1979 By-elections

Keralam

4 seats contested

By-elections held in Keralam during 1979 — 4 seats were contested, not the full assembly. Results are shown as a table: a map of a handful of seats would leave the rest of the state blank, which reads as "no result" rather than "not contested". Seat shares below are of the seats contested here, not of the assembly.

Seats won by party

CPM250.0%
JNP125.0%
MLO125.0%

Also polled — no seats won

INC(I)14.2%

KEC9.2%

CPI8.8%

MUL7.9%

INC7.0%

IND6.5%

Vote share of the vote across the seats contested here. Parties below 1% are not shown.

#	Constituency	Winner	Party	Votes	Share	Margin	Turnout
2	Kasaragod	B.M.A.RAHIMAN	MLO	22,419	37.1%	1,150	—
12	Tellicherry	M.V.RAJAGOPALAN	CPM	44,457	60.5%	20,658	—
105	Thiruvalla	P.C.T.PAINUMMOOTTIL	JNP	30,552	47.7%	5,689	—
140	Parassala	M.SAHYANESAN	CPM	27,986	38.5%	7,329	—

Election data: ECI