# 1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

The elections to the Seventh Kerala Assembly were held on May 19, 1982.

## Background

After the election of 1980, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) formed a government led by E. K. Nayanar. By 20 October 1981, LDF lost their majority in the Assembly when the Congress (A), the Kerala Congress (M) and the Janatha (Gopalan) withdrew support for the government to join the UDF. E.K.Nayanar recommended to the Governor to dissolve the assembly and impose President's rule on 21 October 1981 which led to a mid-term election in 1982.

## Use of electronic voting machines

The election of 1982 has historic significance, as it is the first time Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were used in the country. EVM was used in 50 booths of the Paravoor constituency of Ernakulam district. But it was later challenged in the High Court of Kerala, but the plea was dismissed. The case was moved to the Supreme Court, which ordered re-polling as those 50 booths had no provision in the electoral law for use of voting machines.

## Results
### Party results

Party Wise Results :
| Party | Seats | Valid Votes Secure | Alliance |
| Indian National Congress-Indira (Cong-I or INCI) | 20 | 1137374 | UDF |
| Congress (A) (INC(A)) | 15 | 920743 | UDF |
| Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 14 | 590255 | UDF |
| Kerala Congress- Mani (KCM) | 6 | 559930 | UDF |
| Kerala Congress- Joseph (KCJ) | 8 | 435200 | UDF |
| Janata-Gopalan (JANG) | 4 | 262595 | UDF |
| National Democratic Party (NDP) | 4 | 255580 | UDF |
| Socialist Republican Party (SRP) | 2 | 205250 | UDF |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party-Sreekantan Nair (RSP-S) | 1 | 114721 | UDF |
| Praja Socialist Party (PSP) | 1 | 29011 | UDF |
| Democratic Labour Party (DLP) | 1 | 35821 | UDF |
| Independents (UDF) | 1 | 71025 | UDF |
| Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) | 28 | 1964924 | LDF |
| Communist Party of India (CPI) | 13 | 838191 | LDF |
| Congress-Socialist (ICS) | 7 | 551132 | LDF |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) | 4 | 263869 | LDF |
| All Indian Muslim League (AIML) | 4 | 310626 | LDF |
| Janata (JAN) | 4 | 386810 | LDF |
| Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) | 1 | 37705 | LDF |
| Independents (LDF) | 2 | 149928 | LDF |

### Constituency results

| # | AC Name | Type | Winning Candidate | Party | Votes | Party | Votes | Margin |
| 1 | Manjeswar | GEN | A . Subba Rao | CPI | 19554 | INC | 19391 | 163 |
| 2 | Kasaragod | GEN | C. T. Ahammad Ali | IUML | 25676 | BJP | 17657 | 8,019 |
| 3 | Udma | GEN | M. Kunhiraman Nambiar | IND | 32946 | IUML | 26327 | 6,619 |
| 4 | Hosdrug | SC | K . T. Kumaran | CPI | 41728 | INC | 32144 | 9,584 |
| 5 | Trikkarpur | GEN | O . Bharathan | CPI(M) | 48197 | KC | 35995 | 12,202 |
| 6 | Irikkur | GEN | K .C. Joseph | IND | 39261 | JNP | 30037 | 9,224 |
| 7 | Payyannur | GEN | M. V. Raghavan | CPI(M) | 44271 | INC | 28311 | 15,960 |
| 8 | Taliparamba | GEN | C. P. Moossankutty | CPI(M) | 46313 | IND | 35774 | 10,539 |
| 9 | Azhicode | GEN | P. Devootty | CPI(M) | 36845 | JNP | 26389 | 10,456 |
| 10 | Cannanore | GEN | P. Bhaskaran | IND | 34871 | IND | 32130 | 2,741 |
| 11 | Edakkad | GEN | A . K . Sasheendran | ICS | 38837 | IND | 31294 | 7,543 |
| 12 | Tellicherry | GEN | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan | CPI(M) | 40766 | IND | 23666 | 17,100 |
| 13 | Peringalam | GEN | N. A . Mammoo Haji | AIML | 38825 | INC | 19973 | 18,852 |
| 14 | Kuthuparamba | GEN | P . V. Kunhikannan | CPI(M) | 42111 | KC | 26648 | 15,463 |
| 15 | Peravoor | GEN | K. P. Noorudin | IND | 36903 | ICS | 36777 | 126 |
| 16 | North Wynad | ST | K . Raghavan Master | INC | 32225 | CPI | 25306 | 6,919 |
| 17 | Badagara | GEN | K . Chandrasekharan | JNP | 42475 | IND | 30298 | 12,177 |
| 18 | Nadapuram | GEN | K . T. Kanaran | CPI | 39927 | INC | 37660 | 2,267 |
| 19 | Meppayur | GEN | A . V. Abdurahiman | AIML | 42022 | IUML | 34835 | 7,187 |
| 20 | Quilandy | GEN | Manimangalath Kutaly | INC | 35293 | ICS | 33673 | 1,620 |
| 21 | Perambra | GEN | A . K . Padmanabhan Master | CPI(M) | 41308 | KC | 34585 | 6,723 |
| 22 | Balusseri | GEN | A . C . Shanmukhadas | ICS | 34055 | IND | 27370 | 6,685 |
| 23 | Koduvally | GEN | P. V. Muhammad | IUML | 35238 | JNP | 31498 | 3,740 |
| 24 | Calicut- I | GEN | N. Chandrasekhara Kurup | CPI(M) | 34830 | IND | 32757 | 2,073 |
| 25 | Calicut- Ii | GEN | P. M. Abubacker | AIML | 35109 | IND | 29155 | 5,954 |
| 26 | Beypore | GEN | K. Moosakutty | CPI(M) | 37592 | INC | 29015 | 8,577 |
| 27 | Kunnamangalam | SC | K. P. Raman | AIML | 28901 | IND | 27266 | 1,635 |
| 28 | Thiruvambadi | GEN | P. Cyriac John | IND | 30950 | IND | 27630 | 3,320 |
| 29 | Kalpetta | GEN | M. Kamalam | IND | 32794 | JNP | 21919 | 10,875 |
| 30 | Sultan's Battery | GEN | K. K. Ramchandran | INC | 31858 | CPI(M) | 28623 | 3,235 |
| 31 | Wandoor | SC | Pandalam Sudhakaram | INC | 28637 | ICS | 22780 | 5,857 |
| 32 | Nilambur | GEN | T. K. Hamza | IND | 35539 | IND | 33973 | 1,566 |
| 33 | Manjeri | GEN | C. M. Mohammed Koya | IUML | 38681 | AIML | 19031 | 19,650 |
| 34 | Malappuram | GEN | P. K. Kunnalikutty | IUML | 35464 | AIML | 13500 | 21,964 |
| 35 | Kondotty | GEN | P. Seethi Haji | IUML | 37671 | AIML | 20885 | 16,786 |
| 36 | Tirurangadi | GEN | K. Avukader Kutty Naha | IUML | 34586 | CPI | 20527 | 14,059 |
| 37 | Tanur | GEN | E. Ahammed | IUML | 34632 | IND | 11168 | 23,464 |
| 38 | Tirur | GEN | U. A. Beeran | IUML | 36315 | AIML | 30571 | 5,744 |
| 39 | Ponnani | GEN | M. P. Gangadharan | INC | 33187 | AIML | 33094 | 93 |
| 40 | Kuttippuram | GEN | Korambayil Ahamed Haji | IUML | 31521 | AIML | 13263 | 18,258 |
| 41 | Mankada | GEN | K. P. A. Majeed | IUML | 33208 | AIML | 28845 | 4,363 |
| 42 | Perinthalmanna | GEN | Nalakath Sooppy | IUML | 34873 | IND | 31959 | 2,914 |
| 43 | Thrithala | SC | K. K. Balakrishnan | INC | 31806 | CPI(M) | 31399 | 407 |
| 44 | Pattambi | GEN | K. E. Ismayil | CPI | 32013 | INC | 29870 | 2,143 |
| 45 | Ottapalam | GEN | V. C. Kabeer | IND | 27689 | IND | 23994 | 3,695 |
| 46 | Sreekrishnapuram | GEN | E. Padmanabhan | CPI(M) | 39727 | INC | 29150 | 10,577 |
| 47 | Mannarkkad | GEN | P. Kumaran | CPI | 38151 | IUML | 27665 | 10,486 |
| 48 | Malampuzha | GEN | E. K. Nayanar | CPI(M) | 37366 | KC | 20770 | 16,596 |
| 49 | Palghat | GEN | C. M. Sundaram | IND | 29011 | IND | 25841 | 3,170 |
| 50 | Chittur | GEN | K. Krishnankutty | JNP | 37527 | INC | 31884 | 5,643 |
| 51 | Kollengode | GEN | C. Vasudeva Menon | CPI(M) | 39245 | IND | 34360 | 4,885 |
| 52 | Coyalmannam | SC | T. K. Arumughan | CPI(M) | 41312 | INC | 27818 | 13,494 |
| 53 | Alathur | GEN | C. T. Krishnan | CPI(M) | 39982 | IND | 28668 | 11,314 |
| 54 | Chelakara | SC | C. K. Chakrapani | CPI(M) | 33030 | INC | 30907 | 2,123 |
| 55 | Wadakkancherry | GEN | K. S. Narayanan Namboodiri | INC | 33645 | JNP | 32007 | 1,638 |
| 56 | Kunnamkulam | GEN | K. P. Aravindakshan | CPI(M) | 33882 | IND | 32642 | 1,240 |
| 57 | Cherpu | GEN | R. P. Prabhakaran | CPI | 33561 | INC | 29891 | 3,670 |
| 58 | Trichur | GEN | Therambil Ramakrishnan | NDP | 32410 | CPI(M) | 30569 | 1,841 |
| 59 | Ollur | GEN | Raghavan Pozhakadavil | INC | 31691 | ICS | 28172 | 3,519 |
| 60 | Kodakara | GEN | C. G. Janardhanan | ICS | 32291 | KC | 32291 | 2,750 |
| 61 | Chalakudi | GEN | K. J. George | JNP | 33492 | KC | 28789 | 4,703 |
| 62 | Mala | GEN | K. Karunakaran | INC | 35138 | CPI | 31728 | 3,410 |
| 63 | Irinjalakuda | GEN | Lonappan Nambadan | IND | 36164 | IND | 29398 | 6,766 |
| 64 | Manalur | GEN | V. M. Sudheeran | IND | 31889 | CPI(M) | 29351 | 2,538 |
| 65 | Guruvayoor | GEN | P. K. K. Bava | IUML | 31106 | IND | 20743 | 10,363 |
| 66 | Nattika | GEN | Sidharthan Kattungal | IND | 28704 | CPI | 28223 | 481 |
| 67 | Kodungallur | GEN | V. K. Raja | CPI | 36404 | IND | 32970 | 3,434 |
| 68 | Ankamali | GEN | M. V. Mani | KC | 40056 | CPI(M) | 37679 | 2,377 |
| 69 | Vadakkekara | GEN | T. K. Abdu | CPI(M) | 33108 | IND | 31024 | 2,084 |
| 70 | Parur | GEN | Sivan Pillai | CPI | 30450 | IND | 30327 | 123 |
| 71 | Narakal | SC | P. K. Velayudhan | IND | 36604 | CPI(M) | 32621 | 3,983 |
| 72 | Ernakulam | GEN | A. L. Jacob | INC | 38051 | ICS | 30869 | 7,182 |
| 73 | Mattancherry | GEN | K. M. Hamsa | IUML | 25589 | AIML | 24031 | 1,558 |
| 74 | Palluruthy | GEN | T. P. Peethambaran Master | ICS | 37369 | KC | 37353 | 16 |
| 75 | Thrippunithura | GEN | K. G. R. Kartha | IND | 39151 | CPI(M) | 38390 | 761 |
| 76 | Alwaye | GEN | K. Mohammedali | IND | 40336 | CPI(M) | 36969 | 3,367 |
| 77 | Perumbavoor | GEN | P. P. Thankachan | INC | 40131 | CPI(M) | 33879 | 6,252 |
| 78 | Kunnathunad | GEN | T. H. Mustaffa | INC | 39155 | CPI(M) | 33700 | 5,455 |
| 79 | Piravom | GEN | Benny Behanan | IND | 35451 | JNP | 33655 | 1,796 |
| 80 | Muvattupuzha | GEN | Joseph Varkey | KC | 36389 | IND | 33332 | 3,057 |
| 81 | Kothamangalam | GEN | T. M. Jacob | KC | 39529 | CPI(M) | 35467 | 4,062 |
| 82 | Thodupuzha | GEN | P. J. Joseph | KC | 41020 | RSP | 25282 | 15,738 |
| 83 | Devicolam | SC | G. Varadan | CPI(M) | 31365 | KC | 31219 | 146 |
| 84 | Idukki | GEN | Jose Kuttiyani | INC | 31472 | ICS | 27104 | 4,368 |
| 85 | Udumbanchola | GEN | M. Jinadevan | CPI(M) | 34964 | KC | 33771 | 1,193 |
| 86 | Peermade | GEN | K.K. Thomas | IND | 35065 | CPI | 26036 | 9,029 |
| 87 | Kanjirappally | GEN | Thomas Killampally | KC | 35840 | CPI(M) | 27403 | 8,437 |
| 88 | Vazhoor | GEN | Kanam Rajendran | CPI | 28890 | KC | 26647 | 2,243 |
| 89 | Changanacherry | GEN | C. F. Thomas | KC | 37589 | IND | 27527 | 10,062 |
| 90 | Kottayam | GEN | N. Srinivasan | IND | 38886 | CPI(M) | 33548 | 5,338 |
| 91 | Ettumanoor | GEN | E. J. Lukose | KC | 37444 | CPI(M) | 31201 | 6,243 |
| 92 | Puthuppally | GEN | Oommen Chandy | IND | 42066 | ICS | 26083 | 15,983 |
| 93 | Poonjar | GEN | P. C. George | KC | 33844 | JNP | 23814 | 10,030 |
| 94 | Palai | GEN | K. M. Mani | KC | 39323 | IND | 26713 | 12,610 |
| 95 | Kaduthuruthy | GEN | P. C. Thomas | IND | 35711 | KC | 29761 | 5,950 |
| 96 | Vaikom | SC | M. K. Kesavan | CPI | 36582 | KC | 35951 | 631 |
| 97 | Aroor | GEN | K. R. Gouri | CPI(M) | 41694 | KC | 35753 | 5,941 |
| 98 | Sherthalai | GEN | Vayalar Ravi | IND | 36940 | CPI | 35067 | 1,873 |
| 99 | Mararikulam | GEN | A. V. Thamarakshan | RSP | 44567 | IND | 41168 | 3,399 |
| 100 | Alleppey | GEN | K. P. Ramachandran Naird | NDP | 35014 | CPI | 33424 | 1,590 |
| 101 | Ambalapuzha | GEN | V. Dinakaran | IND | 35821 | CPI(M) | 33937 | 1,884 |
| 102 | Kuttanad | GEN | K. C. Joseph | KC | 37172 | CPI(M) | 34184 | 2,988 |
| 103 | Haripad | GEN | Ramesh Chennithala | INC | 42651 | CPI(M) | 38074 | 4,577 |
| 104 | Kayamkulam | GEN | Thachady Prabhakaran | IND | 33996 | ICS | 33830 | 166 |
| 105 | Thiruvalla | GEN | P. C. Thomas | IND | 29565 | JNP | 24197 | 5,368 |
| 106 | Kallooppara | GEN | T. S. John | KC | 30025 | IND | 24123 | 5,902 |
| 107 | Aranmula | GEN | K. K. Sreenivasan | INC | 27864 | ICS | 22573 | 5,291 |
| 108 | Chengannur | GEN | S. Ramachandran Pillai | IND | 31156 | CPI(M) | 27865 | 3,291 |
| 109 | Mavelikara | GEN | S. Govinda Kurup | CPI(M) | 34743 | NDP | 33576 | 1,167 |
| 110 | Pandalam | SC | V. Kesavan | CPI(M) | 38465 | IND | 36501 | 1,964 |
| 111 | Ranni | GEN | Sunny Panavelil | ICS | 34490 | IND | 25245 | 9,245 |
| 112 | Pathanamthitta | GEN | K. K. Nair | IND | 36676 | IND | 27217 | 9,459 |
| 113 | Konni | GEN | V. S Chandrasekharan Pillai | CPI(M) | 32744 | INC | 31430 | 1,314 |
| 114 | Pathanapuram | GEN | A. George | KC | 37088 | CPI | 33160 | 3,928 |
| 115 | Punaloor | GEN | Sam Oommen | KC | 36091 | CPI | 34684 | 1,407 |
| 116 | Chadayamangalam | GEN | K. R. Chandramohan | CPI | 33060 | IND | 25229 | 7,831 |
| 117 | Kottarakara | GEN | R. Balakrishna Pillai | KC | 37515 | CPI | 29371 | 8,144 |
| 118 | Neduvathur | SC | C. K. Thankappan | CPI(M) | 34973 | KC | 30898 | 4,075 |
| 119 | Adoor | GEN | Thennala Balakrishna Pillai | INC | 30911 | CPI(M) | 29173 | 1,738 |
| 120 | Kunnathur | SC | Kottakuzhi Sukumaran | IND | 39992 | RSP | 36602 | 3,390 |
| 121 | Karunagapally | GEN | T. V. Vijayarajan | IND | 38047 | CPI | 34406 | 3,641 |
| 122 | Chavara | GEN | Baby John | RSP | 35907 | INC | 35286 | 621 |
| 123 | Kundara | GEN | Thoppil Ravi | IND | 35130 | CPI(M) | 30931 | 4,199 |
| 124 | Quilon | GEN | Kadavoor Sivadasan | IND | 35387 | RSP | 28310 | 7,077 |
| 125 | Eravipuram | GEN | R. S. Unni | RSP | 37862 | IUML | 37073 | 789 |
| 126 | Chathanoor | GEN | C. V. Padmarajan | INC | 37811 | CPI | 32009 | 5,802 |
| 127 | Varkala | GEN | Varkala Radhakrishnan | CPI(M) | 27315 | IND | 25511 | 1,804 |
| 128 | Attingal | GEN | Vakkom B. Purushothaman | IND | 31791 | ICS | 24432 | 7,359 |
| 129 | Kilimanoor | SC | Bhargavi Thankappan | CPI | 33258 | IND | 27113 | 6,145 |
| 130 | Vamanapuram | GEN | Koliyakodu N. Krishnan Nair | CPI(M) | 36303 | IND | 34349 | 1,954 |
| 131 | Ariyanad | GEN | K. Pankajakshan | RSP | 30966 | IND | 28555 | 2,411 |
| 132 | Nedumangad | GEN | K. V. Surendranath | CPI | 37350 | IND | 34009 | 3,341 |
| 133 | Kazhakuttam | GEN | M. N. Hassan | IND | 35028 | CPI(M) | 33835 | 1,193 |
| 134 | Trivandrum North | GEN | G. Karthikeyan | INC | 38260 | CPI(M) | 29414 | 8,846 |
| 135 | Trivandrum West | GEN | P. A. Mohammed Kannu | IUML | 29795 | RSP | 24373 | 5,422 |
| 136 | Trivandrum East | GEN | K. Sankaranarayana Pillai | ICS | 31517 | NDP | 30865 | 652 |
| 137 | Nemom | GEN | K. Karunakaran | INC | 36007 | CPI(M) | 32659 | 3,348 |
| 138 | Kovalam | GEN | N. Sakthan Nadar | IND | 37705 | INC | 34348 | 3,357 |
| 139 | Neyyattinkara | GEN | S. R. Thankaraj | JNP | 43159 | NDP | 28179 | 14,980 |
| 140 | Parassala | GEN | N. Sundaran Nadar | INC | 34503 | CPI(M) | 31782 | 2,721 |