Kerala, Lok Sabha election 2004
20 constituencies in Kerala, 71.41% turnout.
Seats
20
Candidates
177
15 women, 2 elected
Turnout
71.41%
1.51 cr of 2.11 cr
Leading party
CPM
12 of 20 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Kerala
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 12 | +4 | 13 | 47,54,567 | 31.52% | +3.61 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | +3 | 4 | 11,90,526 | 7.89% | +0.32 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 1 | -1 | 2 | 7,33,228 | 4.86% | -0.41 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | +1 | 95 | 6,94,512 | 4.60% | -0.16 |
| KECKerala Congress | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3,53,905 | 2.35% | -0.03 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 1 | +1 | 1 | 3,40,111 | 2.25% | +0.09 |
| IFDPIFDP | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2,56,411 | 1.70% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 0 | -8 | 17 | 48,46,637 | 32.13% | -7.23 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15,66,569 | 10.38% | +3.83 |
| KECMKerala Congress (M) | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2,09,880 | 1.39% | -0.93 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74,656 | 0.49% | +0.40 |
| PDPJammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45,720 | 0.30% | — |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7,806 | 0.05% | -1.29 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,485 | 0.02% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3,270 | 0.02% | — |
| SLAPSLAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,987 | 0.02% | — |
| AKMDMPAKMDMP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,158 | 0.01% | — |
- CPM12 (60%)
- CPI3 (15%)
- MUL1 (5%)
- IND1 (5%)
- KEC1 (5%)
- JD(S)1 (5%)
- Others1 (5%)
- CPM12
- CPI3
- MUL1
- IND1
- KEC1
- JD(S)1
- Others1
- CPM12
- CPI3
- MUL1
- IND1
- KEC1
- JD(S)1
- IFDP1
Constituency performance
From the 20 results in Kerala
Closest contest
MUVATTUPUZHA
won by 529 (0.07%)
Biggest victory
MUKUNDAPURAM
won by 1,17,097 (16.20%)
Highest turnout
CANNANORE
79.07%
Lowest turnout
ERNAKULAM
61.63%
Seat change
Against Kerala's previous Lok Sabha election (1999), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained10 (50%)
- Changed hands10 (50%)
10 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 10 changed hands.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Kerala, every Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- CPM
- CPI
- MUL
- IND
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 20 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–20 of 20
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOOR | CPICHENGARA SURENDRAN | INCKODIKUNNIL SURESH | 54,5347.97% | 71.3% |
| ALLEPPEY | CPMDR. K. S. MANOJ | INCV M SUDHEERAN | 1,0090.14% | 75.2% |
| BADAGARA | CPMP. SATHEEDEVI | INCM T PADMA | 1,30,58915.76% | 75.8% |
| CALICUT | JD(S)M. P. VEERENDRA KUMAR | INCADV V BALARAM | 65,3268.36% | 70.4% |
| CANNANORE | CPMA. P. ABDULLAKUTTY | INCMULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN | 83,8499.74% | 79.1% |
| CHIRAYINKIL | CPMVARKALA RADHAKRISHNAN | INCM I SHANAVAS | 50,7457.58% | 65.6% |
| ERNAKULAM | INDDR. SEBASTIAN PAUL | INCDR EDWARD EDEZHATH | 70,09910.64% | 61.6% |
| IDUKKI | KECK. FRANCIS GEORGE | INCBENNY BEHANAN | 69,3849.51% | 70.5% |
| KASARAGOD | CPMP. KARUNAKARAN | INCN A MOHAMMED | 1,08,25612.01% | 77.7% |
| KOTTAYAM | CPMK. SURESH KURUP | INCANTO ANTONY | 42,9146.08% | 73.2% |
| MANJERI | CPMT. K. HAMZA | MULK P A MAJEED | 47,7435.26% | 71.9% |
| MAVELIKARA | CPMC. S. SUJATHA | INCRAMESH CHENNITHALA | 7,4141.15% | 74.0% |
| MUKUNDAPURAM | CPMLONAPPAN NAMBADAN | INCPADMAJA VENUGOPAL | 1,17,09716.20% | 70.6% |
| MUVATTUPUZHA | IFDPP. C. THOMAS (PULLOLIL) | CPMADV P M ISMAIL | 5290.07% | 75.8% |
| OTTAPALAM | CPMS. AJAYA KUMAR | INCK A THULASI | 70,4108.73% | 73.9% |
| PALGHAT | CPMN. N. KRISHNADAS | INCV S VIJAYA RAGHAVAN | 98,15811.96% | 73.7% |
| PONNANI | MULE. AHAMMED | CPIP P SUNEER | 1,02,75814.07% | 62.3% |
| QUILON | CPMP. RAJENDRAN | INCSOORANAD RAJASEKHARAN | 1,11,07115.74% | 68.4% |
| TRICHUR | CPIC. K. CHANDRAPPAN | INCA C JOSE | 45,9616.68% | 69.4% |
| TRIVANDRUM | CPIP. K. VASUDEVAN NAIR | INCV S SIVAKUMAR | 54,6037.15% | 68.7% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Kerala alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.

