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{{For|Lok Sabha election|1980 Indian general election in Kerala}}
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1980 Kerala state assembly election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 1977
| next_election = 1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
| next_year = 1982
| election_date = 3 January and 5 January 1980
| seats_for_election = All 140 seats in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 71
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=E.K.Nayanar 1.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=13|oTop=11}}
| leader1 = [[E. K. Nayanar]]
| party1 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| leaders_seat1 = [[Malampuzha Assembly constituency|Malampuzha]]
| alliance1 = [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]
| seats1 = 35
| last_election1 = 29
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 6
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 =
| swing1 =
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=K._Karunakaran_(image).jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=0}}
| leader2 = [[K. Karunakaran]]
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| alliance2 = [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]
| leaders_seat2 = Mala
| seats2 = 17
| last_election2 = 38
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 21
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 =
| swing2 =
| map2_image = [[File:Kerala Alliance wise Result in 1980.svg]]
| map2_size =200px
| map2_caption = Alliance wise structure
| map_image = India-KERALA.svg
| map_size = 150px
| map_caption = '''Kerala, India'''<br />Kerala, one of the states in [[South India]], has an electorate of more than 21 million people.
| title = [[Chief Minister of Kerala|Chief Minister]]
| posttitle = [[Chief Minister of Kerala|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = ''President's Rule''
| before_party =
| after_election = [[E. K. Nayanar]]
| after_party = [[CPI(M)]]
| turnout = 72.23%
}}

Elections were held on 1980 January 3 and 5 to elect members to the sixth Niyamasabha. This election saw the formation of two pre-poll alliances, viz. [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] and [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]], most of whose constituent parties were part of the erstwhile [[United Front (1970-79, Kerala)|United Front]]. CPI(M)-led LDF to win the election, after winning 98 seats altogether. [[E. K. Nayanar]] was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 26 March 1980 <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://kerala.gov.in/history-of-kerala-legislature|title=History of Kerala legislature - Government of Kerala, India|website=kerala.gov.in|access-date=2019-05-26|ref=history-of-kerala-legislature|archive-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814235820/https://kerala.gov.in/history-of-kerala-legislature|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
The Congress party had split into two splinter parties, the [[Indian National Congress (I)|INC (I)]] and the [[Indian National Congress (U)|INC (U)]]. [[Kerala Congress]] too underwent a split, with the formation of [[Kerala Congress (M)|KC (M)]] and the [[Kerala Congress (Jacob)|KC (J)]]. The [[Muslim League (Opposition)|ML (O)]] assumed the name AIML.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of Kerala legislature - Government of Kerala, India|url=https://kerala.gov.in/history-of-kerala-legislature|access-date=2020-09-04|website=kerala.gov.in|archive-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814235820/https://kerala.gov.in/history-of-kerala-legislature|url-status=dead}}</ref> The United Front which won the 1977 election, had dissolved in 1979 which lead to the creation of two long-running alliance formula in the state:

* The '''United Democratic Front (UDF)''' consisting of the INC (I), the IUML, the KC (J), the PSP, the NDP, and the SRP
* The '''Left Democratic Front (LDF)''' comprising, the CPM, the CPI, the INC (U), the KC (M), the KC (PG), the AIML, and the RSP

== Results ==

=== Party Wise Results ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+'''Party Wise Results'''<ref name=":0" />
!colspan=10|[[File:India Kerala Legislative Assembly 1980.svg]]
|-
!Party
!Seats
!Alliance
|----
|----
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist Party of Indian (Marxist) (CPM)]]
|35
| rowspan="8" style="background:red; color:black;" |Left Democratic Front
|-
|[[Indian National Congress (U)|Indian National Congress (U) (INC (U))]]
|21
|----
|[[Communist Party of India|Communist Party of India (CPI)]]
|17
|----
|[[Kerala Congress (M)|Kerala Congress (M) (KCM)]]
|8
|----
|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)]]
|6
|----
|[[Muslim League (Opposition)|All India Muslim League (AIMUL)]]
|5
|----
|[[Janata Party|Janata Party (JNP)]]
|5
|----
|[[Kerala Congress (B)|Kerala Congress (Pillai Group) (KCP)]]
|1
|----
|[[Indian National Congress (I)|Indian National Congress (I) (INC (I))]]
|17
| rowspan="5" style="background:skyblue; color:black;" | United Democratic Front
|----
|[[Indian Union Muslim League|Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)]]
|14
|----
|[[Kerala Congress (Joseph)|Kerala Congress (J) (KEC)]]
|6
|----
|[[National Democratic Party (Kerala)|National Democratic Party (NDP)]]{{efn|name=fn1}}
|3
|-
|[[Praja Socialist Party|Praja Socialist Party (PSP)]]{{efn|name=fn1}}
|1
|----
|[[Independent politician|Independent (IND)]]
|1
|''N/A''
|----
!Total
!140
!
|----
|}

==== Notes ====

{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=fn1|The members of the PSP and NDP were elected as independent candidates.}}}}

=== Constituency Wise Results ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+'''Detailed constituency-wise Results<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/KLA/KL_1980_ST_REP.pdf|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1980 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF KERELA|publisher=ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA|year=1987|pages=4–7}}</ref>'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/kerala/assembly-constituencies/1980-election-results.html|title=Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1980|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2019-05-18}}</ref>
!'''Sl No.'''
!Constituency Name
!Category
!Winner Candidates Name
!Gender
!Party
!Vote
!Runner-up Candidates Name
!Gender
!Party
!vote
|----
|----
|----
|1
|Manjeshwar
|GEN
|Dr. A. Subba Rao
|M
|CPI
|20816
|Chorkalam Abdullah
|M
|MUL
|20660
|----
|2
|Kasaragod
|GEN
|C. T. Ahamedali
|M
|MUL
|30793
|Gorvacis Areeckal
|M
|KEC
|14113
|----
|3
|Udma
|GEN
|K. Purushothaman
|M
|CPM
|31948
|N. K. Balakrishnan
|M
|IND
|26928
|----
|4
|Hosdrug
|SC
|K. T. Kumaran
|M
|CPI
|42136
|T. Kumaran Master
|M
|INC(I)
|32031
|----
|5
|Trikaripur
|GEN
|P. Karunakaran
|M
|CPM
|47643
|K. P. Kunhikannan
|M
|INC(I)
|32026
|----
|6
|Irikkur
|GEN
|Ramachandran Kadannappally
|M
|INC(U)
|37440
|Dr. K. C. Joseph
|M
|KCJ
|31992
|----
|7
|Payyannur
|GEN
|N. Subrammaniya Shenoy
|M
|CPM
|46351
|T. V. Koran
|M
|IND
|26939
|----
|8
|Taliparamba
|GEN
|C. P. Moossan Kutty
|M
|CPM
|47420
|Chandren T. P.
|M
|IND
|30829
|----
|9
|Azhikode
|GEN
|P. Devooty
|F
|CPM
|38985
|T. V. Narayanan
|M
|INC(I)
|24502
|----
|10
|Cannanore
|GEN
|P. Bhaskaran
|M
|JNP
|35565
|O. Bharathan
|M
|CPM
|35216
|----
|11
|Edakkad
|GEN
|P. P. V. Moosa
|M
|IML
|39843
|K. Sudhakaran
|M
|JNP
|29886
|----
|12
|Tellicherry
|GEN
|M. V. Rajagopalan
|M
|CPM
|42673
|V. P. Marakikar
|M
|INC(I)
|25971
|----
|13
|Peringalam
|GEN
|A. K. Saseendran
|M
|INC(U)
|38049
|K. C. Marar
|M
|JNP
|32159
|----
|14
|Kuthuparamba
|GEN
|N. V. Raghavan
|M
|CPM
|44207
|R. Karunakaran
|M
|IND
|22556
|----
|15
|Peravoor
|GEN
|K. P. Noorudeen
|M
|INC(U)
|45486
|C. M. Karunakaran Nambiar
|M
|INC(I)
|31370
|----
|16
|North Wayanad
|ST
|M. V. Rajan Master
|M
|INC(I)
|33723
|A. Gopalan
|M
|CPM
|29940
|----
|17
|Badagara
|GEN
|K. Chandra Sekharan
|M
|JNP
|41684
|P. V. Kunhikannan
|M
|CPM
|40322
|----
|18
|Nadapuram
|GEN
|K. T. Kanaran
|M
|CPI
|42680
|Dr. K. G. Adiyedi
|M
|INC(I)
|36940
|----
|19
|Meppayur
|GEN
|A. V. Abdulurahiman Haji
|M
|IML
|43851
|P. K. K. Bava
|M
|MUL
|36044
|----
|20
|Quilandy
|GEN
|Manimangalath Kuttialy
|M
|INC(I)
|42171
|P. K. Sankaran
|M
|CPM
|37143
|----
|21
|Perambra
|GEN
|V. V. Dakshinamoorthy
|M
|CPM
|44695
|K. A. Devassia
|M
|KCJ
|35227
|----
|22
|Balusseri
|GEN
|A. C. Shanmukhadas
|M
|INC(U)
|39664
|P. K. Sankaran Kutty
|M
|JNP
|30716
|----
|23
|Koduvally
|GEN
|P. V. Mohammed
|M
|MUL
|41134
|K. Moossakutty
|M
|CPM
|35608
|----
|24
|Calicut- I
|GEN
|N. Chandrasekhara Kurup
|M
|CPM
|41796
|K. T. Raghavan
|M
|INC(I)
|38011
|----
|25
|Calicut- II
|GEN
|P. M. Abubackar
|M
|IML
|40160
|C. K. Nanu
|M
|JNP
|34931
|----
|26
|Beypore
|GEN
|N. P. Moideen
|M
|INC(U)
|43360
|N. K. Abdulla Koya
|M
|MUL
|36052
|----
|27
|Kunnamangalam
|SC
|K. P. Raman
|M
|IML
|35234
|K. Gopalan
|M
|INC(I)
|31173
|----
|28
|Thiruvambady
|GEN
|[[P. Cyriac John]]
|M
|INC(U)
|35623
|N. M. Hussain
|M
|MUL
|29953
|----
|29
|Kalpetta
|GEN
|[[M. Kamalam]]
|F
|JNP
|37442
|K. Abdul Khader
|M
|RSP
|24403
|----
|30
|Sultan's Battery
|GEN
|K. K. Ramachandran Master
|M
|INC(I)
|36974
|P. T. Jose
|M
|KEC
|29580
|----
|31
|Wandoor
|SC
|[[M. A. Kuttappan]]
|M
|INC(I)
|35187
|P. Suresh
|M
|INC(U)
|29298
|----
|32
|Nilambur
|GEN
|C. Haridas
|M
|INC(U)
|41744
|T. K. Hamsa
|M
|INC(I)
|35321
|----
|32 {{note label|1980|1|1}}
|Nilambur
|GEN
|A.Mohammad
|M
|INC(U)
|49609
|M.R.Chandran
|M
|INC(I)
|31768
|----
|33
|Manjeri
|GEN
|[[C. H. Mohammed Koya]]
|M
|MUL
|43209
|M. P. M. Aboobacker Kunikkal
|M
|IML
|21905
|----
|33 {{note label|1984|2|2}}
|Manjeri
|GEN
|I.Kurikkal.M.P.M
|M
|MUL
|47988
|M.C.Mohammed
|M
|IML
|26179
|----
|34
|Malappuram
|GEN
|U. A. Beeran
|M
|MUL
|36602
|T. K. F. M. A. Muthukoya Thangal
|M
|IML
|17272
|----
|35
|Kondotty
|GEN
|P. Seethi Haji
|M
|MUL
|41848
|M. C. Mohamed
|M
|IML
|26650
|----
|36
|Tirurangadi
|GEN
|Avukkaderkutty Maha
|M
|MUL
|37775
|K. Koyakunhi Naha
|M
|CPI
|25816
|----
|37
|Tanur
|GEN
|[[E. Ahamed]]
|M
|MUL
|38998
|U. K. Bhasy
|M
|INC(U)
|15265
|----
|38
|Tirur
|GEN
|P. T. Kunhi Mohammed Alias Kunhutty Hajee
|M
|MUL
|38469
|Mohammed S/O Abdu
|M
|IML
|36201
|----
|39
|Ponnani
|GEN
|K. Sreedharan
|M
|CPM
|38791
|P. T. Kohanakrishnan
|M
|INC(I)
|36475
|----
|40
|Kuttippuram
|GEN
|Korambayil Ahammed Haji
|M
|MUL
|33863
|P. V. S. Musthafa Pookkoya Thangal
|M
|IML
|15703
|----
|41
|Mankada
|GEN
|K. P. Majeed
|M
|MUL
|35623
|Abu Haji K.
|M
|IML
|31861
|----
|42
|Perinthalmanna
|GEN
|Nalakath Sooppy
|M
|MUL
|37203
|Paloli Mohammed Kutty
|M
|CPM
|33289
|----
|43
|Thrithala
|SC
|M. P. Thami
|M
|INC(I)
|30214
|N. Subbayyan
|M
|INC(U)
|29595
|----
|44
|Pattambi
|GEN
|M. P. Gangadharan
|M
|INC(I)
|31570
|E. P. Gopalan
|M
|CPI
|28119
|----
|45
|Ottapalam
|GEN
|V. C. Kabeer
|M
|INC(U)
|23683
|P. R. Nambiar
|M
|JNP
|20499
|----
|46
|Sreekrishnapuram
|GEN
|[[K. Sankaranarayanan]]
|M
|INC(I)
|33532
|M. P. Kunju
|M
|CPM
|33114
|----
|47
|Mannarkkad
|GEN
|A. P. Hamza
|M
|MUL
|30091
|A. N. Yusuf
|M
|CPI
|28703
|----
|48
|Malampuzha
|GEN
|[[E. K. Nayanar]]
|M
|CPM
|35333
|K. Rajan
|M
|JNP
|19776
|----
|49
|Palghat
|GEN
|C. M. Sundaram
|M
|IND
|35902
|K. A. Chandran
|M
|INC(U)
|25695
|----
|50
|Chittur
|GEN
|K. Krishnankutty
|M
|JNP
|23882
|P. Sankar
|M
|CPI
|23578
|----
|51
|Kollengode
|GEN
|C. Vasudeva Menon
|M
|CPM
|36688
|A. Sunna Sahib
|M
|INC(I)
|34156
|----
|52
|Coyalmannam
|SC
|T. K. Arumughan
|M
|CPM
|34530
|V. Mani
|M
|INC(I)
|28210
|----
|53
|Alathur
|GEN
|C. T. Krishnan
|M
|CPM
|36244
|K. P. Kaladharan
|M
|IND
|30262
|----
|54
|Chelakara
|SC
|K. K. Balakrishnan
|M
|INC(I)
|32024
|K. S. Sankaran
|M
|CPM
|30899
|----
|55
|Wadakkanchery
|GEN
|K. S. Narayanan Namboodri
|M
|INC(I)
|34658
|A. Padmanabhan
|M
|CPM
|32391
|----
|56
|Kunnamkulam
|GEN
|[[K. P. Viswanathan]]
|M
|INC(U)
|33127
|N. Madhava
|M
|IND
|16421
|----
|57
|Cherpu
|GEN
|K. P. Prabhakaran
|M
|CPI
|35973
|Therambil Ramakrishnan
|M
|IND
|29253
|----
|58
|Trichur
|GEN
|M. K. Kannan
|M
|CPM
|32296
|K. J. George
|M
|JNP
|28872
|----
|59
|Ollur
|GEN
|Raghavan Poshakadavil
|M
|INC(I)
|32302
|Francis P. R.
|M
|INC(U)
|32277
|----
|60
|Kodakara
|GEN
|Lonappan Nambadan
|M
|KEC
|29023
|V. L. Lonappan
|M
|INC(I)
|24503
|----
|61
|Chalakudi
|GEN
|P. K. Ittoop
|M
|KEC
|30786
|P. A. Thomas
|M
|INC(I)
|30657
|----
|62
|Mala
|GEN
|[[K. Karunakaran]]
|M
|INC(I)
|35964
|Paul Kokkat
|M
|CPM
|32562
|----
|63
|Irinjalakuda
|GEN
|Joes Thanickal
|M
|INC(U)
|36086
|A. P. George
|M
|JNP
|28396
|----
|64
|Manalur
|GEN
|V. M. Sudheeran
|M
|INC(U)
|35551
|N. I. Devassikutty
|M
|INC(I)
|27619
|----
|65
|Guruvayoor
|GEN
|B. V. Seethi Thangal
|M
|MUL
|30176
|C. K. Kumaran
|M
|CPM
|28424
|----
|66
|Nattika
|GEN
|P. K. Gopalakrishnan
|M
|CPI
|31463
|K. Moidu
|M
|JNP
|26900
|----
|67
|Kodungallur
|GEN
|V. K. Rajan
|M
|CPI
|35567
|Kollickatharan Ravi
|M
|IND
|33047
|----
|68
|Ankamali
|GEN
|A. P. Kurrian
|M
|CPM
|40565
|P. J. Joy
|M
|JNP
|38759
|----
|69
|Vadakkekara
|GEN
|T. K. Abdu
|M
|CPM
|38387
|P. N. Sukumaran Nair
|M
|JNP
|26640
|----
|70
|Parur
|GEN
|A. C. Jose
|M
|INC(U)
|31246
|K. P. George
|M
|IND
|26761
|----
|70 {{note label|1984|2|2}}
|Parur
|GEN
|A.C.Jose
|M
|IND
|32781
|S.Pillai
|M
|CPI
|31335
|----
|71
|Narakkal
|SC
|M. K. Krishnan
|M
|CPM
|34932
|T. K. C. Vaduthala
|M
|IND
|31959
|----
|72
|Ernakulam
|GEN
|A. L. Jacob
|M
|INC(I)
|36668
|K. N. Ravindranath
|M
|CPM
|36091
|----
|73
|Mattancherry
|GEN
|M. J. Zakaria
|M
|IML
|26543
|A. S. Abdulrahiman
|M
|JNP
|24757
|----
|74
|Palluruthy
|GEN
|T. P. Peethambaran Master
|M
|INC(U)
|40879
|T. T. Mathew
|M
|KCJ
|33663
|----
|75
|Thrippunithura
|GEN
|T. K. Ramakrishnan
|M
|CPM
|44813
|H. N. Velayudhan Nair
|M
|IND
|34720
|----
|76
|Alwaye
|GEN
|K. Mohammed Ali
|M
|INC(U)
|46291
|T. H. Mustaffa
|M
|INC(I)
|39962
|----
|77
|Perumbavoor
|GEN
|P. R. Sivan
|M
|CPM
|40525
|Kochunny Master A. A.
|M
|INC(I)
|33455
|----
|78
|Kunnathunad
|GEN
|P. P. Esthose
|M
|CPM
|36460
|P. P. Thankachan
|M
|INC(I)
|36027
|----
|79
|Piravom
|GEN
|P. C. Chaeko
|M
|INC(U)
|38659
|C. Paulose
|M
|IND
|35408
|----
|80
|Muvattupuzha
|GEN
|V. Joseph
|M
|KCJ
|37044
|Johny Nelloor Varkey
|M
|KEC
|33523
|----
|81
|Kothamangalam
|GEN
|[[T. M. Jacob]]
|M
|KCJ
|40356
|M. V. Mani
|M
|KEC
|32843
|----
|82
|Thodupuzha
|GEN
|P. J. Joseph
|M
|KCJ
|43410
|Kusuman Joseph
|F
|INC(U)
|33093
|----
|83
|Devicolam
|SC
|G. Varadan
|M
|CPM
|36346
|P. A. Prakash
|M
|IND
|19951
|----
|84
|Idukki
|GEN
|Jose Kuttyani
|M
|INC(I)
|33367
|V. T. Sebastian
|M
|KEC
|28838
|----
|85
|Udumbanchola
|GEN
|Thomas Joseph
|M
|KEC
|38417
|Pachady Sreedaran
|M
|IND
|33030
|----
|86
|Peermade
|GEN
|C. A. Kurian
|M
|CPI
|34795
|Michaal Manarkattu
|M
|INC(I)
|31444
|----
|87
|Kanjirappally
|GEN
|Thomas Kallampally
|M
|KEC
|33172
|Joseph Varanam
|M
|KCJ
|31167
|----
|88
|Vazhoor
|GEN
|M. K. Joseph
|M
|KEC
|27819
|P. S. John
|M
|INC(I)
|16377
|----
|89
|Changanacherry
|GEN
|C. F. Thomas
|M
|KEC
|37041
|K. J. Chacko
|M
|KCJ
|34408
|----
|90
|Kottayam
|GEN
|K. M. Abraham
|M
|CPM
|37588
|P. B. R. Pillai
|M
|JNP
|25624
|----
|91
|Ettumanoor
|GEN
|Vaikom Viswan
|M
|CPM
|34239
|George Joseph Podipara
|M
|IND
|33865
|----
|92
|Puthuppally
|GEN
|[[Oommen Chandy]]
|M
|INC(U)
|38612
|M. R. G. Panicker
|M
|IND
|24953
|----
|93
|Poonjar
|GEN
|P. C. George
|M
|KCJ
|25806
|V. J. Joseph
|M
|KEC
|24658
|----
|94
|Palai
|GEN
|K. N. Mani
|M
|KEC
|38739
|[[M. M. Jacob]]
|M
|INC(I)
|34173
|----
|95
|Kaduthuruthy
|GEN
|O. Lukose
|M
|KEC
|32863
|E. J. Lukose
|M
|KCJ
|31577
|----
|96
|Vaikom
|SC
|M. K. Kesavan
|M
|CPI
|40590
|Gopalan
|M
|IND
|28098
|----
|97
|Aroor
|GEN
|K. R. Gouri
|F
|CPM
|44219
|T. K. Sadanandan (Sadanadan Kunjan)
|M
|INC(I)
|31855
|----
|98
|Sherthalai
|GEN
|P. S. Sreenivasan
|M
|CPI
|38613
|Joseph Mathan
|M
|JNP
|27200
|----
|99
|Mararikulam
|GEN
|A. V. Thamarakshan
|M
|RSP
|45714
|Raju Gangadharan
|M
|IND
|35885
|----
|100
|Alleppey
|GEN
|[[P. K. Vasudevan Nair]]
|M
|CPI
|34786
|K. P. Ramchandran Nair
|M
|IND
|33783
|----
|101
|Ambalapuzha
|GEN
|P. K. Chandranandan
|M
|CPM
|36009
|V. Dinakaran
|M
|IND
|32884
|----
|102
|Kuttanad
|GEN
|Ooman Mathew
|M
|KCJ
|37346
|K. P. Joseph
|M
|CPM
|33256
|----
|103
|Haripad
|GEN
|C. B. Warrier
|M
|CPM
|41514
|G. P. Mangalathu Madem
|M
|INC(I)
|38105
|----
|104
|Kayamkulam
|GEN
|Thachedy Prabhakaran
|M
|INC(U)
|41320
|Thundathil Kunjukrishna Pillai
|M
|INC(I)
|29718
|----
|105
|Thiruvalla
|GEN
|P. C. Thomas
|M
|JNP
|29485
|Varghese Karippavil
|M
|KCP
|28285
|----
|106
|Kallooppara
|GEN
|K. A. Mathew
|M
|KCJ
|29399
|C. A. Mathew
|M
|KEC
|24261
|----
|107
|Aranmula
|GEN
|K. K. Sreenivasan
|M
|INC(I)
|30227
|Thoppil Ravi
|M
|INC(U)
|27121
|----
|108
|Chengannur
|GEN
|K. R. Saraswathi Amma
|F
|IND
|35910
|Thomas Kuthiravattom
|M
|KEC
|31610
|----
|109
|Mavelikara
|GEN
|S. Govinda Kurup
|M
|CPM
|37990
|N. Bhaskaran Nair
|M
|IND
|32063
|----
|110
|Pandalam
|SC
|P. K. Velayudhan
|M
|INC(U)
|39890
|P. S. Rajan
|M
|INC(I)
|32376
|----
|111
|Ranni
|GEN
|M. C. Cherian
|M
|INC(U)
|31243
|Sunny Panavelil
|M
|INC(I)
|30097
|----
|112
|Pathanamthitta
|GEN
|K. K. Nair
|M
|IND
|27549
|Eapan Varughese
|M
|KCJ
|25566
|----
|113
|Konni
|GEN
|V. S. Chandra Sekhar Pillai
|M
|CPM
|33107
|G. Gopinadhan Nair
|M
|INC(U)
|31054
|----
|114
|Pathanapuram
|GEN
|E. K. Pillai
|M
|CPI
|37527
|Bava Sahib
|M
|IND
|28328
|----
|115
|Punalur
|GEN
|P. K. Sreenivasan
|M
|CPI
|36133
|Sam Oommen Oommen
|M
|KCJ
|33920
|----
|115 {{note label|1984|2|2}}
|Punalur
|GEN
|V.S.Pillai
|M
|KCJ
|46553
|P.K.Sreenivasan
|M
|CPI
|45579
|----
|116
|Chadayamangalam
|GEN
|E. Chandrasekharan Nair
|M
|CPI
|33991
|Valiyaveedan Mohammed Kunju
|M
|MUL
|23107
|----
|117
|Kottarakkara
|GEN
|R. Balakrishna Pillai
|M
|KCP
|48473
|Thevannoor Sreedharan Nair
|M
|IND
|11762
|----
|118
|Neduvathur
|SC
|C. K. Thankappan
|M
|CPM
|35041
|M. R. Kottara
|M
|INC(I)
|28784
|----
|119
|Adoor
|GEN
|C. P. Karunakaran Pillai
|M
|CPM
|31639
|Thennala Balakrishna Pillai
|M
|INC(I)
|28326
|----
|120
|Kunnathur
|SC
|Kallada Narayanan
|M
|RSP
|40582
|Kottakkuzhy Sukumaran
|M
|JNP
|29686
|----
|121
|Karunagappally
|GEN
|B. M. Sheriff
|M
|CPI
|35831
|T. V. Vijayarajan
|M
|IND
|33842
|----
|122
|Chavara
|GEN
|Baby John
|M
|RSP
|41448
|C. Rajendran
|M
|JNP
|24835
|----
|123
|Kundara
|GEN
|V. V. Joseph
|M
|CPM
|39690
|V. Sankara Narayana Pillai
|M
|INC(I)
|27319
|----
|124
|Quilon
|GEN
|K. Sivadasan
|M
|RSP
|35749
|C. V. Padmarajan
|M
|INC(I)
|33335
|----
|125
|Eravipuram
|GEN
|R. S. Unni
|M
|RSP
|45281
|A. Yunus Kunju
|M
|MUL
|31712
|----
|126
|Chathanoor
|GEN
|J. Chitharanjan
|M
|CPI
|34037
|Varinjam Vasu Pillai
|M
|JNP
|28670
|----
|127
|Varkala
|GEN
|Varkala Radhakrishan
|M
|CPM
|34148
|G. Karthikeyan
|M
|INC(I)
|26887
|----
|128
|Attingal
|GEN
|[[Vakkom Purushothaman]]
|M
|INC(U)
|35634
|Vakkom Devarajan
|M
|IND
|22561
|----
|129
|Kilimanoor
|SC
|Bhargavi Thunkappan
|F
|CPI
|36513
|V. K. Ram
|M
|JNP
|14761
|----
|130
|Vamanapuram
|GEN
|Koliyakode N. Krishnan Nair
|M
|CPM
|38333
|A. Nafeesath Beevi
|F
|INC(I)
|26273
|----
|131
|Ariyanad
|GEN
|K. Pankajakshan
|M
|RSP
|29108
|Charupara Ravi
|M
|JNP
|27822
|----
|132
|Nedumangad
|GEN
|K. V. Surendranath
|M
|CPI
|33919
|Purathekattu Chandrasekharan Nair
|M
|IND
|27619
|----
|133
|Kazhakuttam
|GEN
|N. M. Hassan
|M
|INC(U)
|35739
|Lakshmanen Vaidyan
|M
|INC(I)
|32939
|----
|134
|Trivandrum North
|GEN
|K. Anirudhan
|M
|CPM
|36460
|R. Sundaresan Nair
|M
|JNP
|34200
|----
|135
|Trivandrum West
|GEN
|P. A. Mohemmed Kannu
|M
|MUL
|31490
|K. C. Vamadevan
|M
|RSP
|26231
|----
|136
|Trivandrum East
|GEN
|C. S. Neelakantan Nair
|M
|IND
|33519
|K. Sankaranarayana Pillai
|M
|INC(U)
|32734
|----
|137
|Nemom
|GEN
|E. Ramesan Nair
|M
|INC(I)
|37589
|S. Varaderajan Nair
|M
|INC(U)
|30312
|----
|138
|Kovalam
|GEN
|M. R. Raghu Chandra Bal
|M
|INC(I)
|40047
|V. Thankayyan
|M
|CPI
|32526
|----
|139
|Neyyattinkara
|GEN
|R. Sundaresan Nair
|M
|IND
|39975
|R. Parameswaran Pillai
|M
|CPM
|30331
|----
|140
|Parassala
|GEN
|N. Sundaran Nadar
|M
|INC(I)
|40680
|M. Sathynesan
|M
|CPM
|26121
|----
|}

{| style="margin: 1em auto;"
|-
|{{note label|1980|1|1}} Bye-poll on 1980
|-
|{{note label|1984|2|2}} Bye-poll on 1984
|}

== Aftermath ==

=== Formation of Ministry ===
On 25 January 1980, a 17 member ministry headed by E.K. Nayanar of CPI(M) was sworn in, revoking President's rule.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19800215-victory-of-cpi-m-led-ldf-in-kerala-elections-manifests-swing-away-from-congressi-806437-2014-02-10|title=Victory of CPI-M-led LDF in Kerala elections manifests swing away from Congress(I)|date=10 February 2014|first=Amarnath K.|last=Menon|publisher=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-05-26}}</ref>

=== Withdrawal of support ===
Despite the thumping majority for the LDF in the Assembly, the Nayanar government’s majority depended on the support of 21 members of the [[Congress (Urs)|Congress (U)]], led by [[A. K. Antony]], as well as eight members of the Mani faction of the Kerala Congress. Both of these factions had trouble with the CPI (M) style of rule, and withdrew their support on 16 October 1981, leading to Nayanar’s resignation 4 days later.

=== Formation of new government ===
Following two months of uncertainty, Congress (S) decided to support Congress (Indira), and an eight-member ministry was formed on 28 December 1981, with K. Karunakaran, of Indira-Congress, at the helm. It was the twelfth ministry in Kerala. However Karunakaran couldn’t build a comfortable majority either, as troubles began to rise as the [[Indian Congress (Socialist)|Congress (S)]] split into two factions, 16 members joining the Antony group and six remaining as members of the Chacko group, along with a split in Janata Party.

With these shifts, the Assembly was divided exactly down the middle, with the ruling front of the Congress and the CPI (M)-led Opposition both having 70 MLAs each. The only vote that shifted the balance was Speaker [[A. C. Jose|A. C. Jose’s]]. His casting vote, exercised eight times, was the only thing that kept the Karunakaran government in power for nearly three months.

The deadlock finally came to an end when [[Lonappan Nambadan]], a founder-member of the Kerala Congress – then allied with the ruling United Democratic Front – voted against the government. On 17 March 1982, the Karunakaran government resigned and the Assembly was dissolved. The state came under President’s rule for the eighth time, forcing an interim election in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Chronicles: How an Assembly Speaker kept a Congress govt afloat for 3 months in 1982|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-chronicles-how-assembly-speaker-kept-congress-govt-afloat-3-months-1982-63902|access-date=2020-09-04|website=www.thenewsminute.com|date=19 June 2017 }}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.keralaassembly.org/ Kerala Assembly Election DATABASE]

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