1980
19771971196719621957Total Constituencies: 20
Kerala Lok Sabha Election 1980 covered all 20 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC(I) received the highest statewide vote share at 26.32% and won 5 seats, while the CPM received 21.48% of the vote and won 7 seats. The INC(U) won 3 seats with 15.85% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | 11 | 5 | 26.32% | 48.02% | 21,50,186 |
| CPM | 8 | 7 | 21.48% | 53.84% | 17,54,387 |
| INC(U) | 6 | 3 | 15.85% | 50.77% | 12,94,480 |
| IND | 18 | 1 | 10.79% | 12.16% | 8,81,694 |
| JNP | 4 | 0 | 6.70% | 32.44% | 5,47,454 |
| MUL | 2 | 2 | 5.56% | 54.54% | 4,54,235 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Kasaragod | M. Ramanna Rai | CPM | 2,63,673 | O. Rajagopal | JNP | 1,90,086 | 73,587 | 15.9 |
| Cannanore | K. Kunhambu | INC(U) | 2,57,812 | N. Ramakrishnan | INC(I) | 1,84,555 | 73,257 | 16.4 |
| Badagara | K.P. Unnikrishnan | INC(U) | 2,71,796 | Mullappally Ramachandran | INC(I) | 2,30,114 | 41,682 | 8.3 |
| Calicut | E. K. Imbichi Bava | CPM | 2,26,940 | Arangil Sreeedharan | JNP | 1,86,245 | 40,695 | 9.62 |
| Manjeri | Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait | MUL | 2,31,401 | K. Moideenkutty Haji (Bava Haji) | IML | 1,96,820 | 34,581 | 8.01 |
| Ponnani | Banatwala Gulam Mehmood | MUL | 2,22,834 | Ariadan Mohamed | INC(U) | 1,71,971 | 50,863 | 12.67 |
| Palghat | V.S. Vijaya Raghavan | INC(I) | 2,04,355 | T. Sivadasa Menon | CPM | 1,92,267 | 12,088 | 2.95 |
| Ottapalam (Sc) | A.K. Balan | CPM | 2,03,256 | V. Eacharan | INC(I) | 1,79,848 | 23,408 | 6.06 |
| Trichur | K. A. Rajan | CPM | 1,95,343 | P.P. George | INC(I) | 1,52,192 | 43,151 | 11.27 |
| Mukundapuram | Balanandan | CPM | 2,27,235 | C.G. Kumaran | IND | 1,62,104 | 65,131 | 16.26 |
| Ernakulam | Xavier Varghese Arakal | INC(I) | 1,89,225 | Henry Austin | INC(U) | 1,86,723 | 2,502 | 0.63 |
| Muvattupuzha | George Joseph (Baby Mundackal) | IND | 1,72,651 | George J. Mathew | KEC | 1,68,321 | 4,330 | 1.2 |
| Kottayam | Skaria Thomas | KEC | 1,88,676 | K.M. Chandy | INC(I) | 1,83,301 | 5,375 | 1.41 |
| Idukki | M.M. Lawrence | CPM | 1,84,919 | T.S. John | IND | 1,77,886 | 7,033 | 1.88 |
| Alleppey | Suseela Gopalana | CPM | 2,60,754 | Omana Pillai | JNP | 1,45,990 | 1,14,764 | 27.41 |
| Mavelikara | P. J. Kurien | INC(U) | 2,26,645 | Thevally Madhavan Pillai | IND | 1,63,523 | 63,122 | 15.06 |
| Adoor (Sc) | P. K. Kodiyan | CPI | 1,70,433 | R. Achuthan | INC(I) | 1,45,034 | 25,399 | 7.91 |
| Quilon | B. K. Nair | INC(I) | 2,22,148 | N. Sreekantan Nair | RSP | 1,85,562 | 36,586 | 8.77 |
| Chirayinkil | A. A. Rahim | INC(I) | 1,85,596 | Vayalar Ravi | INC(U) | 1,79,533 | 6,063 | 1.56 |
| Trivandrum | A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar | INC(I) | 2,73,818 | M. N. Govindan Nair | CPI | 1,66,761 | 1,07,057 | 23.81 |
States and UTs |