Misplaced Pages

2004 Indian general election

← 1999 April–May 2004 2009 →
20 seats
First party Second party Third party   Leader V.S. Achuthanandan A. K. Antony P. C. Thomas Party CPI(M) INC KEC Alliance LDF UDF NDA Leader's seat - - Muvattupuzha Last election 9 11 0 Seats won 18 1 1 Seat change 9 10 1 Percentage 46.15% 38.38% 12.08%

The 2004 Indian general election in Kerala were held for 20 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Democratic Front (LDF) won 18 seats out of 20 seats in the state. Indian National Congress, who had won 8 seats in the 1999 elections, won one in this election. The other 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).

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. 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.

List of elected MPs

Results

Results by alliance or party

Vote Share (By alliance)

Alliance/Party				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	LDF		CPI(M)	4,754,567	31.52%	3.62%	13	12	3
			CPI	1,190,526	7.89%	0.29%	4	3	3
			KC(J)	353,905	2.35%	0.05%	1	1
			JD(S)	340,111	2.25%	0.05%	1	1	1
			LDF Ind.	323,042	2.14%	New	1	1	1
		Total		6,962,151	46.15%	2.45%	20	18	9
	UDF		INC	4,846,637	32.13%	7.27%	17	0	8
			IUML	733,228	4.86%	0.44%	2	1	1
			KC(M)	209,880	1.39%	0.91%	1	0	1
		Total		5,789,745	38.38%	8.52%	20	1	10
	NDA		BJP	1,566,569	10.38%	3.78%	19	0
			IFDP	380,847	1.70%	New	1	1	New
		Total		1,947,416	12.08%	4.18%	20	1	1
Others				387,116	3.39%
Total				15,086,428	100%			20

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	Communist Party of India(12) Communist Party of India (Marxist) (4) Janata Dal (Secular) (1) Kerala Congress (J) (1) Independent (2)	9	Communist Party of India (3) Communist Party of India (Marxist) (12) Janata Dal (Secular) (1) Kerala Congress (J) (1) Independent (1)	18	9
United Democratic Front	Indian National Congress(17) Indian Union Muslim League (2) Kerala Congress (1)	11	Indian National Congress Indian Union Muslim League (1) Kerala Congress	1	10
National Democratic Alliance	Bharatiya Janata Party Janata Dal (United)	0	Kerala Congress (1) P.C. Thomas's Indian Federal Democratic Party 1)	1	1

• Note:
  1. UPA was not in existence in 1999, instead the number of seats won in 1999 represents the seats won by Indian National Congress
  2. UDF, is a coalition in Kerala, that was formed in 2001, that includes the Indian National Congress, and splinter Congress groups in Kerala.
  3. Left front, was not part of the UPA, in 2004, instead gave outside support.
  4. 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	1	7	4,846,637	32.13	7.27
Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Left Democratic Front	13	12	8	4,754,567	31.52	3.62
Communist Party of India	Left Democratic Front	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)	Left Democratic Front	1	1	1	353,905	2.35	new
Janata Dal (Secular)	Left Democratic Front	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	Left Democratic Front	1	1	3	323042	2.14
Total		177	20	–	15,086,428	–

By constituency

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%

Assembly Constituency

Result- Party Wise

Notes

1. Elected in 2005 through by-election

References

1. "General Election, 2004". Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.
2. "Why Kerala CM Antony resigned". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
3. "When CPI(M) had a 'pact' with Congress in 2004". Hindustan Times. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
4. "Kerala Election Results Live Update 2019, 2014, 2009 and 2004". Maps of India. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
5. "PC Bye Election: Thiruvananthapuram 2005". Archived from the original on 11 September 2022.

• 2004 Indian general election by state or union territory
• Indian general elections in Kerala
• 2000s in Kerala