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POLLING
PERCENTAGE IN THE KERALA ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
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Year
of election
|
Votes
polled
|
Percentage
|
|
1957
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5,899,822
|
66.62
|
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1960
|
8,228,812
|
85.70
|
|
1965
|
6,428,937
|
75.12
|
|
1967
|
6,518,272
|
75.67
|
|
1970
|
7,634,451
|
75.07
|
|
1977
|
9,078,459
|
79.20
|
|
1980
|
9,587,663
|
72.28
|
|
1982
|
9,649,083
|
73.56
|
|
1987
|
12,839,457
|
80.53
|
|
1991
|
144,33,354
|
73.46
|
|
1996
|
14,70,6806
|
71.16
|
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source:
PRD, Kerala
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UDF
- LDF - BJP POLLING DURING 1977 - 1996
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|
Year
of election
|
UDF
Vote
|
LDF
Vote
|
UDF
Seat
|
LDF
Seat
|
BJP
Vote
|
Difference
in vote
|
Difference
in Percentage
|
|
1977
|
46,43,269(52.93%)
|
37,96,244(73.27%)
|
111
|
29
|
-
|
8,47,025
|
9.66
|
|
1980
|
44,22,211(46.36%)
|
48,32,695(50.66%)
|
46
|
93
|
-
|
4,10,484
|
4.30
|
|
1982
|
46,17,500(48020%)
|
45,23,979(47.30%)
|
77
|
63
|
2,63,083(2.75%)
|
93,521
|
0.97
|
|
1987
|
56,58,669(44.29%)
|
57,44,402(44.96%)
|
61
|
78
|
8,25,607(6.47%)
|
85,733
|
0.67
|
|
1991
|
68,29,893(48.14%)
|
65,15,972(45.93%)
|
92
|
48
|
6,74,473(4.74%)
|
3,13,921
|
2.21
|
|
1996
|
63,95,487(44.84%)
|
65,64,808(46.03%)
|
59
|
80
|
7,81,090(5.48%)
|
1,69,321
|
1.19%
|