Lakshadweep | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Lakshadweep |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 49,922 [1] |
Reservation | ST |
Member of Parliament | |
17th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) |
Elected year | 2019 |
Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency is a Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituency, which covers the entire area of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep in India. This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. [2] As of 2014, it is the smallest Lok Sabha constituency in terms of electorate. [3] Lakshadweep didn't have an elected Member of Parliament till 1967.
Until 1957, Lakshadweep formed part of a constituency in the Malabar District, but it was only in 1967 that its member of parliament (MP) was directly elected, having previously been appointed by the President of India. [4] Its first MP was K. Nalla Koya Thangal of the Indian National Congress (INC) who served two terms from 1957 to 1967. [5] [6] [7] Its first election in 1967 was won by independent politician, P. M. Sayeed. In the next election in 1971, Sayeed representing the INC was elected unopposed. He went on to win the next eight elections consecutively before being defeated by 71 votes in the 2004 election by P. Pookunhi Koya of the Samata party election campaign led by Jayakumar Ezhuthupally from samata party Kerala party. In total, Sayeed represented this constituency in the Lok Sabha for ten consecutive terms from 1967 to 2004. [8] In the 2009 election, Sayeed's son, Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed, won the seat. [9] After 2019 General elections, Mohammed Faizal Padippura of the Nationalist Congress Party was the MP till his disqualification. He was disqualified after he was convicted with 10 year jail term. [10] However, his conviction was suspended by Kerala High Court, and he was reinstated as MP. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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NCP(SP) | Mohammed Faizal Padippura | ||||
INC | Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed | ||||
NCP | Yusuf T. P. | ||||
IND | Koya | ||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
gain from | Swing | ||||
Independent candidate, P. M. Sayeed won the first election and represented this constituency in the 4th Lok Sabha. Sayeed was also the youngest MP elected to the 4th Lok Sabha. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | P. M. Sayeed | 4,151 | 35.16 | N/A | |
Independent | A. T. Arnakad | 3,765 | 31.89 | N/A | |
Independent | M. K. Thalakakkad | 2,319 | 19.64 | N/A | |
Independent | M. M. Pappada | 935 | 7.92 | N/A | |
Independent | C. K. T. Akkarapalli | 637 | 5.40 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 386 | 3.27 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 11,897 | 82.02 | N/A | ||
Independent win (new seat) |
In the 1971 election, INC candidate, P. M. Sayeed was elected unopposed. [14] [15]
P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the 6th Lok Sabha.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | P. M. Sayeed | 9,600 | 58.59 | N/A | |
Independent | Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam | 6,786 | 41.41 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 2,814 | 17.18 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 16,480 | 84.64 | N/A | ||
INC hold | Swing | ||||
P. M. Sayeed defected to the Indian National Congress (U) party but still held the seat and represented the constituency in the 7th Lok Sabha. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC(U) | P. M. Sayeed | 10,018 | 56.37 | N/A | |
JP | Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam | 7,069 | 39.78 | N/A | |
INC | Amanulla Baliapathoda | 685 | 3.85 | -54.74 | |
Margin of victory | 2,949 | 16.59 | -0.59 | ||
Turnout | 17,860 | 88.78 | +4.14 | ||
INC(U) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
P. M. Sayeed returned to the INC and held the seat and represented the constituency in the 8th Lok Sabha.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | P. M. Sayeed | 10,361 | 54.47 | +50.62 | |
Independent | Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam | 8,662 | 45.53 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 1,699 | 8.94 | -7.65 | ||
Turnout | 19,105 | 86.98 | -1.80 | ||
INC gain from INC(U) | Swing | +50.62 | |||
P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the 9th Lok Sabha.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | P. M. Sayeed | 13,323 | 52.27 | -2.20 | |
Independent | Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam | 12,167 | 47.73 | +2.20 | |
Margin of victory | 1,156 | 4.54 | -4.40 | ||
Turnout | 25,555 | 84.99 | -1.99 | ||
INC hold | Swing | -2.20 | |||
P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the 10th Lok Sabha.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | P. M. Sayeed | 12,801 | 50.55 | -1.72 | |
Independent | Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam | 12,520 | 49.45 | +1.72 | |
Margin of victory | 281 | 1.10 | -3.44 | ||
Turnout | 25,449 | 80.37 | -4.62 | ||
INC hold | Swing | ||||
P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the 11th Lok Sabha.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | P. M. Sayeed | 15,611 | 51.71 | +1.16 | |
Samata Party | Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam | 14,577 | 48.29 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 1,034 | 3.42 | +2.32 | ||
Turnout | 30,373 | 89.04 | +8.67 | ||
INC hold | Swing | ||||
P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the 12th Lok Sabha.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | P. M. Sayeed | 16,014 | 51.55 | -0.16 | |
Samata Party | Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam | 15,050 | 48.45 | +0.16 | |
Margin of victory | 964 | 3.10 | -0.32 | ||
Turnout | 31,264 | 85.10 | -3.94 | ||
INC hold | Swing | ||||
P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the 13th Lok Sabha.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | P. M. Sayeed | 16,113 | 53.96 | +2.41 | |
JD(U) | K. P. Muthukoya | 12,924 | 43.28 | N/A | |
JD(S) | Hussain Faburikage | 542 | 1.82 | N/A | |
Independent | Ameer Biyyammada | 281 | 0.94 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 3,189 | 10.68 | +7.58 | ||
Turnout | 30,174 | 80.21 | -4.89 | ||
INC hold | Swing | ||||
P. Pookunhi Koya of the JD (U) party (part of the BJP-led NDA) defeated the ten term incumbent MP, P. M. Sayeed by 71 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JD(U) | P. Pookunhi Koya | 15,597 | 49.02 | +5.74 | |
INC | P. M. Sayeed | 15,526 | 48.79 | -5.17 | |
JP | E. P. Attakoya Thangal | 468 | 1.47 | N/A | |
SP | Ameer Puthiyathanoda | 229 | 0.72 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 71 | 0.23 | -10.45 | ||
Turnout | 31,820 | 81.52 | +1.31 | ||
JD(U) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed won the seat and also became the youngest member of the 15th Lok Sabha. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed | 20,492 | 51.88 | +3.09 | |
NCP | P. Pookunhi Koya | 18,294 | 46.32 | N/A | |
CPI(M) | M. K. Lukmanul Hakeem | 467 | 1.18 | N/A | |
BJP | K. P. Muthukoya | 245 | 0.62 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 2,198 | 5.56 | +5.33 | ||
Turnout | 39,498 | 85.90 | +4.38 | ||
INC gain from JD(U) | Swing | ||||
Mohammed Faizal P. P. of the Nationalist Congress Party won the seat and represented the constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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NCP | Mohammed Faizal P. P. | 21,665 | 50.11 | +3.79 | |
INC | Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed | 20,130 | 46.56 | -5.32 | |
SP | Komalam Koya | 488 | 1.13 | N/A | |
CPI(M) | Abdul Muneer | 465 | 1.08 | -0.10 | |
BJP | M. P. Sayed Mohammed Koya | 187 | 0.43 | -0.19 | |
CPI | Najmudheen C. T. | 181 | 0.42 | N/A | |
NOTA | None of the above | 123 | 0.28 | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 1,535 | 3.55 | -2.01 | ||
Turnout | 43,239 | 86.61 | +0.71 | ||
NCP gain from INC | Swing | +3.79 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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NCP | Mohammed Faizal Padippura | 22,851 | 48.61 | -1.50 | |
INC | Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed | 22,028 | 46.86 | +0.3 | |
JD(U) | Mohammed Siddique K.P. | 1,342 | 2.85 | New | |
CPI(M) | Sherif Khan | 420 | 0.89 | -0.19 | |
CPI | Ali Akbar Konjando | 143 | 0.3 | -0.12 | |
BJP | Abdul Khader Haji | 125 | 0.27 | -0.16 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 100 | 0.21 | ||
Margin of victory | 823 | 1.75 | -1.8 | ||
Turnout | 47,026 | 85.21 | -1.4 | ||
NCP hold | Swing | -1.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed | ||||
NCP(SP) | Mohammed Faizal Padippura | ||||
NCP | Yusuf T.P. | ||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
gain from | Swing | ||||
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