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{{Short description|Indian general election held to elect 20 members}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1989 Indian general election
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1984 Indian general election in Kerala
| previous_year = 1984
| next_election = 1991 Indian general election in Kerala
| next_year = 1991
| election_date = November 1989
| seats_for_election = 20 seats

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=K. Karunakaran, Indian politician.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=14}}
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=E.K.Nayanar 1.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=08}}
| leader1 = [[K. Karunakaran]]
| alliance1 = [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]
| leaders_seat1 = -

| leader2 = [[E. K. Nayanar]]
| alliance2 = [[Left Democratic Front|LDF]]
| leaders_seat2 = -

| seats1 = 17
| seats2 = 3
| last_election1 = 18
| last_election2 = 2

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 1
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| party2 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]
| after_party = Janata Dal
| percentage1 = 49.29%
| percentage2 = 42.93%
}}
The '''[[1989 Indian general election]]''' were held to elect 20 members to the [[9th Lok Sabha|ninth Lok Sabha]] from [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=General Election, 1989|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4120-general-election-1989-vol-i-ii/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515060548/https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/4120-general-election-1989-vol-i-ii/ |archive-date=2019-05-15 |access-date=|website=}}</ref> [[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (INC)]]-led [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|United Democratic Front (UDF)]] won 17 seats while [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front (LDF)]], led by [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))]] won the remaining 3 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=PC: Kerala 1989|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/info?state=28&eid=09}}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Turnout for the election was at 79.30%<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1989 TO THE 9th LOK SABHA|url=https://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/Links/Books/89_Vol_I.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413154801/http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in:80/Links/Books/89_Vol_I.pdf |archive-date=2018-04-13 |access-date=|website=}}</ref> In the Lok Sabha, INC won plurality of seats, however [[Janata Dal|Janata Dal (JD)]], led by [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh|V. P. Singh]] formed the government, albeit a short-lived one, with support from BJP and CPI(M).

== Alliances and parties ==

UDF is a Kerala legislative alliance formed by INC veteran [[K. Karunakaran]]. LDF comprises primarily of CPI(M) and the [[Communist Party of India|CPI]], forming the [[Third Front (India)|Left Front]] in the national level. [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]] contested in 19 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=PC: Alliances Kerala 1989|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/alliance/partyWise/09/28}}</ref>

=== United Democratic Front ===
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" style="width:4px;" |No.
! scope="col" style="width:200px;" |Party
! scope="col" style="width:80px;" |Election Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:60px;" |Seats contested
|- style="height: 45px;"
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white" |'''1.'''
|[[Indian National Congress]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |17
|- style="height: 45px;"
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian Union Muslim League}};color:white" |'''2.'''
|[[Indian Union Muslim League]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Indian Election Symbol Lader.svg|47x47px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2
|- style="height: 45px;"
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Kerala Congress (Mani)}};color:white" |'''3.'''
|[[Kerala Congress (M)]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg|45x45px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|}

=== Left Democratic Front ===
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" style="width:4px;" |No.
! scope="col" style="width:200px;" |Party
! scope="col" style="width:80px;" |Election Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:60px;" |Seats contested
|- style="height: 45px;"
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white" |'''1.'''
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg|center|45x45px|Key]]
| style="text-align:center;" |10
|- style="height: 4px;"
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India}};color:white" |'''2.'''
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:CPI symbol.svg|center|45x45px|Star]]
| style="text-align:center;" |3
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian Congress (Socialist)}};color:black" |'''3.'''
|[[Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha|Indian Congress (Socialist) - Sarat Chandra Singha]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Blank.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};color:black" |'''4.'''
|[[Independent (politician)|
Independents]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Blank.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |3
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Janata Dal}};color:white" |'''5.'''
|[[Janata Dal]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Janata Dal symbol.svg|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|-
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}};color:white" |'''6.'''
|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]
|style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|- style="height: 4px;"
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Kerala Congress}};color:black" |'''7.'''
|[[Kerala Congress]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|50px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|}

=== Bharatiya Janata Party ===
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" style="width:4px;" |No.
! scope="col" style="width:200px;" |Party
! scope="col" style="width:80px;" |Election Symbol
! scope="col" style="width:60px;" |Seats contested
|- style="height: 45px;"
| style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |'''1.'''
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[File:Lotos flower symbol.svg|40x40px]]
| style="text-align:center;" |19
|}

==List of Candidates==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" | Constituency
! colspan="3" style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]
! colspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |[[Left Democratic Front|LDF]]
! colspan="3" style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
! No.
! Name
! colspan="2" | Party ||Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party ||Candidate
! colspan="2" | Party ||Candidate
|-
! 1
| [[Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency|Kasaragod]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[I. Rama Rai]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| [[Ramanna Rai]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| C. K. Padmanabhan
|-
! 2
|[[Kannur Lok Sabha constituency|Cannanore]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Mullappally Ramachandran]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| P. Sasi
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| Palliyara Raman
|-
! 3
|[[Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency|Badagara]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[A. Sujanapal]]
| {{party name with color|Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha}}
| [[K. P. Unnikrishnan]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| P. K. Krishnadas
|-
! 4
|[[Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency|Calicut]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[K. Muraleedharan]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| E. K. Imbichibava
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]]
|-
! 5
|[[Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency|Manjeri]]
| {{party name with color|Indian Union Muslim League}}
| [[Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait]]
| {{party name with color|Independent politician|shortname=Ind.}}
| K. V. Salahuddin
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| Ahalya Sankar
|-
! 6
| [[Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency|Ponnani]]
| {{party name with color|Indian Union Muslim League}}
| [[G. M. Banatwala]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| M. Rahmathulia
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| Janachandran Master
|-
! 7
|[[Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency|Palghat]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| V. S. Vijayaraghavan
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| [[A. Vijayaraghavan]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| T. Chandrasekharan
|-
! 8
| [[Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency|Ottapalam (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[K. R. Narayanan]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| [[Lenin Rajendran]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| Lakshmanan
|-
! 9
| [[Trichur Lok Sabha constituency|Trichur]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[P. A. Antony]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| [[Meenakshi Thampan]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| K. V. Sreedharan Master
|-
! 10
| [[Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency|Mukundapuram]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Savithri Lakshmanan]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| C. O. Poulose Master
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| K. K. Gangadharan Master
|-
! 11
| [[Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency|Ernakulam]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[K. V. Thomas]]
| {{party name with color|Independent politician|shortname=Ind.}}
| [[Padmanabhan Subramanian Poti]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| A. N. Radhakrishnan
|-
! 12
| [[Muvattupuzha Lok Sabha constituency|Muvattupuzha]]
| {{party name with color|Kerala Congress (M)}}
| [[P. C. Thomas]]
| {{party name with color|Kerala Congress}}
| [[P. J. Joseph]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| P. J. Thomas
|-
! 13
| [[Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency|Kottayam]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Ramesh Chennithala]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| [[K. Suresh Kurup]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| Ettumanoor Radhakrishnan
|-
! 14
| [[Idukki Lok Sabha constituency|Idukki]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| Palai K. M. Mathew
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| [[M. C. Josephine]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| M. N. Jayachandran
|-
! 15
| [[Alleppey Lok Sabha constituency|Alleppey]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Vakkom Purushothaman]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| K. V. Devadas
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| K. D. Ramakrishnan
|-
! 16
| [[Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency|Mavelikara]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[P. J. Kurien]]
| {{party name with color|Janata Dal}}
| [[Thampan Thomas]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| Prathapachandra Verma
|-
! 17
| [[Adoor Lok Sabha constituency|Adoor (SC)]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Kodikunnil Suresh]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| [[N. Rajan]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| E. K. Sasidharan
|-
! 18
|[[Kollam Lok Sabha constituency|Quilon]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[S. Krishna Kumar]]
| {{party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}
| [[Babu Divakaran]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| P. K. S. Rajeev
|-
! 19
| [[Chirayinkil Lok Sabha constituency|Chirayinkil]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Thalekunnil Basheer]]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| [[Susheela Gopalan]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| V. N. Gopalakrishnan Nair
|-
! 20
| [[Trivandrum Lok Sabha constituency|Trivandrum]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[A. Charles]]
| {{party name with color|Independent politician|shortname=Ind.}}
| O. N. V. Kurup
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| P. Asok Kumar
|-
|}

== List of elected MPs ==
<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roy Mathew|date=|title=Indian Parliament Elections 1989: Kerala Winners|url=http://keralaassembly.org/lok/winners.php4?year=1989|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040430125531/http://www.keralaassembly.org:80/lok/winners.php4?year=1989 |archive-date=2004-04-30 |access-date=2020-09-15|website=keralaassembly.org}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!No.
!Constituency
!Name of Elected M.P.
!Party affiliation
|-
|1
|[[Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kasaragod]]
|[[Ramanna Rai]]
|CPI(M)
|-
|2
|[[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannur]]
|[[Mullappally Ramachandran]]
|INC
|-
|3
|[[Vatakara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vatakara]]
|[[K.P. Unnikrishnan|K. P. Unnikrishnan]]
|ICS(SCS)
|-
|4
|[[Kozhikode (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kozhikode]]
|[[K. Muraleedharan]]
|INC
|-
|5
|[[Manjeri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Manjeri]]
|[[G.M. Banatwalia]]
|IUML
|-
|6
|[[Ponnani (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ponnani]]
|[[Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait]]
|IUML
|-
|7
|[[Palakkad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palakkad]]
|[[A. Vijayaraghavan]]
|CPI(M)
|-
|8
|[[Ottapalam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ottapalam]]
|[[K. R. Narayanan]]
|INC
|-
|9
|[[Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thrissur]]
|[[P. A. Antony]]
|INC
|-
|10
|[[Mukundapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mukundapuram]]
|[[Savithri Lakshmanan|Savitri Lakshmanan]]
|INC
|-
|11
|[[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ernakulam]]
|[[K. V. Thomas]]
|INC
|-
|12
|[[Muvattupuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Muvattupuzha]]
|[[P. C. Thomas]]
|KC(M)
|-
|13
|[[Kottayam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kottayam]]
|[[Ramesh Chennithala]]
|INC
|-
|14
|[[Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency)|Idukki]]
|K. M. Mathew
|INC
|-
|15
|[[Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alappuzha]]
|[[Vakkom Purushothaman]]
|INC
|-
|16
|[[Mavelikkara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mavelikkara]]
|[[P. J. Kurien]]
|INC
|-
|17
|[[Adoor (Lok Sabha constituency)|Adoor]]
|[[Kodikunnil Suresh]]
|INC
|-
|18
|[[Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kollam]]
|[[S. Krishna Kumar]]
|INC
|-
|19
|[[Chirayinkil (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chirayankil]]
|[[Thalekunnil Basheer]]
|INC
|-
|20
|[[Thiruvananthapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|[[A. Charles]]
|INC
|}

== Results ==

=== Performance of political parties ===
<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=PC: Party-wise performance for 1989 Kerala|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/party_list/28/09}}</ref>{{Pie chart|caption='''Vote Share by alliance'''|other=yes|value1=49.29|label1=[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]|color1={{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|value2=42.93|label2=[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]|color2={{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|value3=4.51|label3=[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|color3={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Party
!Political Front
!Seats
!Votes
!%Votes
!±pp
|-
|1
|Indian National Congress
|UDF
|14
|62,18,850
|41.70%
|{{increase}}8.43
|-
|2
|Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|LDF
|2
|34,11,227
|22.87%
|{{increase}}0.60
|-
|3
|Communist Party of India
|LDF
|0
|9,24,994
|6.20%
|{{decrease}}1.17
|-
|4
|Indian Union Muslim League
|UDF
|2
|7,80,322
|5.23%
|{{decrease}}0.06
|-
|5
|Bharatiya Janata Party
|
|0
|6,72,613
|4.51%
|{{increase}}2.76
|-
|6
|Indian Congress (Socialist) - Sarat Chandra Singha
|LDF
|1
|3,70,434
|2.48%
|{{decrease}}1.90
|-
|7
|Revolutionary Socialist Party
|LDF
|0
|3,59,393
|2.41%
|''new''
|-
|8
|Kerala Congress (M)
|UDF
|1
|3,52,191
|2.36%
|''new''
|-
|9
|Janata Dal
|LDF
|0
|2,77,682
|1.86%
|''new''
|-
|10
|Kerala Congress
|LDF
|0
|68,811
|0.46%
|{{decrease}}1.91
|-
|11
|[[Janata Party]]
|''none''
|0
|38,492
|0.26%
|{{increase}}1.87
|-
|12
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
|''none''
|0
|17,762
|0.12%
|''new''
|-
|13
|Deseeya Karshaka Party
|''none''
|0
|3,059
|0.02%
|''new''
|-
|14
|[[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|Socialist Unity Centre of India]]
|''none''
|0
|2,151
|0.01%
|''new''
|-
| colspan="3" |''Independents''
|0
|14,14,560
|9.49%
|{{increase}}2.40
|}

=== By constituency ===
<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=PC: Kerala 1989|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/info?state=28&eid=09}}{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Constituency
!UDF candidate
!Votes
!%
!Party
!LDF candidate
!Votes
!%
!Party
!BJP / Other candidate
!Votes
!%
!Party
!Winning alliance
!Margin
|-
|'''1'''
|'''Kasaragod'''
|[[I. Rama Rai]]
|3,57,177
|44.5%
|INC
| style="background:lightgreen;" |M. Rammana Rai
|3,58,723
|44.7%
|CPI(M)
|C. K. Padmanabhan
|69,419
|8.6%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |LDF
|''1,546''
|-
|'''2'''
|'''Kannur'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |Mullappally Ramachandran
|3,91,042
|50.1%
|INC
|P. Sasi
|3,48,638
|44.6%
|CPI(M)
|Palliyara Raman
|31,266
|4.0%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''42,404''
|-
|'''3'''
|'''Vatakara'''
|A. Sujanapal
|3,62,225
|45.5%
|INC
| style="background:lightgreen;" |K. P. Unnikrishnan
|3,70,434
|46.5%
|ICS(SCS)
|P. K. Krishnadas
|45,558
|5.7%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |LDF
|''8,209''
|-
|'''4'''
|'''Kozhikode'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |K. Muraleedharan
|3,77,858
|47.9%
|INC
|E. K. Imbichibava
|3,48,901
|44.3%
|CPI(M)
|[[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]]
|49,696
|6.3%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''28,957''
|-
|'''5'''
|'''Manjeri'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait
|4,01,975
|49.6%
|IUML
|K. V. Salahuddin
|3,31,693
|40.9%
|IND
|Ahalya Sankar
|51,634
|7.0%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''70,282''
|-
|'''6'''
|'''Ponnani'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |G. M. Banatwalia
|3,78,347
|53.2%
|IUML
|M. Rahmathulia
|2,70,828
|38.1%
|CPI
|K. Janachandran
|48,892
|6.9%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''1,07,519''
|-
|'''7'''
|'''Palakkad'''
|V. S. Vijayaraghavan
|3,47,115
|46.8%
|INC
| style="background:lightgreen;" |A. Vijayaraghavan
|3,48,401
|47.0%
|CPI(M)
|T. Chandrasekharan
|27,220
|3.7%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |LDF
|''1,286''
|-
|'''8'''
|'''Ottapalam'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |K. R. Narayanan
|3,50,683
|48.5%
|INC
|[[Lenin Rajendran]]
|3,24,496
|44.9%
|CPI(M)
|Lakshmanan
|32,892
|4.5%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''26,187''
|-
|'''9'''
|'''Thrissur'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |P. A. Antony
|3,38,271
|47.0%
|INC
|[[Meenakshi Thampan]]
|3,32,036
|46.2%
|CPI
|K. V. Sreedharan
|38,205
|5.3%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''6,235''
|-
|'''10'''
|'''Mukundapuram'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |Savithri Lakshmanan
|3,67,931
|48.5%
|INC
|C. O. Poulose
|3,49,177
|46.0%
|CPI(M)
|K. K. Gangadharan
|28,781
|3.8%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''18,754''
|-
|'''11'''
|'''Ernakulam'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |K. V. Thomas
|3,85,176
|49.6%
|INC
|P. Subramnoian Poti
|3,48,711
|44.9%
|IND
|A. N. Radhakrishnan
|29,162
|3.8%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''36,465''
|-
|'''12'''
|'''Muvattupuzha'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |P. C. Thomas
|3,52,191
|48.1%
|KC(M)
|[[P. J. Joseph]]
|68,811
|9.4%
|KEC
|C. Poulose
|2,83,380
|38.7%
|IND
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''68,811''
|-
|'''13'''
|'''Kottayam'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |Ramesh Chennithala
|3,84,809
|51.1%
|INC
|[[K. Suresh Kurup]]
|3,31,276
|44.0%
|CPI(M)
|Ettumanoor Radhakrishnan
|18,449
|2.5%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''53,533''
|-
|'''14'''
|'''Idukki'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |K. M. Mathew
|3,98,516
|53.4%
|INC
|[[M. C. Josephine]]
|3,07,037
|41.1%
|CPI(M)
|M. N. Jayachandran
|25,354
|3.4%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''91,479''
|-
|'''15'''
|'''Alappuzha'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |Vakkom Purushotham
|3,75,763
|50.0%
|INC
|K. V. Devadas
|3,50,640
|46.7%
|CPI(M)
|K. D. Ramakrishnan
|15,127
|2.0%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''25,123''
|-
|'''16'''
|'''Mavelikkara'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |P. J. Kurian
|3,34,864
|50.9%
|INC
|[[Thampan Thomas]]
|2,77,682
|42.2%
|JD
|Prathapachandra Verma
|30,229
|4.6%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''57,182''
|-
|'''17'''
|'''Adoor'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |Kodikunnil Suresh
|3,43,672
|49.6%
|INC
|N. Rajan
|3,22,130
|46.5%
|CPI
|E. K. Sasidharan
|17,123
|2.5%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''21,542''
|-
|'''18'''
|'''Kollam'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |S. Krishnakumar
|3,86,855
|49.9%
|INC
|[[Babu Divakaran]]
|3,59,393
|46.4%
|RSP
|P. K. S. Rajeev
|16,202
|2.1%
|IND
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''27,462''
|-
|'''19'''
|'''Chirayinkil'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |Thalekunnil Basheer
|3,49,068
|47.8%
|INC
|[[Susheela Gopalan]]
|3,43,938
|47.1%
|CPI(M)
|V. N. Gopalakrishnan Nair
|23,049
|3.2%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''5,130''
|-
|'''20'''
|'''Trivandrum'''
| style="background:lightgreen;" |A. Charles
|3,67,825
|48.6%
|INC
|O. N. V. Kurup
|3,16,912
|41.9%
|IND
|P. Asok Kumar
|56,046
|7.4%
|BJP
! style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |UDF
|''50,913''
|}

== See also ==
* [[Elections in Kerala]]
* [[Politics of Kerala]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}{{Kerala elections}}
[[Category:1989 Indian general election by state or union territory]]
[[Category:1989 Indian general election|K]]
[[Category:Indian general elections in Kerala]]

1989 Indian general election in Kerala - Revision history

CharliVangundy at 09:51, 31 January 2026