The 2019 Indian general election was held in Kerala on 23 April 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha.
Indian National Congress led United Democratic Front swept 19 out of 20 seats in the state winning more than 47% of total polled votes. Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance which formed government at center couldn't win any seats but gathered around 15% vote share. The ruling Left Democratic Front was decimated in the elections with just one seat, vote share dropped to 36% from 40% in 2014 general elections.
The state witnessed elections in the backdrop of Sabarimala Temple Protests, UDF’s PM candidate Rahul Gandhi contesting from state and NDA’s new alliance partner Bharath Dharma Jana Sena which is a political wing of the powerful SNDP. Even Demonetization and GST issues were discussed during election campaign though they were implemented years before the election. Both Sabarimala issue and BDJS’s partnership were expected to help NDA gain by huge margin, however final results favoured UDF due to shift of some of core voters of LDF to NDA through BDJS and more importantly presence of prime minister candidate Rahul Gandhi.
Despite no National Democratic Alliance winners from the state, it got one ministerial berth in Second Modi ministry through V. Muraleedharan a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.
Alliances and parties The key alliances that fought for representation of Lok Sabha seats in Kerala 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(M) and the CPI. National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which had not won any seat in the state, placed candidates in all constituencies. A new force in the election is the Left United Front.
United Democratic Front
No. Party Election symbol Seats contested1. Indian National Congress162. Indian Union Muslim League 23. Kerala Congress (M) 14. Revolutionary Socialist Party 1
Left Democratic Front
No. Party Election symbol Seats contested1. Communist Party of India (Marxist) 162. Communist Party of India 4
National Democratic Alliance
No. Party Election symbol Seats contested1. Bharatiya Janata Party 152. Bharath Dharma Jana Sena 43. Kerala Congress (Thomas) 1
Parties not in any Coalition
No. Party Election symbol Seats contested 1. Bahujan Samaj Party 16 2. Social Democratic Party of India 10 3. Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 9 4. Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star 4 5. Ambedkarite Party of India 3 6. Peoples Democratic Party 2 7. Secular Democratic Congress 2 8. Marxist Communist Party of India (United) 1 9. Pravasi Nivasi Party 1 10. Indian Gandhiyan Party 1 11. Rashtriya Samaj Paksha 1 12. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 1 13. Samajwadi Forward Bloc Party 1 14. National Labour Party 1 15. Akhila India Makkal Kazhagam 1 Aam Admi Party, who had contested in the 2014 elections decided not to contest this election so as to not split anti-BJP votes.
Opinion polls
Seat projections Date publishedPolling agencyLeadUDFLDFNDA Apr 2019AZ Research – Asianet13617Apr 2019CSDS-Lokniti-Hindu 5–136–140–21–9Apr 2019AC Nielsen – Mathrubhumi 14519Apr 2019Times Now – VMR172115Apr 2019CVoter 173014Apr 2019Manorama – Karvy13–154–50–19–12Mar 2019CVoter – IANS172 112Feb 2019AZ Research – Asianet14–164–6010–13Jan 2019Spick Media13529Jan 2019CVoter164016Oct 2018ABP News – CSDS164013Sep 2018Spick Media127116
Vote percentage predictions Date publishedPolling agencyLeadUDFLDFNDA Apr 2019 CSDS-Lokniti-Hindu 34%38% 18% 4% Apr 2019 A C Nielsen – Mathrubhumi 41% 37% 16% 4% Apr 2019 Times Now – VMR46.97% 28.11% 20.85% 18.86% Apr 2019 CVoter40.7% 23.3% 23.2%17.4% Apr 2019 Manorama – Karvy43% 38% 13% 5% Jan 2019 CVoter42.4% 37.4% 15.3% 10.8%May 2019Axis My India48%36%13% 12%
Constituency predictions Manorama – Karvy Mathrubhumi – AC NielsenAZ Research – AsianetConstituenciesUDFLDFNDAUDFLDFNDAUDFLDFNDAKasaragod 43% 35% 19% 43% 35% 21%33%34%17%Kannur49%38%9%47%44%5%39%38%17%Vatakara43%44%8%41%43%12%45%38%13%Wayanad43%38%9%42%34%13%45%39%16%Kozhikode42%38%14%39%42%14%44%36%16%Malappuram44%36%10%48%39%8%52%29%15%Ponnani55%22%15%45%39%10%46%36%16%Palakkad27%51%17%30%34%31%35%37%28%Alathur (SC)45%38%13%37%44%16%39%41%17%Thrissur41%37%16%39%36%16%36%32%26%Chalakudy40%39%13%39%37%14%36%38%19%Ernakulam41%33%11%45%34%15%43%32%20%Idukki44%39%9%42%36%16%37%38%14%Kottayam49%39%2%47%36%9%50%31%14%Alappuzha44%47%4%47%35%9%45%37%13%Mavelikkara (SC)45%44%8%44%35%18%46%33%18%Pathanamthitta42%33%21%32%29%31%36%20%35%Kollam48%41%7%47%39%8%44%32%16%Attingal38%44%13%38%46%10%35%36%17%Thiruvananthapuram35%25%36%33%23%40%34%25%40%
Constituency candidates
ConstituencyUPALeft FrontNDA # Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate 1 Kasaragod Rajmohan Unnithan K. P. Satheesh Chandran Raveesh Thanthri Kuntar 2 Kannur K. Sudhakaran P. K. Sreemathy C. K. Padmanabhan 3 Vatakara K. Muraleedharan P. Jayarajan V. K. Sajeevan 4 Wayanad Rahul Gandhi P. P. Suneer Thushar Vellapally 5 Kozhikode M. K. Raghavan A. Pradeepkumar K. P. Prakash Babu 6 Malappuram P. K. Kunhalikutty V. P. Sanu Unnikrishnan Master 7 Ponnani E. T. Mohammed Basheer P. V. Anvar V. T. Rema 8 Palakkad V. K. Sreekandan M. B. Rajesh C. Krishnakumar 9 Alathur (SC) Remya Haridas P. K. Biju T. V. Babu 10 Thrissur T. N. Prathapan Rajaji Mathew Thomas Suresh Gopi 11 Chalakudy Benny Behanan Innocent A. N. Radhakrishnan 12 Ernakulam Hibi Eden P. Rajeev Alphons Kannanthanam 13 Idukki Dean Kuriakose Joice George Biju Krishnan 14 Kottayam Thomas Chazhikadan V. N. Vasavan P. C. Thomas 15 Alappuzha Shanimol Usman A. M. Ariff K. S. Radhakrishnan 16 Mavelikkara (SC) Kodikunnil Suresh Chittayam Gopakumar Thazhava Sahadevan 17 Pathanamthitta Anto Antony Veena George K. Surendran 18 Kollam N. K. Premachandran K. N. Balagopal K. V. Sabu 19 Attingal Adoor Prakash A. Sampath Shobha Surendran 20 Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor C. Divakaran K. Rajasekharan
Voter turnout Constituency no.ConstituencyElectorsTotal Votes% Voter Turnout 1 Kasaragod 1,363,937 1,100,099 80.6% 2 Kannur 1266550 1054746 83.2% 3 Vadakara 1288926 1065932 82.6% 4 Wayanad 1359679 1092759 80.3% 5 Kozhikode 1318024 1076882 81.7% 6 Malappuram 1370544 1034799 75.5% 7 Ponnani 1356803 1017366 74.9% 8 Palakkad 1323010 1028874 77.7% 9 Alathur 1266794 1019376 80.4% 10 Thrissur 1337110 1042122 77.9% 11 Chalakudy 1230197 990433 80.5% 12 Ernakulam 1245972 967390 77.6% 13 Idukki 1204191 919559 76.3% 14 Kottayam 1206698 910648 75.4% 15 Alappuzha 1356701 1090112 80.3% 16 Mavelikkara 1308102 972360 74.3% 17 Pathanamthitta 1382741 1027378 74.3% 18 Kollam 1296720 969017 74.7% 19 Attingal 1350710 1006048 74.4% 20 Thiruvananthapuram 1371427 1011268 73.7% Final voter turnout of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019, The Election Commission of India (20 April 2019, updated 4 May 2019)
Bogus votes detection and re-polling The Election Commission of India ordered re-polling on 19 May 2019 in 3 booths in Kasaragod and one in Kannur constituencies after confirming bogus votes.
Results Results by alliance or party
Alliance/PartyPopular voteSeatsVotes%±ppContestedWon+/−rowspan="5" UDFINC7,596,61037.46% 6.36% 16 15 7IUML1,111,6975.48% 0.94% 2 2 RSP499,6772.46% 0.19% 1 1KEC(M)421,0462.08% 0.28% 11 Total9,629,03047.48 % 5.50%2019 5rowspan="4" LDFCPI(M)5,266,51025.97% 4.38% 141 4CPI1,233,8866.08% 1.51% 40 1LDF Ind.655,9914.24% 5.01% 20 2Total7,156,38735.29% 4.83%201 8rowspan="4" NDABJP2,635,81013.00% 2.67% 150 BDJS380,8471.88% New 40 KC (T)155,1350.76% New 10 Total3,171,79215.64% 4.82%200Others324,1251.59%Total20,397,168100% 3.95%20
Constituency results Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin % # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %1 KasaragodRajmohan UnnithanINC4,74,96143.17K. P. SathishchandranCPI(M)4,34,52339.5040,4383.672 KannurK. SudhakaranINC5,29,74150.22P. K. Sreemathi TeacherCPI(M)4,35,18241.2694,5598.963 VadakaraK. MuraleedharanINC5,26,75549.42P. JayarajanCPI(M)4,42,09241.4784,6637.954 WayanadRahul GandhiINC7,06,36764.64P. P. SuneerCPI2,74,59725.134,31,77039.515 KozhikodeM. K. RaghavanINC4,93,44445.82A. Pradeep KumarCPI(M)4,08,21937.9185,2257.916 MalappuramP. K. KunhalikuttyIUML5,89,87357.00V. P. SanuCPI(M)3,29,72031.862,60,15325.147 PonnaniE. T. Mohammed BasheerIUML5,21,82451.29P. V. Anvar Puthan VeetilIND3,28,55132.291,93,27319.008 PalakkadV. K. SreekandanINC3,99,27438.81M. B. RajeshCPI(M)3,87,63737.6811,6371.139 AlathurRamya HaridasINC5,33,81552.37Dr. P. K. BijuCPI(M)3,74,84736.771,58,96815.6010 ThrissurT. N. PrathapanINC4,15,08939.83Rajaji Mathew ThomasCPI3,21,45630.8593,6338.9811 ChalakudyBenny BehananINC4,73,44447.80InnocentCPI(M)3,41,17034.451,32,27413.3512 ErnakulamHibi EdenINC4,91,26350.78P. RajeevCPI(M)3,22,11033.301,69,15317.4813 IdukkiAdv. Dean KuriakoseINC4,98,49354.21Adv. Joice GeorgeIND3,27,44035.611,71,05318.6014 KottayamThomas ChazhikadanKEC(M)4,21,04646.24V. N. VasavanCPI(M)3,14,78734.571,06,25911.6715 AlappuzhaAdv. A. M. AriffCPI(M)4,45,97040.91Adv. Shanimol OsmanINC4,35,49639.9510,4740.9616 MavelikkaraKodikunnil SureshINC4,40,41545.29Chittayam GopakumarCPI3,79,27739.0161,1386.2817 PathanamthittaAnto AntonyINC3,80,92737.08Veena GeorgeCPI(M)3,36,68432.7744,2434.3118 KollamN. K. PremachandranRSP4,99,67751.57K. N. BalagopalCPI(M)3,50,82136.201,48,85615.3719 AttingalAdv. Adoor PrakashINC3,80,99537.87Dr. A. SampathCPI(M)3,42,74834.0738,2473.8020 ThiruvananthapuramDr. Shashi TharoorINC4,16,13141.15Kummanam RajasekharanBJP3,16,14231.2699,9899.89
Alliance votes by constituency No.ConstituencyUDF VotesLDF VotesNDA Votes1 Kasaragod4,74,9614,34,5231,76,0492 Kannur5,29,7414,35,18268,5093 Vatakara5,26,7554,42,09280,1284 Wayanad7,06,3672,74,59778,8165 Kozhikode4,93,4444,08,2191,61,2166 Malappuram5,89,8733,29,72082,3327 Ponnani5,21,8243,28,5511,10,6038 Palakkad3,99,2743,87,6372,18,5569 Alathur (SC)5,33,8153,74,84789,83710 Thrissur4,15,0893,21,4562,93,82211 Chalakudy4,73,4443,41,1701,54,15912 Ernakulam4,91,2633,22,1101,37,74913 Idukki4,98,4933,27,44078,64814 Kottayam4,21,0463,14,7871,55,13515 Alappuzha4,35,4964,45,9701,87,72916 Mavelikkara (SC)4,40,4153,79,2771,33,54617 Pathanamthitta3,80,9273,36,6842,97,39618 Kollam4,99,6773,50,8211,03,33919 Attingal3,80,9953,42,7482,48,08120 Thiruvananthapuram4,16,1512,58,5563,16,142
Party votes by assembly segment
Results Party Votes secured Percentage of total votes (in %) Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2021 election) Indian National Congress 75,96,610 37.46 96 21 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 52,66,510 25.97 16 62 Indian Union Muslim League 11,11,697 5.48 14 15 Kerala Congress (M) 4,21,046 2.08 6 5 Revolutionary Socialist Party 4,99,677 2.46 7 Bharatiya Janata Party 26,35,810 13.00 1 0 Communist Party of India 12,33,886 6.08 17 Bharath Dharma Jana Sena 3,80,847 1.88 Kerala Congress (Thomas) 1,55,135 0.76 Others1120Total140
Votes by State Legislative Assembly constituencies According to the ECI, the details of the valid votes polled in the state legislative assembly constituencies of Kerala are as follows: