Kerala assembly election, Sep 1970
133 assembly constituencies in Kerala, 74.26% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- CPM
- IND
- CPI
Assembly seat results
All 133 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–133 of 133
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERAMBRA | INCK.G. ADYOSI | CPMV. V. DAKSHINAMORTHY | 4,0795.96% | 81.7% |
| PERINGALAM | ISPSOOPI K. M. | INCV. ASHOKAN | 8,44414.18% | 74.9% |
| PERINTALMANNA | MULK. S. THANGAL | CPME. K. IMBICHI BAVA | 4,5718.74% | 70.1% |
| PERUMBAVOOR | INCP. I. POULOSE | CPMP. K. GOPALAN NAIR | 4,4417.82% | 79.9% |
| PONNANI | INDHAJEE M. V. HYDROS | MULV. P. CHERUKOYATHANGAL | 4,1226.63% | 74.8% |
| POONJAR | KECK. M. GEORGE | INDV. T. THOMAS | 12,13925.35% | 73.2% |
| PUNALOOR | CPIK. KRISHNA PILLAI | CPMV. BHARATHAN | 3,4266.61% | 75.5% |
| PUTHUPALLY | INDOOMMEN CHANDY | CPME. M. GEORGE | 7,28813.35% | 78.4% |
| QUILANDY | INCE. NARAYANAN NAIR | ISPP. K. APPAJAIR | 3,6375.17% | 81.6% |
| RANNI | INDJACOB SKARIAH | INDSUNNY PANAVELY | 5771.17% | 76.7% |
| SHERTHALA | INCA. K. ANTONY | CPMN. P. THANDAR | 3600.62% | 84.8% |
| SOUTH WYNAD | INCK. RAGHAVAN MASTER | SOPM. RAMUNNI | 12,21425.23% | 61.3% |
| SREEKRISHNAPURAM | CPMC. GOVINDA PANICKER | INCK. SUKUMARAN UNNI | 2,5336.21% | 61.9% |
| SUILON | RSPT. K. DIVAKARAN | CPMP. K. SUKUMARAN | 11,10121.34% | 67.4% |
| TALIPARAMBA | INCC. P. GOVINDAN NAMBIAR | CPMK. P. RAGHAVA PODVVAL | 9091.27% | 75.4% |
| TANUR | MULSAYED UMMER BHAFAKI | INDU.K. DAMODARAN | 22,14744.50% | 57.8% |
| TELLICHERRY | CPIN. E. BALARAM | INDT. KUNHANANDAN | 1,4602.39% | 77.1% |
| THIRUVALLA | KECE. JOHN JACOB | ISPVENGAL P K MATHEW | 4,5127.85% | 77.2% |
| THODUPUZHA | KECP. J. JOSEPH | INDU. K. CHACKO | 1,6353.26% | 80.4% |
| THRIPPUNITHURA | INCPAUL P MANI | CPMT. K. RAMAKRISHAN | 3600.58% | 82.3% |
| TIRUR | MULK. M. KUTTY | INDR. MUHAMMED | 3,7926.71% | 71.9% |
| TIRURANGADI | MULK. AVUKADARKUTTY NAHA | INDKUNHALIKUTTY ALIAS | 7151.10% | 75.5% |
| TRICHUR | INDJOSEPH MUNDASSERY | INCP. A. ANTONY | 1,7302.84% | 76.2% |
| TRITHALA | INDV. EACHARAN | CPME. T. KUNHAN | 1,1322.13% | 66.4% |
| TRIVANDRUM I | PSPN. GOPALA PILLAI | SOPE. P. EAPEN | 7,15215.83% | 56.2% |
| UDUMBANCHOLA | KECSEBASTIAN THOMAS | CPMV. M. VIKRAMAN | 5,6218.28% | 61.5% |
| VADAKKEKARA | CPMBALAUANDAN | CPIK. A. BALAN | 2,7914.40% | 78.0% |
| VAIKOM | CPIP. S. SRINIVASAN | INDK. VISWANATHAN | 4630.75% | 84.0% |
| VAMANAPURAM | INCM. KUNJUKRISHNA PILLAI | CPMVASUDEVAN PILLAI | 1,8174.09% | 69.2% |
| VARKALA | CPIMAJID T. A. | CPMRADHAKRISHNAN V. | 5,81411.90% | 69.5% |
| VAZHOOR | KECK. NARAYANA KURUP | INDM. O. JOSEPH | 8,19617.92% | 73.9% |
| VILAPPIL | INCS. VARADARAJAN NAIR | ISPM. N. BALAKRISHANAN | 7,01313.47% | 66.2% |
| WADAKKANCHERRY | CPMA. S. N. NAMBISAN | PSPN. K. SESHAN | 1,9993.48% | 73.6% |
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.
