Kerala assembly election, May 1982
140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, 70.82% turnout.
Seats
140
Candidates
699
17 women, 4 elected
Turnout
70.82%
95.6 lakh of 1.35 cr
Leading party
IND
33 of 140 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIndependent | 33 | +28 | 417 | 23,55,141 | 24.63% | +12.55 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 26 | -9 | 51 | 17,98,198 | 18.80% | -0.55 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 20 | +20 | 36 | 11,37,632 | 11.90% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 14 | 0 | 18 | 5,90,255 | 6.17% | -1.01 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 13 | -4 | 25 | 8,04,869 | 8.42% | +0.62 |
| KECJKECJ | 8 | +2 | 12 | 4,35,200 | 4.55% | -0.39 |
| KECKerala Congress | 6 | -2 | 17 | 5,59,930 | 5.86% | +0.61 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 6 | +6 | 16 | 4,97,602 | 5.20% | — |
| JNPJanata Party | 4 | -1 | 13 | 3,86,147 | 4.04% | -3.59 |
| IMLIML | 4 | -1 | 12 | 3,10,626 | 3.25% | -0.27 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 4 | -2 | 8 | 2,63,869 | 2.76% | -0.26 |
| NDPNDP | 2 | +2 | 5 | 1,60,044 | 1.67% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2,63,331 | 2.75% | — |
- IND33 (24%)
- CPM26 (19%)
- INC20 (14%)
- MUL14 (10%)
- CPI13 (9%)
- KECJ8 (6%)
- Others26 (19%)
- IND33
- CPM26
- INC20
- MUL14
- CPI13
- KECJ8
- Others26
- IND33
- CPM26
- INC20
- MUL14
- CPI13
- KECJ8
- KEC6
- ICS6
- Others14
Constituency performance
From the 140 results in Kerala
Closest contest
PALLURUTHY
won by 16 (0.02%)
Biggest victory
TANUR
won by 23,464 (46.38%)
Highest turnout
SHERTHALAI
85.29%
Lowest turnout
MANKADA
13.63%
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1980), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained63 (45%)
- Changed hands77 (55%)
63 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 77 changed hands.
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
- IND
- CPM
- INC
- MUL
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 140 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–140 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERAMBRA | CPMA . K . PADMANABHAN MASTER | KECJK . A. . DEVASSIA | 6,7238.47% | 81.4% |
| PERAVOOR | INDK. P. NOORUDIN | ICSP . RAMAKRISHNAN | 1260.16% | 78.2% |
| PERINGALAM | IMLN. A . MAMMOO HAJI | INCM . JANARDHANAN | 18,85227.80% | 72.1% |
| PERINTHALMANNA | MULNALAKATH SOOPPY | INDPAROKKOTTIL UNNI | 2,9144.31% | 74.0% |
| PERUMBAVOOR | INCP. P. THANKACHAN | CPMP. R. SIVAN | 6,2528.02% | 82.2% |
| PIRAVOM | INDBENNY BEHANAN | JNPRAMAN KARTHA | 1,7962.56% | 75.1% |
| PONNANI | INCM. P. GANGADHARAN | CPMK. SREEDARAN | 930.13% | 70.8% |
| POONJAR | KECJP. C. GEORGE | JNPN. M. JOSEPH | 10,03017.30% | 70.3% |
| PUNALOOR | KECJSAM OOMMEN | CPIP. K. SREENIVASAN | 1,4071.96% | 72.6% |
| PUTHUPPALLY | INDOOMMEN CHANDY | ICSTHOMAS RAJAN | 15,98321.99% | 75.9% |
| QUILANDY | INCMANIMANGALATH KUTALY | ICSC. H. HARIDAS | 1,6202.07% | 76.6% |
| QUILON | INDKADAVOOR SIVADASAN | RSPS. THYAGARAJAN | 7,07710.55% | 71.5% |
| RANNI | ICSSUNNY PANAVELIL | INDM. C. CHERIAN | 9,24514.57% | 76.0% |
| SHERTHALAI | INDVAYALAR RAVI | CPIP. S. SREENIVASAN | 1,8732.58% | 85.3% |
| SREEKRISHNAPURAM | CPME. PADMANABHAN | INCK. SANKARANARAYANAN | 10,57714.63% | 72.5% |
| SULTAN'S BATTERY | INCK. K. RAMCHANDRAN | CPMP. V. VARGHESE VYDIAR | 3,2354.91% | 65.6% |
| TALIPARAMBA | CPMC. P. MOOSSANKUTTY | KECP.T. JOSE | 10,53912.48% | 78.3% |
| TANUR | MULE. AHAMMED | INDCHITTAMBALAM MUIDEEN KUTTY | 23,46446.38% | 56.4% |
| TELLICHERRY | CPMKODIYERI BALAKRISHNAN | INDK . C. NANDANAN | 17,10026.54% | 68.0% |
| THIRUVALLA | INDP. C. THOMAS | JNPOOMMEN THALAVADI | 5,3689.45% | 70.5% |
| THIRUVAMBADI | INDCYRIAC JOHN | INDBABY MATHEW | 3,3205.55% | 71.1% |
| THODUPUZHA | KECJP. J. JOSEPH | RSPN. A. PRABHA | 15,73822.21% | 70.6% |
| THRIPPUNITHURA | INDK. G. R. KARTHA | CPMT. K. RAMAKRISHNAN | 7610.97% | 77.0% |
| THRITHALA | INCK. K. BALAKRISHNAN | CPMT. P. KUNHUNNY | 4070.62% | 72.2% |
| TIRUR | MULU. A. BEERAN | IMLK. ABOOBACKER | 5,7447.90% | 75.0% |
| TIRURANGADI | MULK. AVUKADER KUTTY NAHA | CPIK. N. ABDULKADER | 14,05922.97% | 67.0% |
| TRICHUR | NDPTHERAMBIL RAMAKRISHNAN | CPMM. K. KANNAN | 1,8412.84% | 69.0% |
| TRIKKARPUR | CPMO . BHARATHAN | KECJK . T. MATHAI | 12,20214.49% | 78.9% |
| TRIVANDRUM EAST | ICSK. SANKARANARAYANA PILLAI | NDPC.S. NEELAKANTAN NAIR | 6521.02% | 62.7% |
| TRIVANDRUM NORTH | INCG. KARTHIKEYAN | CPMK. ANIRUDHAN | 8,84612.57% | 66.2% |
| TRIVANDRUM WEST | MULP. A. MOHAMMED KANNU | RSPT. J. CHANDRACHOODAN | 5,4228.92% | 57.9% |
| UDMA | INDM. KUNHIRAMAN NAMBIAR | MULP. MUHAMMED KUNHI MASTER | 6,6199.61% | 72.8% |
| UDUMBANCHOLA | CPMM. JINADEVAN | KECV. T. SEBASTIAN | 1,1931.72% | 58.6% |
| VADAKKEKARA | CPMT. K. ABDU | INDP. A. ABOOBACKER | 2,0843.06% | 77.1% |
| VAIKOM | CPIM. K. KESAVAN | KECM. MURALI | 6310.85% | 80.1% |
| VAMANAPURAM | CPMKOLIYAKODU N. KRISHNAN NAIR | INDR. M. PARAMESWARAN | 1,9542.77% | 71.2% |
| VARKALA | CPMVARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN | INDM. K. SREEDHARAN | 1,8043.31% | 61.5% |
| VAZHOOR | CPIKANAM RAJENDRAN | KECM.K. JOSEPH | 2,2433.75% | 72.7% |
| WADAKKANCHERRY | INCK. S. NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRI | JNPPUZHANKARA BALANARAYANAN | 1,6382.36% | 72.0% |
| WANDOOR | INCPANDALAM SUDHAKARAM | ICSN. ANANDAN MASTER | 5,85710.63% | 57.4% |
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, May 1982?
Independent won 33 of 140 seats in Kerala, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Kerala assembly election, May 1982?
Turnout was 70.82% — 95.6 lakh of 1.35 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Kerala have?
Kerala has 140 assembly seats.
