2004 Indian general election in Kerala
The 2004 Indian general election in Kerala were held for 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state.[1] The result was an overwhelming victory for the Left Democratic Front (LDF) which won 15 seats. Indian National Congress, who had won 8 seats in the 1999 elections, won none this election. The other 5 seats were won by Kerala Congress (1), P.C. Thomas's Indian Federal Democratic Party (1), Indian Union Muslim League (1), Janata Dal (Secular) (1), and by an LDF supported Independent candidate (1).
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In the aftermath of this election, the then Chief Minister of the state A. K. Antony resigned taking sole responsibility for the INC's poor electoral performance.[2] Despite this, the outside support from the Left Front proved valuable for Congress to have a stable government in the Lok Sabha for the next 5 years.[3]
List of elected MPs
| No. | Constituency | Name of Elected M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasaragod | P. Karunakaran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2 | Kannur | A. P. Abdullakutty | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 3 | Vatakara | P. Satheedevi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 4 | Kozhikode | M. P. Veerendra Kumar | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 5 | Manjeri | T. K. Hamza | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 6 | Ponnani | E. Ahammed | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 7 | Palakkad | N. N. Krishnadas | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 8 | Ottapalam | S. Ajaya Kumar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 9 | Thrissur | C. K. Chandrappan | Communist Party of India |
| 10 | Mukundapuram | Lonappan Nambadan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 11 | Ernakulam | Sebastian Paul | Independent |
| 12 | Muvattupuzha | P. C. Thomas | Indian Federal Democratic Party |
| 13 | Kottayam | K. Suresh Kurup | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 14 | Idukki | K. Francis George | Kerala Congress |
| 15 | Alappuzha | K. S. Manoj | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 16 | Mavelikkara | C. S. Sujatha | Communist Party of India |
| 17 | Adoor | Chengara Surendran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 18 | Kollam | P. Rajendran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 19 | Chirayankil | Varkala Radhakrishnan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 20 | Thiruvananthapuram | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Pannyan Raveendran[lower-alpha 1] | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ||
Results
By alliance
| Coalition/Alliance | Parties contesting in Kerala from the Alliance in 1999 | Seats won in 1999 Election | Parties contesting in Kerala from the Alliance in 2004 | Seats won in 2004 Election | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Left Democratic Front | 8 | 18 |  10 | ||
| United Democratic Front | 8 | 1 |  8 | ||
| National Democratic Alliance | 0 | Kerala Congress (1) P.C. Thomas's Indian Federal Democratic Party 1) |
1 | 1 | |
- Note:
- UPA was not in existence in 1999, instead the number of seats won in 1999 represents the seats won by Indian National Congress
- UDF, is a coalition in Kerala, that was formed in 2001, that includes the Indian National Congress, and splinter Congress groups in Kerala.
- Left front, was not part of the UPA, in 2004, instead gave outside support.
- P. C. Thomas's Indian Federal Democratic Party, later merged with Kerala Congress and the United Democratic Front.
By Party
| Party | Alliance | Seats Contested | Seats | Change | Votes | % | ±pp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | UDF | 17 | 0 | 8 |
4,846,637 | 32.13 | 7.27 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | LDF | 13 | 12 | 8 |
4,754,567 | 31.52 | 3.62 |
| Communist Party of India | LDF | 4 | 3 | 3 |
1,190,526 | 7.89 | 0.29 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | 19 | 0 |  |
15,66,569 | 10.38 | 3.78 |
| Indian Union Muslim League | UDF | 2 | 1 | 1 |
733,228 | 4.86 | 0.44 |
| Kerala Congress (J) | LDF | 1 | 1 | 1 |
353,905 | 2.35 | new |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | LDF | 1 | 1 | 1 |
340,111 | 2.25 | 0.05 |
| Indian Federal Democratic Party | NDA | 1 | 1 | new | 256,411 | 1.7 | new |
| Kerala Congress (Mani) | UDF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
209,880 | 1.39 | 0.91 |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | none | 14 | 0 | |
74,656 | 0.49 | 0.48 |
| Peoples Democratic Party (India) | none | 1 | 0 | new | 45,720 | 0.3 | new |
| Janata Dal (United) | NDA | 4 | 0 | |
7,806 | 0.05 | 1.25 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | None | 1 | 0 | new | 3,270 | 0.02 | new |
| Social Action Party | none | 1 | 0 | new | 2,987 | 0.02 | new |
| All Kerala M.G.R. Dravida Munnetra Party | none | 1 | 0 | new | 2,158 | 0.01 | new |
| Independent | LDF | 1 | 1 | 3 |
323042 | 2.14 | |
| Total | 177 | 20 | – | 15,086,428 | – | ||
By constituency
| No. | Constituency | UDF candidate | Votes | % | Party | LDF candidate | Votes | % | Party | NDA candidate | Votes | % | Party | Winning alliance | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasaragod | N. A. Mohammed | 3,29,028 | 36.5 | INC | P. Karunakaran | 4,37,284 | 48.5 | CPI(M) | V. Balakrishna Shetty | 1,10,328 | 12.2 | BJP | LDF | 1,08,256 |
| 2 | Kannur | Mullappally Ramachandran | 3,51,209 | 40.8 | INC | A. P. Abdullakutty | 4,35,058 | 50.5 | CPI(M) | O. K. Vasu | 47,213 | 5.4 | BJP | LDF | 83,849 |
| 3 | Vatakara | M. T. Padma | 2,98,705 | 36.1 | INC | P. Satheedevi | 4,29,294 | 51.8 | CPI(M) | K. P. Sreesan | 81,901 | 9.9 | BJP | LDF | 1,30,589 |
| 4 | Kozhikode | V. Balaram | 2,74,785 | 35.2 | INC | M.P. Veerendra Kumar | 3,40,111 | 43.5 | JD(S) | M. T. Ramesh | 97,711 | 12.5 | BJP | LDF | 65,326 |
| 5 | Manjeri | K. P. A. Majeed | 3,79,177 | 41.8 | IUML | T. K. Hamza | 4,26,920 | 47.1 | CPI(M) | Uma Unni | 84,149 | 9.3 | BJP | LDF | 47,743 |
| 6 | Ponnani | E. Ahammed | 3,54,051 | 48.5 | IUML | P. P. Suneer | 2,51,293 | 34.4 | CPI | Aravindan | 71,609 | 9.8 | BJP | UDF | 1,02,758 |
| 7 | Palakkad | V. S. Vijaya Raghavan | 2,76,986 | 33.7 | INC | N. N. Krishnadas | 3,75,144 | 45.7 | CPI(M) | C. Udai Bhasker | 1,47,792 | 18 | BJP | LDF | 98,158 |
| 8 | Ottapalam | K. A. Thulasi | 3,25,518 | 40.3 | INC | S. Ajaya Kumar | 3,95,928 | 49 | CPI(M) | Velayudhan | 68,193 | 8.5 | BJP | LDF | 70,410 |
| 9 | Thrissur | A. C. Jose | 2,74,999 | 40 | INC | C. K. Chandrappan | 3,20,960 | 46.7 | CPI | P. S. Sreeraman | 72,042 | 10.5 | BJP | LDF | 45,961 |
| 10 | Mukundapuram | Padmaja Venugopal | 2,58,078 | 35.7 | INC | Lonappan Nambadan | 3,75,175 | 51.9 | CPI(M) | Mathew Pailee | 62,338 | 8.6 | BJP | LDF | 1,17,097 |
| 11 | Ernakulam | Edward Edezhath | 2,52,943 | 38.4 | INC | Sebastian Paul | 3,23,042 | 49 | IND-LDF | O. G. Thankappan | 60,697 | 9.2 | BJP | LDF | 70,099 |
| 12 | Muvattupuzha | Jose K. Mani | 2,09,880 | 28 | KEC(M) | P. M. Ismail | 2,55,882 | 34.3 | CPI(M) | P. C. Thomas | 2,56,411 | 34.4 | IFDP | NDA | 529 |
| 13 | Kottayam | Anto Antony | 2,98,299 | 42.3 | KCM | K. Suresh Kurup | 3,41,213 | 48.3 | CPI(M) | B. Radhakrishna Menon | 53,034 | 7.5 | BJP | LDF | 42,914 |
| 14 | Idukki | Benny Behanan | 2,84,521 | 39 | INC | K. Francis George | 3,53,905 | 48.5 | KEC | S. T. B. Mohandas | 58,290 | 8 | BJP | LDF | 69,384 |
| 15 | Alappuzha | V. M. Sudheeran | 3,34,485 | 45.8 | INC | K. S. Manoj | 3,35,494 | 46 | CPI(M) | V. Padmanabhan | 43,891 | 6 | BJP | LDF | 1,009 |
| 16 | Mavelikkara | Ramesh Chennithala | 2,70,867 | 42 | INC | C. S. Sujatha | 2,78,281 | 43.2 | CPI | S. Krishnakumar | 83,013 | 12.9 | NDA | LDF | 7,414 |
| 17 | Adoor | Kodikunnil Suresh | 2,77,682 | 40.6 | INC | Chengara Surendran | 3,32,216 | 48.5 | CPI(M) | P. M. Velayudhan | 61,907 | 9 | BJP | LDF | 54,534 |
| 18 | Kollam | Sooranad Rajasekharan | 2,44,208 | 34.6 | INC | P. Rajendran | 3,55,279 | 50.4 | CPI(M) | Kizhakkanela Sudhakaran | 62,183 | 8.8 | BJP | LDF | 1,11,071 |
| 19 | Chirayinkil | M. I. Shanavas | 2,62,870 | 39.3 | INC | Varkala Radhakrishnan | 3,13,612 | 46.8 | CPI(M) | J. R. Padmakumar | 71,982 | 10.7 | BJP | LDF | 50,742 |
| 20 | Trivandrum | V. S. Sivakumar | 2,31,454 | 30.3 | INC | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | 2,86,057 | 37.5 | CPI(M) | O. Rajagopal | 2,28,052 | 29.9 | BJP | LDF | 54,603 |
2005 By-election
Due to the death of the sitting MP P. K. Vasudevan Nair, Trivandrum constituency went to bypolls. Turnout for the election was 68.15%[5]
| No. | Constituency | UDF candidate | Votes | % | Party | LDF candidate | Votes | % | Party | NDA candidate | Votes | % | Party | Winning alliance | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Trivandrum | V. S. Sivakumar | 3,16,124 | 41.63% | INC | Pannyan Raveendran | 3,90,324 | 51.41% | CPI(M) | C. K. Padmanabhan | 36,690 | 4.83% | BJP | LDF | 74,200 |
Notes
- Elected in 2005 through by-election
References
- "General Election, 2004".
- "Why Kerala CM Antony resigned". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- "When CPI(M) had a 'pact' with Congress in 2004". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- "Kerala Election Results Live Update 2019, 2014, 2009 and 2004". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- "PC Bye Election: Thiruvananthapuram 2005".
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