1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

1980 Kerala state assembly election

← 1977 3 January and 5 January 1980 1982 →
All 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly 71 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	72.23%
First party Second party   Leader E.K. Nayanar K. Karunakaran Party CPI(M) INC Alliance LDF UDF Leader's seat Malampuzha Mala Seats won 93 46 Seat change New New
Kerala, India Kerala, one of the states in South India, has an electorate of more than 21 million people.
Chief Minister before election President's Rule Chief Minister E. K. Nayanar CPI(M)

Elections were held on 1980 January 3 and 5 to elect members to the sixth Niyamasabha. This election saw the formation of two pre-poll alliances, viz. LDF and UDF, most of whose constituent parties were part of the erstwhile United Front. CPI(M)-led LDF to win the election, after winning 93 seats altogether. E. K. Nayanar was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 26 March 1980 ^[1]