Kerala, Lok Sabha election 1989
20 constituencies in Kerala, 78.80% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 14 | +1 | 17 | 62,18,850 | 41.70% | +8.43 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | +1 | 10 | 34,11,227 | 22.87% | +0.60 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7,80,322 | 5.23% | -0.05 |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 1 | +1 | 1 | 3,70,434 | 2.48% | — |
| KECMKerala Congress (M) | 1 | +1 | 1 | 3,52,191 | 2.36% | — |
| INDIndependent | 0 | 0 | 132 | 14,14,560 | 9.49% | -2.41 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9,24,994 | 6.20% | -1.17 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6,72,613 | 4.51% | +2.76 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,59,393 | 2.41% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,77,682 | 1.86% | — |
| KECKerala Congress | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68,811 | 0.46% | -1.91 |
| JNPJPJNPJP | 0 | 0 | 17 | 38,492 | 0.26% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17,762 | 0.12% | — |
| DKPDKP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,059 | 0.02% | — |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,151 | 0.01% | — |
- INC14 (70%)
- CPM2 (10%)
- MUL2 (10%)
- ICSSCS1 (5%)
- KECM1 (5%)
- INC14
- CPM2
- MUL2
- ICSSCS1
- KECM1
- INC14
- CPM2
- MUL2
- ICSSCS1
- KECM1
Constituency performance
From the 20 results in Kerala
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Lok Sabha election (1984), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained13 (65%)
- Changed hands7 (35%)
13 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 7 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
- INC
- CPM
- MUL
- ICSSCS
Constituency results
All 20 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–20 of 20
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOOR | INCKODIKUNNIL SURESH | CPIN. RAJAN | 21,5423.13% | 78.2% |
| ALLEPPEY | INCVAKKOM PURUSHOTHAM | CPMK. V. DEVADAS | 25,1233.36% | 84.4% |
| BADAGARA | ICSSCSK. P. UNNIKRISHNAN | INCA. SUJANAPAL | 8,2091.04% | 80.5% |
| CALICUT | INCK. MURALEEDHARAN | CPME. K. IMBICHIBAVA | 28,9573.69% | 81.8% |
| CANNANORE | INCMULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN | CPMP.SASI | 42,4045.45% | 82.7% |
| CHIRAYINKIL | INCTHALEKUNNIL BASHEER | CPMSUSHEELA GOPALAN | 5,1300.71% | 73.7% |
| ERNAKULAM | INCK. V. THOMAS | INDP. SUBRAMNOIAN POTI | 36,4654.72% | 80.3% |
| IDUKKI | INCPALAI K. M. MATHEW | CPMM. C. JOSEPHINE | 91,47912.31% | 76.4% |
| KASARAGOD | CPMM. RAMMANA RAI | INCI. RAMA RAI | 1,5460.19% | 78.9% |
| KOTTAYAM | INCRAMESH CHENNITHALA | CPMSURESH KURUP | 53,5337.14% | 84.2% |
| MANJERI | MULEBRAHIM SULAIMAN SAIT | INDK. V. SALAHUDDIN | 70,2828.71% | 79.3% |
| MAVELIKARA | INCP. J. KURIEN | JDTHAMPAN THOMAS | 57,1828.73% | 77.9% |
| MUKUNDAPURAM | INCSAVITHRI LAKSHMANAN | CPMC. O. POULOSE MASTER | 18,7542.49% | 81.9% |
| MUVATTUPUZHA | KECMP. C. THOMAS | INDC. POULOSE | 68,8119.43% | 81.5% |
| OTTAPALAM | INCK. R. NARAYANAN | CPMLENIN RAJENDRAN | 26,1873.66% | 75.7% |
| PALGHAT | CPMA. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | INCV. S. VIJAYARAGHAVAN | 1,2860.18% | 76.7% |
| PONNANI | MULG. M. BANAT WALIA | CPIM. RAHMATHULIA | 1,07,51915.26% | 71.0% |
| QUILON | INCS. KRISHNAKUMAR | RSPBAGU DIVAKARAN | 27,4623.56% | 81.0% |
| TRICHUR | INCP. A. ANTONY | CPIMEENAKSHY THAMPAN | 6,2350.87% | 78.3% |
| TRIVANDRUM | INCA. CHARLES | INDO. N. V. KURUP | 50,9136.79% | 73.3% |
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, Lok Sabha election 1989?
Indian National Congress won 14 of 20 seats in Kerala, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Kerala, Lok Sabha election 1989?
Turnout was 78.80% — 1.49 cr of 1.89 cr registered electors voted.
How many Lok Sabha seats does Kerala have?
Kerala has 20 Lok Sabha seats.
