13 Ministers Face Humiliating Defeat In Kerala As Pinarayi Vijayan's Cabinet Crushed By Congress-Led UDF

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Assembly election results has ushered in a huge change, with the toppling of the government of Pinarayi Vijayan and ending the Left Democratic Front (LDF) rule after 10 long years. As several Left bastions crumbled, 13 our of the 21 ministers of Vijayan's Cabinet saw humiliating defeat.

Here is the list of the 13 state ministers who lost:

1. V Sivankutty

V Sivankutty, who is the state Minister for General Education and Labour, has been defeated from Nemom constituency by a margin of 4,978 votes. He was elected the MLA of Nemom in the 2021 Assembly elections.

He has now been toppled by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who secured a total of 52,214 votes.

2. J Chinchu Rani

Kerala's Animal Husbandry Minister J Chinchu Rani has been defeated by Congress candidate MM Naseer from Chadayamangalam by a margin of 7,486 votes.

Her defeat marks the end of CPI rule in the constituency after 20 long years.

3. Ganesh Kumar

Kerala's Transport Minister Ganesh Kumar, who was the MLA of Pathanapuram since 2001, has been defeated by Congress candidate Jyothi Kumar Chamakkala by a margin of more than 8,000 votes.

4. Veena George

Veena George, the Minister of Health, Woman and Child Development of Government of Kerala, has been defeated by Congress candidate Abin Varkey Kodiyattu from Aranmula constituency by a margin of 18,985 votes. Notably, Veena Geroge had been holding the seat since 2016.

5. R Bindu

Kerala's Higher Education Minister and CPI (M) leader R Bindu has lost her Irinjalakuda seat to Kerala Congress leader Thomas Unniyadan by a margin of 10,212 votes.

6. VN Vasavan

Kerala's Devaswoms Minister and CPI (M) leader VN Vasavan, who won the 2021 Assembly elections has been defeated by Congress candidate Nattakom Suresh from Ettumanoor.

7. MB Rajesh

The Minister for Local Self Governments, Rural Development and Excise of Kerala, who had won the Thrithala constituency in 2021, has been defeated from the seat by Congress candidate VT Balram by a margin of 83,85 votes.

8. Roshy Augustine

Roshy Augustine, the Water Resources Minister of Kerala, faced one of the most lopsided outcomes among cabinet members. He lost heavily to Congress candidate Roy K Paulose in Idukki by a crushing margin of 23,822 votes.

9. OR Kelu

OR Kelu, the Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes and Devaswoms, lost his Mananthavady seat in Wayanad. Congress candidate Usha Vijayan defeated him with a margin of 10,543 votes.

10. P Rajeev

P Rajeev, the Minister of Law and Industries, lost the high-profile urban constituency of Kalamassery in Ernakulam. IUML's VE Abdul Gafoor won the seat by 16,312 votes.

11. AK Saseendran

NCP (Sharad Pawar) leader AK Saseendran, who is the Minister for Forests and Wildlife Protection of Kerala, lost the Elathur seat in Kozhikode. Congress candidate Vidya Balakrishnan beat him by 12,162 votes.

12. Kadannappalli Ramachandran

Kadannappalli Ramachandran, the Minister of Ports, Museums, Archaeology & Archives Minister, was seeking a hat-trick from Kannur but fell well short. Congress's TO Mohanan won the seat with over 70,000 votes, defeating Ramachandran by a margin of 18,551 votes, in a historic gain for UDF in what was long Congress (Secular) territory.

13. V. Abdurahiman

CPI (M) leader V Abdurahiman, the Minister for Wakf and Haj Pilgrimage of Kerala, lost from Tirur constituency to Indian Union Muslim League leader Kurukkoli Moideen by a margin of 24,137 votes.

With the crushing defeat of  Left Democratic Front (LDF) parties in Kerala, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is set to make a historic comeback in the state after 10 years.

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