1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

The elections to the Eighth Kerala Assembly were held on  March 23, 1987. The UDF and the LDF were the two major political  fronts in the arena. The UDF had the INC(I)IUML, KC(J), KC(M), NDP (P), SRP(S) and the RSP(S) as its constituents. The LDF consisted of the CPI(M), CPI, RSP, IC(S), Janata Party and the Lok Dal

1987 Kerala state assembly election

23 March 1987

All 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly
71 seats needed for a majority
Turnout80.54%(7.03)
  First party Second party
 
Leader E.K. Nayanar K. Karunakaran
Party CPI(M) INC
Alliance LDF UDF
Leader's seat Thrikaripur Mala
Seats won 78 61
Seat change 15 16
Percentage 44.97% 43.65%

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

E.K. Nayanar
LDF

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.