The party lost the Manjeshwar seat by mere 89 votes. The winning Indian Muslim League candidate P Abdul Razak secured 56,870 votes while the BJP candidate K Surendran bagged 56,781 votes.
Former Union Minister O Rajagopal won from Nemon trouncing CPI-M candidate by over 8,000 votes scripting party's maiden victory in the assembly polls. Cricketer S Sreesanth lost from Thiruvananthapuram, but managed to secure 34,000 votes.
Apart from Manjeshwar, the party stood second in Kasargod, Kazhakoottam, Malampuzha, Pallakad and Vattiyoorkavu.