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1989 Indian general election in Kerala
The 1989 Indian general election were held to elect 20 members to the ninth Lok Sabha from Kerala. Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 17 seats while Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won the remaining 3 seats. Turnout for the election was at 79.30% In the Lok Sabha, INC won plurality of seats, however Janata Dal (JD), led by V. P. Singh formed the government, albeit a short-lived one, with support from BJP and CPI(M).
UDF is a Kerala legislative alliance formed by INC veteran K. Karunakaran. LDF comprises primarily of CPI(M) and the CPI, forming the Left Front in the national level. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested in 19 seats.
| No. | Party | Election Symbol | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indian National Congress | 17 | |
| 2. | Indian Union Muslim League | 2 | |
| 3. | Kerala Congress (M) | 1 |
| No. | Party | Election Symbol | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Key | 10 |
| 2. | Communist Party of India | Star | 3 |
| 3. | Indian Congress (Socialist) - Sarat Chandra Singha | 1 | |
| 4. | Independents | 3 | |
| 5. | Janata Dal | 1 | |
| 6. | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 | |
| 7. | Kerala Congress | 1 |
| No. | Party | Election Symbol | Seats contested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 19 |
| Constituency | UDF | LDF | BJP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasaragod | INC | I. Rama Rai | CPI(M) | Ramanna Rai | BJP | C. K. Padmanabhan | |||
| Cannanore | INC | Mullappally Ramachandran | CPI(M) | P. Sasi | BJP | Palliyara Raman | |||
| Badagara | INC | A. Sujanapal | INS(SCS) | K. P. Unnikrishnan | BJP | P. K. Krishnadas | |||
| Calicut | INC | K. Muraleedharan | CPI(M) | E. K. Imbichibava | BJP | P. S. Sreedharan Pillai | |||
| Manjeri | IUML | Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait | Ind. | K. V. Salahuddin | BJP | Ahalya Sankar | |||
| Ponnani | IUML | G. M. Banatwala | CPI | M. Rahmathulia | BJP | Janachandran Master | |||
| Palghat | INC | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | CPI(M) | A. Vijayaraghavan | BJP | T. Chandrasekharan | |||
| Ottapalam (SC) | INC | K. R. Narayanan | CPI(M) | Lenin Rajendran | BJP | Lakshmanan | |||
| Trichur | INC | P. A. Antony | CPI | Meenakshi Thampan | BJP | K. V. Sreedharan Master | |||
| Mukundapuram | INC | Savithri Lakshmanan | CPI(M) | C. O. Poulose Master | BJP | K. K. Gangadharan Master | |||
| Ernakulam | INC | K. V. Thomas | Ind. | Padmanabhan Subramanian Poti | BJP | A. N. Radhakrishnan | |||
| Muvattupuzha | KC(M) | P. C. Thomas | KEC | P. J. Joseph | BJP | P. J. Thomas | |||
| Kottayam | INC | Ramesh Chennithala | CPI(M) | K. Suresh Kurup | BJP | Ettumanoor Radhakrishnan | |||
| Idukki | INC | Palai K. M. Mathew | CPI(M) | M. C. Josephine | BJP | M. N. Jayachandran | |||
| Alleppey | INC | Vakkom Purushothaman | CPI(M) | K. V. Devadas | BJP | K. D. Ramakrishnan | |||
| Mavelikara | INC | P. J. Kurien | JD | Thampan Thomas | BJP | Prathapachandra Verma | |||
| Adoor (SC) | INC | Kodikunnil Suresh | CPI | N. Rajan | BJP | E. K. Sasidharan | |||
| Quilon | INC | S. Krishna Kumar | RSP | Babu Divakaran | BJP | P. K. S. Rajeev | |||
| Chirayinkil | INC | Thalekunnil Basheer | CPI(M) | Susheela Gopalan | BJP | V. N. Gopalakrishnan Nair | |||
| Trivandrum | INC | A. Charles | Ind. | O. N. V. Kurup | BJP | P. Asok Kumar |
| No. | Constituency | Name of Elected M.P. | Party affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasaragod | Ramanna Rai | CPI(M) |
| 2 | Kannur | Mullappally Ramachandran | INC |
| 3 | Vatakara | K. P. Unnikrishnan | ICS(SCS) |
| 4 | Kozhikode | K. Muraleedharan | INC |
| 5 | Manjeri | G.M. Banatwalia | IUML |
| 6 | Ponnani | Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait | IUML |
| 7 | Palakkad | A. Vijayaraghavan | CPI(M) |
| 8 | Ottapalam | K. R. Narayanan | INC |
| 9 | Thrissur | P. A. Antony | INC |
| 10 | Mukundapuram | Savitri Lakshmanan | INC |
| 11 | Ernakulam | K. V. Thomas | INC |
| 12 | Muvattupuzha | P. C. Thomas | KC(M) |
| 13 | Kottayam | Ramesh Chennithala | INC |
| 14 | Idukki | K. M. Mathew | INC |
| 15 | Alappuzha | Vakkom Purushothaman | INC |
| 16 | Mavelikkara | P. J. Kurien | INC |
| 17 | Adoor | Kodikunnil Suresh | INC |
| 18 | Kollam | S. Krishna Kumar | INC |
| 19 | Chirayankil | Thalekunnil Basheer | INC |
| 20 | Thiruvananthapuram | A. Charles | INC |
| No. | Party | Political Front | Seats | Votes | %Votes | ±pp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian National Congress | UDF | 14 | 62,18,850 | 41.70% | 8.43 |
| 2 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | LDF | 2 | 34,11,227 | 22.87% | 0.60 |
| 3 | Communist Party of India | LDF | 0 | 9,24,994 | 6.20% | 1.17 |
| 4 | Indian Union Muslim League | UDF | 2 | 7,80,322 | 5.23% | 0.06 |
| 5 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 6,72,613 | 4.51% | 2.76 | |
| 6 | Indian Congress (Socialist) - Sarat Chandra Singha | LDF | 1 | 3,70,434 | 2.48% | 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% | 1.91 |
| 11 | Janata Party | none | 0 | 38,492 | 0.26% | 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 | none | 0 | 2,151 | 0.01% | new |
| Independents | 0 | 14,14,560 | 9.49% | 2.40 |
- Elections in Kerala
- Politics of Kerala
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