The 2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 10 May 2001 to elect members to the Kerala State Assembly. Polls were held simultaneously in all 140 seats and resulted in a voter turnout of 72.47%.

The election saw a change of guard in the state with the United Democratic Front winning 99 seats as opposed to the 40 won by the Left Democratic Front. The remaining seat was won by a UDF rebel candidate.

This election was the last one in which the Indian National Congress was the largest party in the legislative assembly until 2026, with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) emerging as the leading party in every successive election, including in 2011, when the UDF won by a wafer-thin margin of 2 seats, until the defeat of the Left Front in 2026.

Schedule EventDate Date for Nominations 16 April 2001 Last Date for filing Nominations 23 April 2001 Date for scrutiny of nominations 24 April 2001 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures 26 April 2001 Date of poll 10 May 2001 Date of counting 13 May 2001

Parties and alliances United Democratic Front (Kerala)

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats Indian National Congress (Indira) A. K. Antony 88 Indian Union Muslim League E. Ahmed 21 Kerala Congress (Mani) K. M. Mani 11 Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy K. R. Gouri Amma 5 Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik) 4 Kerala Congress (Jacob) T. M. Jacob 3 Communist Marxist Party 2 Kerala Congress (B) R. Balakrishna Pillai 2 UDF-supported Independents 4 Total 140

Left Democratic Front (Kerala)

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats Communist Party of India (Marxist) E. K. Nayanar 65 Communist Party of India A. B. Bardhan 22 Janata Dal (Secular) H. D. Deve Gowda 10 Kerala Congress (Joseph) P. J. Joseph 10 Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar 9 Revolutionary Socialist Party 6 Indian National League 1 LDF-Independents 17 Total 140

National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats Bharatiya Janata Party A. B. Vajpayee 123 Janata Dal (United) Nitish Kumar 4 Samata Party George Fernandes 2 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi 1 Total 140

List of candidates ConstituencyUDFLDF # Name Candidate Party Candidate Party 1 Manjeswar Cherkalam Abdullah M. Ramanna Rai 2 Kasaragod C. T. Ahammed Ali A. G. Nair 3 Udma Adv. C. K. Sreedharan K. V. Kunhiraman 4 Hosdrug (SC) C. J. Krishnan M. Kumaran 5 Trikkaripur Karimbil Krishnan K. P. Satheesh Chandran 6 Irikkur K. C. Joseph Prof. Mercy John 7 Payyannur M. Narayanan Kutty P. K. Sreemathi Teacher 8 Taliparamba K. Surendran M. V. Govindan Master 9 Azhicode C. A. Ajeer T. K. Balan 10 Cannanore K. Sudhakaran Kasim Irikkur 11 Edakkad N. Ramakrishnan M. V. Jayarajan 12 Tellicherry Sajeev Maroli Kodiyeri Balakrishnan 13 Peringalam K. K. Muhammad K. P. Mohanan 14 Kuthuparamba K. Prabhakaran P. Jayarajan 15 Peravoor Prof. A. D. Mustaffa K. T. Kunha Hammed 16 North Wynad (ST) Radha Raghavan Saradha Sajeevan 17 Badagara K. Balanarayanan C. K. Nanu 18 Nadapuram K. P. Rajan Benoy Viswam 19 Meppayur P. Ammed Master Mathai Chacko 20 Quilandy Adv. P. Sankaran P. Viswan 21 Perambra P. T. Jose T. P. Ramakrishnan 22 Balusseri Balakrishnan Kidave A. C. Shanmughadas 23 Koduvally C. Mammutty C. Mohasin 24 Calicut- I Adv. A. Sujana Pal Adv. P. Sathee Devi 25 Calicut- II T. P. M. Zahir Elamaram Karim 26 Beypore M. C. Mayin Haji V. K. C. Mammed Koya 27 Kunnamangalam (SC) U. C. Raman Perincheri Kunhan 28 Thiruvambadi C. Moinkutty Syriac John 29 Kalpetta K. K. Ramachandran Master K. K. Hamza 30 Sultan's Battery N. D. Appachan Father Mathai Nooranal 31 Wandoor (SC) A. P. Anilkumar N. Kannan 32 Nilambur Aryadan Muhammed P. Anvar Master 33 Manjeri Ishaque Kurikkal Prof. Abraham P. Mathew 34 Malappuram M. K. Muneer K. S. Vijayam 35 Kondotty Adv. K. N. A. Kader E. K. Maleeha 36 Tirurangadi K. Kutty Ahammed Kutty A. V. Abdu Haji 37 Tanur P. K. Abdu Rabb K. V. Sidheeque 38 Tirur E. T. Mohammed Basheer Prof. A. P. Abdul Vahab 39 Ponnani M. P. Gangadharan T. K. Hamza 40 Kuttippuram P. K. Kunhalikutty Kolakkattil Ibrahimkutty 41 Mankada K. P. A. Majeed Manjalamkuzhi Ali 42 Perinthalmanna Nalakath Soopy Sasikumar 43 Thrithala (SC) P. Balan V. K. Chandran 44 Pattambi C. P. Mohammed K. E. Ismail 45 Ottapalam C. V. Balachandran Master V. C. Kabeer Master 46 Sreekrishnapuram V. S. Vijaya Raghavan Girija Surendran 47 Mannarkkad Kalathil Abdulla Jose Baby 48 Malampuzha Satheesan Pacheni V. S. Achuthanadan 49 Palghat K. Sankara Narayanan T. K. Noushad 50 Chittur K. Achuthan Chalakalam K. Krishnankutty Ezhuthanikalam 51 Kollengode K. A. Chandran R. Chinnakuttan 52 Coyalmannam (SC) C. Prakash A. K. Balan 53 Alathur R. Chellamma Teacher V. Chenthamarakshan 54 Chelakara (SC) K. A. Thulasi K. Radhakrishnan 55 Wadakkancherry V. Balram M. P. Pauly 56 Kunnamkulam T. V. Chandramohan Usha Teacher 57 Cherpu M. K. Kannan Adv. K. P. Rajendran 58 Trichur Therambil Ramakrishnan K. P. Aravindakshan 59 Ollur P. P. George C. N. Jayadevan 60 Kodakara K. P. Viswanathan Lonappan Nambadan 61 Chalakudi Prof. Savithri Lakshmanan M. A. Paulose 62 Mala T. U. Radhakrishnan U. S. Sasi 63 Irinjalakuda Thomas Unniyadan T. Sasidharan 64 Manalur M. K. Paulson Master N. R. Balan 65 Guruvayoor P. K. K. Bhava P. T. Kunju Muhammad 66 Nattika T. N. Prathapan Krishnan Kaniyamparambil 67 Kodungallur Umesh Challiyil Prof. Meenakshi Thampan 68 Ankamali P. J. Joy Prof. V. J. Pappu 69 Vadakkekara M. A. Chndrasekharan Adv. P. Rajeev 70 Parur Adv. V. D. Satheesan P. Raju 71 Narakal (SC) Dr. M. A. Kuttappan M. K. Purushothaman 72 Ernakulam Prof. K. V. Thomas Sebastian Paul 73 Mattancherry V. K. Ebrahimkunju M. A. Thomas 74 Palluruthy Dominic Presentation T. P. Peethambaran 75 Trippunithura K. Babu K. Chandran Pillai 76 Alwaye K. Mohammed Ali K. K. Sajitha 77 Perumbavoor P. P. Thankachan Saju Paul 78 Kunnathunad T. H. Musthafa M. P. Varghese 79 Piravom T. M. Jacob Gopi Kottamurikal 80 Muvattupuzha Johnny Nellore George Kunnappilly 81 Kothamangalam V. J. Poulose Baby M. Varghese 82 Thodupuzha P. T. Thomas P. J. Joseph 83 Devicolam (SC) A. K. Moni K. Balasubrahmanian 84 Idukki Roshy Augustine M. S. Joseph 85 Udumbanchola Mathew Stephan K. K. Jayachandran 86 Peermade E. M. Augasthy C. A. Kurian 87 Kanjirappally George J. Mathew Shanavas 88 Vazhoor K. Narayana Kurup A. N. Thulasidas 89 Changanacherry C. F. Thomas James Manimala 90 Kottayam Mercy Ravi Vaikom Viswan 91 Ettumanoor Thomas Chazhikadan Thambippodippara 92 Puthuppally Oommen Chandy Cherian Philip 93 Poonjar T. V. Abraham P. C. George 94 Palai K. M. Mani Uzhavoor Vijayan 95 Kaduthuruthy Stephen George Mons Joseph 96 Vaikom (SC) K. V. Padmanabhan P. Narayanan 97 Aroor K. R. Gouri Amma K. V. Devadas 98 Sherthalai A. K. Antony C. K. Chandrappan 99 Mararikulam P. J. Francis T. M. Thomas Isaac 100 Alleppey K. C. Venugopal A. M. Abdul Raheem 101 Ambalapuzha D. Sugathan C. K. Sadasivan 102 Kuttanad Oommen Mathew K. C. Joseph 103 Haripad A. V. Thamarakshan T. K. Devakumar 104 Kayamkulam M. M. Hassan G. Sudhakaran 105 Thiruvalla Mammen Mathai Varghese George 106 Kallooppara Joseph M. Puthussery T. S. John 107 Aranmula Malethu Sarala Devi A. Padmakumar 108 Chengannur Shobhana George K. K. Ramachandran Nair 109 Mavelikara M. Murali N. V. Pradeepkumar 110 Pandalam (SC) K. K. Shaju K. L. Bindhu 111 Ranni Bijili Panaveli Raju Abraham 112 Pathanamthitta K. K. Nair Jerry Easo Oommen 113 Konni Adoor Prakash Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan 114 Pathanapuram K. B. Ganesh Kumar K. Prakash Babu 115 Punaloor A. Hidur Muhammod P. S. Supal 116 Chadayamangalam Prayar Gopalakrishnan R. Latha Devi 117 Kottarakara R. Balakrishna Pillai V. Raveendran Nair 118 Neduvathur (SC) Ezhukone Narayanan K. Somaprasad 119 Adoor Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan Pallickal Prasannakumar 120 Kunnathur (SC) Pandalam Sudhakaran Kovoor Kunjumon 121 Karunagapally A. N. Rajan Babu K. C. Pillai 122 Chavara Shibu Baby John V. P. Ramakrishna Pillai 123 Kundara Kadavoor Sivadasan J. Mercykutty Amma 124 Quilon Babu Divakaran Kallada Vijayam 125 Eravipuram T. A. Ahmed Kabir A. A. Aziz 126 Chathanoor G. Prathapa Thampan N. Anirudhan 127 Varkala Varkala Kahar P. K. Gurudasan 128 Attingal Vakkom Purushothaman Kadakampally Surendran 129 Kilimanoor (SC) K. Chandrababu N. Rajan 130 Vamanapuram S. Shine Pirappancode Murali 131 Ariyanad G. Karthikeyan G. Arjunan 132 Nedumangad Palode Ravi Mankode Radhakrishnan 133 Kazhakuttam M. A. Vaheed Bindu Ummar 134 Trivandrum North K. Mohankumar M. Vijayakumar 135 Trivandrum West M. V. Raghavan Antony Raju 136 Trivandrum East B. Vijayakumar K. Krishna Pillai 137 Nemom N. Sakthan Venganoor P. Bhaskaran 138 Kovalam Alphonsa John Neelalohithadasan Nadar 139 Neyyattinkara Thampanoor Ravi S. B. Rosechandran 140 Parassala N. Sundaran Nadar R. Selvaraj

Results

+ Party-wise vote share of 2001 Kerala Assembly Elections # Party Contested Won Popular Votes Share (%) 1 Indian National Congress- Indira (Congress-I) 88 63 4940868 31.4 2 Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) 74 24 3752976 23.85 3 Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) 23 16 1259572 8 4 Kerala Congress – Mani (KCM) 11 9 556647 3.54 5 Communist Party of India (CPI) 24 7 1212248 7.7 6 Janadhipatya Samrakshana Samithi (JSS) 5 4 279831 1.78 7 Janata Dal- Secular (JDS) 10 3 546917 3.48 8 Kerala Congress – Joseph (KCJ) 10 2 455748 2.9 9 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 9 2 408456 2.6 10 Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) 6 2 269689 1.71 11 Revolutionary Socialist Party – Bolshevik (RSPB) 4 2 215562 1.37 12 Kerala Congress – Jacob (KCA) 4 2 207618 1.32 13 Kerala Congress – Balakrishna Pillai (KCB) 2 2 113915 0.72 14 Communist Marxist Party (CMP) 3 1 145441 0.92 15 Indian National League (INL) 3 0 139775 0.89 16 CPI(M) Independents (LDF) 2 0 91058 0.58 17 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 123 0 789762 5.02 18 BJP Allies (JD(U): 4, Samata: 2, DMK: 1) 7 0 10089 0.06 19 Others/ Independents 266 1 340692 2.16 Total 676 140 15736894 100

Constituency-wise results Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin No. Name Candidate Party Alliance Votes Candidate Party Alliance Votes Kasaragod district Kannur district Wayanad district Kozhikode district Wayanad district Malappuram district Palakkad district Thrissur district Ernakulam district Idukki district Kottayam district Alappuzha district Pathanamthitta district Alappuzha district Pathanamthitta district Kollam district Thiruvananthapuram district

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