1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
The 1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 18 June 1991 to elect members to the Niyamasabha. The incumbent LDF government, which was in power from 1987, decided to seek a fresh mandate one year ahead of the expiry of its term. The decision was prompted by the announcement of the elections to the Lok Sabha and the Front's good showing in the elections to the local bodies held in the previous year.
The elections saw the LDF losing power and the UDF returning to power after four years. K. Karunakaran, the leader of the UDF alliance, was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state on 24 June 1991.
This was the final election in which the two major fronts were led by K. Karunakaran and E.K. Nayanar respectively.
Results
Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1991.| Sl No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner-up Candidates Name | Gender | Party | vote | Margin | Winner |
| 1 | Manjeshwar | GEN | Cherkalam Abdullah | M | MUL | 29603 | K.G. Marar | M | BJP | 28531 | 1072 | IUML |
| 2 | Kasaragod | GEN | C.T. Ahamdali | M | MUL | 39143 | Sri Krishna Bhat | M | BJP | 24269 | 14874 | IUML |
| 3 | Udma | GEN | P. Raghavan | M | CPI | 47169 | K.Po. Kunhikannan | M | INC | 46212 | 957 | CPI |
| 4 | Hosdrug | M. Narayanan | M | CPI | 60536 | Kottara Vasudev | M | INC | 53858 | 6678 | CPI | |
| 5 | Trikaripur | GEN | E.K. Nayanar | M | CPM | 69437 | Sreedharan C.K. | M | INC | 55105 | 14332 | CPI |
| 6 | Irikkur | GEN | K.C. Joseph | M | INC | 62395 | Goorge Sebastian | M | KEC | 45647 | 16748 | INC |
| 7 | Payyannur | GEN | C.P. Narayanan | M | CPM | 66530 | M.P. Murali | M | INC | 48365 | 18165 | CPI |
| 8 | Taliparamba | GEN | Pacheni Kunhiaraman | M | CPM | 65973 | M.K. Raghavan | M | INC | 55273 | 10700 | CPI |
| 9 | Azhikode | GEN | E.P. Jayarajan | M | CPM | 51466 | C.P. Moosankutty | M | CPM | 43757 | 7709 | CPI |
| 10 | Cannanore | GEN | N. Ramakrishnan | M | INC | 51742 | A.K. Saseendran | M | ICS | 36937 | 14805 | INC |
| 11 | Edakkad | GEN | O. Bharathan | M | CPM | 54965 | K. Ssudhakaran | M | INC | 54746 | 219 | CPI |
| 12 | Tellicherry | GEN | K.P. Mamoo Master | M | CPM | 48936 | A.D. Mustaffa | M | INC | 41550 | 7386 | CPI |
| 13 | Peringalam | GEN | K.M. Sooppy | M | MUL | 49183 | P.R. Karup | M | JD | 47534 | 1649 | IUML |
| 14 | Kuthuparamba | GEN | Pinaray Vijayan | M | CPM | 58842 | P. Ramakrishnan | M | INC | 45782 | 13060 | CPI |
| 15 | Peravoor | GEN | K.P. Noorudheen | M | INC | 60212 | Ramachandran Kadannapally | M | ICS | 51834 | 8378 | INC |
| 16 | North Wynad | K. Raghavan Master | M | INC | 50685 | K.C. Kuniharaman | M | CPM | 43150 | 7475 | INC | |
| 17 | Badagara | GEN | K. Chandrasekharan | M | JD | 59820 | K.C. Abu | M | INC | 47336 | 12484 | JD |
| 18 | Nadapuram | GEN | Satyyan Mokeri | M | CPI | 60053 | P. Shaduli | M | MUL | 52427 | 7626 | CPI |
| 19 | Meppayur | GEN | A. Kanaran | M | CPM | 58362 | Kadameri Balakrishnan | M | INC | 49038 | 9324 | CPI |
| 20 | Quilandy | GEN | M.T. Padma | F | INC | 56642 | C. Kunhamed | M | CPI | 54139 | 2503 | INC |
| 21 | Perambra | GEN | N.K. Radha | F | CPM | 58978 | K.A. Devassia | M | KEC | 54562 | 4416 | CPI |
| 22 | Balusseri | GEN | A.C. Shanmukhadas | M | ICS | 52470 | P. Shankaran | M | INC | 42758 | 9712 | ICS |
| 23 | Koduvally | GEN | P.V. Mohammed | M | MUL | 51793 | C. Mohasin | M | JD | 51395 | 398 | IUML |
| 24 | Calicut- I | GEN | A. Sujanapal | M | INC | 53079 | M. Dasan | M | CPM | 49319 | 3760 | INC |
| 25 | Calicut- II | GEN | M.K. Muneer | M | MUL | 52779 | C.P. Kunhu | M | CPM | 48896 | 3883 | IUML |
| 26 | Beypore | GEN | T.K. Hamza | M | CPM | 66683 | K. Madhavan Kutty | M | IND | 60413 | 6270 | CPI |
| 27 | Kunnamangalam | C.P. Balan Vudiar | M | CPM | 47946 | A. Balaram | M | INC | 46788 | 1158 | CPI | |
| 28 | Thiruvambady | GEN | A.V. Abdurahimanhat | M | MUL | 50767 | P. Cyriac John | M | ICS | 44665 | 6102 | IUML |
| 29 | Kalpetta | GEN | K.K. Ramachandran Master | M | INC | 46488 | K.K. Hemza | M | JD | 42696 | 3792 | INC |
| 30 | Sultan'S Battery | GEN | K.C. Rosakutty | F | INC | 53050 | Varghese Vaidyar | M | CPM | 50544 | 2506 | INC |
| 31 | Wandoor | Pandalam Sudhakaran | M | INC | 53104 | Kunnath Velayudhan | M | CPM | 45509 | 7595 | INC | |
| 32 | Nilambur | GEN | Aryadan Muhammed | M | INC | 60558 | K. Abdurahiman Master | M | IND | 52874 | 7684 | INC |
| 33 | Manjeri | GEN | Ishaque Kurikkal | M | MUL | 57717 | K.P. Mohammed | M | JD | 35286 | 22431 | IUML |
| 34 | Malappuram | GEN | Yoonus Kunju | M | MUL | 49713 | Sebastian J. Kaloor | M | ICS | 22604 | 27109 | IUML |
| 35 | Kondotty | GEN | K. Abu | M | MUL | 54042 | Madathil Mohammedaji | M | JD | 33178 | 20864 | IUML |
| 36 | Tirurangadi | GEN | V.A. Beeran Sahib | M | MUL | 47223 | M. Rahmathulla | M | CPI | 28021 | 19202 | IUML |
| 37 | Tanur | GEN | P. Seethi Haji | M | MUL | 47424 | M. Mohamed Master | M | CPM | 21577 | 25847 | IUML |
| 38 | Tirur | GEN | E.T. Mohamed Basheer | MUL | 52489 | Kuruiyan Syed | M | ICS | 39984 | 12505 | IUML | |
| 39 | Ponnani | GEN | E.K. Imbichibava | M | CPM | 49264 | P.T. Mohankrishnan | M | INC | 44180 | 5084 | CPI |
| 40 | Kuttippuram | GEN | P.K. Kunhalikutty | M | MUL | 44865 | V.P. Sakkariya | M | CPM | 22539 | 22326 | IUML |
| 41 | Mankada | GEN | K.P.A. Majeed | M | MUL | 48605 | K. Ummer Master | M | CPM | 42645 | 5960 | IUML |
| 42 | Perinthalmanna | GEN | Sooppy Nalakath | M | MUL | 49766 | M.M. Mustafa | M | IND | 42827 | 6939 | IUML |
| 43 | Thrithala | E. Sankaran | M | CPM | 46187 | K.P. Raman Master | M | MUL | 40602 | 5585 | CPI | |
| 44 | Pattambi | GEN | K.E. Esmail | M | CPI | 43351 | Leela Damodara Memon | F | INC | 39681 | 3670 | CPI |
| 45 | Ottapalam | GEN | V.C. Kabeer Master | M | ICS | 42771 | K. Sankaranarayanan | M | INC | 38501 | 4270 | ICS |
| 46 | Sreekrishnapuram | GEN | P. Balan | M | INC | 51864 | E.M. Sreedharan | M | CPM | 50166 | 1698 | INC |
| 47 | Mannarkkad | GEN | Kalladi Mohammed | M | MUL | 53884 | P. Kumaran | M | CPI | 49414 | 4470 | IUML |
| 48 | Malampuzha | GEN | T. Sivadasa Menon | M | CPM | 50361 | V. Krishnadas | M | CPM | 32370 | 17991 | CPI |
| 49 | Palghat | GEN | C.M. Sundaram | M | INC | 41432 | M.S. Gopalakirshnan | M | CPM | 37925 | 3507 | INC |
| 50 | Chittur | GEN | K. Krishnankutty | M | JD | 47281 | K.A. Chandran | M | INC | 44170 | 3111 | JD |
| 51 | Kollengode | GEN | T. Chathu | M | CPM | 47058 | A, Ramaswamy | M | INC | 45853 | 1205 | CPI |
| 52 | Coyalmannam | M. Naryannan | M | CPM | 50315 | M. Ayyappan Master | M | INC | 42597 | 7718 | CPI | |
| 53 | Alathur | GEN | A.V. Gopinathan | M | INC | 49512 | V. Sukumaran Master | M | CPM | 49174 | 338 | INC |
| 54 | Chelakara | M.P. Thami | M | INC | 47790 | C. Kuttappan | M | CPM | 43429 | 4361 | INC | |
| 55 | Wadakkanchery | GEN | K.S. Narayanan Namboodiri | M | INC | 51414 | K. Mohandas | M | KEC | 43773 | 7641 | INC |
| 56 | Kunnamkulam | GEN | T.V. Chandramohan | M | INC | 53099 | K.P. Aravindhakshan | M | CPM | 50344 | 2755 | INC |
| 57 | Cherpu | GEN | V.V. Raghavan | M | CPI | 50767 | M.K. Abdul Salam | M | INC | 46309 | 4458 | CPI |
| 58 | Trichur | GEN | Therambil Ramakrishnan | M | INC | 53190 | E.K. Menon | M | CPM | 45899 | 7291 | INC |
| 59 | Ollur | GEN | P.P. George | M | INC | 57910 | A.M. Paraman | M | CPI | 52669 | 5241 | INC |
| 60 | Kodakara | GEN | K. P. Viswanathan | M | INC | 49971 | P.R. Rajan | M | CPM | 48360 | 1611 | INC |
| 61 | Chalakudi | GEN | Rosamma Chacko | F | INC | 49482 | Jose Painadath | M | JD | 42742 | 6740 | INC |
| 62 | Mala | GEN | K. Karunakaran | M | INC | 50966 | V.K. Rajan | M | CPI | 48492 | 2474 | INC |
| 63 | Irinjalakuda | GEN | Lonappan Nambadan | M | IND | 53351 | A.L. Sebastian | M | KCM | 43927 | 9424 | IND |
| 64 | Manalur | GEN | V.M. Sudheeran | M | INC | 45930 | K.F. Davis | M | CPM | 40414 | 5516 | INC |
| 65 | Guruvayoor | GEN | P.M. Abubacker | M | MUL | 40496 | K.K. Kammu | M | IND | 34820 | 5676 | IUML |
| 66 | Nattika | GEN | Krishnan Kaniyamparabil | M | CPI | 44762 | Raghvan Pozhakadavil | M | INC | 43596 | 1166 | CPI |
| 67 | Kodungallur | GEN | Meenakshy Thampan | F | CPI | 53542 | T.A. Ahammed Kabeer | M | MUL | 42353 | 11189 | CPI |
| 68 | Ankamali | GEN | P.J. Joy | M | INC | 60441 | M.V. Mani | M | KEC | 52843 | 7598 | INC |
| 69 | Vadakkekara | GEN | S. Sarma | M | CPM | 52897 | M.I. Shanavas | M | INC | 52100 | 797 | CPI |
| 70 | Parur | GEN | P.Raju | M | CPI | 43551 | Karthav | M | IND | 40719 | 2832 | CPI |
| 71 | Narakkal | K. Kunjambu | M | INC | 49102 | V.K. Babu | M | ICS | 45555 | 3547 | INC | |
| Bye Polls | Narakkal | V.K.Babu | M | INC | Unconsted | INC | ||||||
| 72 | Ernakulam | GEN | George Eden | M | INC | 54263 | Everest Chammany | M | IND | 43441 | 10822 | INC |
| 73 | Mattancherry | GEN | M.J. Zakaria | M | MUL | 33736 | Jerson Kalappurakkal | M | IND | 24796 | 8940 | IUML |
| 74 | Palluruthy | GEN | Dominic Presentation | M | INC | 60001 | T.P. Peethabaran Master | M | ICS | 52527 | 7474 | INC |
| 75 | Thrippunithura | GEN | K. Babu | M | INC | 63887 | M.M. Lawrance | M | CPM | 58941 | 4946 | INC |
| 76 | Alwaye | GEN | K. Mohamed Ali | M | INC | 64837 | T.O. Khathir Pillai | M | CPM | 56266 | 8571 | INC |
| 77 | Perumbavoor | GEN | P.P. Thankachan | M | INC | 52494 | Alumkal Devassy | M | JD | 49183 | 3311 | INC |
| 78 | Kunnathunad | GEN | T.H. Musthafa | M | INC | 56094 | Rukhiya Beevi Ali | F | IND | 48626 | 7468 | INC |
| 79 | Piravom | GEN | T.M. Jacob | M | KCM | 53751 | Gopi Kottamurickal | M | CPM | 50804 | 2947 | KCM |
| 80 | Muvattupuzha | GEN | Johny Nelloor | M | KCM | 51783 | A.V. Issac | M | IND | 48004 | 3779 | KCM |
| 81 | Kothamangalam | GEN | V.J. Faulose | M | INC | 51862 | T.M. Paily | M | IND | 44490 | 7372 | INC |
| 82 | Thodupuzha | GEN | P.T. Thomas | M | INC | 55666 | P.J. Joseph | M | KEC | 54574 | 1092 | INC |
| 83 | Devicolam | K. Moni Alias A.K. Moni | M | INC | 51801 | S. Sundramanickam | M | CPM | 44859 | 6942 | INC | |
| 84 | Idukki | GEN | Mathew Stephen | M | KCM | 52559 | Johny Poomattom | M | KEC | 48881 | 3678 | KCM |
| 85 | Udumbanchola | GEN | E.M. Augusthy | M | INC | 59843 | M. Jinadevan | M | CPM | 56469 | 3354 | INC |
| 86 | Peermade | GEN | K.K. Thomas | M | INC | 46868 | C.A. Kurian | M | CPI | 41827 | 5041 | INC |
| 87 | Kanjirappally | GEN | Geoge J. Mathew | M | INC | 45973 | K.J. Thomas | M | CPM | 44815 | 1158 | INC |
| 88 | Vazhoor | GEN | K. Narayana Karup | M | KCM | 43354 | Kanam Rajendran | M | CPI | 40804 | 2550 | KCM |
| 89 | Changanacherry | GEN | C.F. Thomas | M | KCM | 53742 | M.T. Joseph | M | CPM | 41965 | 11777 | KCM |
| 90 | Kottayam | GEN | T.K. Ramakrishnan | M | CPM | 54182 | Cherian Philip | M | INC | 51500 | 2682 | CPI |
| 91 | Ettumanoor | GEN | Thomas Chazihikadan | M | KCM | 49233 | Vaikom Viswan | M | CPM | 48347 | 886 | KCM |
| 92 | Puthuppally | GEN | Oommen Chandy | M | INC | 56150 | Vasavan | M | CPM | 42339 | 13811 | INC |
| 93 | Poonjar | GEN | Joy Abraham | M | KCM | 43936 | N.M. Joseph | M | JD | 33518 | 10418 | KCM |
| 94 | Palai | GEN | K.M. Mani | M | KCM | 52310 | George C. Kappan | M | IND | 35021 | 17289 | KCM |
| 95 | Kaduthuruthy | GEN | P.M. Mathew | M | KCM | 50324 | E.J. Lukose | M | KEC | 36592 | 13732 | KCM |
| 96 | Vaikom | K.K. Balakrishnan | M | INC | 50692 | K.P. Sreedharan | M | CPI | 49654 | 1038 | INC | |
| 97 | Aroor | GEN | K.R. Gouri Amma | F | CPM | 56230 | P.J. Francis | M | INC | 52613 | 3617 | CPI |
| 98 | Sherthalai | GEN | C.K. Chandrappan | M | CPI | 50844 | Vayalar Ravi | M | INC | 49853 | 991 | CPI |
| 99 | Mararikulam | GEN | V.S. Achuthanandan | M | CPM | 71470 | D. Sugathan | M | INC | 61490 | 9980 | CPI |
| 100 | Alleppey | GEN | K.P. Ramachandran Nair | M | NDP | 42269 | P.S. Somasekhara | M | CPI | 41519 | 750 | NDP |
| 101 | Ambalapuzha | GEN | C.K. Sadasivan | M | CPM | 48150 | V. Dinakaran | M | INC | 46617 | 1533 | CPI |
| 102 | Kuttanad | GEN | K.C. Joseph | M | KEC | 45669 | P.D. Luke | M | KCM | 36673 | 8996 | KEC |
| 103 | Haripad | GEN | K.K. Sreenivasan | M | INC | 52891 | A.V. Thamarakshan | M | RSP | 52376 | 515 | INC |
| 104 | Kayamkulam | GEN | Thachady Prabhakaran | M | INC | 46682 | M.R. Gopalakrishnan | M | CPM | 46649 | 33 | INC |
| 105 | Thiruvalla | GEN | Mammen Mathai | M | KCM | 35843 | Mathew T. Thomas | M | JD | 33950 | 1893 | KCM |
| 106 | Kallooppara | GEN | Joseph M. Puthussery | M | IND | 35524 | T.S. John | M | KEC | 30288 | 5236 | IND |
| 107 | Aranmula | GEN | R. Ramachandran Nair | M | NDP | 37534 | C.A. Mathew | M | ICS | 32128 | 5406 | NDP |
| 108 | Chengannur | GEN | Sobhana George | F | INC | 40208 | Mammen Iype | M | ICS | 36761 | 3447 | INC |
| 109 | Mavelikara | GEN | M. Murali | M | INC | 50292 | S. Govinda Kurup | M | CPM | 44322 | 5970 | INC |
| 110 | Pandalam | V. Kisavan | M | CPM | 52768 | M.A. Kuttappan | M | INC | 51210 | 1558 | CPI | |
| 111 | Ranni | GEN | M.C. Cheriyan Moozhickal | M | INC | 41048 | Idiculla Mappila | M | CPM | 38809 | 2239 | INC |
| 112 | Pathanamthitta | GEN | K.K. Nair | M | IND | 47367 | Eapen Varughese | M | KEC | 29899 | 17468 | IND |
| 113 | Konni | GEN | A. Padma Kumar | M | CPM | 42531 | C.P. Ramachandran Nair | M | IND | 41615 | 916 | CPI |
| 114 | Pathanapuram | GEN | K. Prakash Babu | M | CPI | 50295 | Vakkanand Radhakrishnan | M | KCM | 44267 | 6028 | CPI |
| 115 | Punalur | GEN | Punalur Madhu | M | INC | 53050 | Mullakkara Ratnakaran | M | CPI | 51738 | 1312 | INC |
| 116 | Chadayamangalam | GEN | E. Rajendran | M | CPI | 46025 | A. Hidur Mohammed | M | INC | 40986 | 5039 | CPI |
| 117 | Kottarakkara | GEN | R. Balakrishna Pillai | M | IND | 47122 | George Mathew | M | CPM | 41707 | 5421 | IND |
| 118 | Neduvathur | B. Raghavan | M | CPM | 49296 | N. Narayanan | M | INC | 42112 | 7184 | CPI | |
| 119 | Adoor | GEN | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | M | INC | 44147 | R. Unnikrishna Pillai | M | CPM | 38380 | 5767 | INC |
| 120 | Kunnathur | T. Nanoomaster | M | RSP | 56064 | V. Sasidharan | M | INC | 53462 | 2602 | RSP | |
| 121 | Karunagappally | GEN | P.S Sreenivasan | M | CPI | 53576 | Jameela Ibrahim | F | INC | 47326 | 6250 | CPI |
| 122 | Chavara | GEN | Baby John | M | RSP | 51249 | Prathapa Varma Thampan | M | INC | 46925 | 4324 | RSP |
| 123 | Kundara | GEN | Alphonsa John | F | INC | 46447 | J. Mercykutty Amma | F | CPM | 45075 | 1372 | INC |
| 124 | Quilon | GEN | Kadavoor Sivadasan | M | INC | 48307 | Babu Divakaran | M | RSP | 43831 | 4476 | INC |
| 125 | Eravipuram | GEN | P.K.K. Bava | M | MUL | 55972 | V.P. Ramakrishna Pillai | M | IND | 55350 | 422 | IUML |
| 126 | Chathanoor | GEN | C.V. Padmarajan | M | INC | 53755 | P. Ravindran | M | CPI | 49244 | 4511 | INC |
| 127 | Varkala | GEN | Varkala Radhakrishnan | M | CPM | 42977 | Varkala Kahar | M | INC | 39680 | 3297 | CPI |
| 128 | Attingal | GEN | T. Saratchandra Prasad | M | INC | 41964 | Anathalavattom Anadan | M | CPM | 41527 | 437 | INC |
| 129 | Kilimanoor | N. Rajan | M | CPI | 51937 | Thankappan | M | INC | 47882 | 4055 | CPI | |
| 130 | Vamanapuram | GEN | Kolaikode N. Krishna Nair | M | CPM | 52248 | R.M. Parameswaran | M | INC | 50882 | 1366 | CPI |
| 131 | Ariyanad | GEN | G. Karihikeyan | M | INC | 44302 | K. Pankajakshan | M | RSP | 40822 | 3480 | INC |
| 132 | Nedumangad | GEN | Palode Ravi | M | INC | 54678 | K. Govinda Pillai | M | CPI | 53739 | 939 | INC |
| 133 | Kazhakuttam | GEN | M.V. Raghavan | M | CPM | 51243 | A. Nabeesaummal | F | CPM | 50554 | 689 | CPM |
| 134 | Trivandrum North | GEN | M. Vijaya Kumar | M | CPM | 52865 | T. Raveendtan Thampi | M | NDP | 52525 | 340 | CPI |
| 135 | Trivandrum West | GEN | M.M. Hassan | M | INC | 43620 | Antony Raju | M | KEC | 35121 | 8499 | INC |
| 136 | Trivandrum East | GEN | B. Vijaya Kumar | M | INC | 41230 | K. Sankaranaraya Pillai | M | ICS | 33302 | 8018 | INC |
| 137 | Nemom | GEN | V.J. Thankappan | M | CPM | 47063 | Stanly Sathyanesan | M | CPM | 40201 | 6862 | CPI |
| 138 | Kovalam | GEN | A. Neela Lohitha Dajan Kadar | M | JD | 49515 | George Maserine | M | INC | 49494 | 21 | JD |
| 139 | Neyyattinkara | GEN | Thampanoor Ravi | M | INC | 49016 | S.R. Thanka Raj | M | JD | 47042 | 1974 | INC |
| 140 | Parassala | GEN | M.R. Raghu Chandra Bal | M | INC | 48423 | Sathyanesan | M | CPM | 40788 | 7635 | INC |