1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

1982 Kerala state assembly election
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All 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly
71 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.51%(Increase1.28)
  First party Second party
 
Leader K. Karunakaran E.K. Nayanar
Party INC CPI(M)
Alliance UDF LDF
Leader's seat Mala Malampuzha
Seats won 77 63
Seat change Increase 31 Decrease 30
Percentage 48.25% 47.25%
Kerala, India
Kerala, one of the states in South India, has an electorate of more than 21 million people.
Chief Minister before election

K. Karunakaran
UDF

Chief Minister

K.Karunakaran
UDF

The elections to the Seventh Kerala Assembly were held on May 19, 1982.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kerala Assembly Elections 1982- Brief backgrounder". www.keralaassembly.org. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Kerala Assembly Elections 1982- Backgrounder". www.keralaassembly.org. Retrieved 19 May 2019.