1977 Indian general election in Kerala

none June 2024 State Assembly election 1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election 1977 Indian general election India parliamentary no 1971 Indian general election in Kerala 1971 1980 Indian general election in Kerala 1980 March 1977 20 seats K. Karunakaran, Indian politician.jpg 100 100 120 0 14 E. M. S. Namboodiripad.jpg 100 100 120 0 04 K. Karunakaran UDF - E. M. S. Namboodiripad LDF - 20 0 18 2 2 2 Indian National Congress Communist Party of India (Marxist) 54.2% 43.2% Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress Morarji Desai Janata Party The 1977 Parliamentary Election was held in the aftermath of the Emergency which was declared nationwide. At the national level, the Indian National Congress lost power for the first time in independent India, with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi losing from her own constituency and the Janata Party under Morarji Desai coming to power. However, the trend was the reverse in Kerala with the INC-led United Front winning a landslide by registering victories in all 20 constituencies. It is the only election in Kerala where a coalition has whitewashed all the seats. In the concurrently held assembly election, the United Front won a colossal 111 out of 140 seats, the only state to elect a Congress-led government in that year. This seemingly unusual result was attributed to the good governance as well as performance of the outgoing Achutha Menon Ministry. Congress leaders K. Karunakaran and A.K. Antony would go on to assume the office of Chief Minister for the first time. For the Communist Party of India (Marxist), this election remains its worst performance in a Lok Sabha election in Kerala. It also came at a time when the party came into power in West Bengal, marking the beginning of a 3 and a half decade long rule. The two coalitions comprised the following parties- United Front- Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India, Indian Union Muslim League, Revolutionary Socialist Party, Kerala Congress Marxist Front- Communist Party of India (Marxist), Bharatiya Lok Dal, Kerala Congress (Pillai), Muslim League (Opposition) Parties and alliances United Front No.PartyElection SymbolSeats contested1.Indian National Congress50px112.Communist Party of Indiacenter|45x45px|Star43.Indian Union Muslim League47x47px24.Kerala Congress50px 25.Revolutionary Socialist Party50px1 Marxist Front No.PartyElection SymbolSeats contested1.Communist Party of India (Marxist)center|45x45px|Key9 2.Bharatiya Lok Dal 50px33.Kerala Congress (Pillai) 50px34.Muslim League (Opposition) 50px25.Independent 50px3 List of Candidates ConstituencyUnited FrontMarxist Front1KasaragodIndian National Congress K. RamachandranCommunist Party of India (Marxist) Ramanna Rai2CannanoreCommunist Party of India C. K. ChandrappanCommunist Party of India (Marxist) O. Bharathan3BadagaraIndian National Congress K. P. UnnikrishnanBharatiya Lok Dal Arangil Sreedharan4CalicutIndian National Congress V. A. Seyid MuhammadBharatiya Lok Dal M. Kamalam5ManjeriIndian Union Muslim League Ebrahim Sulaiman SaitMuslim League (Opposition) B. M. Hussain6PonnaniIndian Union Muslim League G. M. BanatwalaMuslim League (Opposition) M. Moideen Kutty Haji7PalghatIndian National Congress A. SunnasahibCommunist Party of India (Marxist) T. Sivadasa Menon8Ottapalam (SC)Indian National Congress K. KunhambuCommunist Party of India (Marxist) C. K. Chakrapani9TrichurCommunist Party of India K. A. RajanCommunist Party of India (Marxist) Aravindakshan10MukundapuramIndian National Congress A. C. GeorgeIndependent Ind. S. C. S. Menon11ErnakulamIndian National Congress Henry AustinCommunist Party of India (Marxist) K. N. Raveendranath12MuvattupuzhaKerala Congress George J. MathewKerala Congress (B) KC(P) K. M. Joseph Kuruppamadham13KottayamKerala Congress Skariah ThomasKerala Congress (B) KC(P) Varkey George14IdukkiIndian National Congress C. M. StephenKerala Congress (B) KC(P) M. M. Joseph15AlleppeyIndian National Congress V. M. SudheeranCommunist Party of India (Marxist) E. Balanandan16MavelikaraIndian National Congress B. K. NairIndependent Ind. B. G. Verghese17Adoor (SC)Communist Party of India P. K. KodiyanCommunist Party of India (Marxist) K. Chandrasekharan Shastri18QuilonRevolutionary Socialist Party (India) N. Sreekantan NairIndependent Ind. N. Rajagopalan19ChirayinkilIndian National Congress Vayalar RaviCommunist Party of India (Marxist) K. Anirudhan20TrivandrumCommunist Party of India M. N. Govindan NairBharatiya Lok Dal P. Viswambharan Results Results by Party/Alliance Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−rowspan="6" United Democratic Front (Kerala)UFIndian National CongressINC25,79,74529.131111Communist Party of IndiaCPI9,19,35910.3844Indian Union Muslim LeagueIUML5,33,7266.0322Kerala CongressKEC4,91,6745.5522Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)RSP2,72,3783.0811 Total 47,96,882 54.17 20 20 rowspan="6" Communist Party of India (Marxist)MF Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) 18,00,193 20.33 9 0 Bharatiya Lok Dal BLD 6,37,206 7.20 3 0 Kerala Congress (B) KC(P) 5,26,937 5.95 3 0 Muslim League (Opposition) MLO 3,18,979 3.60 2 0 Independent politician IND 5,61,709 6.34 3 0 Total 38,45,024 43.42 20 0 Other Others 8,305 0.09 1 0 Independent (politician) IND 2,05,962 2.33 22 0 Total 88,56,173 100% - 63 20 - Summary Results Vote Share by alliance yes 54.2 UDF United Democratic Front (Kerala) 43.2 LDF Left Democratic Front (Kerala) Bharatiya Janata Party No.ConstituencyElected M.P.PartyMajorityAlliance1KasaragodKadannappalli RamachandranINC5,042UF2KannurC.K. ChandrappanCPI12,877UF3VatakaraK. P. UnnikrishnanINC8,070UF4KozhikodeV. A. Seyid MuhammadINC13,704UF5ManjeriEbrahim Sulaiman Sait IUML97,201UF6PonnaniG. M. Banatwala IUML1,17,546UF7PalakkadA. SunnasahibINC44,820UF8OttapalamK. KunhambuINC35,721UF9ThrissurK. A. RajanCPI37,506UF10MukundapuramA. C. GeorgeINC4,220UF11ErnakulamHenry AustinINC7,285UF12MuvattupuzhaGeorge J. Matthew Kerala Congress44,820UF13KottayamSkaria Thomas Kerala Congress68,695UF14IdukkiC. M. StephenINC79,257UF15AlappuzhaV. M. SudheeranINC64,016UF16MavelikkaraB. K. NairINC56,552UF17AdoorP.K. KodiyanCPI40,567UF18KollamN. Sreekantan NairRevolutionary Socialist Party (India)1,13,161UF19ChirayankilVayalar RaviINC60,925UF20ThiruvananthapuramM. N. Govindan NairCPI69,822UF External links PC: KERALA 1977 STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1977 TO THE SIXTH LOK SABHA Category:Indian general elections in Kerala Kerala