| Sl. No. | Political Party | No. of Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Percentage |
| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party BJP | 20 | 0 | 672441 | 4.51 |
| 2 | Bahujan Samaj Party BSP | 8 | 0 | 17762 | 0.12 |
| 3 | Communist Party of India CPI | 3 | 0 | 924994 | 6.21 |
| 4 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPM | 10 | 2 | 3410172 | 22.88 |
| 5 | Desiya Karshaka Party DKP | 3 | 0 | 3054 | 0.02 |
| 6 | Indian Congress (Socialist) ICS | 1 | 1 | 370434 | 2.49 |
| 7 | Indian National Congress (Indira) INCI | 17 | 14 | 6217161 | 41.71 |
| 8 | Others / Independents IND | 131 | 0 | 140079 | 0.94 |
| 9 | Indian Union Muslim League IUML | 2 | 2 | 780322 | 5.24 |
| 10 | Janata Dal JD | 1 | 0 | 277682 | 1.86 |
| 11 | Janata Party JP | 15 | 0 | 32361 | 0.22 |
| 12 | Kerala Congress (Joseph) KCJ | 1 | 0 | 68619 | 0.46 |
| 13 | Kerala Congress (Mani) KCM | 1 | 1 | 351519 | 2.36 |
| 14 | LDF supported Independents LDF | 4 | 0 | 1278781 | 8.58 |
| 15 | Revolutionary Socialist Party RSP | 1 | 0 | 359393 | 2.41 |
| Total | 218 | 20 | 14904774 | 100.00 |