohsinMJD4965894
24Calicut- IGEN M. Dasan MCPI(M)46455A.SujanapalMINC431843271
25Calicut- IIGENElamaram KareemMCPI(M)49105Qamarunnisa AnvarFIUML403398766
26BeyporeGENT.K.HamzaMCPI(M)62144Ummer PandikasalaMIUML5004812096
27Kunnamangalam(SC)C.P.Balan VaidyarMCPI(M)51401A.P.UnnikrishnanMIUML447856616
28ThiruvambadyGENAbdurahiman Haji AvMIUML48942 P. Cyriac John MICS438205122
29KalpettaGENK.K. RamachandranMINC49577Jainendra KalpettaMJD426556922
30Sultan BatheryGEN P. V. Varghese Vaidyar MCPI(M)50316 K. C. Rosakutty FINC490201296
31Wandoor(SC) N Kannan MCPI(M)55399Pandalam SudhakaranMINC511984201
32NilamburGENAryadan MuhammedMINC61945Malayil Thomas MathewMIND552526693
33ManjeriGENShaque KurikkalMIUML62029P.M.ZafarullaMJD3337428655
34MalappuramGENM.K.MuneerMIUML52593P.M.A.SalamMINL3207220521
35KondottyGENP K.K.BavaMIUML57728K.P.MohammedMJD3159026138
36TirurangadiGENKutty Ahamed KuttyMIUML48953A.V.Abdu HajiMIND409218032
37TanurGENAbdu RabbMIUML48603T.V. Moideen KuttyMIND2859020013
38TirurGENE.T.Mohamed BasheerMIUML52037U.A.NaseerMIND423539684
39PonnaniGENMuhammedkutty PaloliMCPI(M)49594P.T.MohanakrishnanMINC409768618
40KuttippuramGENP.K. KunhalikuttyMIUML46943Ibrahim Haji MayyeriMINL2224724696
41MankadaGENK.P. Abdul MajeedMIUML52044Manjalamkuzhi AliMIND509901054
42PerinthalmannaGENNalakath SooppyMIUML55008A.MohamedMIND487606248
43Thrithala(SC)V.K.ChandranMCPI(M)46410A.P.AnilkumarMINC420094401
44PattambiGENK.E.IsmailMCPI43984M.I.ShanavasMINC385105474
45OttapalamGENV.C.KabeerMICS40615K.V. Prabhakaran NambiarMINC332577358
46SreekrishnapuramGENGirija SurendranFCPI(M)55108P. BalanMINC510914017
47MannarkkadGENJose BabyMCPI57688Kalladi MohammedMIUML507206968
48MalampuzhaGENT.Sivadasa MenonMCPI(M)54033M.GuruswamyMINC3525418779
49PalghatGENT.K.NoushadMCPI(M)39198C.M.SundaramMINC38602596
50ChitturGENAchuthan, K.MINC47894K.Krishnan KuttyMJD47458436
51KollengodeGENK.A.ChandranMINC48530M.ChandranMCPI(M)473931137
52Coyalmannam(SC)M.NarayananMCPI(M)50349M.V.SureshMINC3985310496
53AlathurGENC.K.RajendranMCPI(M)53763R.ChellammaFINC4159712166
54Chelakara(SC) K.Radhakrishnan MCPI(M)44260T.A.RadhakrishnanMINC419372323
55WadakkancheryGENV.BalaramMINC51050K.MohandasMKEC413729678
56KunnamkulamGENN.R.BalanMCPI(M)49289T.V. ChandramohanMINC48405884
57CherpuGENK.P.RajendranMCPI49506M.K.Abdul SalamMINC443145192
58TrichurGENTherambil RamakrishnanMINC49597M.R.GovindanMIND3938810209
59OllurGENC.N.JayadevanMCPI52757P.P.GeorgeMINC483894368
60KodakaraGEN K. P.Viswanathan MINC48366P.R.RajanMCPI(M)462202146
61ChalakudiGENSavithri LakshmananFINC48810N.M.JosephMJD3764411166
62MalaGENV.K.RajanMCPI49993Mercy RaviFINC467523241
63IrinjalakudaGENLonappan NambadanMIND49421 Thomas Unniyadan MKEC(M)432956126
64ManalurGENRosamma ChackoFINC39700C.G.SanthakumarMIND385681132
65GuruvayoorGENP.T. Kunju MuhammedMIND39870R.P.MoiduttyMIUML370342836
66NattikaGENKrishnan KaniyamparambilMCPI47826K.K.RahulanMINC381359691
67KodungallurGENMeenakshy ThambanFCPI51343K.VenuMIND3723414109
68AnkamaliGENP.J.JoyMINC56252M.V.ManyMKEC55708544
69VadakkekaraGENS.SarmaMCPI(M)50200V.P.MarakkarMINC49831369
70ParurGENP.RajuMCPI39723V.D.SatheesanMINC386071116
71Narakkal(SC) M.A. Kuttappan MINC42920V.K.BabuMICS41933987
72ErnakulamGENGeorge EdenMINC49908V.B.CheriyanMCPI(M)3916810740
73MattancherryGENM.A.ThomasMIND24003T.A.Ahamed KabeerMIUML23578425
74PalluruthyGENDominic PresentationMINC52900T.P. PeethambaranMICS517901110
75ThrippunithuraGENK.BabuMINC69256Gopi KottamurikkalMCPI(M)5448314773
76AlwayeGENK.MohammedaliMINC57902Sarojini BalanandhanFCPI(M)4048017422
77PerumbavoorGENP.P.ThankachanMINC51266Raman KarthaMJD464834783
78KunnathunadGENM.P.VargheeseMCPI(M)50034T.H.MusthaffaMINC4997460
79PiravomGENT.M.JacobMKEC(J)51873C.PouloseMIND441657708
80MuvattupuzhaGENJohny NelloorMKEC(J)47841P.M.ThomasMIND381459696
81KothamangalamGENV.J.PouloseMINC49874T.M.MeethianMCPI(M)437836091
82ThodupuzhaGENP.J.JosephMKEC63414P.T.ThomasMINC592904124
83Devicolam(SC)A.K.MoniMINC51733S.SundaramanickomMCPI(M)484973236
84IdukkiGENP.P. Sulaiman RawtherMJD52443Joy VettikuzhyMKEC(M)460306413
85UdumbancholaGENE.M.AugusthyMINC57266M.M.MoniMCPI(M)525994667
86PeermadeGENC.A.KurianMCPI40842Mathew StephenMKEC(J)384352407
87KanjirappallyGEN George J.Mathew MINC47535K.J.ThomasMCPI(M)406096926
88VazhoorGENK.Narayana KurupMKEC(M)40503Kanam RajendranMCPI379872516
89ChanganacherryGENC.F.ThomasMKEC(M)50784P.RavindranathMCPI(M)431827602
90KottayamGENT.K.RamakrishnanMCPI(M)52609Mohan SankarMINC455457064
91EttumanoorGENThomas ChazhikadanMKEC(M)53632Vaikom ViswanMCPI(M)3975913873
92PuthuppallyGENOommen ChandyMINC54147Reji ZachariahMCPI(M)4399210155
93PoonjarGENP.C.GeorgeMKEC48834Joy AbrahamMKEC(M)3869810136
94PalaiGENK.M.ManiMKEC(M)52550C.K.JeevanMIND2876023790
95KaduthuruthyGENMons JosephMKEC39131P.M.MathewMKEC(J)2396515166
96Vaikom(SC)M.K.KesavanMCPI52262K.K. BalakrishnanMINC430249238
97AroorGENK.R.Gowri AmmaFJPSS61972B.VinodMCPI(M)4543916533
98SherthalaiGENA.K.AntonyMINC56691C.K.ChandrappanMCPI483068385
99MararikulamGENP.J.FrancisMINC68302V.S.AchuthanandanMCPI(M)663371965
100AlleppeyGENK.C.VenugopalMINC45104P.S. SomasekharanMCPI375687536
101AmbalapuzhaGENSuseela GopalanFCPI(M)47968Devadath G.PurakkadMINC457102258
102KuttanadGENK.C.JosephMKEC44532J.JosephMINC404474085
103HaripadGENA.V. ThamarakshanMRSP54055N.Mohan KumarMINC468377218
104KayamkulamGENG.SudhakaranMCPI(M)47776Thachadi PrabhakaranMINC451292647
105ThiruvallaGENMamman MathaiMKEC(M)39606Oommen ThalavadyMJD336655941
106KalloopparaGENT.S.JohnMKEC32112Joseph M.PuthusseriMKEC(M)31940172
107AranIUMLaGENKadammanitta RamakrishnanMIND34657M.V.RaghavanMCMPKSC319702687
108ChengannurGENSobhana GeorgeFINC37242Mammen IypeMICS341403102
109MavelikaraGENM.MuraliMINC51784P.N. ViswanathanMCPI(M)420539731
110Pandalam(SC)P.K.KumaranMCPI(M)50056Pandalam BharathanMJPSS448965160
111RanniGENRaju AbrahamMCPI(M)40932Peeilipose ThomasMINC375033429
112PathanamthittaGENK.K.NairMINC40215D.K.JohnMKEC344085807
113KonniGENAdoor PrakashMINC43474A.PadmakumarMCPI(M)42668806
114PathanapuramGENK.Prakash BabuMCPI49023Thomas KuthiravattamMKEC(B)445354488
115PunalurGENP.K.SreenivasanMCPI55382Punalur MadhuMINC486846698
116ChadayamangalamGENR. Latha DeviFCPI42550Prayar GopalakrishnanMINC398042746
117KottarakkaraGENR.Balkrishna PillaiMKEC(B)47433George MathewMCPI(M)440543379
118Neduvathur(SC)Ezhukone NarayananMINC44940B.RaghavanMCPI(M)43976964
119AdoorGENThiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanMINC47907K.N.BalagopalMCPI(M)387069201
120Kunnathur(SC)T. NanooMRSP51697VisalakshyFINC469344763
121KarunagappallyGENE. Chandrasekharan NairMCPI49587SathjithMJPSS3323716350
122ChavaraGENBaby JohnMRSP53730K.Karunakaran PillaiMINC456558075
123KundaraGEN J. Mercykutty Amma FCPI(M)46322Alphonsa JohnFINC398466476
124QuilonGENBabu DivakaranMRSP45383Kadavoor SivadasanMINC390856298
125EravipuramGENV.P. Ramakrishna PillaiMRSP53344A.Yoonus KunjuMIUML485544790
126ChathanoorGENP.RaveendranMCPI49083C.V.PadmarajanMINC469682115
127VarkalaGENA.Ali HassanMCPI(M)42093G.PriyadarsananMINC1570426389
128AttingalGENAnathalavattom AnandanMCPI(M)42161Vakkom PurushothamanMINC411451016
129Kilimanoor(SC)Bhargavi ThankappanFCPI49637M.RadhakrishnanMINC408328805
130VamanapuramGEN Pirappancode Murali MCPI(M)48491C.K.SitaramMJPSS421056386
131AriyanadGENG.KarthikeyanMINC45152K.P.SankaradasMRSP365358617
132NedumangadGENPalode RaviMINC57220M.RadhakrishnanMCPI529564264
133KazhakuttamGENK.SurendranMCPI(M)56425E.A.RasheedMIND3236824057
134Trivandrum NorthGENM.VijayakumarMCPI(M)62479T.Saratchandra PrasadMINC4817014309
135Trivandrum WestGENAntony RajuMKEC38335M.M.HassanMINC314416894
136Trivandrum EastGENB.Vijaya KumarMINC32389K.Krishna PillaiMICS299112478
137NemomGENVenganoor P. BhaskaranMCPI(M)51139K.MohankumarMINC475433596
138KovalamGENA. Neelalohithadasan N.MJD57180George MascreneMINC3523921941
139NeyyattinkaraGENThampanoor RaviMINC50924Charupara RaviMJD3650014424
140ParassalaGENN.Sundaran NadarMIND36297W.R.HeebaFCPI(M)315704727

By-election

S.No.ConstituencyTypeYearWinning CandidatePartyVotesRunner-up CandidatePartyVotesWinning PartyMajority
115PunalurGEN1996P.S. SupalCPI65401Bharathipuram SasiINC44068CPI21333
12TellicherryGEN1996E. K. NayanarCPM60841T. AsafaliINC36340CPM24501
126ChathanoorGEN1998Adv. N. AnirudhanCPI53471C. V. PadmarajanINC49533CPI3938
72ErnakulamGEN1998Adv. Sebastian PaulCPM- IND48827Leno JacobINC44887CPM- IND3940
62MalaGEN1998W. S. SasiCPI49211T.U.RadhakrishananINC48939CPI272
96VaikomSC1998P. NarayananCPI52433Adv. V. P. SajeendranINC51157CPI1276

References

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