Kerala, Lok Sabha election 1971
19 constituencies in Kerala, 63.90% turnout.
Seats
19
Candidates
67
3 women, 1 elected
Turnout
63.90%
65.3 lakh of 1.02 cr
Leading party
INC
6 of 19 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 6 | +5 | 7 | 12,89,601 | 19.75% | -16.40 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5,93,761 | 9.09% | +1.10 |
| KECKerala Congress | 3 | +3 | 3 | 5,42,431 | 8.31% | +3.19 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | -7 | 11 | 17,11,442 | 26.21% | +1.66 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | +2 | 2 | 4,19,796 | 6.43% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3,66,702 | 5.62% | -0.98 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | 0 | 27 | 11,73,320 | 17.97% | +10.61 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,43,745 | 2.20% | +1.96 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | 0 | 0 | 3 | 91,187 | 1.40% | 0.00 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 90,887 | 1.39% | — |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | 0 | -3 | 2 | 57,382 | 0.88% | -7.36 |
| ISPISP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33,893 | 0.52% | — |
| SWASwatantra Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14,716 | 0.23% | -2.12 |
- INC6 (32%)
- CPI3 (16%)
- KEC3 (16%)
- CPM2 (11%)
- RSP2 (11%)
- MUL2 (11%)
- Others1 (5%)
- INC6
- CPI3
- KEC3
- CPM2
- RSP2
- MUL2
- Others1
- INC6
- CPI3
- KEC3
- CPM2
- RSP2
- MUL2
- IND1
Constituency performance
From the 19 results in Kerala
Closest contest
PONNANI
won by 11,923 (4.01%)
Biggest victory
MANJERI
won by 1,19,837 (47.24%)
Highest turnout
AMBALAPUZHA
76.87%
Lowest turnout
MANJERI
45.25%
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Lok Sabha election (1967), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained7 (37%)
- Changed hands10 (53%)
- New seat2 (11%)
7 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 10 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 Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- CPI
- KEC
- CPM
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 19 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–19 of 19
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOOR | CPIK. BHARGAVI | CPMP. K. KUNJACHAN | 1,08,89735.07% | 60.9% |
| AMBALAPUZHA | RSPK. BALAKRISHNAN | CPMSUSEELA GOPALAN | 25,9186.40% | 76.9% |
| BADAGARA | INCK. P. UNNIKRISHNAN | INDA. V. RAGHAVAN | 57,80415.37% | 66.4% |
| CHIRAYINKIL | INCVAYALAR RAVI | CPMV. RADHAKRISHNAN | 49,27215.54% | 63.1% |
| ERNAKULAM | INCHENRY AUSTIN | CPMV. VISWANATHA MENON | 22,6705.97% | 71.0% |
| KASARGOD | INCRAMACHANDRAN KADANNAPPALLI | CPME. K. NAYANAR | 28,4046.89% | 71.2% |
| KOTTAYAM | KECVARKEY GEORGE | INDR. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR | 26,0157.93% | 66.8% |
| KOZHIKODE | MULIBRAHIM SULAIMAN SAIT | INDPALAT KUNNI KOYA | 72,07619.85% | 61.0% |
| MANJERI | MULMUHAMMAD ISMAIL SAHIB | INDS. P. MUHAMMED ALI | 1,19,83747.24% | 45.3% |
| MAVELIKARA | KECR. BALAKRISHNA PILLAI | CPMS. RAMACHANDRAN PILLAI | 55,52714.66% | 73.7% |
| MUKUNDAPURAM | INCA. C. GEORGE | CPMC. O. PAUL | 72,61019.56% | 70.5% |
| MUVATTPUZHA | INCC. M. STEPHEN | INDGEORGE JOSEPH (MUNDAKAL BABY) | 38,13711.98% | 63.6% |
| PALGHAT | CPMA. K. GOPALAN | INDT. C. GOVINDAN | 52,26615.62% | 59.2% |
| PEERMADE | KECM. M. JOSEPH | INDV. I. THOMAS (THAMPI) | 74,62427.86% | 50.7% |
| PONNANI | CPMM. K. KRISHNAN | INCK. KUNHAMBU | 11,9234.01% | 56.2% |
| QUILON | RSPN. SREEKANTAN NAIR | INDG. JANARDHANA KURUP | 1,12,38436.01% | 57.5% |
| TELLICHERRY | CPIC. K. CHANDRAPPAN | CPMPATTIAM GOPALAN | 39,82410.01% | 70.7% |
| TRICHUR | CPIC. JANARDHANAN | CPMK. P. ARAVINDAKSHAN | 20,3245.23% | 71.0% |
| TRIVANDRUM | INDV. K. KRISHNA MENON | PSPD. DAMODARAN POTTI | 24,1277.62% | 59.4% |
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.