Kerala assembly election, Jun 1996
140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, 69.01% turnout.
Seats
140
Candidates
1,201
55 women, 13 elected
Turnout
69.01%
1.43 cr of 2.07 cr
Leading party
CPM
40 of 140 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 40 | +11 | 62 | 30,78,723 | 21.59% | -0.49 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 37 | -18 | 94 | 43,40,717 | 30.43% | -1.64 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 18 | +6 | 22 | 10,86,350 | 7.62% | -0.64 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 13 | -6 | 22 | 10,25,556 | 7.19% | -0.18 |
| KECKerala Congress | 6 | +5 | 10 | 4,42,421 | 3.10% | -0.27 |
| INDIndependent | 5 | +1 | 672 | 10,95,761 | 7.68% | +1.57 |
| KECMKerala Congress (M) | 5 | -5 | 10 | 4,53,614 | 3.18% | -1.13 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 5 | +3 | 6 | 2,94,744 | 2.07% | +0.34 |
| JDJanata Dal | 4 | +1 | 13 | 5,87,716 | 4.12% | +0.08 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 3 | +3 | 9 | 3,55,755 | 2.49% | — |
| KECJKECJ | 2 | +2 | 4 | 1,62,114 | 1.14% | — |
| JPSSJPSS | 1 | +1 | 4 | 1,82,210 | 1.28% | — |
| KECBKECB | 1 | +1 | 2 | 91,968 | 0.64% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 127 | 7,81,090 | 5.48% | +0.72 |
| PDPJammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1,02,226 | 0.72% | — |
| CMPKSCCMPKSC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69,934 | 0.49% | — |
| INLINL | 0 | 0 | 15 | 63,975 | 0.45% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17,872 | 0.13% | -0.07 |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8,549 | 0.06% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8,027 | 0.06% | -0.04 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4,445 | 0.03% | — |
| BLPBharatiya Lokvikas Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,632 | 0.03% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,522 | 0.02% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1,916 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| ILCILC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 630 | 0.00% | — |
| SWJPSWJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 0.00% | — |
| SLAPSLAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 0.00% | — |
- CPM40 (29%)
- INC37 (26%)
- CPI18 (13%)
- MUL13 (9%)
- KEC6 (4%)
- IND5 (4%)
- Others21 (15%)
- CPM40
- INC37
- CPI18
- MUL13
- KEC6
- IND5
- Others21
- CPM40
- INC37
- CPI18
- MUL13
- KEC6
- IND5
- KECM5
- RSP5
- Others11
Constituency performance
From the 140 results in Kerala
Closest contest
KUNNATHUNAD
won by 60 (0.05%)
Biggest victory
VARKALA
won by 26,389 (34.61%)
Highest turnout
SHERTHALAI
84.54%
Lowest turnout
TRIVANDRUM WEST
57.31%
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained88 (63%)
- Changed hands52 (37%)
88 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 52 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
- CPM
- INC
- CPI
- MUL
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 140 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 140
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOOR | INCTHIRUVANCHOOR RADHAKRISHNAN | CPMK.N.BALAGOPAL | 9,20110.14% | 74.9% |
| ALATHUR | CPMC.K.RAJENDRAN | INCR.CHELLAMMA | 12,16612.05% | 68.7% |
| ALLEPPEY | INCK.C.VENUGOPAL | CPIP.S. SOMASEKHARAN | 7,5368.51% | 70.0% |
| ALWAYE | INCK.MOHAMMEDALI | CPMSAROJINI BALANANDHAN | 17,42214.30% | 66.3% |
| AMBALAPUZHA | CPMSUSEELA GOPALAN | INCDEVADATH G.PURAKKAD | 2,2582.29% | 74.1% |
| ANKAMALI | INCP.J.JOY | KECM.V.MANY | 5440.46% | 74.5% |
| ARANMULA | INDKADAMMANITTA RAMAKRISHNAN | CMPKSCM.V.RAGHAVAN | 2,6873.53% | 68.7% |
| ARIYANAD | INCG.KARTHIKEYAN | RSPK.P.SANKARADAS | 8,6179.45% | 68.2% |
| AROOR | JPSSK.R.GOWRI AMMA | CPMB.VINOD | 16,53314.72% | 79.4% |
| ATTINGAL | CPMANATHALAVATTOM ANANDAN | INCVAKKOM PURUSHOTHAMAN | 1,0161.17% | 68.5% |
| AZHICODE | CPMT.K.BALAN | CMPKSCT.P.HAREENDRAN | 14,50615.33% | 71.7% |
| BADAGARA | JDC K NANU | INCVATHSALAN,C. | 26,98623.11% | 72.7% |
| BALUSSERI | ICSA.C.SHANMUKHADAS | INCR.K.RAVIVARMA | 15,03014.18% | 75.2% |
| BEYPORE | CPMT.K.HAMZA | MULUMMER PANDIKASALA | 12,0969.47% | 71.8% |
| CALICUT- I | CPMM.DASAN | INCA.SUJANAPAL | 3,2713.27% | 66.8% |
| CALICUT- II | CPMELAMARAM KAREEM | MULQAMARUNNISA ANVAR | 8,7668.67% | 66.0% |
| CANNANORE | INCK.SUDHAKARAN | INDN.RAMAKRISHNAN | 7,8628.52% | 68.1% |
| CHADAYAMANGALAM | CPIR. LATHA DEVI | INCPRAYAR GOPALAKRISHNAN | 2,7463.15% | 66.6% |
| CHALAKUDI | INCSAVITHRI LAKSHMANAN | JDN.M.JOSEPH | 11,16611.88% | 69.6% |
| CHANGANACHERRY | KECMC.F.THOMAS | CPMP.RAVINDRANATH | 7,6027.49% | 70.4% |
| CHATHANOOR | CPIP.RAVEENDRAN | INCC.V.PADMARAJAN | 2,1152.02% | 67.6% |
| CHAVARA | RSPBABY JOHN | INCK.KARUNAKARAN PILLAI | 8,0757.77% | 74.9% |
| CHELAKARA | CPMK.RADHAKRISHNAN | INCT.A.RADHAKRISHNAN | 2,3232.46% | 63.9% |
| CHENGANNUR | INCSOBHANA GEORGE | ICSMAMMEN IYPE | 3,1023.65% | 70.2% |
| CHERPU | CPIK.P.RAJENDRAN | INCM.K.ABDUL SALAM | 5,1925.15% | 69.5% |
| CHITTUR | INCACHUTHAN,K. | JDK.KRISHNAN KUTTY | 4360.43% | 71.1% |
| COYALMANNAM | CPMM.NARAYANAN | INCM.V.SURESH | 10,49611.05% | 64.7% |
| DEVICOLAM | INCA.K.MONI | CPMS.SUNDARAMANICKOM | 3,2363.14% | 66.2% |
| EDAKKAD | CPMM.V.JAYARAJAN | INCA.D.MUSTAFA | 7,2846.33% | 76.9% |
| ERAVIPURAM | RSPV.P. RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI | MULA.YOONUS KUNJU | 4,7904.17% | 66.9% |
| ERNAKULAM | INCGEORGE EDEN | CPMV.B.CHERIYAN | 10,74011.16% | 60.3% |
| ETTUMANOOR | KECMTHOMAS CHAZHIKADAN | CPMVAIKOM VISWAN | 13,87314.05% | 70.2% |
| GURUVAYOOR | INDP.T. KUNJU MUHAMMED | MULR.P.MOIDUTTY | 2,8363.15% | 65.3% |
| HARIPAD | RSPA.V. THAMARAKSHAN | INCN.MOHAN KUMAR | 7,2186.71% | 70.9% |
| HOSDRUG | CPIM. NARAYANAN | INCC.P. KRISHNAN | 11,8099.56% | 70.7% |
| IDUKKI | JDP.P. SULAIMAN RAWTHER | KECMJOY VETTIKUZHY | 6,4136.17% | 65.6% |
| IRIKKUR | INCK.C. JOSEPH | KECA.J. JOSEPH | 17,83215.98% | 72.4% |
| IRINJALAKUDA | INDLONAPPAN NAMBADAN | KECMTHOMAS UNNIYADAN | 6,1266.10% | 69.2% |
| KADUTHURUTHY | KECMONS JOSEPH | KECJP.M.MATHEW | 15,16617.13% | 66.8% |
| KALLOOPPARA | KECT.S.JOHN | KECMJOSEPH M.PUTHUSSERI | 1720.24% | 66.1% |
| KALPETTA | INCK.K. RAMACHANDRAN | JDJAINENDRA KALPETTA | 6,9226.91% | 70.1% |
| KANJIRAPPALLY | INCGEORGE J.MATHEW | CPMK.J.THOMAS | 6,9267.03% | 70.0% |
| KARUNAGAPALLY | CPIE. CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR | JPSSSATHJITH | 16,35016.75% | 72.8% |
| KASARAGOD | MULC.T.AHAMMED ALI | BJPK.MADHAVA HERALA | 3,7834.13% | 63.7% |
| KAYAMKULAM | CPMG.SUDHAKARAN | INCTHACHADI PRABHAKARAN | 2,6472.70% | 71.5% |
| KAZHAKUTTAM | CPMK.SURENDRAN | INDE.A.RASHEED | 24,05722.97% | 62.1% |
| KILIMANOOR | CPIBHARGAVI THANKAPPAN | INCM.RADHAKRISHNAN | 8,8058.91% | 61.8% |
| KODAKARA | INCK.P.VISWANATHAN | CPMP.R.RAJAN | 2,1462.03% | 72.4% |
| KODUNGALLUR | CPIMEENAKSHY THAMBAN | INDK.VENU | 14,10914.08% | 70.0% |
| KODUVALLY | MULC.MOYINKUTTY | JDC.MOHSIN | 940.08% | 72.0% |
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, Jun 1996?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 40 of 140 seats in Kerala, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Kerala assembly election, Jun 1996?
Turnout was 69.01% — 1.43 cr of 2.07 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Kerala have?
Kerala has 140 assembly seats.