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2009 Indian general election in Kerala
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2009 Indian general election |
| country | India |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | Indian general election in Kerala, 2004 |
| previous_year | 2004 |
| next_election | Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala) |
| next_year | 2014 |
| election_date | April–May 2009 |
| seats_for_election | 20 seats |
| image1 | |
| leader1 | Oommen Chandy |
| alliance1 | UDF |
| leaders_seat1 | - |
| image2 | |
| leader2 | V. S. Achuthanandan |
| alliance2 | LDF |
| leaders_seat2 | - |
| seats1 | 16 |
| seats2 | 4 |
| last_election1 | 1 |
| last_election2 | 18 |
| seat_change1 | 15 |
| seat_change2 | 14 |
| party1 | Indian National Congress |
| party2 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| percentage1 | 47.73% |
| percentage2 | 41.89% |
| turnout | 73.38% |
| map_image | 2009 Indian general election in Kerala results.png |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | Kerala |
| title | Prime Minister |
| posttitle | Prime Minister after election |
| before_election | Manmohan Singh |
| before_party | Indian National Congress |
| after_election | Manmohan Singh |
| after_party | Indian National Congress |
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. | Party | Election Symbol | Seats contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress}};color:white" | 1. | Indian National Congress | [[File:Hand INC.svg | 50px]] | 17 |
| Indian Union Muslim League}};color:white" | 2. | Indian Union Muslim League | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Lader.svg | 47x47px]] | 2 |
| Kerala Congress (Mani)}};color:white" | 3. | Kerala Congress (M) | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg | 45x45px]] | 1 |
Left Democratic Front
| No. | Party | Election Symbol | Seats contested | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white" | 1. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | [[File:CPI(M) election symbol - Hammer Sickle and Star.svg | center | 45x45px | Key]] | 14 |
| Communist Party of India}};color:white" | 2. | Communist Party of India | [[File:CPI symbol.svg | center | 45x45px | Star]] | 4 |
| Kerala Congress}};color:black" | 3. | Kerala Congress | 1 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}};color:black" | 4. | Independent | [[File:Blank.svg | 50px]] | 1 |
National Democratic Alliance
| No. | Party | Election Symbol | Seats contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | 1. | Bharatiya Janata Party | [[File:Lotos flower symbol.svg | 40x40px]] | 19 |
| Janata Dal (United)}};color:white" | 2. | Janata Dal (United) | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Arrow.svg | 50px]] | 1 |
List of Candidates
| Constituency | United Progressive Alliance}}" | UPA | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" | Left Front | National Democratic Alliance}}" | NDA | No. | Name | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | Party | Candidate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasaragod | Shahida Kamal | P. Karunakaran | K. Surendran | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kannur | K. Sudhakaran | K. K. Ragesh | P. P. Karunakaran Master | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vadakara | Mullappally Ramachandran | Adv. P. Satheedevi | K. P. Sreesan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayanad | M. I. Shanavas | Advocate M. Rahmathulla | C. Vasudevan Master | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kozhikode | M. K. Raghavan | P. A. Mohammed Riyas | V. Muraleedharan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malappuram | E. Ahamed | T. K. Hamza | Adv. N. Aravindan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ponnani | E. T. Mohammed Basheer | Dr. Hussain Randathani | K. Janachandran Master | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palakkad | Satheeshan Pacheni | M. B. Rajesh | C. K. Padmanabhan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alathur | N. K. Sudheer | P. K. Biju | M. Bindu Teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thrissur | P. C. Chacko | C. N. Jayadevan | Rema Regunandan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chalakudy | K. P. Dhanapalan | Adv. U. P. Joseph | Adv. K. V. Sabu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernakulam | Prof. K. V. Thomas | Sindhu Joy | A. N. Radhakrishnan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idukki | Adv. P. T. Thomas | Adv. K. Francis George | Sreenagari Rajan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kottayam | Jose K. Mani | K. Suresh Kurup | Adv. Narayanan Namboothiri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alappuzha | K. C. Venugopal | Dr. K. S. Manoj | P. J. Kurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mavelikkara | Kodikkunnil Suresh | R. S. Anil | P. M. Velayudhan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pathanamthitta | Anto Antony | Adv. K. Anantha Gopan | B. Radhakrishna Menon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kollam | N. Peethambara Kurup | P. Rajendran | Vayakkal Madhu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attingal | Prof. G. Balachandran | Anirudhan Sampath | Thottakkadu Sasi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thiruvananthapuram | Shashi Tharoor | Adv. P. Ramachandran Nair | P. K. Krishna Das |
List of Elected MPs
| No. | Name | Turnout% | Name | Party | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasaragod | 76.11 | P. Karunakaran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2 | Kannur | 80.83 | K. Sudhakaran | Indian National Congress | |
| 3 | Vatakara | 80.55 | Mullappally Ramachandran | Indian National Congress | |
| 4 | Wayanad | 74.74 | M. I. Shanavas | Indian National Congress | |
| 5 | Kozhikode | 75.68 | M. K. Raghavan | Indian National Congress | |
| 6 | Malappuram | 76.81 | E. Ahamed | Muslim League Kerala State Committee | |
| 7 | Ponnani | 77.17 | E. T. Mohammed Basheer | Muslim League Kerala State Committee | |
| 8 | Palakkad | 73.47 | M. B. Rajesh | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 9 | Alathur | 75.27 | P. K. Biju | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 10 | Thrissur | 69.48 | P. C. Chacko | Indian National Congress | |
| 11 | Chalakudy | 73.72 | K. P. Dhanapalan | Indian National Congress | |
| 12 | Ernakulam | 72.81 | K. V. Thomas | Indian National Congress | |
| 13 | Idukki | 73.95 | P. T. Thomas | Indian National Congress | |
| 14 | Kottayam | 73.76 | Jose K. Mani | Kerala Congress (M) | |
| 15 | Alappuzha | 79.15 | K. C. Venugopal | Indian National Congress | |
| 16 | Mavelikkara | 70.34 | Kodikunnil Suresh | Indian National Congress | |
| 17 | Pathanamthitta | 65.70 | Anto Antony | Indian National Congress | |
| 18 | Kollam | 67.85 | N. Peethambara Kurup | Indian National Congress | |
| 19 | Attingal | 66.25 | A Sampath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 20 | Thiruvananthapuram | 65.74 | Shashi Tharoor | Indian National Congress |
Constituency-Wise Detailed Results
| No. | Constituency | UDF candidate | Votes | % | Party | LDF candidate | Votes | % | Party | NDA candidate | Votes | % | Party | Other candidate | Votes | % | Party | Winning alliance | Margin | Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | Left Democratic Front | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | Left Democratic Front | Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | Left Democratic Front | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | Left Democratic Front | United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" | United Democratic Front (Kerala) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasaragod | Shahida Kamal | 3,21,095 | 37.91 | INC | P. Karunakaran | 3,85,522 | 45.51 | CPI(M) | K. Surendran | 1,25,482 | 14.81 | BJP | K. H. Madhavi | 5,518 | 0.7% | BSP | 64,427 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kannur | K. Sudhakaran | 4,32,878 | 50.11 | INC | K. K. Ragesh | 3,89,727 | 45.12 | CPI(M) | P. P. Karunakaran | 27,123 | 3.14 | BJP | K. Sudhakaran Kavinte | 3,430 | 0.4% | IND | 43,151 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Vatakara | Mullappally Ramachandran | 4,21,255 | 48.82 | INC | P. Satheedevi | 3,65,069 | 42.31 | CPI(M) | K. P. Sreesan | 40,391 | 4.68 | BJP | T. P. Chandrasekharan | 21,833 | 2.5% | IND | 56,186 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Wayanad | M. I. Shanavas | 4,10,703 | 49.86 | INC | M. Rahmathulla | 2,57,264 | 42.31 | CPI(M) | C. Vasudevan | 19,623 | 4.1 | BJP | K. Muraleedharan | 99,663 | 12.1% | NCP | 1,53,439 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Kozhikode | M. K. Raghavan | 3,42,309 | 42.92 | INC | P. A. Mohamed Riyas | 3,41,471 | 42.81 | CPI(M) | V. Muraleedharan | 89,718 | 11.25 | BJP | P. Kumarankutty | 5,871 | 0.7% | IND | 838 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Malappuram | E. Ahamed | 4,27,940 | 54.64 | IUML | T. K. Hamza | 3,12,343 | 39.88 | CPI(M) | N. Aravindan | 36,016 | 4.6 | BJP | E. A. Aboobacker | 6,931 | 0.6% | IND | 1,15,597 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ponnani | E. T. Muhammed Basheer | 3,85,801 | 50.14 | IUML | Hussain Randathani | 3,03,117 | 39.4 | IND | K. Janachandran | 57,710 | 11.25 | BJP | K. Sadanandan | 4,321 | 2.6% | IND | 82,684 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Palakkad | Satheesan Pacheni | 3,36,250 | 42.58 | INC | M. B. Rajesh | 338,070 | 42.81 | CPI(M) | C. K. Padmanabhan | 68,804 | 8.71 | BJP | M. R. Murali | 20,896 | 2.6% | IND | 1,820 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Alathur | N. K. Sudheer | 3,66,392 | 44.22 | INC | P. K. Biju | 3,87,352 | 46.75 | CPI(M) | M. Bindu | 53,890 | 6.5 | BJP | K. K. Sudhir | 7,588 | 0.9% | IND | 20,960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Thrissur | P. C. Chacko | 3,85,297 | 47.23 | INC | C. N. Jayadevan | 3,60,146 | 44.14 | CPI | Rama Ragunandan | 54,680 | 6.7 | BJP | N. Hariharan Nair | 3,687 | 0.5% | IND | 25,151 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Chalakudy | K. P. Dhanapalan | 3,99,035 | 50.33 | INC | U. P. Joseph | 3,27,356 | 41.29 | CPI(M) | K. V. Sabu | 45,367 | 5.72 | BJP | Jose Maveli | 7,544 | 0.9% | IND | 71,679 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Ernakulam | K. V. Thomas | 3,42,845 | 46.03 | INC | Sindhu Joy | 3,31,055 | 44.44 | CPI(M) | A. N. Radhakrishnan | 52,968 | 6.5 | BJP | Sherif Mohammed | 4,083 | 0.5% | BSP | 11,790 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Idukki | P. T. Thomas | 4,08,484 | 51.98 | INC | K. Francis George | 3,33,688 | 42.46 | KEC | Sreenagiri Rajan | 28,227 | 3.59 | BJP | Biju M. John | 5,567 | 0.7% | BSP | 74,796 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Kottayam | Jose K. Mani | 4,04,962 | 50.13 | KC(M) | K. Suresh Kurup | 3,33,392 | 41.27 | CPI(M) | N. K. Narayanan | 37,422 | 4.63 | BJP | Spencer Marks | 11,432 | 1.4% | BSP | 71,570 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Alappuzha | K. C. Venugopal | 4,68,679 | 51.62 | INC | K. S. Manoj | 4,11,044 | 45.27 | CPI(M) | P.J Kurian | 1,025 | 0.1% | JD(U) | Sony J. Kalyankumar | 19,711 | 2.17 | IND | 57,635 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Mavelikkara | Kodikkunnil Suresh | 3,97,211 | 49.42 | INC | R. S. Anil | 3,49,163 | 43.44 | CPI | P. M. Velayudhan | 40,992 | 5.1 | BJP | N. D. Mohan | 8,681 | 1.1% | BSP | 48,048 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Pathanamthitta | Anto Antony | 4,08,232 | 51.21 | INC | Kananthagopan | 2,97,026 | 37.26 | CPI(M) | B. Radhakrishna Menon | 56,294 | 7.06 | BJP | K. K. Nair | 22,424 | 2.8% | BSP | 1,11,206 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Kollam | N. Peethambarakurup | 3,57,401 | 47.52 | INC | P. Rajendran | 3,39,870 | 45.19 | CPI(M) | Vayakal Madhu | 33,078 | 4.4 | BJP | K. M. Jayanandan | 6,752 | 0.9% | BSP | 17,531 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Attingal | G. Balachandran | 3,09,695 | 42.83 | INC | A. Sampath | 3,28,036 | 45.37 | CPI(M) | Thottakkad Sasi | 47,620 | 6.59 | BJP | J. Sudhakaran | 15,558 | 2.1% | BSP | 18,341 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Thiruvananthapuram | Shashi Tharoor | 3,26,725 | 44.29 | INC | P. Ramachandran Nair | 2,26,727 | 30.74 | CPI | P. K. Krishnadas | 84,094 | 11.4 | BJP | A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar | 86,233 | 11.7% | BSP | 99,998 |
Performance of Political Parties
| No. | Party | Political Front | Seats | swing | Votes | %Votes | ±pp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INC | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 13 | 13 | 40.13 | 8.00 | |
| 2 | CPI(M) | Left Democratic Front | 4 | 8 | 30.48 | 1.04 | |
| 3 | IUML | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 2 | 1 | 5.07 | 0.21 | |
| 4 | KC(M) | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 1 | 1 | 2.53 | 1.14 | |
| 5 | CPI | Left Democratic Front | 0 | 3 | 7.44 | 0.45 | |
| 6 | BJP | NDA | 0 | 6.31 | 4.07 |
Performance by alliance
| No. | Alliance | Seats contested | Seats won | Votes | % | Total | 217 | 20 | 1,60,34,875 | 100.00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Democratic Front (Kerala) | 20 | 16 | 76,53,189 | 47.73 | |||||
| 2 | Left Democratic Front | 20 | 4 | 67,17,438 | 41.89 | |||||
| 3 | NDA | 20 | 0 | 10,31,274 | 6.43 | |||||
| 4 | Others | 157 | 0 | 6,32,974 | 3.95 |
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Kerala
| # | Name | Constituency | Designation | Department | From | To | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. K. Antony | Rajya Sabha | Cabinet Minister | Defence | 23 May | ||
| 2009 | 26 May | ||||||
| 2014 | |||||||
| 2 | Vayalar Ravi | Rajya Sabha | Cabinet Minister | Overseas Indian Affairs | 28 May | ||
| 2009 | 26 May | ||||||
| 2014 | |||||||
| Civil Aviation | 19 January | ||||||
| 2011 | 18 December | ||||||
| 2011 | |||||||
| Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | 10 August | ||||||
| 2012 | 28 October | ||||||
| 2012 | |||||||
| Science and Technology | 10 August | ||||||
| 2012 | 28 October | ||||||
| 2012 | |||||||
| Earth Sciences | 10 August | ||||||
| 2012 | 28 October | ||||||
| 2012 | |||||||
| 3 | Mullappally Ramachandran | Vadakara | MoS | Home Affairs | 28 May | ||
| 2009 | 26 May | ||||||
| 2014 | |||||||
| 4 | K. V. Thomas | Ernakulam | MoS | Agriculture | 28 May | ||
| 2009 | 19 January | ||||||
| 2011 | |||||||
| Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | 28 May | ||||||
| 2009 | 19 January | ||||||
| 2011 | |||||||
| MoS (I/C) | 19 January | ||||||
| 2011 | 26 May | ||||||
| 2014 | |||||||
| 5 | Shashi Tharoor | Thiruvananthapuram | MoS | External Affairs | 28 May | ||
| 2009 | 18 April | ||||||
| 2010 | |||||||
| Human Resource Development | 28 October | ||||||
| 2012 | 26 May | ||||||
| 2014 | |||||||
| 6 | K. C. Venugopal | Alappuzha | MoS | Power | 19 January | ||
| 2011 | 28 October | ||||||
| 2012 | |||||||
| Civil Aviation | 28 October | ||||||
| 2012 | 26 May | ||||||
| 2014 | |||||||
| 7 | Kodikunnil Suresh | Mavelikkara | MoS | Labour and Employment | 28 October | ||
| 2012 | 26 May | ||||||
| 2014 | |||||||
| 8 | E. Ahamed | Malappuram | MoS | Railways | 28 May | ||
| 2009 | 19 January | ||||||
| 2011 | |||||||
| External Affairs | 19 January | ||||||
| 2011 | 26 May | ||||||
| 2014 | |||||||
| Human Resource Development | 12 July | ||||||
| 2011 | 28 October | ||||||
| 2012 |
Assembly segments wise lead of Parties
| Party | Assembly segments | UDF | INC | IUML | KC(M) | LDF | CPI(M) | CPI | Independent | Total | 140 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Democratic Front (Kerala)}} | Indian National Congress}}" | 81 | ||||||||||
| Indian Union Muslim League}}" | 13 | |||||||||||
| Kerala Congress (M)}}" | 6 | |||||||||||
| Total | 100 | |||||||||||
| Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}} | Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" | 36 | ||||||||||
| Communist Party of India}}" | 3 | |||||||||||
| Independent politician}}" | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total | 40 |
References
References
- Gatade, Sunil. (2008-01-04). "Delimitation process now gets CCPA nod". The Economic Times.
- "PC: Alliances Kerala 2009".
- "Chief electoral officer, Kerala".
- "PC: Kerala 2009".
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