# 2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

The 2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 10 May 2001 to elect members to the Kerala State Assembly. Polls were held simultaneously in all 140 seats and resulted in a voter turnout of 72.47%.
The election saw a change of guard in the state with the United Democratic Front winning 99 seats as opposed to the 40 won by the Left Democratic Front. The remaining seat was won by a UDF rebel candidate.
This election remains to have been the last one in which the Indian National Congress was the largest party in the legislative assembly, with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) emerging as the leading party in every successive election, including in 2011, when the UDF won by a wafer-thin margin of 2 seats.

## Results

Party-wise vote share of 2001 Kerala Assembly Elections :
| # | Party | Contested | Won | Popular Votes | Share (%) |
| 1 | Indian National Congress- Indira (Congress-I) | 88 | 63 | 4940868 | 31.4 |
| 2 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | 74 | 24 | 3752976 | 23.85 |
| 3 | Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 23 | 16 | 1259572 | 8 |
| 4 | Kerala Congress - Mani (KCM) | 11 | 9 | 556647 | 3.54 |
| 5 | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 24 | 7 | 1212248 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Janadhipatya Samrakshana Samithi (JSS) | 5 | 4 | 279831 | 1.78 |
| 7 | Janata Dal- Secular (JDS) | 10 | 3 | 546917 | 3.48 |
| 8 | Kerala Congress - Joseph (KCJ) | 10 | 2 | 455748 | 2.9 |
| 9 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 9 | 2 | 408456 | 2.6 |
| 10 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) | 6 | 2 | 269689 | 1.71 |
| 11 | Revolutionary Socialist Party - Bolshevik (RSPB) | 4 | 2 | 215562 | 1.37 |
| 12 | Kerala Congress - Jacob (KCA) | 4 | 2 | 207618 | 1.32 |
| 13 | Kerala Congress - Balakrishna Pillai (KCB) | 2 | 2 | 113915 | 0.72 |
| 14 | Communist Marxist Party (CMP) | 3 | 1 | 145441 | 0.92 |
| 15 | Indian National League (INL) | 3 | 0 | 139775 | 0.89 |
| 16 | CPI(M) Independents (LDF) | 2 | 0 | 91058 | 0.58 |
| 17 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 123 | 0 | 789762 | 5.02 |
| 18 | BJP Allies (JD(U): 4, Samata: 2, DMK: 1) | 7 | 0 | 10089 | 0.06 |
| 19 | Others/ Independents | 266 | 1 | 340692 | 2.16 |
| Total | Total | 676 | 140 | 15736894 | 100 |

### Constituency-Wise results

Results :
| Assembly Constituency | Assembly Constituency | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Winning Party | Margin |
| # | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | Winning Party | Margin |
| 1 | Manjeshwar | Cherkalam Abdullah | IUML | 47494 | C.K. Padmanabhan | BJP | 34306 | IUML | 13188 |
| 2 | Kasaragod | C.T. Ahammed Ali | IUML | 51890 | P.K. Krishna Das | BJP | 33895 | IUML | 17995 |
| 3 | Udma | K.V. Kunhiraman | CPI(M) | 62817 | Adv.C.K.Sreedharan | INC | 53153 | CPI(M) | 9664 |
| 4 | Hosdrug | M. Kumaran | CPI | 68033 | C.J.Krishnan | INC | 61055 | CPI | 6978 |
| 5 | Trikaripur | Satheesh Chandran K.P. | CPI(M) | 79874 | Karimbil Krishnan | INC | 62865 | CPI(M) | 17009 |
| 6 | Irikkur | K.C. Joseph | INC | 67788 | Prof.Mercy John | KEC | 50884 | INC | 16904 |
| 7 | Payyannur | P.K. Sreemathi Teacher | CPI(M) | 73233 | M.Narayanan Kutty | INC | 50495 | CPI(M) | 22738 |
| 8 | Taliparamba | M.V. Govindan Master | CPI(M) | 76975 | K.Surendran | INC | 61688 | CPI(M) | 15287 |
| 9 | Azhikode | T.K. Balan | CPI(M) | 56573 | C.A. Ajeer | CMPKSC | 46777 | CPI(M) | 9796 |
| 10 | Cannanore | K. Sudhakaran | INC | 58080 | Kasim Irikkur | IND | 38947 | INC | 19133 |
| 11 | Edakkad | M.V. Jayarajan | CPI(M) | 65835 | N.Ramakrishnan | INC | 60506 | CPI(M) | 5329 |
| 12 | Tellicherry | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan | CPI(M) | 53412 | Sajeev Maroli | INC | 46369 | CPI(M) | 7043 |
| 13 | Peringalam | K.P. Mohanan | JD(S) | 52657 | K.K. Muhammad | IUML | 45679 | JD(S) | 6978 |
| 14 | Kuthuparamba | P.Jayarajan | CPI(M) | 71240 | K. Prabhakaran | INC | 52620 | CPI(M) | 18620 |
| 15 | Peravoor | Prof. A.D. Mustaffa | INC | 64835 | K.T. Kunhahammed | NCP | 63662 | INC | 1173 |
| 16 | North Wayanad | Radha Raghavan | INC | 65684 | Saradha Sajeevan | CPI(M) | 51839 | INC | 13845 |
| 17 | Badagara | C.K.Nanu | JD(S) | 61636 | K. Balanarayanan | INC | 47477 | JD(S) | 14159 |
| 18 | Nadapuram | Benoy Viswam | CPI | 64110 | K.P. Rajan | INC | 57917 | CPI | 6193 |
| 19 | Meppayur | Mathai Chacko | CPI(M) | 63709 | P. Ammed Master | IUML | 58953 | CPI(M) | 4756 |
| 20 | Koyilandi | Adv.P.Sankaran | INC | 66644 | P. Viswan | CPI(M) | 60188 | INC | 6456 |
| 21 | Perambra | T.P. Ramakrishnan | CPI(M) | 66695 | P.T. Jose | KEC(M) | 64011 | CPI(M) | 2684 |
| 22 | Balusseri | A.C. Shanmukhadas | NCP | 54218 | Balakrishnan Kidave | INC | 51256 | NCP | 2962 |
| 23 | Koduvally | C. Mammutty | IUML | 65209 | C. Mohasin | JD(S) | 48332 | IUML | 16877 |
| 24 | Kozhikode I | Adv. A. Sujanapal | INC | 52226 | Adv. P. Sathidevi | CPI(M) | 43849 | INC | 8377 |
| 25 | Kozhikode II | T.P.M Zahir | IUML | 48886 | Elamaram Kareem | CPI(M) | 48099 | IUML | 787 |
| 26 | Beypore | V.K.C. Mammed Koya | CPI(M) | 62636 | M.C.Mayin Haji | IUML | 57565 | CPI(M) | 5071 |
| 27 | Kunnamangalam | U.C.Raman | IND | 55321 | Perincheri Kunhan | CPI(M) | 51610 | IND | 3711 |
| 28 | Thiruvambady | C.Moinkutty | IUML | 60525 | P. Cyriac John | NCP | 44849 | IUML | 15676 |
| 29 | Kalpetta | K.K. Ramachandran Master | INC | 58380 | K.K.Hamza | JD(S) | 40940 | INC | 17440 |
| 30 | Sulthanbathery | N.D.Appachan | INC | 68685 | Father Mathai Nooranal | IND | 45132 | INC | 23553 |
| 31 | Wandoor | A.P. Anilkumar | INC | 80059 | N Kannan | CPI(M) | 51834 | INC | 28225 |
| 32 | Nilambur | Aryadan Muhammed | INC | 76937 | P. Anvar Master | IND | 55317 | INC | 21620 |
| 33 | Manjeri | Ishaque Kurikkal | IUML | 71529 | Prof Abraham P. Mathew | JD(S) | 36933 | IUML | 34596 |
| 34 | Malappuram | M.K. Muneer | IUML | 61924 | K.S. Vijayam | NCP | 25907 | IUML | 36017 |
| 35 | Kondotty | Adv. K.N.A. Kader | IUML | 64224 | E.K. Maleeha | CPI(M) | 37131 | IUML | 27093 |
| 36 | Tirurangadi | K.Kutty Ahammed Kutty | IUML | 57027 | A.V. Abdu Haji | IND | 37854 | IUML | 19173 |
| 37 | Tanur | P.K. Abdu Rabb | IUML | 55562 | K.V. Sidheeque | CPI(M) | 28548 | IUML | 27014 |
| 38 | Tirur | E.T.Mohhammed Basheer | IUML | 58270 | Prof. A.P. Abdul Vahab | INL | 45511 | IUML | 12759 |
| 39 | Ponnani | M.P.Gangadharan | INC | 58054 | T.K.Hamza | CPI(M) | 51447 | INC | 6607 |
| 40 | Kuttippuram | P.K.Kunhalikutty | IUML | 50201 | Kolakkattil Ibrahimkutty | RSP | 24096 | IUML | 26105 |
| 41 | Mankada | Manjalamkuzhi Ali | IND | 67758 | K.P.A.Majeed | IUML | 64700 | IND | 3058 |
| 42 | Perinthalmanna | Nalakath Soopy | IUML | 64072 | Sasikumar | CPI(M) | 58166 | IUML | 5906 |
| 43 | Thrithala | V.K. Chandran | CPI(M) | 54762 | P. Balan | INC | 54263 | CPI(M) | 499 |
| 44 | Pattambi | C.P.Mohammed | INC | 53456 | K.E. Ismail | CPI | 52925 | INC | 531 |
| 45 | Ottapalam | V.C. Kabeer Master | NCP | 57895 | C.V. Balachandran Master | INC | 40045 | NCP | 17850 |
| 46 | Sreekrishnapuram | Girija Surendran | CPI(M) | 62500 | V.S.Vijaya Raghavan | INC | 62479 | CPI(M) | 21 |
| 47 | Mannarkkad | Kalathil Abdulla | IUML | 67369 | Jose Baby | CPI | 60744 | IUML | 6625 |
| 48 | Malampuzha | V.S.Achuthanadan | CPI(M) | 53661 | Satheesan Pacheni | INC | 48958 | CPI(M) | 4703 |
| 49 | Palghat | K.Sankara Narayanan | INC | 53831 | T.K. Noushad | CPI(M) | 43026 | INC | 10805 |
| 50 | Chittur | K.Achuthan Chalakalam | INC | 59512 | K.Krishnankutty Ezhuthanikalam | JD(S) | 45703 | INC | 13809 |
| 51 | Kollengode | K.A.Chandran | INC | 56927 | R.Chinnakuttan | CPI(M) | 49533 | INC | 7394 |
| 52 | Coyalmannam | A.K.Balan | CPI(M) | 52842 | C. Prakash | INC | 48811 | CPI(M) | 4031 |
| 53 | Alathur | V.Chenthamarakshan | CPI(M) | 59485 | R.Chellamma Teacher | INC | 46980 | CPI(M) | 12505 |
| 54 | Chelakara | K.Radhakrishnan | CPI(M) | 56451 | K.A.Thulasi | INC | 54976 | CPI(M) | 1475 |
| 55 | Wadakkanchery | Adv.V.Balaram | INC | 59415 | M.P.Pauly | KEC | 50384 | INC | 9031 |
| 56 | Kunnamkulam | T.V.Chandramohan | INC | 59679 | Usha Teacher | CPI(M) | 55383 | INC | 4296 |
| 57 | Cherpu | Adv. K.P. Rajendran | CPI | 51995 | M.K. Kannan | IND | 49752 | CPI | 2243 |
| 58 | Trichur | Adv.Therambil Ramakrishnan | INC | 54424 | K.P. Aravindakshan | CPI(M) | 40718 | INC | 13706 |
| 59 | Ollur | P. P. George | INC | 66100 | C.N.Jayadevan | CPI | 55402 | INC | 10698 |
| 60 | Kodakara | K.P. Viswanathan | INC | 57923 | Lonappan Nambadan | IND | 50591 | INC | 7332 |
| 61 | Chalakudi | Prof. Savithri Lakshmanan | INC | 51606 | M.A. Paulose | JD(S) | 40944 | INC | 10662 |
| 62 | Mala | T.U. Radhakrishnan | INC | 57976 | U.S. Sasi | CPI | 45995 | INC | 11981 |
| 63 | Irinjalakuda | Thomas Unniyadan | KEC(M) | 54242 | T. Sasidharan | CPI(M) | 53836 | KEC(M) | 406 |
| 64 | Manalur | M.K. Paulson Master | INC | 50283 | N.R.Balan | CPI(M) | 44041 | INC | 6242 |
| 65 | Guruvayoor | P.K.K. Bhava | IUML | 52487 | P.T.Kunju Muhammad | IND | 42961 | IUML | 9526 |
| 66 | Nattika | T.N. Prathapan | INC | 56517 | Krishnan Kaniyamparambil | CPI | 44770 | INC | 11747 |
| 67 | Kodungallur | Umesh Challiyil | JPSS | 59369 | Prof. Meenakshi Thampan | CPI | 47428 | JPSS | 11941 |
| 68 | Ankamali | P.J. Joy | INC | 68300 | Prof. V.J. Pappu | IND | 50123 | INC | 18177 |
| 69 | Vadakkekara | M.A. Chndrasekharan | INC | 53959 | Adv. P. Rajeev | CPI(M) | 52039 | INC | 1920 |
| 70 | Parur | Adv. V.D. Satheesan | INC | 48859 | P. Raju | CPI | 41425 | INC | 7434 |
| 71 | Narakkal | Dr. M. A. Kuttappan | INC | 49557 | M.K. Purushothaman | CPI(M) | 45343 | INC | 4214 |
| 72 | Ernakulam | Prof. K V Thomas | INC | 51265 | Sebastian Paul | IND | 39421 | INC | 11844 |
| 73 | Mattancherry | V K Ebrahim Kunju | IUML | 34660 | M A Thomas | IND | 22507 | IUML | 12153 |
| 74 | Palluruthy | Dominic Presentation | INC | 66601 | T P Peethambaran Master | NCP | 56618 | INC | 9983 |
| 75 | Thrippunithura | K Babu | INC | 81590 | K Chandran Pillai | CPI(M) | 57294 | INC | 24296 |
| 76 | Alwaye | K Muhammod Ali | INC | 68863 | Adv K K Sajitha | IND | 49183 | INC | 19680 |
| 77 | Perumbavoor | Saju Paul | CPI(M) | 58602 | P P Thankachan | INC | 57414 | CPI(M) | 1188 |
| 78 | Kunnathunad | Musthafa T. H | INC | 69220 | M P Varghese | CPI(M) | 47463 | INC | 21757 |
| 79 | Piravom | T M Jacob | KEC(J) | 63791 | Gopi Kottamurikal | CPI(M) | 51071 | KEC(J) | 12720 |
| 80 | Muvattupuzha | Johny Nelloor | KEC(J) | 54031 | George Kunnappilly | CPI | 45138 | KEC(J) | 8893 |
| 81 | Kothamangalam | V J Poulose | INC | 58389 | Prof. Baby M Varghese | KEC | 45966 | INC | 12423 |
| 82 | Thodupuzha | P T Thomas | INC | 67428 | P J Joseph | KEC | 61303 | INC | 6125 |
| 83 | Devicolam | A K Moni | INC | 55287 | K Balasubrahmanian | CPI(M) | 50721 | INC | 4566 |
| 84 | Idukki | Roshy Augustine | KEC(M) | 47092 | M S Joseph | IND | 33373 | KEC(M) | 13719 |
| 85 | Udumbanchola | K K Jayachandran | CPI(M) | 64493 | Mathew Stephan | IND | 55652 | CPI(M) | 8841 |
| 86 | Peermade | Adv. E.M Augasthy | INC | 48798 | C A Kurian | CPI | 45714 | INC | 3084 |
| 87 | Kanjirappally | George J Mathew | INC | 40486 | Adv Shanavas | CPI(M) | 39017 | INC | 1469 |
| 88 | Vazhoor | K Narayanakurup | KEC(M) | 43820 | Prof. A N Thulasidas | CPI | 37661 | KEC(M) | 6159 |
| 89 | Changanacherry | C F Thomas | KEC(M) | 53824 | Prof. James Manimala | IND | 40783 | KEC(M) | 13041 |
| 90 | Kottayam | Mercy Ravi | INC | 57795 | Vaikom Viswan | CPI(M) | 45954 | INC | 11841 |
| 91 | Ettumanoor | Thomas Chazhikadan | KEC(M) | 59525 | Thambippodippara | CPI(M) | 39381 | KEC(M) | 20144 |
| 92 | Puthuppally | Oommen Chandy | INC | 58531 | Cherian Philip | IND | 45956 | INC | 12575 |
| 93 | Poonjar | P C George Plathottom | KEC | 48499 | Adv. T.V. Abraham | KEC(M) | 46605 | KEC | 1894 |
| 94 | Palai | K M Mani | KEC(M) | 52838 | Uzhavoor Vijayan | NCP | 30537 | KEC(M) | 22301 |
| 95 | Kaduthuruthy | Stephen George | KEC(M) | 50055 | Adv. Mons Joseph | KEC | 45406 | KEC(M) | 4649 |
| 96 | Vaikom | P Narayanan | CPI | 54675 | K V Padmanabhan | INC | 46922 | CPI | 7753 |
| 97 | Aroor | K R Gowriamma | JPSS | 61073 | K V Devadas | CPI(M) | 48731 | JPSS | 12342 |
| 98 | Sherthalai | A K Antony | INC | 59661 | C K Chandrappan | CPI | 52801 | INC | 6860 |
| 99 | Mararikulam | Dr. Thomas Issac | CPI(M) | 75476 | Adv. P J Francis | INC | 67073 | CPI(M) | 8403 |
| 100 | Alleppey | K C Venugopal | INC | 52203 | Adv. A M Abdulraheem | IND | 33050 | INC | 19153 |
| 101 | Ambalapuzha | D Sugathan | INC | 53119 | C K Sadasivan | CPI(M) | 48602 | INC | 4517 |
| 102 | Kuttanad | Dr. K C Joseph | KEC | 44534 | Prof. Oommen Mathew | KEC(J) | 34144 | KEC | 10390 |
| 103 | Haripad | T K Devakumar | CPI(M) | 59439 | Prof. A V Thamarakshan | RSPK(B) | 55252 | CPI(M) | 4187 |
| 104 | Kayamkulam | M.M.Hassan | INC | 52444 | G Sudhakaran | CPI(M) | 50680 | INC | 1764 |
| 105 | Thiruvalla | Adv. Mammen Mathai | KEC(M) | 42397 | Dr. Varghese George | JD(S) | 32336 | KEC(M) | 10061 |
| 106 | Kallooppara | Joseph M Puthussery | KEC(M) | 42238 | Adv T S John | KEC | 31013 | KEC(M) | 11225 |
| 107 | AranIUMLa | Malethu Saraladevi | INC | 37025 | A Padmakumar | CPI(M) | 32900 | INC | 4125 |
| 108 | Chengannur | Sobhana George | INC | 41242 | Adv. K K Ramachandran Nair | CPI(M) | 39777 | INC | 1465 |
| 109 | Mavelikara | M Murali | INC | 56402 | N V Pradeepkumar | NCP | 45419 | INC | 10983 |
| 110 | Pandalam | K.K. Shaju | JPSS | 55043 | K L Bindhu | CPI(M) | 50881 | JPSS | 4162 |
| 111 | Ranni | Raju Abraham | CPI(M) | 48286 | Bijili Panaveli | INC | 43479 | CPI(M) | 4807 |
| 112 | Pathanamthitta | K.K. Nair | INC | 43776 | Jerry Easo Oommen | KEC | 37228 | INC | 6548 |
| 113 | Konni | Adv. Adoor Prakash | INC | 54312 | Kadamminitta Ramakrishnan | IND | 40262 | INC | 14050 |
| 114 | Pathanapuram | K B Ganesh Kumar | KEC(B) | 58224 | Adv. K Prakash Babu | CPI | 48293 | KEC(B) | 9931 |
| 115 | Punalur | P S Supal | CPI | 57065 | A Hidur Muhammod | INC | 55522 | CPI | 1543 |
| 116 | Chadayamangalam | Prayar Gopalakrishnan | INC | 49683 | R Lathadevi | CPI | 47764 | INC | 1919 |
| 117 | Kottarakkara | R Balakrishna Pillai | KEC(B) | 55691 | Adv.V Raveendran Nair | CPI(M) | 42723 | KEC(B) | 12968 |
| 118 | Neduvathur | Ezhukone Narayanan | INC | 53579 | Adv. K Somaprasad | CPI(M) | 48952 | INC | 4627 |
| 119 | Adoor | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | INC | 53034 | Pallickal Prasannakumar | IND | 37694 | INC | 15340 |
| 120 | Kunnathur | Kovoor Kunjumon | RSP | 60827 | Pandalam Sudhakaran | INC | 57341 | RSP | 3486 |
| 121 | Karunagappally | Adv. A N Rajan Babu | JPSS | 53206 | K C Pillai | CPI | 52367 | JPSS | 839 |
| 122 | Chavara | Shibu Baby John | RSPK(B) | 60689 | V P Ramakrishna Pillai | RSP | 48206 | RSPK(B) | 12483 |
| 123 | Kundara | Kadavoor Sivadasan | INC | 50875 | Mercykutty Amma | CPI(M) | 46408 | INC | 4467 |
| 124 | Quilon | Babu Divakaran | RSPK(B) | 50780 | Prof. Kallada Vjayam | RSP | 38505 | RSPK(B) | 12275 |
| 125 | Eravipuram | A.A.Azeez | RSP | 55638 | T.A.Ahamed Kabeer | IUML | 55617 | RSP | 21 |
| 126 | Chathanoor | G.Prathapavarma Thampan | INC | 53304 | N.Anirudhan | CPI | 52757 | INC | 547 |
| 127 | Varkala | Varkala Kahar | INC | 45315 | P.K.Gurudasan | CPI(M) | 43327 | INC | 1988 |
| 128 | Attingal | Vakkom Purushothaman | INC | 51139 | Kadakampally Surendran | CPI(M) | 40323 | INC | 10816 |
| 129 | Kilimanoor | N. Rajan | CPI | 52012 | K.Chandrababu | RSPK(B) | 48841 | CPI | 3171 |
| 130 | Vamanapuram | Pirappankodeu Murali | CPI(M) | 52749 | Adv. S. Shine | JPSS | 51140 | CPI(M) | 1609 |
| 131 | Ariyanad | G. Karthikeyan | INC | 54489 | G.Arjunan | RSP | 42418 | INC | 12071 |
| 132 | Nedumangad | Mankode Radhakrishnan | CPI | 62270 | Palode Ravi | INC | 62114 | CPI | 156 |
| 133 | Kazhakuttam | Adv. M.A. Vaheed | IND | 49917 | Adv. Bindu Ummar | CPI(M) | 45624 | IND | 4293 |
| 134 | Trivandrum North | Adv K.Mohankumar | INC | 63202 | M.Vijayakumar | CPI(M) | 56818 | INC | 6384 |
| 135 | Trivandrum West | M.V. Raghavan | CMPKSC | 48912 | Adv Antony Raju | KEC | 40531 | CMPKSC | 8381 |
| 136 | Trivandrum East | B. Vijayakumar | INC | 43419 | Karakulam Krishna Pillai | NCP | 29351 | INC | 14068 |
| 137 | Nemom | N. Sakthan | INC | 56648 | Venganoor P. Bhaskaran | CPI(M) | 47291 | INC | 9357 |
| 138 | Kovalam | Dr. A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar | JD(S) | 54110 | Adv.Alphonsa John | INC | 52065 | JD(S) | 2045 |
| 139 | Neyyattinkara | Thampanoor Ravi | INC | 56305 | Adv. S.B. Rosechandran | JD(S) | 49830 | INC | 6475 |
| 140 | Parassala | N. Sundaran Nadar | INC | 55915 | R. Selvaraj | CPI(M) | 44365 | INC | 11550 |