The 1991 Indian general election were held to elect 20 members to the tenth Lok Sabha from Kerala. Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 16 seats while Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won the remaining 4 seats. Turnout for the election was at 70.66% In the Lok Sabha, INC formed a minority government under the premiership of P. V. Narasimha Rao.
Alliances and parties
UDF is a Kerala legislative alliance formed by INC veteran K. Karunakaran. LDF comprises primarily of CPI(M) and the CPI, forming the Left Front in the national level. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested in 19 seats.
United Democratic Front No.PartyElection SymbolSeats contested1.Indian National Congress162.Indian Union Muslim League23.Kerala Congress (M)14.Independents 1
Left Democratic Front No.PartyElection SymbolSeats contested1.Communist Party of India (Marxist)92.Communist Party of India43.Indian Congress (Socialist) - Sarat Chandra Singha 14.Independents 25.Janata Dal26.Revolutionary Socialist Party 17.Kerala Congress 1
Bharatiya Janata Party No.PartyElection SymbolSeats contested1.Bharatiya Janata Party19
List of Candidates ConstituencyUDFLDFBJP # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Kasaragod K. C. Venugopal Ramanna Rai 2 Cannanore Mullappally Ramachandran E. Ebranhim Kutty M. K. Saseendran 3 Badagara M. Ratnasingh K. P. Unnikrishnan 4 Calicut K. Muraleedharan M. P. Veerendra Kumar U. Dattathriya Rao 5 Manjeri E. Ahamed V. Venugopal Ahalya Sankar 6 Ponnani Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait Kattisseri Hamza Kunju Janachandran Master 7 Palghat V. S. Vijayaraghavan A. Vijayaraghavan Rema S. Menon 8 Ottapalam (SC) K. R. Narayanan Lenin Rajendran M. A. Pushpakran 9 Trichur P. C. Chacko K. P. Rajendran E. Reghunandanan 10 Mukundapuram Savithri Lakshmanan A. P. Kurian K. V. Sreedharan Master 11 Ernakulam K. V. Thomas V. Viswanatha Menon V. A. Rahman 12 Muvattupuzha P. C. Thomas P. I. Devasia N. Ajith 13 Kottayam Ramesh Chennithala Thampan Thomas George Kurian 14 Idukki Palai K. M. Mathew P. J. Joseph K. Madhusoodhanan Nair 15 Alleppey Vakkom Purushothaman T. J. Anjalose V. S. Vijayakumar 16 Mavelikara P. J. Kurien K. Suresh Kurup Chennithala Gopalkrishnan Nair 17 Adoor (SC) Kodikunnil Suresh Bhargavi Thankappan C. C. Kunjan 18 Quilon S. Krishna Kumar R. S. Unni S. Ramakrishna Pillai 19 Chirayinkil Thalekunnil Basheer Susheela Gopalan K. K. R. Kumar 20 Trivandrum A. Charles E. J. Vijayamma O. Rajagopal
List of elected MPs +SourceNo.ConstituencyName of Elected M.P.Party affiliation1KasaragodRamanna RaiCPI(M)2KannurMullappally RamachandranINC3VatakaraK. P. UnnikrishnanICS(SCS)4KozhikodeK. MuraleedharanINC5ManjeriE. AhamedIUML6PonnaniEbrahim Sulaiman SaitIUML7PalakkadV. S. VijayaraghavanINC8OttapalamK. R. NarayananINC9ThrissurP. C. ChackoINC10MukundapuramSavitri LakshmananINC11ErnakulamK. V. ThomasINC12MuvattupuzhaP. C. ThomasKC(M)13KottayamRamesh ChennithalaINC14IdukkiK. M. MathewINC15AlappuzhaT. J. AnjaloseCPI(M)16MavelikkaraP. J. KurienINC17AdoorKodikunnil SureshINC18KollamS. Krishna KumarINC19ChirayankilSuseela GopalanCPI(M)20ThiruvananthapuramA. CharlesINC
Results
Performance of political parties
No.PartyPolitical FrontSeatsVotes%Votes±pp1Indian National CongressUDF1355,26,18738.77%2.932Communist Party of India (Marxist)LDF329,52,04320.71%2.163Communist Party of IndiaLDF011,56,7988.12%1.924Indian Union Muslim LeagueUDF27,15,2225.02%0.215Janata DalLDF06,43,3664.51%2.656Bharatiya Janata Partynone06,56,9454.61%0.107Indian Congress (Socialist) - Sarat Chandra SinghaLDF13,95,5012.77%0.298Kerala Congress (M)UDF13,84,2552.70%0.349Revolutionary Socialist PartyLDF03,42,7962.41% 10Kerala CongressLDF03,19,9332.24%1.7811Bahujan Samaj Partynone023,4750.16%0.0412Janata Partynone017,8830.13%0.1313Republican Party of Indianone05,8400.04%new14Deseeya Karshaka Partynone04,5080.03%new15Door Darshi Partynone03,2680.02%new16Lok Dalnone03,0240.02%newIndependents011,02,1117.73%1.76
By constituency
No.ConstituencyUDF candidateVotes%PartyLDF candidateVotes%PartyBJP / Other candidateVotes%PartyWinning allianceMargin1KasaragodK. C. Venugopal3,35,11343.2%INCM. Ramanna Rai3,44,53644.4%CPI(M)C. K. Padmanabhan76,0679.8%BJPLDF9,4232KannurMullappally Ramachandran3,76,69650.2%INCE. Ebrahim Kutty3,35,56944.8%IC(S)M. K. Saseendran25,7203.4%BJPUDF41,1273VatakaraM. Ratnasingh3,78,01247.2%INCK. P. Unnikrishnan3,95,50149.4%CPI(M)P. Unnikrishnan8,5661.1%INDLDF17,4894KozhikodeK. Muraleedharan3,55,11347.1%INCM. P. Veerendra Kumar3,39,22945.0%JDU. Dattathriya Rao43,6615.8%BJPUDF15,8845ManjeriE. Ahamed3,75,45650.6%IUMLV. Venugopal2,86,13338.6%CPI(M)Ahalya Sankar51,6347.0%BJPUDF89,3236PonnaniEbrahim Sulaiman Sait3,39,76652.3%IUMLK. Hamza Kunju2,44,06037.6%CPIK. Janachandran45,3887.0%BJPUDF95,7067PalakkadV. S. Vijayaraghavan3,34,91347.7%INCA. Vijayaraghavan3,19,14545.4%CPI(M)Rema S. Menon31,3234.5%BJPUDF15,7688OttapalamK. R. Narayanan3,27,04347.7%INCLenin Rajendran3,11,95545.5%CPI(M)M. A. Pushpakran33,5424.9%BJPUDF15,0889ThrissurP. C. Chacko3,42,89648.6%INCK. P. Rajendran3,13,66544.4%CPIE. Reghunandanan38,2135.4%BJPUDF29,23110MukundapuramSavithri Lakshmanan3,62,02947.8%INCA. P. Kurian3,49,66446.1%INDK. V. Sreedharan30,7764.1%BJPUDF12,36511ErnakulamK. V. Thomas3,62,97549.0%INCV. Viswanatha Menon3,15,83142.6%CPI(M)V. A. Rahman30,0824.1%BJPUDF47,14412MuvattupuzhaP. C. Thomas3,84,25553.4%KC(M)P. I. Devasia2,86,15239.8%INDN. Ajith26,7833.7%BJPUDF98,10313KottayamRamesh Chennithala3,66,75951.4%INCThampan Thomas3,04,13742.6%JDGeorge Kurian22,6223.2%BJPUDF62,62214IdukkiK. M. Mathew3,45,13948.3%INCP. J. Joseph3,19,93344.8%KECK. Madhusoodhanan Nair25,1973.5%BJPUDF25,20615AlappuzhaVakkom Purushothaman3,50,71947.3%INCT. J. Anjalose3,64,79449.2%CPI(M)V. S. Vijayakumar15,9732.2%BJPLDF14,07516MavelikkaraP. J. Kurian3,04,51948.4%INCK. Suresh Kurup2,79,03144.4%CPI(M)Chennithala Gopalkrishnan Nair25,6654.1%BJPUDF25,48817AdoorKodikunnil Suresh3,27,06648.9%INCBhargavi Thankappan3,08,47146.1%CPIC. C. Kunjan17,0672.6%BJPUDF18,59518KollamS. Krishna Kumar3,70,52350.0%INCR. S. Unni3,42,79646.2%RSPS. Ramakrishna Pillai16,5072.2%INDUDF27,72719ChirayinkilThalekunnil Basheer3,30,41247.2%INCSuseela Gopalan3,31,51847.4%CPI(M)K. K. R. Kumar20,1592.9%BJPLDF1,10620TrivandrumA. Charles3,34,27246.3%INCE. J. Vijayamma2,90,60240.3%CPIO. Rajagopal80,56611.2%BJPUDF43,670
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Kerala #Name Constituency Designation Department From ToParty1A. K. AntonyKerala(Rajya Sabha)Cabinet Minister Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs Public Distribution18 January19938 February19952K. KarunakaranCabinet MinisterIndustry11 June199516 May19963M. M. JacobMinister of StateHome Affairs21 June199117 January1993Minister of StateParliamentary Affairs21 June199117 January19934P. J. KurienMavelikara(Lok Sabha)Minister of StateIndustry21 June19912 July1992 Industry Small Scale Agro and Rural Industries2 July199217 January1993Commerce10 July199217 January1993Non-Conventional Energy Sources15 September199516 May19969S. Krishna KumarQuilon(Lok Sabha)Minister of StatePetroleum and Natural Gas21 June199118 January1993Defence26 June199118 January1993Non-Conventional Energy Sources18 January199313 September1995Agriculture19 February199313 September19956Mullappally RamachandranCannanore(Lok Sabha)Minister of StateAgriculture21 June199117 January1993
See also Elections in Kerala Politics of Kerala
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