1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

← 1970 19 March 1977 1980 →

All 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly
71 seats needed for a majority
Turnout79.19% (Increase 3.90%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader K. Karunakaran E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Party INC CPI(M)
Alliance United Front CPI (M)+ Front
Leader's seat Mala Alathur
Seats won 111 29
Seat change Increase32 Steady

Kerala, India
Kerala, one of the states in South India, has an electorate of more than 21 million people.

Chief Minister before election

C. Achutha Menon
CPI

Chief Minister

K. Karunakaran
Indian National Congress

Elections were held on 19 March 1977 to elect members to the fifth Niyamasabha. The United Front, led by INC and CPI won plurality of seats and remained in power, with K. Karunakaran as the Chief Minister.[1]

  1. ^ "History of Kerala legislature - Government of Kerala, India". kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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