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; 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 98 seats altogether. E. K. Nayanar was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 26 March 1980.
History The Congress party had split into two splinter parties, the INC (I) and the INC (U). Kerala Congress too underwent a split, with the formation of KC (M) and the KC (J). The ML (O) assumed the name AIML. The United Front which won the 1977 election, had dissolved in 1979 which lead to the creation of two long-running alliance formula in the state:
The United Democratic Front (UDF) consisting of the INC (I), the IUML, the KC (J), the PSP, the NDP, and the SRP The Left Democratic Front (LDF) comprising, the CPM, the CPI, the INC (U), the KC (M), the KC (PG), the AIML, and the RSP
Results
Party Wise Results
+Party Wise ResultsPartySeatsAllianceCommunist Party of Indian (Marxist) (CPI(M))35Left Democratic FrontIndian National Congress (U) (INC(U))21Communist Party of India (CPI)17Kerala Congress (M) (KCM)8Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)6All India Muslim League (AIMUL)5Janata Party (JNP)5Kerala Congress (Pillai Group) (KCP)1Indian National Congress (I) (INC (I))17 United Democratic FrontIndian Union Muslim League (IUML)14Kerala Congress (J) (KEC)6National Democratic Party (NDP)3Praja Socialist Party (PSP)1Independent (IND)1N/ATotal140
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Constituency Wise Results