1989
1984198019771971196719621957Total Constituencies: 20
Kerala Lok Sabha Election 1989 covered all 20 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 41.81% and won 14 seats, while the CPM received 22.93% of the vote and won 2 seats. The IND won 0 seats with 9.51% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 14 | 41.81% | 49.21% | 62,18,850 | |
| CPM | 10 | 2 | 22.93% | 45.44% | 34,11,227 |
| IND | 20 | 0 | 9.51% | 9.51% | 14,14,560 |
| 3 | 0 | 6.22% | 43.98% | 9,24,994 | |
| MUL | 2 | 2 | 5.25% | 51.74% | 7,80,322 |
| 20 | 0 | 4.52% | 4.52% | 6,72,613 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Kasaragod | M. Rammana Rai | CPM | 3,58,723 | I. Rama Rai | INC | 3,57,177 | 1,546 | 0.19 |
| Cannanore | Mullappally Ramachandran | INC | 3,91,042 | P.Sasi | CPM | 3,48,638 | 42,404 | 5.47 |
| Badagara | K. P. Unnikrishnan | ICS(SCS) | 3,70,434 | A. Sujanapal | INC | 3,62,225 | 8,209 | 1.04 |
| Calicut | K. Muraleedharan | INC | 3,77,858 | E. K. Imbichibava | CPM | 3,48,901 | 28,957 | 3.7 |
| Manjeri | Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait | MUL | 4,01,975 | K. V. Salahuddin | IND | 3,31,693 | 70,282 | 8.72 |
| Ponnani | G. M. Banat Walia | MUL | 3,78,347 | M. Rahmathulia | CPI | 2,70,828 | 1,07,519 | 15.32 |
| Palghat | A. Vijayaraghavan | CPM | 3,48,401 | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | INC | 3,47,115 | 1,286 | 0.18 |
| Ottapalam (Sc) | K. R. Narayanan | INC | 3,50,683 | Lenin Rajendran | CPM | 3,24,496 | 26,187 | 3.67 |
| Trichur | P. A. Antony | INC | 3,38,271 | Meenakshy Thampan | CPI | 3,32,036 | 6,235 | 0.87 |
| Mukundapuram | Savithri Lakshmanan | INC | 3,67,931 | C. O. Poulose Master | CPM | 3,49,177 | 18,754 | 2.49 |
| Ernakulam | K. V. Thomas | INC | 3,85,176 | P. Subramnoian Poti | IND | 3,48,711 | 36,465 | 4.73 |
| Muvattupuzha | P. C. Thomas | KCM | 3,52,191 | C. Poulose | IND | 2,83,380 | 68,811 | 9.43 |
| Kottayam | Ramesh Chennithala | INC | 3,84,809 | Suresh Kurup | CPM | 3,31,276 | 53,533 | 7.17 |
| Idukki | Palai K. M. Mathew | INC | 3,98,516 | M. C. Josephine | CPM | 3,07,037 | 91,479 | 12.34 |
| Alleppey | Vakkom Purushotham | INC | 3,75,763 | K. V. Devadas | CPM | 3,50,640 | 25,123 | 3.38 |
| Mavelikara | P. J. Kurien | INC | 3,34,864 | Thampan Thomas | JD | 2,77,682 | 57,182 | 8.83 |
| Adoor (Sc) | Kodikunnil Suresh | INC | 3,43,672 | N. Rajan | CPI | 3,22,130 | 21,542 | 3.13 |
| Quilon | S. Krishnakumar | INC | 3,86,855 | Bagu Divakaran | RSP | 3,59,393 | 27,462 | 3.57 |
| Chirayinkil | Thalekunnil Basheer | INC | 3,49,068 | Susheela Gopalan | CPM | 3,43,938 | 5,130 | 0.71 |
| Trivandrum | A. Charles | INC | 3,67,825 | O. N. V. Kurup | IND | 3,16,912 | 50,913 | 6.8 |
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