The

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in Kerala were held for 20

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seats in the state. The result was an overwhelming victory for the

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(LDF) which won 15 seats.

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, who had won 8 seats in the

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, won none this election. The other 5 seats were won by

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(1), P.C. Thomas's

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(1),

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(1),

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(1), and by an LDF supported

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candidate (1). In the aftermath of this election, the then

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of the state

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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

By alliance

* Note: *# UPA was not in existence in 1999, instead the number of seats won in 1999 represents the seats won by Indian National Congress *# UDF, is a coalition in Kerala, that was formed in 2001, that includes the Indian National Congress, and splinter Congress groups in Kerala. *# Left front, was not part of the UPA, in 2004, instead gave outside support. *# P. C. Thomas's Indian Federal Democratic Party, later merged with Kerala Congress and the United Democratic Front.

By Party

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%

Notes

References

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