The

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were held to elect 20 members to the

eleventh Lok Sabha General elections were held in India in April–May 1996 to elect the members of the 11th Lok Sabha. The result of the election was a hung parliament, which would see three Prime Ministers in two years and force the country back to the polls ...

from Kerala. Both Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won 10 seats each. Turnout for the election was at 70.66%

Alliances and parties

UDF is a Kerala legislative alliance formed by INC veteran

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. LDF comprises primarily of CPI(M) and the CPI, forming the Left Front in the national level.

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Alliances and parties

United Democratic Front

Left Democratic Front

Bharatiya Janata Party

List of elected MPs

Results

Performance of political parties

By constituency

See also

References