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Kerala Assembly Election, 1996
140 seats · 58 changed party since 1991
Party standings
Kerala Assembly Election, 1996 · 13 parties won seats
- CPM40
- INC37
- CPI18
- MUL13
- KEC6
- IND5
- KECM5
- Others16
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 4029% | 30,78,723 | 21.6% | 62 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 3726% | 43,40,717 | 30.4% | 94 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1813% | 10,86,350 | 7.6% | 22 |
| MULMUL | 139% | 10,25,556 | 7.2% | 22 |
| KECKerala Congress | 64% | 4,42,421 | 3.1% | 10 |
| INDIndependent | 54% | 10,95,761 | 7.7% | 672 |
| KECMKerala Congress (M) | 54% | 4,53,614 | 3.2% | 10 |
| RSPRashtriya Sarvajan Party | 54% | 2,94,744 | 2.1% | 6 |
| JDJanata Dal | 43% | 5,87,716 | 4.1% | 13 |
| ICSICS | 32% | 3,55,755 | 2.5% | 9 |
| KECJKECJ | 21% | 1,62,114 | 1.1% | 4 |
| JPSSJPSS | 11% | 1,82,210 | 1.3% | 4 |
| KECBKECB | 11% | 91,968 | 0.6% | 2 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 00% | 7,81,090 | 5.5% | 127 |
+ 13 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Kerala Assembly Election, 1996 · winner by seat
140 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 71
1996 · selected
Majority 71
CPM40INC37CPI18MUL13KEC6IND5KECM5RSP5JD4ICS3+3 more · 4 seats
1991 · previous
Majority 71
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1991 → 1996
1991 1996· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
21.7
21.6
32.1
30.4
8.3
7.6
7.4
7.2
3.4
3.1
6.1
7.7
0.0
3.2
CPMINCCPIMULKECINDKECM
Seat change
1996 seats minus 1991 seats
seats lostseats gained
CPM
28 → 40
+12
INC
55 → 37
−18
CPI
12 → 18
+6
MUL
19 → 13
−6
KEC
1 → 6
+5
IND
4 → 5
+1
KECM
0 → 5
+5
RSP
2 → 5
+3
JD
3 → 4
+1
ICS
0 → 3
+3
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1991 → 1996
share lostshare gained
KECM
0.0% → 3.2%
+3.2%
ICS
0.0% → 2.5%
+2.5%
IND
6.1% → 7.7%
+1.6%
JPSS
0.0% → 1.3%
+1.3%
KECJ
0.0% → 1.1%
+1.1%
BJP
4.8% → 5.5%
+0.7%
PDP
0.0% → 0.7%
+0.7%
KECB
0.0% → 0.6%
+0.6%
CMPKSC
0.0% → 0.5%
+0.5%
INL
0.0% → 0.4%
+0.4%
Biggest CPM–INC swings
Seats where the CPM-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1991 → 1996. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (CPM share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward CPM; to the left, toward INC.
toward INCtoward CPM
Udma
+53.4%
Calicut- Ii
+52.0%
Quilandy
+51.2%
Peermade
+51.0%
Alleppey
−50.9%
Kunnathunad
+49.9%
Pathanamthitta
−49.2%
Konni
−49.1%
Piravom
−47.1%
Vamanapuram
+46.8%
Kunnamangalam
+46.3%
Pandalam
+46.2%
Closest races · 1996
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1996
140 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1991
- AdoorINC10.1%
- AlathurCPM12.1%
- AlleppeyINC8.5%
- AlwayeINC14.3%
- AmbalapuzhaCPM2.3%
- AnkamaliINC0.5%
- AranmulaIND3.5%
- AriyanadINC9.5%
- AroorJPSS14.7%
- AttingalCPM1.2%
- AzhicodeCPM15.3%
- BadagaraJD23.1%
- BalusseriICS14.2%
- BeyporeCPM9.5%
- Calicut- ICPM3.3%
- Calicut- IiCPM8.7%
- CannanoreINC8.5%
- ChadayamangalamCPI3.1%
- ChalakudiINC11.9%
- ChanganacherryKECM7.5%
- ChathanoorCPI2.0%
- ChavaraRSP7.8%
- ChelakaraCPM2.5%
- ChengannurINC3.6%
- CherpuCPI5.1%
- ChitturINC0.4%
- CoyalmannamCPM11.0%
- DevicolamINC3.1%
- EdakkadCPM6.3%
- EravipuramRSP4.2%
- ErnakulamINC11.2%
- EttumanoorKECM14.1%
- GuruvayoorIND3.1%
- HaripadRSP6.7%
- HosdrugCPI9.6%
- IdukkiJD6.2%
- IrikkurINC16.0%
- IrinjalakudaIND6.1%
- KaduthuruthyKEC17.1%
- KalloopparaKEC0.2%
- KalpettaINC6.9%
- KanjirappallyINC7.0%
- KarunagapallyCPI16.7%
- KasaragodMUL4.1%
- KayamkulamCPM2.7%
- KazhakuttamCPM23.0%
- KilimanoorCPI8.9%
- KodakaraINC2.0%
- KodungallurCPI14.1%
- KoduvallyMUL0.1%
- KollengodeINC1.1%
- KondottyMUL26.0%
- KonniINC0.9%
- KothamangalamINC5.9%
- KottarakaraKECB3.6%
- KottayamCPM6.8%
- KovalamJD21.8%
- KundaraCPM7.0%
- KunnamangalamCPM6.1%
- KunnamkulamCPM0.8%
- KunnathunadCPM0.1%
- KunnathurRSP4.3%
- KuthuparambaCPM17.0%
- KuttanadKEC4.6%
- KuttippuramMUL31.3%
- MalaCPI3.2%
- MalampuzhaCPM19.6%
- MalappuramMUL22.4%
- ManalurINC1.3%
- ManjeriMUL27.5%
- ManjeswarMUL2.5%
- MankadaMUL1.0%
- MannarkkadCPI6.1%
- MararikulamINC1.4%
- MattancherryIND0.7%
- MavelikaraINC9.9%
- MeppayurCPM13.5%
- MuvattupuzhaKECJ10.1%
- NadapuramCPI11.9%
- NarakalINC1.1%
- NattikaCPI10.4%
- NedumangadINC3.7%
- NeduvathurINC1.0%
- NemomCPM3.3%
- NeyyattinkaraINC14.0%
- NilamburINC5.4%
- North WynadINC7.7%
- OllurCPI3.9%
- OttapalamICS8.2%
- PalaiKECM27.7%
- PalghatCPM0.7%
- PalluruthyINC1.0%
- PandalamCPM4.9%
- ParassalaIND4.9%
- ParurCPI1.3%
- PathanamthittaINC7.1%
- PathanapuramCPI4.6%
- PattambiCPI5.9%
- PayyannurCPM23.5%
- PeermadeCPI2.8%
- PerambraCPM2.2%
- PeravoorICS0.2%
- PeringalamJD13.6%
- PerinthalmannaMUL5.7%
- PerumbavoorINC4.6%
- PiravomKECJ7.3%
- PonnaniCPM8.4%
- PoonjarKEC11.2%
- PunaloorCPI6.2%
- PuthuppallyINC9.6%
- QuilandyCPM3.9%
- QuilonRSP6.9%
- RanniCPM4.0%
- SherthalaiINC7.7%
- SreekrishnapuramCPM3.6%
- SultanCPM1.1%
- TaliparambaCPM13.7%
- TanurMUL22.1%
- TellicherryCPM19.3%
- ThiruvallaKECM7.5%
- ThiruvambadiMUL5.1%
- ThodupuzhaKEC3.2%
- ThrippunithuraINC11.0%
- ThrithalaCPM4.5%
- TirurMUL8.9%
- TirurangadiMUL7.9%
- TrichurINC10.7%
- TrikkarpurCPM11.9%
- Trivandrum EastINC2.9%
- Trivandrum NorthCPM12.1%
- Trivandrum WestKEC8.3%
- UdmaCPM9.6%
- UdumbancholaINC3.9%
- VadakkekaraCPM0.3%
- VaikomCPI9.2%
- VamanapuramCPM6.3%
- VarkalaCPM34.6%
- VazhoorKECM3.0%
- WadakkancherryINC9.7%
- WandoorCPM3.7%