1971
196719621957Total Constituencies: 19
Kerala Lok Sabha Election 1971 covered all 19 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The CPM received the highest statewide vote share at 26.21% and won 2 seats, while the INC received 19.75% of the vote and won 6 seats. The IND won 1 seats with 17.97% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Kerala.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPM | 11 | 2 | 26.21% | 42.86% | 17,11,442 |
| 7 | 6 | 19.75% | 52.17% | 12,89,601 | |
| IND | 16 | 1 | 17.97% | 21.41% | 11,73,320 |
| 3 | 3 | 9.09% | 54.15% | 5,93,761 | |
| KEC | 3 | 3 | 8.31% | 55.64% | 5,42,431 |
| 2 | 2 | 6.43% | 58.52% | 4,19,796 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Kasargod | Ramachandran Kadannappalli | INC | 1,89,486 | E. K. Nayanar | CPM | 1,61,082 | 28,404 | 6.89 |
| Tellicherry | C. K. Chandrappan | CPI | 2,04,483 | Pattiam Gopalan | CPM | 1,64,659 | 39,824 | 10.01 |
| Badagara | K. P. Unnikrishnan | INC | 1,98,939 | A. V. Raghavan | IND | 1,41,135 | 57,804 | 15.36 |
| Kozhikode | Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait | MUL | 1,95,206 | Palat Kunni Koya | IND | 1,23,130 | 72,076 | 19.85 |
| Manjeri | Muhammad Ismail Sahib | MUL | 1,71,496 | S. P. Muhammed Ali | IND | 51,659 | 1,19,837 | 47.24 |
| Ponnani (Sc) | M. K. Krishnan | CPM | 1,46,186 | K. Kunhambu | INC | 1,34,263 | 11,923 | 4.01 |
| Palghat | A. K. Gopalan | CPM | 1,91,089 | T. C. Govindan | IND | 1,38,823 | 52,266 | 15.62 |
| Trichur | C. Janardhanan | CPI | 1,86,709 | K. P. Aravindakshan | CPM | 1,66,385 | 20,324 | 5.23 |
| Mukundapuram | A. C. George | INC | 2,15,636 | C. O. Paul | CPM | 1,43,026 | 72,610 | 19.56 |
| Ernakulam | Henry Austin | INC | 1,90,602 | V. Viswanatha Menon | CPM | 1,67,932 | 22,670 | 5.97 |
| Muvattpuzha | C. M. Stephen | INC | 1,78,244 | George Joseph (Mundakal Baby) | IND | 1,40,107 | 38,137 | 11.98 |
| Peermade | M. M. Joseph | KEC | 1,62,428 | V. I. Thomas (Thampi) | IND | 87,804 | 74,624 | 27.87 |
| Kottayam | Varkey George | KEC | 1,67,793 | R. Ramachandran Nair | IND | 1,41,778 | 26,015 | 7.93 |
| Ambalapuzha | K. Balakrishnan | RSP | 2,13,487 | Suseela Gopalan | CPM | 1,87,569 | 25,918 | 6.39 |
| Mavelikara | R. Balakrishna Pillai | KEC | 2,12,210 | S. Ramachandran Pillai | CPM | 1,56,683 | 55,527 | 14.65 |
| Adoor (Sc) | K. Bhargavi | CPI | 2,02,569 | P. K. Kunjachan | CPM | 93,672 | 1,08,897 | 35.07 |
| Quilon | N. Sreekantan Nair | RSP | 2,06,309 | G. Janardhana Kurup | IND | 93,925 | 1,12,384 | 36.01 |
| Chirayinkil | Vayalar Ravi | INC | 1,82,431 | V. Radhakrishnan | CPM | 1,33,159 | 49,272 | 15.54 |
| Trivandrum | V. K. Krishna Menon | IND | 1,67,872 | D. Damodaran Potti | PSP | 1,43,745 | 24,127 | 7.61 |