3. BADAGARA
Total Votes: 738470
Votes Polled: 583558
Invalid Votes: 4096
| Name of the Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage |
| K. P. UNNIKRISHNAN | ICS | 270416 | 46.67 |
| K. M. RADHAKRISHANAN | SRP | 259437 | 44.77 |
| A. D. NAIR | BJP | 33781 | 5.83 |
| B. M. SASTHRI | IND | 10556 | 1.82 |
| KUNNUMEL MOHANAN | IND | 2164 | 0.37 |
| N. K. HAJI | IND | 1723 | 0.30 |
| SUSEELA BALAKRISHNAN | IND | 909 | 0.16 |
| E. JOSEPH | IND | 476 | 0.08 |
| Total | 579462 | 100.00 | |
Mr. K. P. UNNIKRISHNAN (ICS) elected with a margin of 10979 votes.