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All 133 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly 67 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 75.29% ( 0.38%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Kerala, India Kerala, one of the states in South India, has an electorate of more than 21 million people. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Elections were held on 17 September 1970 to elect members of the fourth Niyamasabha. The United Front, led by CPI, IUML, RSP, and with the external support from INC, won plurality of seats and formed the government, with C. Achutha Menon as the Chief Minister.
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| Party | Seats | ||||||||
| Communist Party of India | 16 | ||||||||
| Communist Party of India | 29 | ||||||||
| Indian National Congress | 30 | ||||||||
| Independent | 16 | ||||||||
| Indian Socialist Party | 3 | ||||||||
| Kerala Congress | 12 | ||||||||
| Kerala Socialist Party | 1 | ||||||||
| Indian Union Muslim League | 11 | ||||||||
| Praja Socialist Party | 3 | ||||||||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 6 | ||||||||
| Socialist Party | 6 | ||||||||
| Total | 133 | ||||||||
| Sl No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Gender | Party | vote |
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| 1 | Manjeshwar | GEN | M. Ramappa | M | CPI | 18686 | U. P. Kunikullaya | M | IND | 17491 |
| 2 | Kasaragod | GEN | B. M. Abdul Rahiman | M | IND | 27113 | K. P. Ballakuraya | M | IND | 18736 |
| 3 | Hosdrug | GEN | N. K. Balakrishnan | M | PSP | 29568 | K. V. Mohanlal | M | SOP | 22224 |
| 4 | Nileswar | GEN | V. V. Kunhambu | M | CPM | 34719 | A. P. Abdulla | M | MUL | 29348 |
| 5 | Edakkad | GEN | N. Ramakrishnan | M | INC | 31199 | C. Kannan | M | CPM | 27559 |
| 6 | Cannanore | GEN | N. K. Kumaram | M | IND | 33544 | E. Ahammed | M | MUL | 30543 |
| 7 | Madayi | GEN | M. V. Raghavan | M | CPM | 31932 | P. Sreedharan | M | INC | 24151 |
| Bye Polls in 1970 | Madayi | GEN | J.Manjuran | M | ASP | 30898 | K.Raghavan | M | IND | 26896 |
| 8 | Payyannur | GEN | A. V. Kunhambu | M | CPM | 32499 | V. P. Narayana Poduval | M | INC | 24878 |
| 9 | Taliparamba | GEN | C. P. Govindan Nambiar | M | INC | 31435 | K. P. Raghava Podvval | M | CPM | 30526 |
| 10 | Irikkur | GEN | A. Kunhikannan | M | CPM | 28766 | T. Lohithakshan | M | RSP | 27098 |
| 11 | Kuthuparamba | GEN | Pinarayi Vijayan | M | CPM | 28281 | Thayath Raghavan | M | PSP | 27538 |
| 12 | Tellicherry | GEN | N. E. Balaram | M | CPI | 28171 | T. Kunhanandan | M | IND | 26711 |
| 13 | Peringalam | GEN | Soopi K. M. | M | ISP | 34003 | V. Ashokan | M | INC | 25559 |
| 14 | North Wynad | (ST) | M. V. Rajan | M | INC | 26301 | M. Kariyan | M | IND | 15888 |
| 15 | Badagara | GEN | M. Krishnan | M | ISP | 31716 | P. Raghavan Nair | M | INC | 29407 |
| 16 | Nadapuram | GEN | M. Kumaran Master | M | CPI | 34761 | E. V. Kumaran | M | CPM | 30559 |
| 17 | Meppayur | GEN | A. V. Abdurahiman | M | MUL | 30759 | M. K. Kelu | M | CPM | 28408 |
| 18 | Quilandy | GEN | E. Narayanan Nair | M | INC | 37023 | P. K. Appajair | M | ISP | 33386 |
| 19 | Perambra | GEN | K.G. Adyosi | M | INC | 35383 | V. V. Dakshinamorthy | M | CPM | 31304 |
| 20 | Balusseri | GEN | A. C. Shanamkhadas | M | INC | 30896 | P. K. Sankarankutty | M | SOP | 29699 |
| 21 | Kunnamangalam | GEN | P. V. S. M. Pookoya Thangal | M | MUL | 35599 | Kutty Krishan Nairir | M | ISP | 23945 |
| 22 | Kalpetta | GEN | P. Cyriac John | M | INC | 29950 | K. K. Aboo | M | SOP | 19509 |
| 23 | South Wynad | (ST) | K. Raghavan Master | M | INC | 28337 | M. Ramunni | M | SOP | 16123 |
| 24 | Calicut- I | GEN | P. V. Sankana Narayanan | M | INC | 30416 | Thay T. Sankaran | M | IND | 26619 |
| 25 | Calicut- II | GEN | Kalpally Madhava Menon | M | IND | 29946 | P. M. Aboobackar | M | MUL | 26803 |
| 26 | Beypore | GEN | K. Chathunni Master | M | CPM | 30260 | P. K. Ummar Khan | M | MUL | 27945 |
| 27 | Tirurangadi | GEN | K. Avukadarkutty Naha | M | MUL | 32608 | Kunhalikutty Alias | M | IND | 31893 |
| 28 | Tanur | GEN | Sayed Ummer Bhafaki | M | MUL | 35960 | U.K. Damodaran | M | IND | 13813 |
| 29 | Tirur | GEN | K. M. Kutty | M | MUL | 28634 | R. Muhammed | M | IND | 24842 |
| 30 | Mankada | GEN | M. Moideen Kutty | M | MUL | 30779 | Paloli Mahammed Kutty | M | CPM | 24438 |
| 31 | Kondotty | GEN | C H Md Koya Haji | M | MUL | 40208 | Moosa Haji | M | IND | 22612 |
| 32 | Malappuram | GEN | U. A. Beeran | M | MUL | 39682 | V. T. N. Kutty Nair | M | IND | 22379 |
| 33 | Manjeri | (SC) | K. P. Raman | M | MUL | 23882 | O. Kowan | M | ISP | 17190 |
| 34 | Nilambur | GEN | M. P. Gangadharan | M | INC | 26798 | P. V. Kunhikannan | M | CPM | 23987 |
| Bye Polls in 1970 | Nilambur | GEN | M.P.Gangadharan | M | IND | 30802 | V.P.Abocbakar | M | CPM | 25228 |
| 35 | Perinthalmanna | GEN | K. S. Thangal | M | MUL | 28436 | E. K. Imbichi Bava | M | CPM | 23865 |
| 36 | Ponnani | GEN | Hajee M. V. Hydros | M | IND | 31329 | V. P. Cherukoyathangal | M | MUL | 27207 |
| 37 | Thrithala | (SC) | V. Eacharan | M | IND | 25822 | E. T. Kunhan | M | CPM | 24690 |
| 38 | Kuttippuram | GEN | Chakkeri Ahammed Kutty | M | MUL | 30081 | M. Habeeburahiman | M | IND | 23870 |
| 39 | Pattambi | GEN | E. M. S. Nambudripad | M | CPM | 27851 | E. R. Gopalon | M | CPI | 24419 |
| 40 | Ottapalam | GEN | P. P. Krishnan | M | CPM | 22056 | Leela Damodara Menon | M | INC | 19817 |
| 41 | Sreekrishnapuram | GEN | C. Govinda Panicker | M | CPM | 21647 | K. Sukumaran Unni | M | INC | 19114 |
| 42 | Mannarghat | GEN | John Manforan | M | CPM | 23633 | Krishnan | M | CPI | 19802 |
| 43 | Palghat | GEN | R. Krishnan | M | CPM | 23113 | A. Chandran Nair | M | IND | 17653 |
| 44 | Malampuzha | GEN | V. Krishnadas | M | CPM | 38358 | C. M. Undaram | M | IND | 18505 |
| 45 | Chittur | GEN | K. A. Sivaama Bharrathy | M | SOP | 24579 | Sunna Sahib | M | NCO | 13152 |
| 46 | Kollengode | GEN | C. Vasudeva Menon | M | CPM | 29826 | K. A. Chandran | M | NCO | 16357 |
| 47 | Alathur | GEN | R. Krishnan | M | CPM | 34193 | P. M. Adulrahiman | M | IND | 17735 |
| 48 | Kuzhalmannam | (SC) | P. Kunhan | M | CPM | 31784 | K. Chandrasekharasastry | M | RSP | 16230 |
| 49 | Chelakara | (SC) | K. K. Balakrishan | M | INC | 25270 | K. S. Sankaran | M | CPM | 22964 |
| 50 | Wadakkanchery | GEN | A. S. N. Nambisan | M | CPM | 27066 | N. K. Seshan | M | PSP | 25067 |
| 51 | Kunnamkulam | GEN | T. K. Krishnan | M | CPM | 31767 | K. P. Vishwanathan | M | INC | 27439 |
| 52 | Manalur | GEN | N. I. Devassykutty | M | INC | 37463 | A. V. Aryan | M | CPM | 25992 |
| 53 | Trichur | GEN | Joseph Mundassery | M | IND | 25695 | P. A. Antony | M | INC | 23965 |
| Bye Polls in 1972 | Trichur | GEN | P.A.Antony | M | INC | 30501 | V.R.R.Krishan | M | IND | 26637 |
| 54 | Ollur | GEN | R. R. Francis | M | INC | 31845 | M. A. Karthikeyan | M | CPM | 29406 |
| 55 | Irinjalakuda | GEN | C. S. Gangadharan | M | KSP | 25543 | C. K. Rajan | M | CPI | 17729 |
| 56 | Kodakara | GEN | C. Achutha Menon | M | CPI | 23926 | N. V. Sreedharan | M | SOP | 20775 |
| 57 | Chalakkudy | GEN | P. P. George | M | INC | 32223 | T. L. Joseph | M | IND | 22794 |
| 58 | Mala | GEN | K. Karunakaran | M | INC | 30364 | Varghese Mechery | M | IND | 19311 |
| 59 | Guruvayoor | GEN | V. Vadakkan | M | IND | 26036 | B. V. Seethi Thangal | M | MUL | 20987 |
| 60 | Nattika | GEN | V. K. Gopinathan | M | SOP | 28080 | K. S. Nair | M | CPI | 26352 |
| 61 | Cranganore | GEN | E. Gopalakrishna Menon | M | CPI | 24819 | P. V. Abdul Khader | M | IND | 24287 |
| 62 | Ankamali | GEN | A. P. Kurian | M | CPM | 26626 | G. Areekal | M | INC | 25320 |
| 63 | Vadakkekara | GEN | Balauandan | M | CPM | 32541 | K. A. Balan | M | CPI | 29750 |
| 64 | Parur | GEN | K. T. George | M | INC | 28104 | P. Gangadharan | M | CPM | 26155 |
| 65 | Narakkal | GEN | M. K. Raghavan | M | INC | 27973 | A. S. Purushothaman | M | CPM | 27237 |
| 66 | Mattancherry | GEN | K. J. Hersehal | M | IND | 38580 | M. P. Mohamed Jaffarkhan | M | MUL | 17460 |
| 67 | Palluruthy | GEN | B. Wellingdan | M | IND | 33449 | M. A. Sarojini | M | PSP | 24934 |
| 68 | Thrippunithura | GEN | Paul P Mani | M | INC | 30466 | T. K. Ramakrishnan | M | CPM | 30106 |
| 69 | Ernakulam | GEN | A. L. Jacob | M | INC | 27159 | M. M. Lawrence | M | CPM | 22117 |
| 70 | Alwaye | GEN | A. A. Kochunny | M | INC | 30179 | M. K. A. Hameed | M | IND | 28055 |
| 71 | Perumbavoor | GEN | P. I. Poulose | M | INC | 28682 | P. K Gopalan Nair | M | CPM | 24241 |
| 72 | Kunnathunad | (SC) | T. A. Paraman | M | RSP | 29940 | M. K. Krishnan | M | CPM | 26063 |
| 73 | Kothamangalam | GEN | M. I. Mankose | M | IND | 22930 | T. M. Meethian | M | CPM | 21603 |
| 74 | Muvattupuzha | GEN | Pennamma Jacob | M | IND | 20651 | P. V. Abraham | M | CPI | 18527 |
| 75 | Thodupuzha | GEN | P. J. Joseph | M | KEC | 19750 | U. K. Chacko | M | IND | 18115 |
| 76 | Karimannoor | GEN | A. C. Chacko | M | KEC | 17689 | G. P. Krishnapillai | M | RSP | 13077 |
| 77 | Devicolam | (SC) | G. Varadan | M | CPM | 14838 | N. Ganapathy | M | INC | 11949 |
| 78 | Udumbanchola | GEN | Sebastian Thomas | M | KEC | 24917 | V. M. Vikraman | M | CPM | 19296 |
| 79 | Peermade | (SC) | K. I. Rajan | M | CPM | 13896 | Chollamuthu Thangamuthu | M | CPI | 13013 |
| 80 | Kanjirappally | GEN | Kurian K. V. | M | KEC | 22307 | Ramachandran M. G | M | CPM | 20700 |
| 81 | Vazhoor | GEN | K. Narayana Kurup | M | KEC | 20353 | M. O. Joseph | M | IND | 12157 |
| 82 | Changanacherry | GEN | K. L Chacko | M | KEC | 22709 | K. P. Rajagopalan Nair | M | IND | 18892 |
| 83 | Puthuppally | GEN | Oommen Chandy | M | IND | 29784 | E. M. George | M | CPM | 22496 |
| 84 | Kottayam | GEN | M. Thomas | M | CPM | 26147 | K. George Thomas | M | NCO | 14190 |
| 85 | Ettumanoor | GEN | P. B. R. Pillai | M | SOP | 23171 | M. M. Joseph | M | KEC | 18130 |
| 86 | Akalakunnam | GEN | J. A. Chacko | M | KEC | 24500 | A. M. Somanadhan | M | IND | 14040 |
| 87 | Poonjar | GEN | K. M. George | M | KEC | 26181 | V. T. Thomas | M | IND | 14042 |
| 88 | Palai | GEN | K. M. Mani | M | KEC | 23350 | M. M. Jacob | M | INC | 22986 |
| 89 | Kaduthuruthy | GEN | O. Lukose | M | KEC | 22927 | K. K. Joseph | M | CPM | 20555 |
| 90 | Vaikom | GEN | P. S. Srinivasan | M | CPI | 25491 | K. Viswanathan | M | IND | 25028 |
| 91 | Aroor | GEN | K. R. Gouri | M | CPM | 34095 | C. G. Sadasivan | M | CPI | 28868 |
| 92 | Sherthala | GEN | A. K. Antony | M | INC | 28419 | N. P. Thandar | M | CPM | 28059 |
| 93 | Mararikulam | GEN | S. Damodaran | M | CPM | 37753 | N. S. P. Panicker | M | RSP | 30346 |
| 94 | Alleppey | GEN | T. V. Thomas | M | CPI | 27964 | N. Swayamavaran | M | IND | 18954 |
| 95 | Ambalapuzha | GEN | V. S. Achuthanandan | M | CPM | 28596 | K. K. Kumara Pillai | M | RSP | 25828 |
| 96 | Kuttanad | GEN | Thalavady Oommen | M | SOP | 27372 | Thomas John | M | KEC | 21866 |
| 97 | Maripad | GEN | C. B. C. Warrier | M | CPM | 30562 | Thachady Prabhakaran | M | INC | 23720 |
| 98 | Kayamkulam | GEN | Thundathil Kunjukrishna Pillai | M | INC | 32278 | P. R. Basu | M | CPM | 28012 |
| 99 | Thiruvalla | GEN | E. John Jacob | M | KEC | 24938 | Vengal PK Mathew | M | ISP | 20426 |
| 100 | Kallooppara | GEN | T. S. John | M | KEC | 17894 | N. T. George | M | CPM | 15431 |
| 101 | Aranmula | GEN | P. N. Chandrasenan | M | IND | 21934 | T. N. Upendra Natha Kurup | M | IND | 15367 |
| 102 | Chengannur | GEN | P. G. Purushothaman Pillai | M | CPM | 21687 | Saraswathi Rugmini | M | KEC | 19443 |
| 103 | Mavelikara | GEN | Gopinatha Pillai | M | ISP | 24907 | P. Krishna Pillai | M | PSP | 22395 |
| 104 | Pandalam | (SC) | Damodaran Kalassery | M | INC | 35369 | C. Velutha Kunju | M | CPM | 28261 |
| 105 | Ranni | GEN | Jacob Skariah | M | IND | 16136 | Sunny Panavely | M | IND | 15559 |
| 106 | Pathanamthitta | GEN | K. K. Nair | M | IND | 25635 | Vayala Idicula | M | KEC | 24908 |
| 107 | Konni | GEN | P. J. Thomas | M | INC | 30027 | R. C. Unnithan | M | CPM | 23581 |
| 108 | Pathanapuram | (SC) | P. K. Raghava | M | CPI | 24654 | P. K. Kunjachan | M | CPM | 17002 |
| 109 | Punalur | GEN | K. Krishna Pillai | M | CPI | 25407 | V. Bharathan | M | CPM | 21981 |
| 110 | Chadayamangalam | GEN | M. N. Gobindani Nair | M | CPI | 31372 | P. R. Baskaran Nair | M | SOP | 19945 |
| 111 | Kottarakkara | GEN | Kottara Gopalakrishnan | M | INC | 32536 | R. Balakrishnan Pillai | M | KEC | 27859 |
| Bye Polls in 1970 | Kottarakkara | GEN | A.Memon | M | CPI | 44472 | P.S.Nair | M | IND | 18409 |
| 112 | Kunnathur | (SC) | Sathyapalan | M | RSP | 29008 | Onamplam Prabhakaran | M | IND | 17528 |
| 113 | Adoor | GEN | Thegamom Balakrishnan | M | CPI | 23285 | Damodaram Unnithan | M | CPM | 20005 |
| 114 | Krishnapuram | GEN | P. Unnikrishnan Pillai | M | CPI | 33679 | P. A. Harriz | M | ISP | 24052 |
| 115 | Karunagappally | GEN | Baby John | M | RSP | 36681 | Samba Sivan | M | IND | 24105 |
| 116 | Suilon | GEN | T. K. Divakaran | M | RSP | 27220 | P. K. Sukumaran | M | CPM | 16119 |
| 117 | Kundara | GEN | A. A. Rahim | M | INC | 36043 | Stanudevan | M | CPM | 21827 |
| 118 | Eravipuram | GEN | R. S. Unni | M | RSP | 35631 | Kaikara Shamsu Deen | M | SOP | 17129 |
| 119 | Chathannoor | GEN | P. Ravindran | M | CPI | 28730 | S. Thankappan Pillai | M | KEC | 14782 |
| 120 | Varkala | GEN | Majid T. A. | M | CPI | 26444 | Radhakrishnan V | M | CPM | 20630 |
| 121 | Attingal | GEN | Vakkom Purushothaman | M | INC | 33637 | V. Sreedharan | M | CPM | 22106 |
| 122 | Kilimanoor | GEN | P. K. Chanthan | M | CPI | 29425 | C. K. Balakrishnan | M | CPM | 21274 |
| 123 | Vamanapuram | GEN | M. Kunjukrishna Pillai | M | INC | 23122 | Vasudevan Pillai | M | CPM | 21305 |
| 124 | Ariyanad | GEN | Soma Sekharan Nair | M | SOP | 18401 | Aboobaker Kunju | M | RSP | 12845 |
| 125 | Nadumangad | GEN | K. G. Kunjukrishna Pillai | M | CPI | 21548 | V. Sahadevan | M | IND | 17786 |
| 126 | Kazhakuttam | GEN | P. Neelakantan | M | SOP | 23425 | A. Essuddin | M | MUL | 23314 |
| 127 | Trivandrum I | GEN | N. Gopala Pillai | M | PSP | 23458 | E. P. Eapen | M | SOP | 16306 |
| 128 | Trivandrum I I | GEN | K. Pankajakshan | M | RSP | 33823 | Perumthan Somron Nair | M | CPM | 18104 |
| 129 | Nemom | GEN | G. Kuttapan | M | PSP | 29800 | M. Sadasivan | M | CPM | 17701 |
| 130 | Kovalam | GEN | M. Kunj Krishna Nadar | M | IND | 16747 | P. Fakir Khan | M | CPM | 14618 |
| 131 | Vilappil | GEN | S. Varadarajan Nair | M | INC | 27932 | M. N. Balakrishnan | M | ISP | 20919 |
| 132 | Neyyattinkara | GEN | R. Para Meswaran Pillai | M | CPM | 23406 | R. Janardhanan Nair | M | CPI | 16514 |
| 133 | Parassala | GEN | M. Sathyanesan | M | CPM | 20512 | N. Sundram Nadar | M | INC | 16231 |
