1996
199119891984198019771971196719621957Total Constituencies: 20
Kerala Lok Sabha Election 1996 covered all 20 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 38.01% and won 7 seats, while the CPM received 21.16% of the vote and won 5 seats. The CPI won 2 seats with 8.22% 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 | 7 | 38.01% | 44.85% | 54,67,132 | |
| CPM | 9 | 5 | 21.16% | 46.40% | 30,44,369 |
| 4 | 2 | 8.22% | 42.57% | 11,82,944 | |
| IND | 19 | 1 | 6.97% | 7.31% | 10,02,198 |
| 18 | 0 | 5.61% | 6.22% | 8,07,607 | |
| MUL | 2 | 2 | 5.08% | 49.02% | 7,30,809 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Kasaragod | T. Govindan | CPM | 3,71,997 | I. Rama Rai | INC | 2,97,267 | 74,730 | 9.37 |
| Cannanore | Mullappally Ramachandran | INC | 3,71,924 | Ramachandran Kadannappalli | ICS | 3,32,622 | 39,302 | 5.18 |
| Badagara | O. Bharathan | CPM | 4,15,895 | Unnikrishnan K.P. | INC | 3,35,950 | 79,945 | 9.84 |
| Calicut | M P Veerendra Kumar | JD | 3,55,565 | K. Muraleedharan | INC | 3,16,862 | 38,703 | 5.21 |
| Manjeri | E.Ahammed | MUL | 3,76,001 | C.H.Ashiq | CPM | 3,21,030 | 54,971 | 7.09 |
| Ponnani | G.M.Banatwalla | MUL | 3,54,808 | Mokkath Rahmathulla | CPI | 2,75,513 | 79,295 | 11.09 |
| Palghat | N N Krishnadas | CPM | 3,43,264 | V S Vijayaraghavan | INC | 3,19,841 | 23,423 | 3.26 |
| Ottapalam | S. Ajayakumar | CPM | 3,24,022 | Vijayalakshmi K K | INC | 3,00,958 | 23,064 | 3.38 |
| Trichur | V.V.Raghavan | CPI | 3,08,482 | K.Karunakaran | INC | 3,07,002 | 1,480 | 0.22 |
| Mukundapuram | P. C.Chacko | INC | 3,49,801 | V.Viswanatha Menon | CPM | 3,25,044 | 24,757 | 3.38 |
| Ernakulam | Xavier Arrakkal | IND | 3,35,479 | K.V.Thomas | INC | 3,05,094 | 30,385 | 4.25 |
| Muvattupuzha | P C Thomas | KEC(M) | 3,82,319 | Baby Kurien | IND | 2,60,423 | 1,21,896 | 17.35 |
| Kottayam | Remesh Chennithala | INC | 3,44,587 | Jayalakshmi | JD | 2,77,539 | 67,048 | 9.78 |
| Idukki | A.C.Jos | INC | 3,50,679 | K. Francis George | KEC | 3,20,539 | 30,140 | 4.2 |
| Alleppey | V M Sudheeran | INC | 3,69,539 | T J Anjalose | CPM | 3,43,590 | 25,949 | 3.49 |
| Mavelikara | P.J.Kurien | INC | 2,90,524 | M.R.Gopalakrishnan | CPM | 2,69,448 | 21,076 | 3.41 |
| Adoor | Kodikkunnil Suresh | INC | 3,51,872 | P.K.Raghavan | CPI | 2,86,327 | 65,545 | 9.79 |
| Quilon | N.K.Premachandran | RSP | 3,59,786 | S. Krishnakumar | INC | 2,81,416 | 78,370 | 10.84 |
| Chirayinkil | A.Sampath | CPM | 3,30,079 | Thalekkunnil Basheer | INC | 2,81,996 | 48,083 | 7.07 |
| Trivandrum | K.V.Surendranath | CPI | 3,12,622 | A.Charles | INC | 2,91,820 | 20,802 | 2.95 |
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