Kerala, Lok Sabha election 1980
20 constituencies in Kerala, 61.57% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 7 | +7 | 8 | 17,54,387 | 21.48% | +1.15 |
| INC(I)INC(I) | 5 | +5 | 11 | 21,50,186 | 26.32% | — |
| INC(U)INC(U) | 3 | +3 | 6 | 12,94,480 | 15.85% | — |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4,54,235 | 5.56% | -0.47 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | +1 | 55 | 8,81,694 | 10.79% | +2.13 |
| KECKerala Congress | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3,56,997 | 4.37% | -1.18 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | -3 | 2 | 3,37,194 | 4.13% | -6.25 |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5,47,454 | 6.70% | — |
| IMLIML | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,96,820 | 2.41% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1,85,562 | 2.27% | -0.80 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9,647 | 0.12% | +0.02 |
- CPM7 (35%)
- INC(I)5 (25%)
- INC(U)3 (15%)
- MUL2 (10%)
- IND1 (5%)
- KEC1 (5%)
- Others1 (5%)
- CPM7
- INC(I)5
- INC(U)3
- MUL2
- IND1
- KEC1
- Others1
- CPM7
- INC(I)5
- INC(U)3
- MUL2
- IND1
- KEC1
- CPI1
Constituency performance
From the 20 results in Kerala
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Lok Sabha election (1977), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained4 (20%)
- Changed hands16 (80%)
4 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 16 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 Lok Sabha election on record
- CPM
- INC(I)
- INC(U)
- MUL
Constituency results
All 20 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–20 of 20
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOOR | CPIP. K. KODIYAN | INC(I)R. ACHUTHAN | 25,3997.90% | 52.5% |
| ALLEPPEY | CPMSUSEELA GOPALANA | JNPOMANA PILLAI | 1,14,76427.42% | 64.8% |
| BADAGARA | INC(U)K.P. UNNIKRISHNAN | INC(I)MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN | 41,6828.30% | 73.2% |
| CALICUT | CPME. K. IMBICHI BAVA | JNPARANGIL SREEEDHARAN | 40,6959.62% | 60.0% |
| CANNANORE | INC(U)K. KUNHAMBU | INC(I)N. RAMAKRISHNAN | 73,25716.39% | 70.0% |
| CHIRAYINKIL | INC(I)A. A. RAHIM | INC(U)VAYALAR RAVI | 6,0631.57% | 58.5% |
| ERNAKULAM | INC(I)XAVIER VARGHESE ARAKAL | INC(U)HENRY AUSTIN | 2,5020.63% | 58.3% |
| IDUKKI | CPMM.M. LAWRENCE | INDT.S. JOHN | 7,0331.88% | 53.6% |
| KASARAGOD | CPMM. RAMANNA RAI | JNPO. RAJAGOPAL | 73,58715.89% | 68.3% |
| KOTTAYAM | KECSKARIA THOMAS | INC(I)K.M. CHANDY | 5,3751.41% | 57.8% |
| MANJERI | MULEBRAHIM SULAIMAN SAIT | IMLK. MOIDEENKUTTY HAJI (BAVA HAJI) | 34,5818.01% | 64.0% |
| MAVELIKARA | INC(U)P. J. KURIEN | INDTHEVALLY MADHAVAN PILLAI | 63,12215.07% | 67.2% |
| MUKUNDAPURAM | CPMBALANANDAN | INDC.G. KUMARAN | 65,13116.26% | 63.1% |
| MUVATTUPUZHA | INDGEORGE JOSEPH (BABY MUNDACKAL) | KECGEORGE J. MATHEW | 4,3301.20% | 56.7% |
| OTTAPALAM | CPMA.K. BALAN | INC(I)V. EACHARAN | 23,4086.06% | 58.0% |
| PALGHAT | INC(I)V.S. VIJAYA RAGHAVAN | CPMT. SIVADASA MENON | 12,0882.95% | 58.1% |
| PONNANI | MULBANATWALA GULAM MEHMOOD | INC(U)ARIADAN MOHAMED | 50,86312.68% | 59.8% |
| QUILON | INC(I)B. K. NAIR | RSPN. SREEKANTAN NAIR | 36,5868.77% | 63.1% |
| TRICHUR | CPMK. A. RAJAN | INC(I)P.P. GEORGE | 43,15111.28% | 61.5% |
| TRIVANDRUM | INC(I)A. NEELALOHITHADASAN NADAR | CPIM. N. GOVINDAN NAIR | 1,07,05723.81% | 62.9% |
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, Lok Sabha election 1980?
Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 7 of 20 seats in Kerala, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Kerala, Lok Sabha election 1980?
Turnout was 61.57% — 81.7 lakh of 1.33 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Kerala have?
Kerala has 20 Lok Sabha seats.