Kerala assembly election, Mar 1977
140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, 76.53% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- CPI
- KEC
- CPM
Assembly seat results
All 140 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–140 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERAMBRA | KECK. C. JOSEPH | CPMV. V. DAKSHINAMOORTHY | 7731.09% | 84.7% |
| PERAVOOR | INCK. P. NURUDDIN | CPME. P. KRISHNAN NAMBIAR | 4,9847.26% | 82.8% |
| PERINGALAM | INCP. R. KARUP | BLDV. K. ACHUTHAN | 1,9582.97% | 77.2% |
| PERINTHALMANNA | MULK. K. S. THANGAL | CPMPALOLI MUHAMMED KUTTY | 7,60512.79% | 74.3% |
| PERUMBAVOOR | CPMP. R. SIVAN | INCP. I. POULOSE | 1,7472.55% | 84.2% |
| PIRAVOM | KECT. M. JACOB | BLDALUNKAL DEVASSY | 5,7308.63% | 80.2% |
| PONNANI | INCM. P. GANGADHARAN | CPME. K. IMBICHI BAVA | 9,74914.68% | 73.7% |
| POONJAR | KECV. J. JOSEPH | KCPP. I. DEVASIA | 13,70524.55% | 76.9% |
| PUNALOOR | CPIP.K. SREENJVASAN | CPMV. BHARATHAN | 3,2024.93% | 78.5% |
| PUTHUPPALLY | INCOOMMEN CHANDY | BLDP. C. CHERIAN | 15,91023.68% | 79.3% |
| QUILANDY | INCE. NARAYANAN NAIR | BLDE. RAJAGOPALAN NAIR | 4,5076.02% | 82.9% |
| QUILON | RSPTHYAGARAJAN | CPMN. PADMALOCHANAN | 13,01620.77% | 72.8% |
| RANNI | KECK.A. MATHEW | KCPF. THOMAS KUTTIKAYAM | 9,29516.26% | 76.7% |
| SHERTALAI | INCM. K. RAGHAVAN | CPMN. P. THANDAR | 11,76018.28% | 84.1% |
| SREEKRISHNAPURAM | INCK. SUKUMARANUNNI | CPMC. GOVINDA PANICKER | 3,9356.37% | 70.4% |
| SULTAN'S BATTERY | INCK. RAGHAVAN MASTER | BLDNIDYACHERY VASU | 4,9918.97% | 75.6% |
| TALIPARAMBA | CPMM. V. RAGHAVAN | INDK. NARAYANAN NAMBIAR | 1,5252.07% | 80.8% |
| TANUR | MULU. A. BEERAN | MLOC. M. KUTTY | 30,72855.82% | 67.8% |
| TELLICHERRY | CPMPATTIYAM GOPALAN | CPIN. C. MAMMOOTTY | 8,47312.39% | 75.5% |
| THIRUVALLA | KECE. JOHN JACOB | KCPJOHN JACOB VALLAKKALIL | 6,97511.97% | 76.0% |
| THIRUVAMBADI | INCSYRIAC JOHN | MLOE. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER | 3,3815.96% | 80.4% |
| THODUPUZHA | KECP. J. JOSEPH | KCPA. C. CHACKO | 13,90820.63% | 79.0% |
| THRITHALA | INCK. SANKARANARAYANAN | CPMP. P. KRISHNAN | 9,72416.68% | 74.2% |
| TIRUR | MULP. T. KUNHIMUHAMMED ( KUNHUKUTTY HAJEE ) | MLOK. MOIDEEN KUTTY HAJI ( K. BAVA HAJI ) | 15,54822.93% | 76.8% |
| TIRURANGADI | MULAVAKADER KUTTY NAHA | INDT. P. KUNHALAN KUTTY | 19,06130.73% | 76.0% |
| TRICHUR | BLDK. J. GOERGE | INCP. A. ANTONY | 4,1506.71% | 74.0% |
| TRIKKARPUR | CPMP. KARUNAKARAN | KECP. T. JOSE | 6,1208.54% | 79.8% |
| TRIPPUNITHURA | CPMT. K. RAMAKRISHNAN | MULK. M. RAMSAKUNJU | 5,7458.32% | 80.4% |
| TRIVANDRUM EAST | INDP. NARAYANAN NAIR | CPMJ. SARADAMMA | 10,60318.34% | 64.0% |
| TRIVANDRUM NORTH | INDK. RAVEENDRAN NAIR | CPMS. DHARMARAJAN | 6,16510.17% | 68.2% |
| TRIVANDRUM WEST | RSPK. PANKAJAKSHAN | BLDS.M. NOOHU | 10,92318.47% | 61.3% |
| UDMA | INDN. K. BALAKRISHNAN | BLDK. G. MARAR | 3,5455.92% | 75.3% |
| UDUMBANCHOLA | KECTHOMAS JOSEPH | CPMM. GINADEVAN | 8,24014.22% | 60.3% |
| VADAKKEKARA | CPMT. K. ABDU | CPIK. C. MATHEW | 9571.49% | 82.8% |
| VAIKOM | CPIM. K. KESAVAN | CPMK. G. BHASKARAN | 14,94122.67% | 80.4% |
| VAMANAPURAM | CPMN. VASUDEVAN PILLAI | INCM. KUNJU KRISHNAN PILLAI | 2,3923.90% | 76.4% |
| VARKALA | CPIT.A. MAJEED | BLDSHAMSUDDIN | 6,21912.18% | 66.4% |
| VAZHOOR | KECK. NARAYANA KURUP | CPMK. M. SADASIVAN NAIR | 20,03535.73% | 75.5% |
| WADAKKANCHERRY | INCK. S. NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRI | CPMA. S. N. NAMBISAN | 12,05818.54% | 77.3% |
| WANDOOR | INCV. EACHARAN | BLDK. GOPALAN | 13,29023.02% | 68.7% |
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.
