Kerala assembly election, Mar 1987
140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, 79.91% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 38 | +12 | 70 | 29,12,999 | 22.86% | +4.05 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 33 | +13 | 76 | 31,64,409 | 24.83% | +12.93 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 16 | +3 | 25 | 10,29,409 | 8.08% | -0.34 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 15 | +1 | 23 | 9,85,011 | 7.73% | +1.56 |
| INDIndependent | 14 | -19 | 896 | 21,56,671 | 16.92% | -7.71 |
| JNPJanata Party | 7 | +3 | 12 | 4,82,408 | 3.79% | -0.25 |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 6 | +6 | 14 | 5,11,777 | 4.02% | — |
| KECKerala Congress | 5 | -1 | 14 | 4,51,159 | 3.54% | -2.32 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 5 | +1 | 6 | 2,64,401 | 2.07% | -0.68 |
| LKDLok Dal | 1 | +1 | 2 | 78,389 | 0.62% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 116 | 7,08,261 | 5.56% | +2.80 |
- CPM38 (27%)
- INC33 (24%)
- CPI16 (11%)
- MUL15 (11%)
- IND14 (10%)
- JNP7 (5%)
- Others17 (12%)
- CPM38
- INC33
- CPI16
- MUL15
- IND14
- JNP7
- Others17
- CPM38
- INC33
- CPI16
- MUL15
- IND14
- JNP7
- ICSSCS6
- KEC5
- RSP5
- Others1
Constituency performance
From the 140 results in Kerala
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1982), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained69 (49%)
- Changed hands69 (49%)
- New seat2 (1%)
69 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 69 changed hands. 2 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
- CPM
- INC
- CPI
- MUL
Assembly seat results
All 140 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–140 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERAMBRA | CPMA.K. PADMANABHAN | INDK.A. DEVASSIA | 2,4502.41% | 87.5% |
| PERAVOOR | INCK.P. NOORDEEN | ICSSCSRAMACHANDRAN KADANNAPALLY | 1,8051.74% | 84.9% |
| PERINGALAM | JNPP. R. KURUP | MULE. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER | 3560.39% | 78.9% |
| PERINTHALMANNA | MULNALAKATH SOOPPY | CPMR. N. MANZHI | 8,1949.03% | 79.2% |
| PERUMBAVOOR | INCTHANKACHAN P.P. | JNPRAMAN KARTHA | 7,1057.49% | 85.4% |
| PIRAVOM | CPMGOPI KOTTAMUNIKKAL | INCBENNY BEHANAN | 16,30017.29% | 85.1% |
| PONNANI | INCP. T. MOHANAKRISHNAN | CPME.K. IMBICHI BAVA | 2,1332.25% | 79.5% |
| POONJAR | JNPN. M. JOSEPH | KECP. C. GEORGE | 1,0761.35% | 82.9% |
| PUNALOOR | CPICHITHARENJAN | KECSURENDRAN PILLAI | 11,07611.41% | 76.1% |
| PUTHUPPALLY | INCOOMEN CHANDY | CPMV. N. VASAVAN | 9,1649.47% | 84.6% |
| QUILANDY | INCM.T. PADMA | CPMT. DEVI | 4,7024.62% | 83.2% |
| QUILON | RSPBABU DIVAKARAN | INDKADAVOOR SIVADASAN | 12,72214.78% | 77.3% |
| RANNI | KECEAPPEN VARGHESE | CPMK. I. IDICULLA MAPPILLA | 1,2031.50% | 78.3% |
| SHERTHALAI | INCVAYALAR RAVI | CPIC. K. CHANDRAPPAN | 2,2842.56% | 89.2% |
| SREEKRISHNAPURAM | INCP. BALAN | CPME. PADMANABHAN | 3,5183.67% | 77.1% |
| SULTAN'S BATTERY | INCK.K. RAMACHANDRAN MASTER | ICSSCSCYRIAC JOHN | 4,1264.21% | 81.2% |
| TALIPARAMBA | CPMK. K. N. PARIYARAM | INDC. P. MOOSSANKUTTY | 2,6162.46% | 86.1% |
| TANUR | MULE. AHAMED | CPMK. BAPPU | 35,78546.57% | 65.5% |
| TELLICHERRY | CPMKODIYERI BALAKRISHNAN | INCK. SUDHAKARAN | 5,3685.85% | 81.0% |
| THIRUVALLA | JNPMATHEW T. THOMAS | INDP. C. THOMAS | 1,2151.64% | 80.1% |
| THIRUVAMBADI | INCP.P. GEORGE | CPMMATHAI CHACKO | 15,78417.86% | 81.8% |
| THODUPUZHA | KECP. J. JOSEPH | CPMM. C. MATHEW | 10,25210.13% | 80.9% |
| THRITHALA | INCM.P. THAMI | CPMM.K. KRISHNAN | 3,0963.65% | 77.9% |
| TIRUR | MULMOIDEENKUTTY HAJI K. (BAVA HAJI) | ICSSCSKURUNIYAN SYED | 9,3919.86% | 77.9% |
| TIRURANGADI | MULKUNHALIKUTTY KEYI, C. P. | CPIE.P. MUHAMMEDALI | 25,84832.19% | 70.0% |
| TRICHUR | CPME. K. MENON | INDM. VENUGOPALA MENON | 4,2604.83% | 78.3% |
| TRIKKARPUR | CPME. K. NAYANAR | INCK. KUNHIKRISHNAN | 6,4175.74% | 85.3% |
| TRIPPUNITHURA | CPMV. VISWANATHA MENON | INDS.N. NAIR | 7,5137.14% | 81.8% |
| TRIVANDRUM EAST | ICSSCSK. SANKARANARAYANA PILLAI | INDKUMMANAM RAJASEKHARAN | 11,72713.81% | 72.5% |
| TRIVANDRUM NORTH | CPMM. VIJAYA KUMAR | INCG. KARTHIKEYAN | 15,16514.26% | 75.9% |
| TRIVANDRUM WEST | INCM. M. HASSAN | RSPT. J. CHANDRA CHOODAN | 5,6366.43% | 69.9% |
| UDMA | INCK. P. KUNHIKANNAN | CPMPURUSHOTHAMAN K. | 7,8459.21% | 69.6% |
| UDUMBANCHOLA | INDMATHEW STEPHEN | CPMJINADEVAN M. | 4,9404.55% | 75.6% |
| VADAKKEKARA | CPMS. SARMA | INCM. I. SHANAVAS | 4020.43% | 87.0% |
| VAIKOM | CPIP. K. RAGHAVAN | INCP. K. GOPI | 3760.40% | 85.6% |
| VAMANAPURAM | CPMKOLIYAKODE N. KRISHNAN NAIR | INCN. PEETHAMBARA KURUP | 10,11610.51% | 79.8% |
| VARKALA | CPMVARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN | INDN. SREENIVASAN | 14,46019.25% | 67.2% |
| VAZHOOR | CPIKANAM RAJENDRAN | INDP. C. THOMAS | 5,4196.63% | 84.2% |
| WADAKKANCHERRY | INCK. S. NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRY | JNPC. K. NANU | 8,1838.74% | 78.2% |
| WANDOOR | INCPANDALAM SUDHAKARAN | CPMU. UTHAMAN | 13,88114.59% | 79.0% |
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, Mar 1987?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 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 1987?
Turnout was 79.91% — 1.27 cr of 1.6 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Kerala have?
Kerala has 140 assembly seats.
