Kerala assembly election, Sep 1970
133 assembly constituencies in Kerala, 74.26% turnout.
Seats
133
Candidates
505
0 women, 0 elected
Turnout
74.26%
75.3 lakh of 1.01 cr
Leading party
INC
30 of 133 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 30 | +21 | 52 | 13,27,270 | 17.63% | -17.80 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 29 | -23 | 73 | 17,94,213 | 23.83% | +0.32 |
| INDIndependent | 16 | +1 | 206 | 13,35,982 | 17.74% | +9.28 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 16 | -3 | 29 | 6,75,298 | 8.97% | +0.40 |
| KECKerala Congress | 12 | +7 | 31 | 4,45,232 | 5.91% | -1.65 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 11 | -3 | 20 | 5,69,220 | 7.56% | +0.81 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 6 | +6 | 14 | 3,30,988 | 4.40% | — |
| SOPSOP | 6 | +6 | 14 | 3,06,738 | 4.07% | — |
| ISPISP | 3 | +3 | 11 | 2,44,207 | 3.24% | — |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 3 | +3 | 7 | 1,82,760 | 2.43% | +2.20 |
| KSPKSP | 1 | +1 | 1 | 25,543 | 0.34% | — |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2,36,454 | 3.14% | — |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 8 | 45,079 | 0.60% | -0.29 |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7,982 | 0.11% | -0.10 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,682 | 0.02% | — |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,288 | 0.02% | — |
- INC30 (23%)
- CPM29 (22%)
- IND16 (12%)
- CPI16 (12%)
- KEC12 (9%)
- MUL11 (8%)
- Others19 (14%)
- INC30
- CPM29
- IND16
- CPI16
- KEC12
- MUL11
- Others19
- INC30
- CPM29
- IND16
- CPI16
- KEC12
- MUL11
- RSP6
- SOP6
- Others7
Constituency performance
From the 133 results in Kerala
Closest contest
KAZHAKUTTAM
won by 111 (0.21%)
Biggest victory
TANUR
won by 22,147 (44.50%)
Highest turnout
MANJERI
96.34%
Lowest turnout
TRIVANDRUM I
56.20%
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained49 (37%)
- Changed hands67 (50%)
- New seat17 (13%)
49 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 67 changed hands. 17 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Kerala, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- CPM
- IND
- CPI
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 133 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 133
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOTTARAKARA | INCKOTTARA GOPALAKRISHNAN | KECR. BALAKRISHNAN PILLAI | 4,6777.20% | 79.8% |
| KOTTAYAM | CPMM. THOMAS | NCOK. GEORGE THOMAS | 11,95722.78% | 75.7% |
| KOVALAM | INDM. KUNJ KRISHNA NADAR | CPMP. FAKIR KHAN | 2,1294.67% | 74.6% |
| KRISHNAPURAM | CPIP. UNNIKRISHNAN PILLAI | ISPP. A. HARRIZ | 9,62716.68% | 82.7% |
| KUNDARA | INCA. A. RAHIM | CPMSTANUDEVAN | 14,21621.34% | 78.0% |
| KUNNAMANGALAM | MULP. V. S. M. POOKOYA THANGAL | ISPKUTTY KRISHAN NAIRIR | 11,65418.97% | 76.7% |
| KUNNAMKULAM | CPMT. K. KRISHNAN | INCK. P. VISHWANATHAN | 4,3286.76% | 76.1% |
| KUNNATHUNAD | RSPT. A. PARAMAN | CPMM. K. KRISHNAN | 3,8776.43% | 76.1% |
| KUNNATHUR | RSPSATHYAPALAN | INDONAMPLAM PRABHAKARAN | 11,48020.69% | 73.1% |
| KUTHUPARAMBA | CPMPINARAYI VIJAYAN | PSPTHAYATH RAGHAVAN | 7431.23% | 75.2% |
| KUTTANAD | SOPTHALAVADY OOMMEN | KECTHOMAS JOHN | 5,5069.56% | 77.2% |
| KUTTIPPURAM | MULCHAKKERI AHAMMED KUTTY | INDM. HABEEBURAHIMAN | 6,21111.51% | 70.6% |
| KUZHALMANNAM | CPMP. KUNHAN | RSPK. CHANDRASEKHARASASTRY | 15,55429.62% | 65.5% |
| MADAYI | CPMM. V. RAGHAVAN | INCP. SREEDHARAN | 7,78112.52% | 77.8% |
| MALA | INCK. KARUNAKARAN | INDVARGHESE MECHERY | 11,05321.53% | 75.7% |
| MALAMPUZHA | CPMV. KRISHNADAS | INDC. M. UNDARAM | 19,85334.91% | 69.8% |
| MALAPPURAM | MULU. A. BEERAN | INDV. T. N. KUTTY NAIR | 17,30327.88% | 73.6% |
| MANALUR | INCN. I. DEVASSYKUTTY | CPMA. V. ARYAN | 11,47118.08% | 83.8% |
| MANJERI | MULK. P. RAMAN | ISPO. KOWAN | 6,69215.86% | 96.3% |
| MANJESHWAR | CPIM. RAMAPPA | INDU. P. KUNIKULLAYA | 1,1952.40% | 68.1% |
| MANKADA | MULM. MOIDEEN KUTTY | CPMPALOLI MAHAMMED KUTTY | 6,34111.48% | 73.3% |
| MANNARGHAT | CPMJOHN MANFORAN | CPIKRISHNAN | 3,8317.96% | 60.2% |
| MARARIKULAM | CPMS. DAMODARAN | RSPN. S. P. PANICKER | 7,40710.88% | 83.3% |
| MARIPAD | CPMC. B. C. WARRIER | INCTHACHADY PRABHAKARAN | 6,84210.17% | 83.3% |
| MATTANCHERRY | INDK. J. HERSEHAL | MULM. P. MOHAMED JAFFARKHAN | 21,12037.69% | 72.2% |
| MAVELIKARA | ISPGOPINATHA PILLAI | PSPP. KRISHMA PILLAI | 2,5124.17% | 76.8% |
| MEPPAYUR | MULA. V. ABDURAHIMAN | CPMM. K. KELU | 2,3513.74% | 84.2% |
| MUVATTUPUZHA | INDPENNAMMA JACOB | CPIP. V. ABRAHAM | 2,1243.84% | 74.9% |
| NADAPURAM | CPIM. KUMARAN MASTER | CPME. V. KUMARAN | 4,2026.19% | 83.9% |
| NADUMANGAD | CPIK. G. KUNJUKRISHNA PILLAI | INDV. SAHADEVAN | 3,7628.61% | 65.6% |
| NARAKAL | INCM. K. RAGHAVAN | CPMA. S. PURUSHOTHAMAN | 7361.25% | 86.5% |
| NATTIKA | SOPV. K. GOPINATHAN | CPIK. S. NAIR | 1,7282.78% | 82.9% |
| NEMOM | PSPG. KUTTAPAN | CPMM. SADASIVAN | 12,09924.32% | 68.8% |
| NEYYATTINKARA | CPMR. PARA MESWARAN PILLAI | CPIR. JANARDHANAN NAIR | 6,89212.54% | 72.1% |
| NILAMBUR | INCM. P. GANGADHARAN | CPMP. V. KUNHIKANNAN | 2,8115.36% | 61.4% |
| NILESWAR | CPMV. V. KUNHAMBU | MULA. P. ABDULLA | 5,3718.38% | 74.1% |
| NORTH WYNAD | INCM. V. RAJAN | INDM. KARIYAN | 10,41321.47% | 63.6% |
| OLLUR | INCR. R. FRANCIS | CPMM. A. KARTHIKEYAN | 2,4393.80% | 79.2% |
| OTTAPALAM | CPMP. P. KRISHNAN | INCLEELA DAMODARA MENON | 2,2394.93% | 60.0% |
| PALAI | KECK. M. MANI | INCM. M. JACOB | 3640.64% | 79.3% |
| PALGHAT | CPMR. KRISHNAN | INDA. CHANDRAN NAIR | 5,4609.57% | 68.7% |
| PALLURUTHY | INDB. WELLINGDAN | PSPM. A. SAROJINI | 8,51513.91% | 80.7% |
| PANDALAM | INCDAMODARAN KALASSERY | CPMC. VELUTHA KUNJU | 7,10810.81% | 81.8% |
| PARASSALA | CPMM. SATHYANESAN | INCN. SUNDRAM NADAR | 4,2818.65% | 69.4% |
| PARUR | INCK. T. GEORGE | CPMP. GANGADHARAN | 1,9493.36% | 81.5% |
| PATHANAMTHITTA | INDK. K. NAIR | KECVAYALA IDICULA | 7271.18% | 80.7% |
| PATHANAPURAM | CPIP. K. RAGHAVA | CPMP. K. KUNJACHAN | 7,65216.86% | 68.2% |
| PATTAMBI | CPME. M. S. NAMBUDRIPAD | CPIE. R. GOPALON | 3,4326.29% | 71.9% |
| PAYYANNUR | CPMA. V. KUNHAMBU | INCV. P. NARAYANA PODUVAL | 7,62112.24% | 74.5% |
| PEERMADE | CPMK. I. RAJAN | CPICHOLLAMUTHU THANGAMUTHU | 8831.90% | 59.0% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Kerala alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Kerala assembly election, Sep 1970?
Indian National Congress won 30 of 133 seats in Kerala, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Kerala assembly election, Sep 1970?
Turnout was 74.26% — 75.3 lakh of 1.01 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Kerala have?
Kerala has 133 assembly seats.
