Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency

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Constituency details
Country India
Union Territory Lakshadweep
Established1957
Total electors57,784 [1]
Reservation ST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year 2024

Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency is a Lok Sabha constituency, which covers the entire area of the UT of Lakshadweep in India. This seat is reserved for STs. [2] As of 2014, it is the smallest Lok Sabha constituency in terms of electorate. [3] Lakshadweep didn't have an elected MP (LS) till 1967.

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Until 1957, Lakshadweep formed part of a constituency in the Malabar District, but it was only in 1967 that its MP was directly elected, having previously been appointed by the President of India. [4] Its first MP was K. Nalla Koya Thangal of the 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 8 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, Md Hamdulla Sayeed, won the seat. [9] After 2019 General elections, Md Faizal Padippura of the NCP 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 HC, and he was reinstated as MP. [11]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1957 K. Nalla Koya Thangal [Note 1] Indian National Congress
1962
1967 P. M. Sayeed Independent
1971 Indian National Congress
1977
1980 Indian National Congress (U)
1984 Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999
2004 P. Pookunhi Koya Janata Dal (United)
2009 Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed Indian National Congress
2014 Mohammed Faizal Padippura Nationalist Congress Party
2019
2024 Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed Indian National Congress

Election results

General election 1967

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]

1967 Indian general election: Lakshadweep [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. M. Sayeed 4,151 35.16 N/A
Independent A. T. Arnakad3,76531.89N/A
Independent M. K. Thalakakkad2,31919.64N/A
Independent M. M. Pappada9357.92N/A
Independent C. K. T. Akkarapalli6375.40N/A
Margin of victory3863.27N/A
Turnout 11,89782.02N/A
Independent win (new seat)

General election 1971

In the 1971 election, INC candidate, P. M. Sayeed was elected unopposed. [14] [15]

General election 1977

P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the 6th Lok Sabha.

1977 Indian general election: Lakshadweep [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC P. M. Sayeed 9,600 58.59 N/A
Independent Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam6,78641.41N/A
Margin of victory2,81417.18N/A
Turnout 16,48084.64N/A
INC hold Swing

General election 1980

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]

1980 Indian general election: Lakshadweep [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC(U) P. M. Sayeed 10,018 56.37 N/A
JP Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam7,06939.78N/A
INC Amanulla Baliapathoda6853.85−54.74
Margin of victory2,94916.59−0.59
Turnout 17,86088.78+4.14
INC(U) gain from INC Swing

General election 1984

P. M. Sayeed returned to the INC and held the seat and represented the constituency in the 8th Lok Sabha.

1984 Indian general election: Lakshadweep [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC P. M. Sayeed 10,361 54.47 +50.62
Independent Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam8,66245.53N/A
Margin of victory1,6998.94−7.65
Turnout 19,10586.98−1.80
INC gain from INC(U) Swing +50.62

General election 1989

P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the 9th Lok Sabha.

1989 Indian general election: Lakshadweep [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC P. M. Sayeed 13,323 52.27 −2.20
Independent Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam12,16747.73+2.20
Margin of victory1,1564.54−4.40
Turnout 25,55584.99−1.99
INC hold Swing -2.20

General election 1991

P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the 10th Lok Sabha.

1991 Indian general election: Lakshadweep [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC P. M. Sayeed 12,801 50.55 −1.72
Independent Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam12,52049.45+1.72
Margin of victory2811.10−3.44
Turnout 25,44980.37−4.62
INC hold Swing

General election 1996

P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the 11th Lok Sabha.

1996 Indian general election: Lakshadweep [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC P. M. Sayeed 15,611 51.71 +1.16
Samata Party Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam14,57748.29N/A
Margin of victory1,0343.42+2.32
Turnout 30,37389.04+8.67
INC hold Swing

General election 1998

P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the 12th Lok Sabha.

1998 Indian general election: Lakshadweep [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC P. M. Sayeed 16,014 51.55 −0.16
Samata Party Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam15,05048.45+0.16
Margin of victory9643.10−0.32
Turnout 31,26485.10−3.94
INC hold Swing

General election 1999

P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the 13th Lok Sabha.

1999 Indian general election: Lakshadweep [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC P. M. Sayeed 16,113 53.96 +2.41
JD(U) K. P. Muthukoya12,92443.28N/A
JD(S) Hussain Faburikage5421.82N/A
Independent Ameer Biyyammada2810.94N/A
Margin of victory3,18910.68+7.58
Turnout 30,17480.21−4.89
INC hold Swing

General election 2004

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.

General election, 2004: Lakshadweep [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JD(U) P. Pookunhi Koya 15,597 49.02 +5.74
INC P. M. Sayeed 15,52648.79−5.17
JP E. P. Attakoya Thangal4681.47N/A
SP Ameer Puthiyathanoda2290.72N/A
Margin of victory710.23−10.45
Turnout 31,82081.52+1.31
JD(U) gain from INC Swing

General election 2009

Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed won the seat and also became the youngest member of the 15th Lok Sabha. [9]

General Election, 2009: Lakshadweep [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed 20,492 51.88 +3.09
NCP P. Pookunhi Koya 18,29446.32N/A
CPI(M) M. K. Lukmanul Hakeem4671.18N/A
BJP K. P. Muthukoya2450.62N/A
Margin of victory2,1985.56+5.33
Turnout 39,49885.90+4.38
INC gain from JD(U) Swing

General election 2014

Mohammed Faizal P. P. of the Nationalist Congress Party won the seat and represented the constituency in the 16th Lok Sabha.

2014 Indian general elections: Lakshadweep [26] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NCP Mohammed Faizal P. P. 21,665 50.11 +3.79
INC Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed 20,13046.56−5.32
SP Komalam Koya4881.13N/A
CPI(M) Abdul Muneer4651.08−0.10
BJP M. P. Sayed Mohammed Koya1870.43−0.19
CPI Najmudheen C. T.1810.42N/A
NOTA None of the above1230.28N/A
Margin of victory1,5353.55−2.01
Turnout 43,23986.61+0.71
NCP gain from INC Swing +3.79

General election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Lakshadweep
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
NCP Mohammed Faizal Padippura 22,851 48.61 −1.50
INC Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed 22,02846.86+0.3
JD(U) Mohammed Siddique K.P.1,3422.85New
CPI(M) Sherif Khan4200.89−0.19
CPI Ali Akbar Konjando1430.3−0.12
BJP Abdul Khader Haji1250.27−0.16
NOTA None of the above1000.21
Margin of victory8231.75−1.8
Turnout 47,02685.21−1.4
NCP hold Swing -1.5

General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Lakshadweep [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed 25,726 52.29 Increase2.svg5.43
NCP-SP Mohammed Faizal Padippura 23,07946.91Increase2.svg46.91
NCP Yusuf T. P.2010.41Decrease2.svg48.20
NOTA None of the above1330.27Increase2.svg0.06
Majority2,6475.38Increase2.svg3.63
Turnout 49,20085.14Decrease2.svg1.05
INC gain from NCP Swing

    See also

    Notes

    1. ↑ Thangal was directly appointed by the President of India to serve as MP for this constituency in 1957 and 1962.

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