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ELECTION
2001 NEWS
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A
K Antony sworn-in as Kerala chief minister
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Senior Congress leader A K Antony was on Thursday sworn-in as the 18th chief minister of Kerala. He will head a Congress-led United Democratic Front government. Governor S S Kang administered the oath of office and secrecy to Antony at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram. Along with Antony, nominees of seven UDF partners were also sworn-in as ministers. They are: Indian Union Muslim League leader P K Kunhalikutty, Kerala Congress (M) leader K M Mani, Kerala Congress (Jacob) leader T M Jacob, Kerala Congress (B) chief whip K B Ganesh Kumar, Janathipathiya Samrakashana Samithi leader K R Gowri, Communist Marxist Party leader M V Raghavan and Revolutionary Socialist Party leader Babu Divakaran. |
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K.Muraleedharan
is new KPCC chief
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K Muraleedharan, son of veteran Congress leader K Karunakaran, was on Thursday appointed president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Commitee by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party sources in Thiruvananthapuram said. |
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District-wise
position
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Sl.no.
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District
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Total
seats
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UDF
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LDF
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Others
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1.
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Kasargod |
5
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2
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3
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-
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2.
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Kannur |
10
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3
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7
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-
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3. |
Wayanad |
3
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3
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-
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-
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4. |
Kozhikode |
12
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6
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6
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-
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5. |
Malappuram |
12
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11
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1
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-
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6. |
Palakkad |
11
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5
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6
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-
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7. |
Thrissur |
14
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12
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2
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-
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8. |
Ernakulam |
14
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13
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1
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-
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9. |
Idukki |
5
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4
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1
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-
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10. |
Kottayam |
10
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8
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2
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-
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11. |
Alappuzha |
11
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8
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3
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-
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12. |
Pathanamthitta |
7
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6
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1
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-
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13. |
Kollam |
12
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9
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3
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-
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14. |
Thiruvananthapuram |
14
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9
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4
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1
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Total
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140
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99
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40
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1
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