Electoral history of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Lok Sabha Election Results

Performance of Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Loksabha elections

Year	Legislature	Party Secretary	Total constituencies	Seats won / contested	Change in seats	Total votes	Template:Abbr of votes	Change in vote %	Party Rank	Outcome	Template:Ref.
1967	4th Lok Sabha	Puchalapalli Sundarayya	520	Template:Composition bar	New	6,246,522	4.28 %	New	6th	Template:No2	<ref name="ECI1967" group="e">Template:Cite report</ref>
1971	5th Lok Sabha		518	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 6	7,510,089	5.12 %	Template:Increase 0.84%	Template:Increase 2nd	Template:No	<ref name="ECI1971" group="e">Template:Cite report</ref>
1977	6th Lok Sabha		542	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 3	8,113,659	4.29 %	Template:Decrease 0.83%	Template:Decrease 3rd	Template:No2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1980	7th Lok Sabha	E. M. S. Namboodiripad	529(542*)	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 15	12,352,331	6.24 %	Template:Increase 1.95%	Template:Steady 3rd	Template:No2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1984	8th Lok Sabha		541	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 15	14,272,526	5.72 %	Template:Decrease 0.52%	Template:Steady 3rd	Template:No2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="ECI1985" group="e">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1989	9th Lok Sabha		529	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 11	19,691,309	6.55 %	Template:Increase 0.83	Template:Decrease 4th	Template:Yes2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1991	10th Lok Sabha		534	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2	17,074,699	6.14 %	Template:Decrease 0.41%	Template:Steady 4th	Template:No2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="ECI1992" group="e">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1996	11th Lok Sabha	Harkishan Singh Surjeet	543	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 3	20,496,810	6.12 %	Template:Decrease 0.02%	Template:Steady 4th	Template:Yes2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1998	12th Lok Sabha		543	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	18,991,867	5.16 %	Template:Decrease 0.96%	Template:Increase 3rd	Template:No2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1999	13th Lok Sabha		543	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 1	19,695,767	5.40 %	Template:Increase 0.24%	Template:Steady 3rd	Template:No2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2004	14th Lok Sabha		543	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 10	22,070,614	5.66 %	Template:Increase 0.26%	Template:Steady 3rd	Template:Yes2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009	15th Lok Sabha	Prakash Karat	543	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 27	22,219,111	5.33 %	Template:Decrease 0.33%	Template:Decrease 8th	Template:No2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014	16th Lok Sabha		543	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 7	17,986,773	3.24 %	Template:Decrease 2.09%	Template:Decrease 9th	Template:No2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	17th Lok Sabha	Sitaram Yechury	543	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 6	10,744,908	1.75 %	Template:Decrease 1.49%	Template:Decrease 16th	Template:No2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	18th Lok Sabha		543	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 1	11,342,553	1.76%	Template:Increase 0.01%	Template:Increase 14th	Template:No2	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

State legislative assembly election results

Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | Election Year	Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | Overall votes	Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | % of overall votes	Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | Total seats	Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | seats won/ seats contensted	Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | +/- in seats	Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | +/- in vote share	Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | Sitting side
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
2024	43,012	0.13%	175	Template:Composition bar	—	Template:Decrease0.19%	—
2019	1,01,071	0.32%	175	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease1	Template:Steady	Template:N/a
2014	4,07,376	0.84%	175	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	Template:Decrease0.59	Template:N/a
2009	6,03,407	1.43%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 8	Template:Decrease 0.49	Template:N/a
2004	6,56,721	1.84%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 7	Template:Increase 0.14	Template:N/a
1999	5,67,761	1.70%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 14	Template:Decrease 1.26	Template:N/a
1994	9,23,204	2.96%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 9	Template:Increase 0.50	Template:N/a
1989	7,07,686	2.96%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 5	Template:Increase 0.15	Template:N/a
1985	5,30,349	2.69%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 6	Template:Increase 0.20	Template:N/a
Assam Legislative Assembly
2021	160,758	0.84%	126	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 1	Template:Increase 0.29	Template:No2
2016	93,506	0.55%	126	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	Template:Steady	Template:N/a
Bihar Legislative Assembly
2025	302,974	0.61%	243	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease1	Template:Decrease 0.04	Template:No2
2020	274,155	0.65%	243	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2	Template:Increase0.04%	Template:No2
2015	232,149	0.61%	243	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	Template:Decrease 0.21	Template:N/a
Gujarat Legislative Assembly
2022	10,647	0.03%	182	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	Template:Decrease 0.01%	Template:N/a
Haryana Legislative Assembly
2024	34,373	0.25%	90	Template:Composition bar	—	Template:Increase0.18%	—
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
2022	27,812	0.66%	68	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 1	Template:Decrease 0.81%	Template:Steady
2017	55,558	1.5%	68	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 1	Template:Decrease 0.1%	Template:N/a
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
2024	33,634	0.6%	90	Template:Composition bar	-	Template:Increase0.1%	Template:Yes2
2014	24,017	0.5%	87	Template:Composition bar	—	Template:Decrease0.3%	Template:No2
Kerala Legislative Assembly
2021	5,288,502	25.38%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 4	Template:Decrease 1.14%	Template:Yes2
2016	5,365,472	26.7%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 14	Template:Decrease 1.48	Template:Yes2
2011	4,921,354	28.18%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 16	Template:Decrease 2.27	Template:No2
2006	4,732,381	30.45%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 37	Template:Increase 6.60	Template:Yes2
2001	3,752,976	23.85%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 16	Template:Increase 2.26	Template:No2
1996	3,078,723	21.59%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 12	Template:Increase 0.15	Template:Yes2
1991	3,082,354	21.74%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 10	Template:Decrease 2.12	Template:No2
1987	2,912,999	22.86%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 12	Template:Increase 4.06	Template:Yes2
1982	1,798,198	18.80%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 9	Template:Decrease 0.55	Template:No2
1980	1,846,312	19.35%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 18	Template:Decrease 2.83	Template:Yes2
1977	1,946,051	22.18%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 12	Template:Decrease 1.65	Template:No2
1970	1,794,213	23.83%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 23	Template:Increase 0.32	Template:No2
1967	1,476,456	23.51%	140	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 12	Template:Increase 3.64	Template:Yes2
1965	1,257,869	19.87%	140	Template:Composition bar	New	New	Template:N/a
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
2024	222,277	0.36%	288	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	Template:Decrease 0.01%	Template:No2
2019	204,933	0.37%	288	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	Template:Decrease 0.02%	Template:No2
2014	207,933	0.39%	288	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	Template:Decrease 0.21%	Template:N/a
2009	270,052	0.60%	288	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease2	Template:Decrease 0.02%	Template:N/a
Odisha Legislative Assembly
2024	93,295	0.37%	147	Template:Composition bar	—	Template:Increase0.07%	—
2019	70,119	0.32%	147	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
2014	80,274	0.40%	147	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Punjab Legislative Assembly
2022	9,503	0.06%	117	Template:Composition bar	Template:N/a	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
2023	382,387	0.96%	200	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 2	Template:Decrease 0.24	Template:N/a
2018	434,210	1.2%	200	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2	Template:Increase 0.33	Template:N/a
2013	629,002	0.9%	200	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 3	Template:Decrease 0.7	Template:N/a
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
2021	3,90,819	0.85%	234	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2	Template:Increase 0.13	Template:Yes2
2016	3,07,303	0.72%	234	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 10	Template:Decrease 1.58	Template:N/a
2011	8,88,364	2.40%	234	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 1	Template:Decrease 0.3	Template:Yes2
2006	8,72,674	2.70%	234	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 10	Template:Increase 0.33	Template:Yes2
Telangana Legislative Assembly
2023	52,364	0.22%	119	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 2	Template:Decrease 0.18%	Template:N/a
2018	91,099	0.40%	119	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 1	Template:N/a	Template:N/a
Tripura Legislative Assembly
2023	6,22,829	24.62%	60	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 5	Template:Decrease 17.6	Template:No2
2018	9,93,605	42.22%	60	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 33	Template:Decrease 5.51	Template:No2
2013	10,59,327	48.11%	60	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 3	Template:Increase 0.01	Template:Yes2
2008	9,03,009	48.01%	60	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 8	Template:Increase 1.10	Template:Yes2
2003	7,11,119	46.82%	60	Template:Composition bar	Template:Steady	Template:Increase 1.30	Template:Yes2
1998	6,21,804	45.49%	60	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 6	Template:Increase 0.80	Template:Yes2
1993	5,99,943	44.78%	60	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 18	Template:Decrease 0.40	Template:Yes2
1988	5,20,697	45.82%	60	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 11	Template:Increase 0.10	Template:No2
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
2022	5617	0.01%	403	Template:Composition bar	Template:N/a	Template:Decrease 0.03	Template:N/a
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
2021	2,837,276	4.73%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 26	Template:Decrease 15.02	Template:N/a
2016	10,802,058	19.75%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 14	Template:Decrease 10.35	Template:No2
2011	14,330,061	30.08%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 136	Template:Decrease 7.05	Template:No2
2006	14,652,200	37.13%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 33	Template:Increase 0.54	Template:Yes2
2001	13,402,603	36.59%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 14	Template:Decrease 1.33	Template:Yes2
1996	13,670,198	37.16%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 32	Template:Increase 1.05	Template:Yes2
1991	11,418,822	36.87%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 2	Template:Decrease 2.43	Template:Yes2
1987	10,285,723	39.12%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 13	Template:Increase 0.89	Template:Yes2
1982	8,655,371	38.49%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Decrease 4	Template:Increase 3.03	Template:Yes2
1977	5,080,828	35.46%	294	Template:Composition bar	Template:Increase 164	Template:Increase 8.01	Template:Yes2

See also

• Electoral history of the Bharatiya Janata Party
• Electoral history of the Communist Party of India
• Electoral history of the Indian National Congress