Kerala assembly election, May 1991
140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, 72.11% turnout.
Seats
140
Candidates
809
26 women, 8 elected
Turnout
72.11%
1.42 cr of 1.97 cr
Leading party
INC
55 of 140 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 55 | +22 | 91 | 45,46,379 | 32.07% | +7.24 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 29 | -9 | 65 | 31,29,523 | 22.08% | -0.78 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 19 | +4 | 22 | 10,44,582 | 7.37% | -0.36 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 12 | -4 | 24 | 11,70,499 | 8.26% | +0.18 |
| KECMKerala Congress (M) | 10 | +10 | 13 | 6,11,702 | 4.32% | — |
| INDIndependent | 4 | -10 | 334 | 8,65,827 | 6.11% | -10.81 |
| JDJanata Dal | 3 | +3 | 13 | 5,73,140 | 4.04% | — |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 2 | -4 | 12 | 4,91,538 | 3.47% | -0.55 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | -3 | 6 | 2,45,023 | 1.73% | -0.35 |
| NDPNDP | 2 | +2 | 3 | 1,32,328 | 0.93% | — |
| KECKerala Congress | 1 | -4 | 11 | 4,77,849 | 3.37% | -0.17 |
| CPMKCPMK | 1 | +1 | 4 | 1,67,571 | 1.18% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 137 | 6,74,525 | 4.76% | -0.80 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 40 | 27,273 | 0.19% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14,240 | 0.10% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1,354 | 0.01% | -0.61 |
| UCPIUCPI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,344 | 0.01% | — |
| DPIDPI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,027 | 0.01% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 0.00% | — |
| MMKMMMKM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 0.00% | — |
- INC55 (39%)
- CPM29 (21%)
- MUL19 (14%)
- CPI12 (9%)
- KECM10 (7%)
- IND4 (3%)
- Others11 (8%)
- INC55
- CPM29
- MUL19
- CPI12
- KECM10
- IND4
- Others11
- INC55
- CPM29
- MUL19
- CPI12
- KECM10
- IND4
- JD3
- ICSSCS2
- Others6
Constituency performance
From the 140 results in Kerala
Closest contest
KOVALAM
won by 21 (0.02%)
Biggest victory
MALAPPURAM
won by 27,109 (34.56%)
Highest turnout
AROOR
83.61%
Lowest turnout
TANUR
53.14%
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1987), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained73 (52%)
- Changed hands65 (46%)
- New seat2 (1%)
73 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 65 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
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- CPM
- MUL
- CPI
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 140 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOOR | INCTHIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNAN | CPMR. UNNIKRISHNA PILLAI | 5,7676.65% | 74.0% |
| ALATHUR | INCA.V. GOPINATHAN | CPMV. SUKUMARAN MASTER | 3380.33% | 74.1% |
| ALLEPPEY | NDPK.P. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR | CPIP.S. SOMASEKHARA | 7500.86% | 70.2% |
| ALWAYE | INCK. MOHAMED ALI | CPMT.O. KHATHIR PILLAI | 8,5716.58% | 73.3% |
| AMBALAPUZHA | CPMC.K. SADASIVAN | INCV. DINAKARAN | 1,5331.56% | 76.7% |
| ANKAMALI | INCP.J. JOY | KECM.V. MANI | 7,5986.28% | 78.5% |
| ARANMULA | NDPR. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR | ICSSCSC.A. MATHEW | 5,4067.11% | 69.1% |
| ARIYANAD | INCG. KARIHIKEYAN | RSPK. PANKAJAKSHAN | 3,4803.88% | 71.0% |
| AROOR | CPMK.R. GOURI AMMA | INCP.J. FRANCIS | 3,6173.21% | 83.6% |
| ATTINGAL | INCT. SARATCHANDRA PRASAD | CPMANATHALAVATTOM ANADAN | 4370.51% | 66.1% |
| AZHICODE | CPME.P. JAYARAJAN | CPMKC.P. MOOSANKUTTY | 7,7097.88% | 79.1% |
| BADAGARA | JDK. CHANDRASEKHARAN | INCK.C. ABU | 12,48410.84% | 75.3% |
| BALUSSERI | ICSSCSA.C. SHANMUKHADAS | INCP. SHANKARAN | 9,7129.17% | 78.5% |
| BEYPORE | CPMT.K. HAMZA | INDK. MADHAVAN KUTTY | 6,2704.90% | 75.5% |
| CALICUT- I | INCA. SUJANA PAL | CPMM. DASAN | 3,7603.45% | 71.0% |
| CALICUT- II | MULM.K. MUNEER | CPMC.P. KUNHU | 3,8833.62% | 70.9% |
| CANNANORE | INCN. RAMAKRISHNAN | ICSSCSA.K. SASEENDRAN | 14,80515.75% | 72.5% |
| CHADAYAMANGALAM | CPIE. RAJENDRAN | INCA. HIDUR MOHAMMED | 5,0395.57% | 72.2% |
| CHALAKUDI | INCROSAMMA CHACKO | JDJOSE PAINADATH | 6,7406.97% | 74.6% |
| CHANGANACHERRY | KECMC.F. THOMAS | CPMM.T. JOSEPH | 11,77711.71% | 72.4% |
| CHATHANOOR | INCC.V. PADMARAJAN | CPIP. RAVINDRAN | 4,5114.24% | 72.0% |
| CHAVARA | RSPBABY JOHN | INCPRATHAPA VARMA THAMPAN | 4,3244.29% | 77.0% |
| CHELAKARA | INCM.P. THAMI | CPMC. KUTTAPPAN | 4,3614.58% | 68.2% |
| CHENGANNUR | INCSOBHANA GEORGE | ICSSCSMAMMEN IYPE | 3,4474.02% | 70.9% |
| CHERPU | CPIV.V. RAGHAVAN | INCM.K. ABDUL SALAM | 4,4584.39% | 73.1% |
| CHITTUR | JDK. KRISHNANKUTTY | INCK.A. CHANDRAN | 3,1113.30% | 71.5% |
| COYALMANNAM | CPMM. NARYANNAN | INCM. AYYAPPAN MASTER | 7,7188.03% | 70.7% |
| DEVICOLAM | INCK. MONI ALIAS A.K. MONI | CPMS. SUNDRAMANICKAM | 6,9427.06% | 66.6% |
| EDAKKAD | CPMO. BHARATHAN | INCK. SSUDHAKARAN | 2190.20% | 82.7% |
| ERAVIPURAM | MULP.K.K. BAVA | INDV.P. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI | 6220.54% | 72.3% |
| ERNAKULAM | INCGEORGE EDEN | INDEVEREST CHAMMANY | 10,82210.41% | 66.9% |
| ETTUMANOOR | KECMTHOMAS CHAZIHIKADAN | CPMVAIKOM VISWAN | 8860.89% | 74.1% |
| GURUVAYOOR | MULP.M. ABUBACKER | INDK.K. KAMMU | 5,6766.65% | 65.6% |
| HARIPAD | INCK.K. SREENIVASAN | RSPA.V. THAMARAKSHAN | 5150.48% | 74.9% |
| HOSDRUG | CPIM. NARAYANAN | INCKOTTARA VASUDEV | 6,6785.48% | 77.5% |
| IDUKKI | KECMMATHEW STEPHEN | KECJOHNY POOMATTOM | 3,6783.48% | 70.1% |
| IRIKKUR | INCK.C. JOSEPH | KECGOORGE SEBASTIAN | 16,74815.02% | 77.0% |
| IRINJALAKUDA | INDLONAPPAN NAMBADAN | KECMA.L. SEBASTIAN | 9,4249.19% | 71.4% |
| KADUTHURUTHY | KECMP.M. MATHEW | KECE.J. LUKOSE | 13,73214.67% | 73.5% |
| KALLOOPPARA | INDJOSEPH M. PUTHUSSERY | KECT.S. JOHN | 5,2366.97% | 70.0% |
| KALPETTA | INCK.K. RAMACHANDRAN MASTER | JDK.K. HEMZA | 3,7923.93% | 71.1% |
| KANJIRAPPALLY | INCGEOGE J. MATHEW | CPMK.J. THOMAS | 1,1581.15% | 73.5% |
| KARUNAGAPALLY | CPIP.S SREENIVASAN | INCJAMEELA IBRAHIM | 6,2506.02% | 77.9% |
| KASARAGOD | MULC.T. AHAMDALI | BJPSRI KRISHNA BHAT | 14,87417.41% | 65.0% |
| KAYAMKULAM | INCTHACHADY PRABHAKARAN | CPMM.R. GOPALAKRISHNAN | 330.03% | 74.5% |
| KAZHAKUTTAM | CPMKM.V. RAGHAVAN | CPMA. NABEESAUMMAL | 6890.65% | 68.2% |
| KILIMANOOR | CPIN. RAJAN | INCTHANKAPPAN | 4,0553.94% | 66.2% |
| KODAKARA | INCK.P. VISWANATHAN | CPMP.R. RAJAN | 1,6111.52% | 74.2% |
| KODUNGALLUR | CPIMEENAKSHY THAMPAN | MULT.A. AHAMMED KABEER | 11,18910.73% | 76.1% |
| KODUVALLY | MULP.V. MOHAMMED | JDC. MOHASIN | 3980.36% | 76.3% |
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 1991?
Indian National Congress won 55 of 140 seats in Kerala, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Kerala assembly election, May 1991?
Turnout was 72.11% — 1.42 cr of 1.97 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Kerala have?
Kerala has 140 assembly seats.