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 101–140 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERAMBRA | CPMN.K. RADHA | KECK.A. DEVASSIA | 4,4163.71% | 81.1% |
| PERAVOOR | INCK.P. NOORUDHEEN | ICSSCSRAMACHANDRAN KADANNAPALLY | 8,3787.05% | 78.9% |
| PERINGALAM | MULK.M. SOOPPY | JDP.R. KARUP | 1,6491.64% | 71.3% |
| PERINTHALMANNA | MULSOOPPY NALAKATH | INDM.M. MUSTAFA | 6,9397.11% | 67.3% |
| PERUMBAVOOR | INCP.P. THANKACHAN | JDALUMKAL DEVASSY | 3,3113.06% | 76.6% |
| PIRAVOM | KECMT.M. JACOB | CPMGOPI KOTTAMURICKAL | 2,9472.73% | 79.2% |
| PONNANI | CPME.K. IMBICHIBAVA | INCP.T. MOHANKRISHNAN | 5,0845.11% | 68.2% |
| POONJAR | KECMJOY ABRAHAM | JDN.M. JOSEPH | 10,41812.76% | 69.4% |
| PUNALOOR | INCPUNALUR MADHU | CPIMULLAKKARA RATNAKARAN | 1,3121.22% | 70.2% |
| PUTHUPPALLY | INCCOMMEN CHANDY | CPMVASAVAN | 13,81113.07% | 75.8% |
| QUILANDY | INCM.T. PADMA | CPIC. KUNHAMED | 2,5032.09% | 76.4% |
| QUILON | INCKADAVOOR SIVADASAN | RSPBABU DIVAKARAN | 4,4764.64% | 72.2% |
| RANNI | INCM.C. CHERIYAN MOOZHICKAL | CPMIDICULLA MAPPILA | 2,2392.60% | 73.3% |
| SHERTHALAI | CPIC.K. CHANDRAPPAN | INCVAYALAR RAVI | 9910.96% | 81.8% |
| SREEKRISHNAPURAM | INCP. BALAN | CPME.M. SREEDHARAN | 1,6981.59% | 70.2% |
| SULTAN'S BATTERY | INCK.C. ROSAKUTTY | CPMVARGHESE VAIDYAR | 2,5062.24% | 72.5% |
| TALIPARAMBA | CPMPACHENI KUNHIARAMAN | INCM.K. RAGHAVAN | 10,7008.49% | 80.8% |
| TANUR | MULP. SEETHI HAJI | CPMM. MOHAMED MASTER | 25,84733.20% | 53.1% |
| TELLICHERRY | CPMK.P. MAMOO MASTER | INCA.D. MUSTAFFA | 7,3867.51% | 71.5% |
| THIRUVALLA | KECMMAMMEN MATHAI | JDMATHEW T. THOMAS | 1,8932.46% | 68.9% |
| THIRUVAMBADI | MULA.V. ABDURAHIMANHAT | ICSSCSCYRIAC JOHN | 6,1026.06% | 73.2% |
| THODUPUZHA | INCP.T. THOMAS | KECP.C. JOSEPH | 1,0920.94% | 76.4% |
| THRIPPUNITHURA | INCK. BABU | CPMM.M. LAWRANCE | 4,9463.87% | 75.2% |
| THRITHALA | CPME. SANKARAN | MULK.P. RAMAN MASTER | 5,5855.92% | 69.8% |
| TIRUR | MULE.T. MOHAMED BASHEER | ICSSCSKURUIYAN SYED | 12,50512.04% | 66.3% |
| TIRURANGADI | MULV.A. BEERAN SAHIB | CPIM. RAHMATHULLA | 19,20222.57% | 59.3% |
| TRICHUR | INCTHERAMBIL RAMAKRISHNAN | CPME.K. MENON | 7,2917.05% | 70.1% |
| TRIKKARPUR | CPME.K. NAYANAR | INCSREEDHARAN C.K. | 14,33211.14% | 78.0% |
| TRIVANDRUM EAST | INCB. VIJAYA KUMAR | ICSSCSK. SANKARANARAYA PILLAI | 7,9289.03% | 64.0% |
| TRIVANDRUM NORTH | CPMM. VIJAYA KUMAR | NDPT. RAVEENDTAN THAMPI | 3400.30% | 66.0% |
| TRIVANDRUM WEST | INCM.M. HASSAN | KECANTONY RAJU | 8,4999.68% | 61.3% |
| UDMA | CPMP. RAGHAVAN | INCK.PO. KUNHIKANNAN | 9570.91% | 72.2% |
| UDUMBANCHOLA | INCE.M. AUGUSTHY | CPMM. JINADEVAN | 3,3742.77% | 67.8% |
| VADAKKEKARA | CPMS. SARMA | INCM.I. SHANAVAS | 7970.73% | 81.6% |
| VAIKOM | INCK.K. BALAKRISHNAN | CPIK.P. SREEDHARAN | 1,0381.00% | 78.2% |
| VAMANAPURAM | CPMKOLAIKODE N. KRISHNA NAIR | INCR.M. PARAMESWARAN | 1,3661.29% | 71.9% |
| VARKALA | CPMVARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN | INCVARKALA KAHAR | 3,2973.87% | 64.0% |
| VAZHOOR | KECMK. NARAYANA KARUP | CPIKANAM RAJENDRAN | 2,5502.86% | 74.7% |
| WADAKKANCHERRY | INCK.S. NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRI | KECK. MOHANDAS | 7,6417.52% | 68.7% |
| WANDOOR | INCPANDALAM SUDHAKARAN | CPMKUNNATH VELAYUDHAN | 7,5957.34% | 67.9% |
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.
