List of United Democratic Front candidates in the 2014 Indian general election

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For the 2014 Indian general election, the candidates for the 16th Lok Sabha (lower house of the India parliament) of the United Democratic Front of Kerala were as follows: [1] [2]

Constituency

No.

ConstituencyReservedCandidatePartyResult
1 Kasaragod None T. Siddique Indian National Congress Lost
2 Kannur None K. Sudhakaran Indian National CongressLost
3 Vatakara None Mullappally Ramachandran Indian National CongressWon
4 Wayanad None M. I. Shanavas Indian National CongressWon
5 Kozhikode None M. K. Raghavan Indian National CongressWon
6 Malappuram None E. Ahammed Indian Union Muslim League Won
7 Ponnani None E. T. Muhammed Basheer Indian Union Muslim LeagueWon
8 Palakkad None M. P. Veerendrakumar Socialist Janata (Democratic) Lost
9 Alathur SC SheebaIndian National CongressLost
10 Thrissur None K. P. Dhanapalan Indian National CongressLost
11 Chalakudy None P. C. Chacko Indian National CongressLost
12 Ernakulam None K. V. Thomas Indian National CongressWon
13 Idukki None Dean Kuriakose Indian National CongressLost
14 Kottayam None Jose K. Mani Kerala Congress (M) Won
15 Alappuzha None K. C. Venugopal Indian National CongressWon
16 Mavelikara SC Kodikkunnil Suresh Indian National CongressWon
17 Pathanamthitta None Anto Antony Punnathaniyil Indian National CongressWon
18 Kollam None N. K. Premachandran Revolutionary Socialist Party Won
19 Attingal NoneBindu KrishnaIndian National CongressLost
20 Thiruvananthapuram None Shashi Tharoor Indian National CongressWon

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References

  1. "PC: Kerala 2014".
  2. "General Election 2014".