Kerala assembly election, Mar 1977
140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, 76.53% turnout.
Seats
140
Candidates
569
11 women, 1 elected
Turnout
76.53%
87.7 lakh of 1.15 cr
Leading party
INC
38 of 140 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 38 | +8 | 54 | 17,55,882 | 20.02% | +2.39 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 23 | +7 | 27 | 8,72,309 | 9.94% | +0.98 |
| KECKerala Congress | 20 | +8 | 22 | 7,34,879 | 8.38% | +2.46 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 17 | -12 | 68 | 19,46,051 | 22.18% | -1.64 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 13 | +2 | 16 | 5,84,642 | 6.66% | -0.89 |
| INDIndependent | 9 | -7 | 308 | 10,28,567 | 11.72% | -6.02 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 9 | +3 | 11 | 3,68,642 | 4.20% | -0.19 |
| BLDBharatiya Lok Dal | 6 | +6 | 27 | 6,89,574 | 7.86% | — |
| MLOMLO | 3 | +3 | 16 | 3,90,139 | 4.45% | — |
| KCPKCP | 2 | +2 | 15 | 3,97,814 | 4.53% | — |
| ADKADK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,114 | 0.02% | — |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,928 | 0.02% | 0.00 |
- INC38 (27%)
- CPI23 (16%)
- KEC20 (14%)
- CPM17 (12%)
- MUL13 (9%)
- IND9 (6%)
- Others20 (14%)
- INC38
- CPI23
- KEC20
- CPM17
- MUL13
- IND9
- Others20
- INC38
- CPI23
- KEC20
- CPM17
- MUL13
- IND9
- RSP9
- BLD6
- Others5
Constituency performance
From the 140 results in Kerala
Closest contest
ETTUMANOOR
won by 242 (0.38%)
Biggest victory
TANUR
won by 30,728 (55.82%)
Highest turnout
BALUSSERI
85.85%
Lowest turnout
UDUMBANCHOLA
60.33%
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1970), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat140 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 140 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
- CPI
- KEC
- CPM
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 140 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOLLENGODE | CPMC. VASUDEVA MENON | CPIK. V. NARAYANAN | 4380.69% | 71.1% |
| KONDOTTY | MULP. SEETHI HAJI | MLOM. C. MUHAMMED | 21,57234.34% | 78.1% |
| KONNI | INCP.J. THOMAS | CPMR.C. UNNITHAN | 4370.71% | 80.4% |
| KOTHAMANGALAM | KECM. V. MANI | KCPM. E. KURIAKOSE | 3,0914.55% | 82.2% |
| KOTTARAKARA | KCPR. BALAKRISHAN PILLAI | INCKOTTARA GOPALKRISHAN | 14,15523.31% | 83.2% |
| KOTTAYAM | CPIP. P. GEORGE | CPMM. THOMAS | 3,5765.05% | 75.7% |
| KOVALAM | INDA. NEELLALOHITHADASAN NADAR | KECN. SAKTHAN | 4,1146.25% | 72.7% |
| KUNDARA | INCA.A. RASHIM | INDV.V. JOSEPH | 3960.66% | 80.0% |
| KUNNAMANGALAM | MLOK. P. RAMAN | CPIP. K. KANNAN | 1,6882.85% | 81.4% |
| KUNNAMKULAM | INCK. P. VISWANATHAN | CPMT. K. KRISHNAN | 5,3418.00% | 79.4% |
| KUNNATHUNAD | CPMP. R. ESTHOSE | INCPAUL P. MANI | 2,6904.16% | 82.3% |
| KUNNATHUR | RSPKALLADA NARAYANAN | CPMC.K. THANKAPPAN | 18,24426.65% | 78.3% |
| KUTHUPARAMBA | CPMPINARAYI VIJAYAN | RSPABDULKADAR | 4,4016.72% | 81.1% |
| KUTTANAD | KECEAPPEN KANDAKUDY | CPMK.P. JOSEPH | 7,14711.05% | 81.1% |
| KUTTIPPURAM | MULCHAKERI AHMEDKUTTY | MLOK. MOIDU | 24,34450.31% | 65.2% |
| MALA | INCK. KARUNAKARAN | CPMPAUL KOKKAT | 9,46615.40% | 78.8% |
| MALAMPUZHA | CPMP. V. KUNHIKANNAN | RSPC. M. CHANDRASEKHARAN | 4,4268.43% | 71.1% |
| MALAPPURAM | MULC. H. MOHAMMED KOYA | MLOT. K. S. A. MUTHUKOYATHANGAL | 23,63842.91% | 67.5% |
| MANALUR | INCN. I. DEVASSYKUTTY | INDM. G. JAYACHANDRAN | 7,32812.42% | 77.5% |
| MANJERI | MULM. P. M ABDULLA KURIKKAL | MLOK. A. QUADER | 26,81944.38% | 75.4% |
| MANJESWAR | CPIM. RAMAPPA | BLDH. SHANKARA ALVA | 4,6099.52% | 67.5% |
| MANKADA | MULKORAMBAYIL AHAMMED HAJI | MLOCHERUKOYA THANGAL | 7,39012.36% | 76.3% |
| MANNARKKAD | CPIA. N. YUSUFF | CPMC. S. GANGADHARAN | 6,70912.07% | 66.4% |
| MARARIKULAM | RSPA. V. THAMARAKSHAN | CPMP. K. CHANDRANDAN | 4,3465.61% | 82.8% |
| MATTANCHERY | BLDK. J. HARSCHEL | INCA. A. KOCHUNNY | 4,1957.64% | 70.6% |
| MAVELIKARA | INDBHASKARAN NAIR | CPMS. GOVINDA KURUP | 8,79313.20% | 77.2% |
| MEPPAYUR | MULPANARATH KUNHIMOHAMMED | MLOA. V. ABDURAHIMAN HAJI | 5,8347.73% | 83.6% |
| MUVATTUPUZHA | KECP. C. JOSEPH | KCPSUNNY MANNATHUKARAN | 4,6456.93% | 82.0% |
| NADAPURAM | CPIKANDALOTTU KUNHAMBU | CPME. V. KUMARAN | 7,07010.34% | 82.8% |
| NARAKAL | RSPT. A. PARAMAN | CPMS. VASU | 2,1903.51% | 81.9% |
| NATTIKA | CPIP. K. GOPALAKRISHNAN | BLDV. K. GOPINATHAN | 8,20614.10% | 77.9% |
| NEDUMANGAD | CPIKANIAPURAM RAMACHANDRAN NAIR | INDR. SUNDARESAN NAIR | 10,73917.35% | 73.0% |
| NEDUVATHUR | CPIBHARGAVI THANKAPPAN | BLDVETTIKAVALA KOCHUKUNJU | 11,92220.27% | 78.4% |
| NEMOM | INCS. VARADARAJAN NAIR | CPMPALLICHAL SADASIVAN | 6,92111.35% | 72.8% |
| NEYYATTINKARA | INDR. SUNDARESAN NAIR | CPMR. PARAMESWARAN | 5,6949.17% | 72.1% |
| NILAMBUR | INCARYADAN MUHAMMED | CPMK. SAIDALI KUTTY | 7,71511.95% | 75.4% |
| NORTH WYNAD | INCM. V. RAJAN | CPMA. GOPALAN | 8,30114.59% | 74.6% |
| OLLUR | INCP. R. FRANCIS | CPMADV. P. K. ASOKAN | 1,0861.73% | 80.4% |
| OTTAPALAM | INCP. BALAN | CPMK. P. UNNI | 6,81712.38% | 69.6% |
| PALAI | KECK. M. MANI | INDN. C. JOSEPH | 14,85722.86% | 80.5% |
| PALGHAT | INDC. M. SUNDARAM | CPMR. KRISHNAN | 2,8034.65% | 71.3% |
| PALLURUTHY | KECEAPEN VARGHESE | CPMM. M. LAWRENCE | 1,8412.72% | 78.7% |
| PANDALAM | INCDAMODARAN KALASSERY | CPMV. KESAVAN | 5,1747.08% | 80.8% |
| PARASSALA | INCM. KUNJUKRISHNAN NADAR | CPMM. SATHYANESAN | 13,40122.39% | 70.0% |
| PARUR | INCXAVIER ARAKKAL | INDVARKEY PAINANDAR | 4,9118.51% | 81.2% |
| PATHANAMTHITTA | KECGEORGE MATHEW | INDK.K. NAIR | 4,1676.36% | 79.1% |
| PATHANAPURAM | CPIE.K. PILLAI | KCPA. GEORGE | 7911.28% | 79.3% |
| PATTAMBI | CPIE. P. GOPALAN | CPMDEVAKI WARRIER | 4,5878.09% | 69.7% |
| PAYYANNUR | CPMN. SUBRAMONIYA SHENOY | INDT. C. BHARATHAN | 5,0477.27% | 79.1% |
| PEERMADE | CPIC. A. KURIYAN | CPMK. S. KRISHNAN | 7,34713.39% | 71.1% |
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, Mar 1977?
Indian National Congress won 38 of 140 seats in Kerala, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Kerala assembly election, Mar 1977?
Turnout was 76.53% — 87.7 lakh of 1.15 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Kerala have?
Kerala has 140 assembly seats.
