2014 Indian general election in Kerala
The 2014 Indian general election polls in Kerala were held for the twenty Lok Sabha seats in the state on 10 April 2014. The total voter strength of Kerala is and the percentage of voters who exercised their right was an impressive 73%..94 The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014.
Background
The United Progressive Alliance government under the premiership of Dr. Manmohan Singh completed its second term in May 2014 and general election was conducted to form a government to head the largest democracy in the world. The United Democratic Front, aligned to the national coalition of the UPA, the incumbent ruling alliance in the state legislature after wresting power from the Left Democratic Front, in the state assembly election of 2011. The buildup to this election saw parties shifting allegiance from both the prominent coalitions.Alliances and parties
As in the previous general elections in the recent history of the state, the key alliances that fought for representation of Lok Sabha seats in Kerala in the 2014 general election are the UDF which is the Kerala state legislative alliance aligned with the UPA at the national level and the LDF comprising primarily the CPI and the CPI. The nationally relevant National Democratic Alliance has not had any success in general elections in Kerala so far but set up their candidates in all constituencies of the state. A new force in the election is the Left United Front. The debutante Aam Aadmi Party fielded candidates in fifteen of the twenty seats.United Democratic Front
The United Democratic Front alliance saw the addition of two parties since the previous general election of 2009 while parting ways with one party that did not have any representation in the state legislature. The SJ joined the UDF in August 2010 splitting away from its parent, the Janata Dal while the left leaning RSP docked itself to the UDF in March 2014, after the announcement of the general election.No. | Party | Election Symbol | Seats Contested |
1. | Indian National Congress | 15 | |
2. | Indian Union Muslim League | 2 | |
3. | Kerala Congress | 1 | |
4. | Socialist Janata | 1 | |
5. | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1 |
Left Democratic Front
No. | Party | Election Symbol | Seats Contested |
1. | Communist Party of India | 10 | |
2. | Communist Party of India | 4 | |
3. | Janata Dal | 1 | |
4. | Independents | 5 |
National Democratic Alliance
No. | Party | Election Symbol | Seats Contested |
1. | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 | |
2. | Kerala Congress | 1 | |
3. | Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala | 1 |
Left United Front
The Left United Front was launched in March 2014, by the Revolutionary Marxist Party, the Socialist Unity Centre of India and the Marxist Communist Party of India.Opinion Polls
Voting 2019
2014 Constituency-Wise Voter Turnout
2019 not officially declared, collected from various media report
Based on data from Election Commission IndiaNo. | Constituency | Male Electors | Male Voters | Male Turnout | Female Electors | Female Voters | Female Turnout | Total Electors | Total Voters | Total Turnout 2014 | Turnout 2019 |
1 | Kasargod | 595,047 | 459,537 | 77.23% | 648,683 | 514,678 | 79.34% | 1,243,730 | 974,215 | 78.33% | 80.57% |
2 | Kannur | 548,454 | 439,557 | 80.14% | 621,812 | 507,560 | 81.63% | 1,170,266 | 947,117 | 80.93% | 83.05% |
3 | Vatakara | 561,168 | 437,556 | 77.97% | 621,336 | 521,786 | 83.98% | 1,182,504 | 959,342 | 81.13% | 82.48% |
4 | Wayanad | 614,822 | 454,300 | 73.89% | 634,598 | 460,706 | 72.60% | 1,249,420 | 915,006 | 73.23% | 80.31% |
5 | Kozhikode | 571,709 | 457,548 | 80.03% | 610,775 | 485,461 | 79.48% | 1,182,484 | 943,009 | 79.75% | 81.47% |
6 | Malappuram | 598,207 | 415,980 | 69.54% | 600,237 | 437,487 | 72.89% | 1,198,444 | 853,467 | 71.21% | 75.43% |
7 | Ponnani | 574,106 | 405,116 | 70.56% | 606,683 | 466,476 | 76.89% | 1,180,789 | 871,592 | 73.81% | 74.96% |
8 | Palakkad | 587,379 | 444,510 | 75.68% | 621,379 | 465,812 | 74.96% | 1,208,758 | 910,322 | 75.31% | 77.67% |
9 | Alathur | 591,950 | 452,858 | 76.50% | 624,401 | 474,370 | 75.97% | 1,216,351 | 927,228 | 76.23% | 80.33% |
10 | Thrissur | 606,518 | 434,202 | 71.59% | 668,770 | 486,303 | 72.72% | 1,275,288 | 920,505 | 72.18% | 77.86% |
11 | Chalakudy | 565,081 | 436,712 | 77.28% | 585,410 | 447,321 | 76.41% | 1,150,491 | 884,033 | 76.84% | 80.44% |
12 | Ernakulam | 565,809 | 428,565 | 75.74% | 590,658 | 422,269 | 71.49% | 1,156,467 | 850,834 | 73.57% | 77.86% |
13 | Idukki | 578,849 | 425,049 | 73.43% | 579,886 | 394,717 | 68.07% | 1,158,735 | 819,766 | 70.75% | 76.26% |
14 | Kottayam | 573,571 | 426,879 | 74.42% | 587,892 | 404,757 | 68.85% | 1,161,463 | 831,636 | 71.60% | 75.29% |
15 | Alappuzha | 611,877 | 477,885 | 78.10% | 659,447 | 519,579 | 78.79% | 1,271,324 | 997,464 | 78.46% | 80.09% |
16 | Mavelikkara | 592,702 | 416,969 | 70.35% | 659,966 | 472,091 | 71.53% | 1,252,668 | 889,060 | 70.97% | 74.09% |
17 | Pathanamthitta | 631,495 | 425,771 | 67.42% | 692,411 | 443,681 | 64.08% | 1,323,906 | 869,452 | 65.67% | 74.19% |
18 | Kollam | 575,296 | 408,322 | 70.98% | 644,119 | 470,734 | 73.08% | 1,219,415 | 879,056 | 72.09% | 74.36% |
19 | Attingal | 575,780 | 396,246 | 68.82% | 675,618 | 463,104 | 68.55% | 1,251,398 | 859,350 | 68.67% | 74.23% |
20 | Thiruvananthapuram | 614,438 | 434,623 | 70.74% | 658,310 | 438,816 | 66.66% | 1,272,748 | 873,439 | 68.63% | 73.45% |
State Total | 11,734,258 | 8,678,185 | 73.96% | 12,592,391 | 9,297,708 | 73.84% | 24,326,649 | 17,975,893 | 73.89% | 77.68% |
Results
Summary of results
UDF | LDF | NDA | Others |
12 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Party-wise detailed results
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Constituency-wise detailed results
Based on the data from Chief Electoral Officer, KeralaNo. | Constituency | UDF | Party | Votes | % | LDF | Party | Votes | % | NDA | Party | Votes | % | Other Parties | Votes | % | NOTA | Margin | % |
1 | Kasaragod | T. Siddique | INC | 378043 | 38.8% | P. Karunakaran | CPI | 384964 | 39.5% | K. Surendran | BJP | 172826 | 17.7% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 6103 | 6921 | 0.7% |
2 | Kannur | K. Sudhakaran | INC | 421056 | 44.5% | P. K. Sreemathy | CPI | 427622 | 45.1% | P C. Mohanan Master | BJP | 51636 | 5.5% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 7026 | 6566 | 0.7% |
3 | Vatakara | Mullappally Ramachandran | INC | 416479 | 43.4% | A.N. Shamseer | CPI | 413173 | 43.1% | V. K. Sajeevan | BJP | 76313 | 8.0% | RMP | 17229 | 1.8% | 6107 | 3306 | 0.3% |
4 | Wayanad | M. I. Shanavas | INC | 377035 | 41.2% | Sathyan Mokeri | CPI | 356165 | 38.9% | P. R. Rasmilnath | BJP | 80752 | 8.8% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 10735 | 20870 | 2.3% |
5 | Kozhikode | M. K. Raghavan | INC | 397615 | 42.2% | A. Vijayaraghavan | CPI | 380732 | 40.4% | C. K. Padmanabhan | BJP | 115760 | 12.3% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 6381 | 16883 | 1.8% |
6 | Malappuram | E. Ahammed | IUML | 437723 | 51.3% | P K Sainaba | CPI | 242984 | 28.5% | N. Sreeprakash | BJP | 64705 | 7.6% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 21829 | 194739 | 22.8% |
7 | Ponnani | E. T. Muhammed Basheer | IUML | 378503 | 43.4% | V Abdurahiman | LDF-IND | 353093 | 40.5% | Narayanan Master | BJP | 75212 | 8.6% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 7494 | 25410 | 2.9% |
8 | Palakkad | M. P. Veerendrakumar | SJ | 307597 | 33.8% | M. B. Rajesh | CPI | 412897 | 45.4% | Sobha Surendran | BJP | 136587 | 15.0% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 11291 | 105300 | 11.6% |
9 | Alathur | Sheeba | INC | 374496 | 40.4% | P.K. Biju | CPI | 411808 | 44.4% | Shajumon Vattekkattu | BJP | 87803 | 9.5% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 21417 | 37312 | 4.0% |
10 | Thrissur | K. P. Dhanapalan | INC | 350982 | 38.1% | C. N. Jayadevan | CPI | 389209 | 42.3% | K. P. Sreesan | BJP | 102681 | 11.2% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 10050 | 38227 | 4.2% |
11 | Chalakudy | P. C. Chacko | INC | 344556 | 39.0% | Innocent | LDF-IND | 358440 | 40.5% | B. Gopalakrishnan | BJP | 92848 | 10.5% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 10552 | 13884 | 1.6% |
12 | Ernakulam | K. V. Thomas | INC | 353841 | 41.6% | Christy Fernandez | LDF-IND | 266794 | 31.4% | A. N. Radhakrishnan | BJP | 99003 | 11.6% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 9735 | 87047 | 10.2% |
13 | Idukki | Dean Kuriakose | INC | 331477 | 40.4% | Joice George | LDF-IND | 382019 | 46.6% | Sabu Varghese | BJP | 50438 | 6.2% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 12338 | 50542 | 6.2% |
14 | Kottayam | Jose K Mani | KC | 424194 | 51.0% | Mathew T. Thomas | JD | 303595 | 36.5% | Noble Mathew | IND | 44357 | 5.3% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 14024 | 120599 | 14.5% |
15 | Alappuzha | K. C. Venugopal | INC | 462525 | 46.4% | C B Chandrababu | CPI | 443118 | 44.4% | A. V. Thamarakshan | RSP | 43051 | 4.3% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 11338 | 19407 | 1.9% |
16 | Mavelikkara | Kodikkunnil Suresh | INC | 402432 | 45.3% | Chengara Surendran | CPI | 369695 | 41.6% | P. Sudheer | BJP | 79743 | 9.0% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 9459 | 32737 | 3.7% |
17 | Pathanamthitta | Anto Antony Punnathaniyil | INC | 358842 | 41.3% | Peelipose Thomas | LDF-IND | 302651 | 34.8% | M. T. Ramesh | BJP | 138954 | 16.0% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 16538 | 56191 | 6.5% |
18 | Kollam | N.K. Premachandran | RSP | 408528 | 46.5% | M. A. Baby | CPI | 370879 | 42.2% | P. M. Velayudhan | BJP | 58671 | 6.7% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 7876 | 37649 | 4.3% |
19 | Attingal | Bindu Krishna | INC | 323100 | 37.6% | A. Sampath | CPI | 392478 | 45.7% | Girijakumari S | BJP | 90528 | 10.5% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 6924 | 69378 | 8.1% |
20 | Thiruvananthapuram | Dr. Shashi Tharoor | INC | 297806 | 34.1% | Bennet Abraham | CPI | 248941 | 28.5% | O. Rajagopal | BJP | 282336 | 32.3% | RMP | 0 | 0 | 3346 | 15470 | 1.8% |