1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election explained

Election Name:1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Previous Year:1987
Next Election:1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Next Year:1996
Seats For Election:All 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Majority Seats:71
Leader1:K. Karunakaran
Leaders Seat1:Mala
Party1:Indian National Congress
Alliance1:United Democratic Front (Kerala)
Seats1:90
Seat Change1: 29
Percentage1:44.84%
Leader2:E.K. Nayanar
Party2:Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Alliance2:Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
Leaders Seat2:Thrikaripur
Seats2:48
Seat Change2: 30
Percentage2:45.88%
Map Size:150px
Chief Minister
Posttitle:Chief Minister
Before Election:E.K. Nayanar
Before Party:Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
After Election:K. Karunakaran[1]
After Party:United Democratic Front (Kerala)
Turnout:73.42%

The 1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 18 June 1991 to elect members to the Niyamasabha. The incumbent LDF government, which was in power from 1987, decided to seek a fresh mandate one year ahead of the expiry of its term. The decision was prompted by the announcement of the elections to the Lok Sabha and the Front's good showing in the elections to the local bodies held in the previous year.

The elections saw the LDF losing power and the UDF returning to power after four years. K. Karunakaran, the leader of the UDF alliance, was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state on 24 June 1991.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

This was the final election in which the two major fronts were led by K. Karunakaran and E.K. Nayanar respectively.

Results

Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1991.[8] [9] [10] [11]

PartySeats
Communist Party of India (CPI)12
Communist Party of Indian (Marxist) (CPM)28
Indian Congress (Socialist-Sarat Chandra Sinha) ICS(SCS)2
Indian National Congress (INC)55
Janata Dal (JD)3
Kerala Congress (M) (KCM)10
Kerala Congress (KEC)1
Muslim League (MUL)19
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)2
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) 1
1
2
Independent (IND)4
Total140
Detailed constituency-wise Results[12] [13] [14] !Sl No.!Constituency Name!Category!Winner Candidates Name!Gender!Party!Vote!Runner-up Candidates Name!Gender!Party!vote!Margin!Winner
1ManjeshwarGENCherkalam AbdullahMMUL29603K.G. MararMBJP285311072IUML
2Kasaragod[15] GENC.T. AhamdaliMMUL39143Sri Krishna BhatMBJP2426914874IUML
3UdmaGENP. Raghavan[16] MCPI(M)47169K.Po. KunhikannanMINC46212957CPI(M)
4Hosdrug[17] (SC)M. NarayananMCPI60536Kottara VasudevMINC538586678CPI
5TrikaripurGENE.K. NayanarMCPM69437Sreedharan C.K.MINC5510514332CPI(M)
6IrikkurGENK.C. JosephMINC62395Goorge SebastianMKEC4564716748INC
7PayyannurGENC.P. NarayananMCPM66530M.P. MuraliMINC4836518165CPI(M)
8TaliparambaGENPacheni KunhiaramanMCPM65973M.K. RaghavanMINC5527310700CPI(M)
9AzhikodeGENE.P. JayarajanMCPM51466C.P. MoosankuttyMCPM(K)437577709CPI(M)
10CannanoreGENN. RamakrishnanMINC51742A.K. SaseendranMICS(SCS)3693714805INC
11EdakkadGENO. BharathanMCPM54965K. SsudhakaranMINC54746219CPI(M)
12TellicherryGENK.P. Mamoo MasterMCPM48936A.D. MustaffaMINC415507386CPI(M)
13PeringalamGENK.M. SooppyMMUL49183P.R. KarupMJD475341649IUML
14KuthuparambaGENPinaray VijayanMCPM58842P. RamakrishnanMINC4578213060CPI(M)
15PeravoorGENK.P. NoorudheenMINC60212Ramachandran KadannapallyMICS(SCS)518348378INC
16North Wynad(ST)K. Raghavan MasterMINC50685K.C. KuniharamanMCPM431507475INC
17BadagaraGENK. ChandrasekharanMJD59820K.C. AbuMINC4733612484JD
18NadapuramGENSatyyan MokeriMCPI60053P. ShaduliMMUL524277626CPI
19MeppayurGENA. KanaranMCPM58362Kadameri BalakrishnanMINC490389324CPI(M)
20QuilandyGENM.T. PadmaFINC[18] 56642C. KunhamedMCPI541392503INC
21PerambraGENN.K. RadhaFCPM58978K.A. DevassiaMKEC545624416CPI(M)
22BalusseriGENA.C. ShanmukhadasMICS(SCS)52470P. ShankaranMINC427589712ICS
23KoduvallyGENP.V. MohammedMMUL51793C. MohasinMJD51395398IUML
24Calicut- IGENA. SujanapalMINC53079M. DasanMCPM493193760INC
25Calicut- IIGENM.K. MuneerMMUL52779C.P. KunhuMCPM488963883IUML
26BeyporeGENT.K. HamzaMCPM[19] 66683K. Madhavan KuttyMIND604136270CPI(M)
27Kunnamangalam(SC)C.P. Balan VudiarMCPM47946A. BalaramMINC467881158CPI(M)
28ThiruvambadyGENA.V. AbdurahimanhatMMUL50767P. Cyriac JohnMICS(SCS)446656102IUML
29KalpettaGENK.K. Ramachandran MasterMINC46488K.K. HemzaMJD426963792INC
30Sultan'S BatteryGENK.C. RosakuttyFINC53050Varghese VaidyarMCPM505442506INC
31Wandoor(SC)Pandalam SudhakaranMINC53104Kunnath VelayudhanMCPM455097595INC
32NilamburGENAryadan MuhammedMINC60558K. Abdurahiman MasterMIND528747684INC
33ManjeriGENIshaque KurikkalMMUL57717K.P. MohammedMJD3528622431IUML
34MalappuramGENYoonus KunjuMMUL49713Sebastian J. KaloorMICS(SCS)2260427109IUML
35KondottyGENK. AbuMMUL[20] 54042Madathil MohammedajiMJD3317820864IUML
36TirurangadiGENV.A. Beeran SahibMMUL47223M. RahmathullaMCPI2802119202IUML
37TanurGENP. Seethi HajiMMUL47424M. Mohamed MasterMCPM2157725847IUML
38TirurGENE.T. Mohamed BasheerMUL52489Kuruiyan SyedMICS(SCS)3998412505IUML
39PonnaniGENE.K. ImbichibavaMCPM49264P.T. MohankrishnanMINC441805084CPI(M)
40KuttippuramGENP.K. KunhalikuttyMMUL44865V.P. SakkariyaMCPM2253922326IUML
41MankadaGENK.P.A. MajeedMMUL48605K. Ummer MasterMCPM426455960IUML
42PerinthalmannaGENSooppy NalakathMMUL49766M.M. MustafaMIND428276939IUML
43Thrithala[21] (SC)E. SankaranMCPM46187K.P. Raman MasterMMUL406025585CPI(M)
44PattambiGENK.E. EsmailMCPI43351Leela Damodara MemonFINC396813670CPI
45OttapalamGENV.C. Kabeer MasterMICS(SCS)42771K. SankaranarayananMINC385014270ICS
46SreekrishnapuramGENP. BalanMINC51864E.M. SreedharanMCPM501661698INC
47MannarkkadGENKalladi MohammedMMUL53884P. KumaranMCPI494144470IUML
48MalampuzhaGENT. Sivadasa MenonMCPM50361V. KrishnadasMCPM(K)3237017991CPI(M)
49PalghatGENC.M. SundaramMINC41432M.S. GopalakirshnanMCPM379253507INC
50ChitturGENK. KrishnankuttyMJD47281K.A. ChandranMINC441703111JD
51KollengodeGENT. ChathuMCPM47058A, RamaswamyMINC458531205CPI(M)
52Coyalmannam(SC)M. NaryannanMCPM50315M. Ayyappan MasterMINC425977718CPI(M)
53AlathurGENA.V. GopinathanMINC49512V. Sukumaran MasterMCPM49174338INC
54Chelakara(SC)M.P. ThamiMINC47790C. KuttappanMCPM434294361INC
55WadakkancheryGENK.S. Narayanan NamboodiriMINC51414K. MohandasMKEC437737641INC
56KunnamkulamGENT.V. ChandramohanMINC53099K.P. AravindhakshanMCPM503442755INC
57CherpuGENV.V. RaghavanMCPI50767M.K. Abdul SalamMINC463094458CPI
58TrichurGENTherambil RamakrishnanMINC53190E.K. MenonMCPM458997291INC
59OllurGENP.P. GeorgeMINC57910A.M. ParamanMCPI526695241INC
60KodakaraGENK. P. ViswanathanMINC49971P.R. RajanMCPM483601611INC
61ChalakudiGENRosamma ChackoFINC49482Jose PainadathMJD427426740INC
62MalaGENK. KarunakaranMINC50966V.K. RajanMCPI484922474INC
63IrinjalakudaGENLonappan NambadanMIND53351A.L. SebastianMKCM439279424IND
64ManalurGENV.M. SudheeranMINC45930K.F. DavisMCPM404145516INC
65GuruvayoorGENP.M. AbubackerMMUL40496K.K. KammuMIND348205676IUML
66NattikaGENKrishnan KaniyamparabilMCPI44762Raghvan PozhakadavilMINC435961166CPI
67KodungallurGENMeenakshy ThampanFCPI53542T.A. Ahammed KabeerMMUL4235311189CPI
68AnkamaliGENP.J. JoyMINC60441M.V. ManiMKEC528437598INC
69VadakkekaraGENS. SarmaMCPM52897M.I. ShanavasMINC52100797CPI(M)
70ParurGENP.RajuMCPI43551KarthavMIND407192832CPI
71Narakkal(SC)K. KunjambuMINC49102V.K. BabuMICS(SCS)455553547INC
Bye PollsNarakkal(SC)V.K.BabuMINCUnconstedINC
72ErnakulamGENGeorge EdenMINC54263Everest ChammanyMIND4344110822INC
73MattancherryGENM.J. ZakariaMMUL[22] 33736Jerson KalappurakkalMIND247968940IUML
74PalluruthyGENDominic PresentationMINC60001T.P. Peethabaran MasterMICS(SCS)525277474INC
75ThrippunithuraGENK. BabuMINC63887M.M. LawranceMCPM589414946INC
76AlwayeGENK. Mohamed AliMINC64837T.O. Khathir PillaiMCPM562668571INC
77PerumbavoorGENP.P. ThankachanMINC52494Alumkal DevassyMJD491833311INC
78KunnathunadGENT.H. MusthafaMINC56094Rukhiya Beevi AliFIND486267468INC
79PiravomGENT.M. JacobMKCM53751Gopi KottamurickalMCPM508042947KCM
80MuvattupuzhaGENJohny NelloorMKCM51783A.V. IssacMIND480043779KCM
81KothamangalamGENV.J. FauloseMINC51862T.M. PailyMIND444907372INC
82ThodupuzhaGENP.T. ThomasMINC55666P.J. JosephMKEC545741092INC
83Devicolam(SC)K. Moni Alias A.K. MoniMINC51801S. SundramanickamMCPM448596942INC
84IdukkiGENMathew StephenMKCM[23] 52559Johny PoomattomMKEC488813678KCM
85UdumbancholaGENE.M. AugusthyMINC59843M. JinadevanMCPM564693354INC
86PeermadeGENK.K. ThomasMINC46868C.A. KurianMCPI418275041INC
87KanjirappallyGENGeoge J. MathewMINC45973K.J. ThomasMCPM448151158INC
88VazhoorGENK. Narayana KarupMKCM43354Kanam RajendranMCPI408042550KCM
89ChanganacherryGENC.F. ThomasMKCM53742M.T. JosephMCPM4196511777KCM
90KottayamGENT.K. RamakrishnanMCPM54182Cherian PhilipMINC515002682CPI(M)
91EttumanoorGENThomas ChazihikadanMKCM49233Vaikom ViswanMCPM48347886KCM
92PuthuppallyGENOommen ChandyMINC56150VasavanMCPM4233913811INC
93PoonjarGENJoy AbrahamMKCM43936N.M. JosephMJD3351810418KCM
94PalaiGENK.M. ManiMKCM52310George C. KappanMIND3502117289KCM
95KaduthuruthyGENP.M. MathewMKCM50324E.J. LukoseMKEC3659213732KCM
96Vaikom[24] (SC)K.K. BalakrishnanMINC[25] 50692K.P. SreedharanMCPI496541038INC
97AroorGENK.R. Gouri AmmaFCPM56230P.J. FrancisMINC526133617CPI(M)
98SherthalaiGENC.K. ChandrappanMCPI50844Vayalar RaviMINC49853991CPI
99MararikulamGENV.S. AchuthanandanMCPM71470D. SugathanMINC614909980CPI(M)
100AlleppeyGENK.P. Ramachandran NairMNDP42269P.S. SomasekharaMCPI41519750NDP
101AmbalapuzhaGENC.K. SadasivanMCPM48150V. DinakaranMINC466171533CPI(M)
102KuttanadGENK.C. JosephMKEC45669P.D. LukeMKCM366738996KEC
103HaripadGENK.K. SreenivasanMINC52891A.V. ThamarakshanMRSP52376515INC
104KayamkulamGENThachady PrabhakaranMINC46682M.R. GopalakrishnanMCPM4664933INC
105ThiruvallaGENMammen MathaiMKCM35843Mathew T. ThomasMJD339501893KCM
106KalloopparaGENJoseph M. PuthusseryMIND35524T.S. JohnMKEC302885236IND
107AranmulaGENR. Ramachandran NairMNDP37534C.A. MathewMICS(SCS)321285406NDP
108ChengannurGENSobhana GeorgeFINC40208Mammen IypeMICS(SCS)367613447INC
109MavelikaraGENM. MuraliMINC50292S. Govinda KurupMCPM443225970INC
110Pandalam(SC)V. KisavanMCPM52768M.A. KuttappanMINC512101558CPI(M)
111RanniGENM.C. Cheriyan MoozhickalMINC41048Idiculla MappilaMCPM388092239INC
112PathanamthittaGENK.K. NairMIND47367Eapen VarugheseMKEC2989917468IND
113KonniGENA. Padma KumarMCPM42531C.P. Ramachandran NairMIND41615916CPI(M)
114PathanapuramGENK. Prakash BabuMCPI50295Vakkanand RadhakrishnanMKCM442676028CPI
115PunalurGENPunalur MadhuMINC53050Mullakkara RatnakaranMCPI517381312INC
116ChadayamangalamGENE. RajendranMCPI46025A. Hidur MohammedMINC409865039CPI
117KottarakkaraGENR. Balakrishna PillaiMIND47122George MathewMCPM417075421IND
118Neduvathur(SC)B. RaghavanMCPM49296N. NarayananMINC421127184CPI(M)
119AdoorGENThiruvanchoor RadhakrishnanMINC44147R. Unnikrishna PillaiMCPM383805767INC
120Kunnathur(SC)T. NanoomasterMRSP56064V. SasidharanMINC534622602RSP
121KarunagappallyGENP.S SreenivasanMCPI53576Jameela IbrahimFINC473266250CPI
122ChavaraGENBaby JohnMRSP51249Prathapa Varma ThampanMINC469254324RSP
123KundaraGENAlphonsa JohnFINC46447J. Mercykutty AmmaFCPM450751372INC
124QuilonGENKadavoor SivadasanMINC48307Babu DivakaranMRSP438314476INC
125EravipuramGENP.K.K. BavaMMUL55972V.P. Ramakrishna PillaiMIND55350422IUML
126ChathanoorGENC.V. PadmarajanMINC53755P. RavindranMCPI492444511INC
127VarkalaGENVarkala RadhakrishnanMCPM42977Varkala KaharMINC396803297CPI(M)
128AttingalGENT. Saratchandra PrasadMINC41964Anathalavattom AnadanMCPM41527437INC
129Kilimanoor(SC)N. RajanMCPI51937ThankappanMINC478824055CPI
130VamanapuramGENKolaikode N. Krishna NairMCPM52248R.M. ParameswaranMINC508821366CPI(M)
131AriyanadGENG. KarihikeyanMINC44302K. PankajakshanMRSP408223480INC
132NedumangadGENPalode RaviMINC54678K. Govinda PillaiMCPI53739939INC
133KazhakuttamGENM.V. RaghavanMCPM(K)51243A. NabeesaummalFCPM50554689CPM(K)
134Trivandrum NorthGENM. Vijaya KumarMCPM52865T. Raveendtan ThampiMNDP52525340CPI(M)
135Trivandrum WestGENM.M. HassanMINC43620Antony RajuMKEC351218499INC
136Trivandrum EastGENB. Vijaya KumarMINC41230K. Sankaranaraya PillaiMICS(SCS)333028018INC
137NemomGENV.J. ThankappanMCPM47063Stanly SathyanesanMCPM(K)402016862CPI(M)
138KovalamGENA. Neela Lohitha Dajan KadarMJD49515George MaserineMINC4949421JD
139NeyyattinkaraGENThampanoor RaviMINC49016S.R. Thanka RajMJD470421974INC
140ParassalaGENM.R. Raghu Chandra BalMINC48423SathyanesanMCPM407887635INC

External links

Notes and References

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