2009 Indian general election in Kerala

The 2009 Indian general election polls in Kerala were held for 20 seats in the state.

This is the first polls that took place in Kerala after implementation of Delimitation Commission 2002 recommendations. Though there wasn't any change in number of constituencies. There was significant apportionment of existing constituencies and change of boundaries.

Alliances United Democratic Front (UDF) is a Kerala legislative alliance and is allied to United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the Lok Sabha. LDF comprises primarily of CPI(M) and the CPI, forming the Left Front in the national level. National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested in all 20 seats.

United Democratic Front No.PartyElection SymbolSeats contested1.Indian National Congress172.Indian Union Muslim League23.Kerala Congress (M)1

Left Democratic Front No.PartyElection SymbolSeats contested1.Communist Party of India (Marxist)142.Communist Party of India43.Kerala Congress14.Independent1

National Democratic Alliance No.PartyElection SymbolSeats contested1.Bharatiya Janata Party192.Janata Dal (United)1

List of Candidates ConstituencyUPALeft FrontNDA # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Kasaragod Shahida Kamal P. Karunakaran K. Surendran 2 Kannur K. Sudhakaran K. K. Ragesh P. P. Karunakaran M. 3 Vadakara M. Ramachandran P. Sathidevi K. P. Sreesan 4 Wayanad M. I. Shanavas M. Rahmathulla C. Vasudevan Master 5 Kozhikode M. K. Raghavan P. A. Mohammed Riyas V. Muraleedharan 6 Malappuram E. Ahamed T. K. Hamza N. Aravindan 7 Ponnani E. T. Md. Basheer Hussain Randathani K. Janachandran Master 8 Palakkad Satheeshan Pacheni M. B. Rajesh C. K. Padmanabhan 9 Alathur N. K. Sudheer P. K. Biju M. Bindu Teacher 10 Thrissur P. C. Chacko C. N. Jayadevan Rema Regunandan 11 Chalakudy K. P. Dhanapalan U. P. Joseph K. V. Sabu 12 Ernakulam Prof. K. V. Thomas Sindhu Joy A. N. Radhakrishnan 13 Idukki P. T. Thomas K. Francis George Sreenagari Rajan 14 Kottayam Jose K. Mani K. Suresh Kurup Narayanan Namboothiri 15 Alappuzha K. C. Venugopal K. S. Manoj P. J. Kurian 16 Mavelikkara Kodikkunnil Suresh R. S. Anil P. M. Velayudhan 17 Pathanamthitta Anto Antony K. Anantha Gopan B. Radhakrishna Menon 18 Kollam N. Peethambara Kurup P. Rajendran Vayakkal Madhu 19 Attingal G. Balachandran Anirudhan Sampath Thottakkadu Sasi 20 Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor P. Ramachandran Nair P. K. Krishna Das

List of Elected MPs

No.NameTurnout%NamePartyMargin1Kasaragod76.11P. KarunakaranCommunist Party of India (Marxist)64,4272Kannur80.83K. SudhakaranIndian National Congress43,1513Vatakara80.55Mullappally RamachandranIndian National Congress56,1864Wayanad74.74M. I. ShanavasIndian National Congress1,53,4395Kozhikode75.68M. K. RaghavanIndian National Congress8386Malappuram76.81E. AhamedMuslim League Kerala State Committee1,15,5977Ponnani77.17E. T. Mohammed BasheerMuslim League Kerala State Committee82,6848Palakkad73.47M. B. RajeshCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1,8209Alathur75.27P. K. BijuCommunist Party of India (Marxist)20,96010Thrissur69.48P. C. ChackoIndian National Congress25,15111Chalakudy73.72K. P. DhanapalanIndian National Congress71,67912Ernakulam72.81K. V. ThomasIndian National Congress11,79013Idukki73.95P. T. ThomasIndian National Congress74,79614Kottayam73.76Jose K. ManiKerala Congress (M)71,57015Alappuzha79.15K. C. VenugopalIndian National Congress57,63516Mavelikkara70.34Kodikunnil SureshIndian National Congress48,04817Pathanamthitta65.70Anto AntonyIndian National Congress1,11,20618Kollam67.85N. Peethambara KurupIndian National Congress17,53119Attingal66.25A SampathCommunist Party of India (Marxist)18,34120Thiruvananthapuram65.74Shashi TharoorIndian National Congress99,998

Constituency-Wise Detailed Results

No.ConstituencyUDF candidateVotes%PartyLDF candidateVotes%PartyNDA candidateVotes%PartyOther candidateVotes%PartyWinning allianceMargin1KasaragodShahida Kamal3,21,09537.91INCP. Karunakaran3,85,52245.51CPI(M)K. Surendran1,25,48214.81BJPK. H. Madhavi5,5180.7%BSPLeft Democratic Front64,4272KannurK. Sudhakaran4,32,87850.11INCK. K. Ragesh3,89,72745.12CPI(M)P. P. Karunakaran27,1233.14BJPK. Sudhakaran Kavinte3,4300.4%INDUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)43,1513VatakaraMullappally Ramachandran4,21,25548.82INCP. Satheedevi3,65,06942.31CPI(M)K. P. Sreesan40,3914.68BJPT. P. Chandrasekharan21,8332.5%INDUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)56,1864WayanadM. I. Shanavas4,10,70349.86INCM. Rahmathulla2,57,26442.31CPI(M)C. Vasudevan19,6234.1BJPK. Muraleedharan99,66312.1%NCPUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)1,53,4395KozhikodeM. K. Raghavan3,42,30942.92INCP. A. Mohamed Riyas3,41,47142.81CPI(M)V. Muraleedharan89,71811.25BJPP. Kumarankutty5,8710.7%INDUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)8386MalappuramE. Ahamed4,27,94054.64IUMLT. K. Hamza3,12,34339.88CPI(M)N. Aravindan36,0164.6BJPE. A. Aboobacker6,9310.6%INDUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)1,15,5977PonnaniE. T. Muhammed Basheer3,85,80150.14IUMLHussain Randathani3,03,11739.4INDK. Janachandran57,71011.25BJPK. Sadanandan4,3212.6%INDUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)82,6848PalakkadSatheesan Pacheni3,36,25042.58INCM. B. Rajesh338,07042.81CPI(M)C. K. Padmanabhan68,8048.71BJPM. R. Murali20,8962.6%INDLeft Democratic Front1,8209AlathurN. K. Sudheer3,66,39244.22INCP. K. Biju3,87,35246.75CPI(M)M. Bindu53,8906.5BJPK. K. Sudhir7,5880.9%INDLeft Democratic Front20,96010ThrissurP. C. Chacko3,85,29747.23INCC. N. Jayadevan3,60,14644.14CPIRama Ragunandan54,6806.7BJPN. Hariharan Nair3,6870.5%INDUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)25,15111ChalakudyK. P. Dhanapalan3,99,03550.33INCU. P. Joseph3,27,35641.29CPI(M)K. V. Sabu45,3675.72BJPJose Maveli7,5440.9%INDUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)71,67912ErnakulamK. V. Thomas3,42,84546.03INCSindhu Joy3,31,05544.44CPI(M)A. N. Radhakrishnan52,9686.5BJPSherif Mohammed4,0830.5%BSPUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)11,79013IdukkiP. T. Thomas4,08,48451.98INCK. Francis George3,33,68842.46KECSreenagiri Rajan28,2273.59BJPBiju M. John5,5670.7%BSPUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)74,79614KottayamJose K. Mani4,04,96250.13KC(M)K. Suresh Kurup3,33,39241.27CPI(M)N. K. Narayanan37,4224.63BJPSpencer Marks11,4321.4%BSPUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)71,57015AlappuzhaK. C. Venugopal4,68,67951.62INCK. S. Manoj4,11,04445.27CPI(M)P.J Kurian1,0250.1%JD(U)Sony J. Kalyankumar19,7112.17INDUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)57,63516MavelikkaraKodikkunnil Suresh3,97,21149.42INCR. S. Anil3,49,16343.44CPIP. M. Velayudhan40,9925.1BJPN. D. Mohan8,6811.1%BSPUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)48,04817PathanamthittaAnto Antony4,08,23251.21INCKananthagopan2,97,02637.26CPI(M)B. Radhakrishna Menon56,2947.06BJPK. K. Nair22,4242.8%BSPUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)1,11,20618KollamN. Peethambarakurup3,57,40147.52INCP. Rajendran3,39,87045.19CPI(M)Vayakal Madhu33,0784.4BJPK. M. Jayanandan6,7520.9%BSPUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)17,53119AttingalG. Balachandran3,09,69542.83INCA. Sampath3,28,03645.37CPI(M)Thottakkad Sasi47,6206.59BJPJ. Sudhakaran15,5582.1%BSPLeft Democratic Front18,34120ThiruvananthapuramShashi Tharoor3,26,72544.29INCP. Ramachandran Nair2,26,72730.74CPIP. K. Krishnadas84,09411.4BJPA. Neelalohithadasan Nadar86,23311.7%BSPUnited Democratic Front (Kerala)99,998

Performance of Political Parties

No. Party Political Front Seatsswing Votes %Votes±pp 1 INC United Democratic Front (Kerala) 1313 40.138.00 2 CPI(M) Left Democratic Front 48 30.481.04 3 IUML United Democratic Front (Kerala) 21 5.070.21 4 KC(M) United Democratic Front (Kerala) 11 2.531.14 5 CPI Left Democratic Front 03 7.440.45 6 BJP NDA 0 6.314.07

Performance by alliance +No.AllianceSeats contestedSeats wonVotes%1United Democratic Front (Kerala)201676,53,18947.732Left Democratic Front20467,17,43841.893NDA20010,31,2746.434Others15706,32,9743.95Total217201,60,34,875100.00

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Kerala #NameConstituencyDesignationDepartmentFromToParty1A. K. AntonyRajya SabhaCabinet MinisterDefence23 May200926 May20142Vayalar RaviRajya SabhaCabinet MinisterOverseas Indian Affairs28 May200926 May2014Civil Aviation19 January201118 December2011Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises10 August201228 October2012Science and Technology10 August201228 October2012Earth Sciences10 August201228 October20123Mullappally RamachandranVadakaraMoSHome Affairs28 May200926 May20144K. V. ThomasErnakulamMoSAgriculture28 May200919 January2011Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution28 May200919 January2011MoS (I/C)19 January201126 May20145Shashi TharoorThiruvananthapuramMoSExternal Affairs28 May200918 April2010Human Resource Development28 October201226 May20146K. C. VenugopalAlappuzhaMoSPower19 January201128 October2012Civil Aviation28 October201226 May20147Kodikunnil SureshMavelikkaraMoSLabour and Employment28 October201226 May20148E. AhamedMalappuramMoSRailways28 May200919 January2011External Affairs19 January201126 May2014Human Resource Development12 July201128 October2012

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

PartyAssembly segmentsrowspan="4" UDFINC81 IUML13KC(M)6Total100rowspan="4" LDF CPI(M)36 CPI3Independent1Total40Total140

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