1980 Indian general election in Kerala

none June 2024 State Assembly election 1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election 1980 Indian general election India parliamentary no 1977 Indian general election in Kerala 1977 1984 Indian general election in Kerala 1984 January 1980 20 seats K. Karunakaran, Indian politician.jpg 100 100 120 0 14 E.K.Nayanar 1.jpg 100 100 120 0 08 E. K. Nayanar LDF - K. Karunakaran UDF - 12 8 0 20 12 12 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Indian National Congress Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Charan Singh Janata Party (Secular) Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress The 1980 Parliamentary Election was a mid-term election held following the collapse of the Janata Party led governments led by Prime Ministers Morarji Desai and Charan Singh. It was also the first election that the Indian National Congress fought from the opposition. The party had suffered a split, with the faction led by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (Indian National Congress (Indira)) asserting its electoral popularity by winning 353 seats and forming a majority government of its own.. This was the first election fought in Kerala since the two coalitions, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) came into existence. These elections were held in the backdrop of growing political instability in Kerala. The previous Legislative Assembly (1977-79) had seen four Chief Ministers come to power- K. Karunakaran, A.K. Antony, P. K. Vasudevan Nair and C. H. Mohammed Koya, The Communist Party of India, the INC (U) and KC (Mani) split off from the United Front coalition led by the Indian National Congress to form the LDF, a coalition with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the principle opposition party in Kerala. On the other hand, the INC (I) along with the Indian Union Muslim League, KC (Joseph) and the Janata Party formed the primary components of the UDF. The LDF registered a comfortable victory over the UDF by winning 12 seats over the 8 seats bagged by the latter. In the assembly election held a fortnight later, the LDF came to power with senior CPI(M) leader E. K. Nayanar assuming the office of Chief Minister. Parties and alliances Left Democratic Front No.PartyElection SymbolSeats contested1.Communist Party of India (Marxist)center|45x45px|Key82.Indian National Congress (Urs) 50px63.Communist Party of Indiacenter|45x45px|Star24.Kerala Congress50px 25.Revolutionary Socialist Party50px16.All India Muslim League 50px1 United Democratic Front No.PartyElection SymbolSeats contested1.Indian National Congress50px112.Indian Union Muslim League47x47px23.Janata Party34.Independent 50px4 List of Candidates ConstituencyLDFUDF1KasaragodCommunist Party of India (Marxist) CPM Ramanna RaiJanata Party O. Rajagopal2CannanoreIndian National Congress (U) Kandalottu KunhambuIndian National Congress (I) N. Ramakrishnan3BadagaraIndian National Congress (U) K. P. UnnikrishnanIndian National Congress (I) Mullappally Ramachandran4CalicutCommunist Party of India (Marxist) CPM E. K. Imbichi BavaJanata Party Arangil Sreedharan5ManjeriAll-India Muslim League K. Moideenkutty HajiIndian Union Muslim League Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait6PonnaniIndian National Congress (U) Aryadan MuhammedIndian Union Muslim League G. M. Banatwala7PalghatCommunist Party of India (Marxist) CPM T. Sivadasa MenonIndian National Congress (I) V. S. Vijaya Raghavan8Ottapalam (SC)Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPM A. K. BalanIndian National Congress (I) Vella Eacharan9TrichurCommunist Party of India (Marxist) CPM K. A. RajanIndian National Congress (I) P. P. George10MukundapuramCommunist Party of India (Marxist) CPM E. BalanandanIndependent IND C. G. Kumaran11ErnakulamIndian National Congress (U) Henry AustinIndian National Congress (I) Xavier Varghese Arakal12MuvattupuzhaKerala Congress George J. MathewIndependent IND George J. Baby13KottayamKerala Congress Skaria ThomasIndian National Congress (I) K. M. Chandy14IdukkiCommunist Party of India (Marxist) CPM M. M. LawrenceIndependent IND T. S. John15AlleppeyCommunist Party of India (Marxist) CPM Susheela GopalanJanata Party Omana Pillai16MavelikaraIndian National Congress (U) P. J. KurienIndependent IND Thevally Madhavan Pillai17Adoor (SC)Communist Party of India P. K. KodiyanIndian National Congress (I) R. Achuthan18QuilonRevolutionary Socialist Party (India) N. Sreekantan NairIndian National Congress (I) B. K. Nair19ChirayinkilIndian National Congress (U) Vayalar RaviIndian National Congress (I) A. A. Rahim20TrivandrumCommunist Party of India M. N. Govindan NairIndian National Congress (I) Neelalohithadasan Nadar Results No.PartySeats wonSeats contestedVotesVoteshareLeft Democratic Front (LDF)1Communist Party of India (Marxist)7817,54,38721.5%2Indian National Congress (Urs)3612,94,48015.8%3Communist Party of India123,37,1944.1%4Kerala Congress123,56,9974.4%5All India Muslim League011,96,8202.4%6Revolutionary Socialist Party011,85,5622.3%TotalLDF122041,25,44050.5%United Democratic Front (UDF)1Indian National Congress (Indira)51121,50,18626.3%2Indian Union Muslim League224,54,2355.6%3Independents- 146,76,1648.2%4Janata Party035,22,3216.3%TotalUDF82038,02,90646.4% Vote Share by alliance yes 50.5 LDF Left Democratic Front (Kerala) 46.4 UDF United Democratic Front (Kerala) Bharatiya Janata Party Constituency Wise Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %1KasaragodM. Ramanna RaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)CPI(M)263,67356.95O. RajagopalJanata PartyJNP190,08641.0573,58715.902CannanoreK. KunhambuIndian National Congress (Urs)INC(U)257,81257.70N. RamakrishnanIndian National CongressINC(I)184,55541.3073,25716.403BadagaraK. P. UnnikrishnanIndian National Congress (Urs)INC(U)271,79654.15Mullappally RamachandranIndian National CongressINC(I)230,11445.8541,6828.304CalicutE. K. Imbichi BavaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)CPI(M)226,94053.65Arangil SreeedharanJanata PartyJNP186,24544.0340,6959.625ManjeriEbrahim SaitIndian Union Muslim LeagueIUML231,40153.61K. Moideenkutty HajiAll-India Muslim LeagueAIML196,82045.6034,5818.016PonnaniG. M. BanatwalaIndian Union Muslim LeagueIUML222,83455.53Ariadan MohamedIndian National Congress (Urs)INC(U)171,97142.8650,86312.677PalghatV. S. Vijaya RaghavanIndian National CongressINC(I)204,35549.86T. Sivadasa MenonCommunist Party of India (Marxist)CPI(M)192,26746.9112,0882.958Ottapalam (SC)A. K. BalanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)CPI(M)203,25652.58V. EacharanIndian National CongressINC(I)179,84846.5223,4086.069TrichurK. A. RajanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)CPI(M)195,34351.04P. P. GeorgeIndian National CongressINC(I)152,19239.7743,15111.2710MukundapuramBalanandanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)CPI(M)227,23556.73C. G. KumaranIndependentIND162,10440.4765,13116.2611ErnakulamXavier Varghese ArakalIndian National CongressINC(I)189,22548.02Henry AustinIndian National Congress (Urs)INC(U)186,72347.392,5020.6312MuvattupuzhaGeorge JosephIndependentIND172,65148.00George J. MathewKerala CongressKEC168,32146.804,3301.2013KottayamSkaria ThomasKerala CongressKEC188,67649.50K. M. ChandyIndian National CongressINC(I)183,30148.095,3751.4114IdukkiM. M. LawrenceCommunist Party of India (Marxist)CPI(M)184,91949.44T. S. JohnIndependentIND177,88647.567,0331.8815AlleppeySuseela GopalanaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)CPI(M)260,75462.29Omana PillaiJanata PartyJNP145,99034.88114,76427.4116MavelikaraP. J. KurienIndian National Congress (Urs)INC(U)226,64554.09Thevally Madhavan PillaiIndependentIND163,52339.0363,12215.0617Adoor (SC)P. K. KodiyanCommunist Party of IndiaCPI170,43353.04R. AchuthanIndian National CongressINC(I)145,03445.1325,3997.9118QuilonB. K. NairIndian National CongressINC(I)222,14853.23N. Sreekantan NairRevolutionary Socialist Party (India)RSP185,56244.4636,5868.7719ChirayinkilA. A. RahimIndian National CongressINC(I)185,59648.01Vayalar RaviIndian National Congress (Urs)INC(U)179,53346.456,0631.5620TrivandrumNeelalohithadasanIndian National CongressINC(I)273,81860.90M. N. Govindan NairCommunist Party of IndiaCPI166,76137.09107,05723.81 Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Kerala References External links PC: Kerala 1980 STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1980 TO THE SEVENTH LOK SABHA https://web.archive.org/web/20240620062351/http://webfile.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/LOKSABHA-HISTORY/1980-LS.pdf 2024-06-20 Category:Indian general elections in Kerala Kerala