Official results for the 1979 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. CPM won the most seats with 2 out of 4.
Total seats: 4. Majority mark: 2.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| CPM | 2 | 26.8% |
| JP | 1 | 11.3% |
| MLO | 1 | 8.3% |
| INC | 0 | 21.2% |
| CPI | 0 | 8.8% |
| KEC | 0 | 9.2% |
| IND | 0 | 6.6% |
| KCP | 0 | 0.1% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMBALAPPUZHA | P.C.T.PAINUMMOOTTIL | JP | 8.9% |
| DHARMADAM | M. V. RAJAGOPALAN | CPM | 28.1% |
| KASARAGOD | B.M.A.RAHIMAN | MLO | 1.9% |
| NEYYATTINKARA | SATHYANESAN | CPM | 10.1% |