For the 2024 Indian general election, the candidates for the Lok Sabha (lower house of the India parliament) of the Left Front are as follows:
Parties | States/UTs | Alliance | Seats contested | Won | +/- | ||||
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPI(M) | West Bengal | SDA | 23 [1] | 51+ | ||||
Kerala | LDF | 15 [2] | |||||||
Tamil Nadu | SPA | 2 [3] | |||||||
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | - | 1 | |||||||
Andhra Pradesh | INDIA | 1 | |||||||
Assam | - | 1 [4] | |||||||
Bihar | INDIA | 1 | |||||||
Jharkhand | - | 1 | |||||||
Karnataka | - | 1 | |||||||
Odisha | INDIA | 1 | |||||||
Punjab | - | 1 | |||||||
Rajasthan | INDIA | 1 [5] | |||||||
Telangana | - | 1 | |||||||
Tripura | INDIA | 1 | |||||||
Communist Party of India | CPI | Jharkhand | - | 4 | 30 | ||||
Uttar Pradesh | - | 6 | |||||||
Kerala | LDF | 4 [2] | |||||||
Andhra Pradesh | INDIA | 1 | |||||||
Assam | 1 | ||||||||
Tamil Nadu | SPA | 2 [3] | |||||||
West Bengal | SDA | 2 | |||||||
Bihar | INDIA | 1 | |||||||
Chattisgarh | - | 1 | |||||||
Punjab | - | 3 | |||||||
Odisha | INDIA | 1 | |||||||
Maharashtra | - | 1 | |||||||
Communist Party of India (ML)L | CPI(ML)L | Bihar | INDIA | 3 | 4 | ||||
Jharkhand | INDIA | 1 | |||||||
Revolutionary Socialist Party | RSP | West Bengal | SDA | 3 [6] | 4 | ||||
Kerala | UDF | 1 | |||||||
All India Forward Bloc | AIFB | West Bengal | SDA | 3 | 4 | ||||
Madhya Pradesh | INDIA | 1 | |||||||
Total | 88+TBD |
# | Party | Seats contesting | Seats won | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CPI(M) | 51+ | ||
2 | CPI | 30 | ||
3 | CPI(ML)L (in some states) | 04 | ||
Total | TBD |
# | Constituency | Poll On | Candidate | Party | Result | |
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1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 19 April 2024 | D. Ayappan | CPI(M) | Lost | |
# | Constituency | Poll On | Candidate | Party | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Araku | 13 May 2024 | Appala Narsa | CPI(M) | Lost | |
13 | Guntur | Jangala Ajay Kumar | CPI | Lost | ||
Source: CPI(M) on Twitter
# | Constituency | Poll On | Candidate | Party | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Barpeta | 7 May 2024 | Manoranjan Talukdar | CPI(M) | Lost | |
12 | Lakhimpur | 19 April 2024 | Deben Kachari | CPI | Lost | |
Source: CPI(M) on Twitter
# | Constituency | Poll On | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Begusarai | 13 May 2024 | Awadhesh Rai | CPI | I.N.D.I.A. | Lost | |
25 | Khagaria | 7 May 2024 | Sanjay Kushwaha | CPI(M) | Lost | ||
28 | Nalanda | 1 June 2024 | Sandeep Saurav | CPI(ML)L | Lost | ||
32 | Arrah | Sudama Prasad | CPI(ML)L | Won | |||
35 | Karakat | Raja Ram Singh Kushwaha | CPI(ML)L | Won | |||
Source : CPI on Twitter CPI(M) on Twitter CPI(ML) on Twitter
# | Constituency | Poll On | Candidate | Party | Result | |
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10 | Bastar (ST) | 19 April 2024 | Phool Singh Kachlam | CPI | Lost | |
# | Constituency | Poll On | Candidate | Party | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rajmahal (ST) | 1 June 2024 | Gopen Soren | CPI(M) | Lost | |
2 | Dumka (ST) | Rajesh Kumar | CPI | Lost | ||
3 | Godda | TBD | CPI | |||
4 | Chatra | 20 May 2024 | Arjun Kumar | CPI | ||
5 | Kodarma | Vinod Kumar Singh | CPI(ML)L | |||
8 | Ranchi | 25 May 2024 | TBD | CPI | ||
12 | Lohardaga (ST) | 13 May 2024 | Mahendra Urav | CPI | ||
13 | Palamau (SC) | Abhay Bhuiyan | CPI | Lost | ||
14 | Hazaribagh | 20 May 2024 | TBD | CPI |
Source: CPI(M) on Twitter CPI(ML) on Twitter
# | Constituency | Polling Date | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Result | |
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27 | Chikballapur | 26 April 2024 | M P Munivenkatappa | CPI(M) | Left Front | Lost | |
Source: CPI(M) on Twitter
# | Constituency | Polling Date | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Result | |
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1 | Kasaragod | 26 April 2024 | M. V. Balakrishnan | CPI(M) | Left Democratic Front | ||
2 | Kannur | M. V. Jayarajan | CPI(M) | ||||
3 | Vatakara | K. K. Shailaja | CPI(M) | ||||
4 | Wayanad | Annie Raja | CPI | ||||
5 | Kozhikode | Elamaram Kareem | CPI(M) | ||||
6 | Malappuram | V. Vaseef | CPI(M) | ||||
7 | Ponnani | K. S. Hamza | CPI(M) | ||||
8 | Palakkad | A. Vijayaraghavan | CPI(M) | ||||
9 | Alathur (SC) | K. Radhakrishnan | CPI(M) | ||||
10 | Thrissur | V. S. Sunil Kumar | CPI | ||||
11 | Chalakudy | C. Raveendranath | CPI(M) | ||||
12 | Ernakulam | K. J. Shine | CPI(M) | ||||
13 | Idukki | Joice George | CPI(M) | ||||
14 | Kottayam | Thomas Chazhikadan | KC(M) | ||||
15 | Alappuzha | A. M. Ariff | CPI(M) | ||||
16 | Mavelikara (SC) | C. A. Arun Kumar | CPI | ||||
17 | Pathanamthitta | Thomas Issac | CPI(M) | ||||
18 | Kollam | Mukesh Madhavan | CPI(M) | ||||
19 | Attingal | V. Joy | CPI(M) | ||||
20 | Thiruvananthapuram | Pannyan Raveendran | CPI |
Source: CPI(M) on Twitter and CPI on Twitter
# | Constituency | Polling Date | Candidate | Party | Result | |
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15 | Hingoli | 26 April 2024 | Vijay Ramji Gabhane | CPI(M) | ||
17 | Parbhani | Rajan Kshirsagar | CPI | |||
38 | Shirdi (SC) | 13 May 2024 | TBD | CPI |
Source: CPI on Twitter
# | Constituency | Polling Date | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Jagatsinghpur (SC) | 1 June 2024 | TBD | CPI | I.N.D.I.A. | ||
18 | Bhubaneswar | 25 May 2024 | TBD | CPI(M) |
# | Constituency | Polling Date | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Jalandhar (SC) | 1 June 2024 | Purshottam Lal Bilga | CPI(M) | Left Front | ||
11 | Bathinda | TBD | CPI |
# | Constituency | Polling Date | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Sikar | 19 April 2024 | Amra Ram | CPI(M) | I.N.D.I.A. | Won |
# | Constituency | Polling Date | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | Tiruppur | 19 April 2024 | K. Subbarayan | CPI | I.N.D.I.A. | Won | |
22 | Dindigul | R. Sachithanantham | CPI(M) | Won | |||
29 | Nagapattinam | V Selvaraj | CPI | Won | |||
32 | Madurai | S. Venkatesan | CPI(M) | Won |
# | Constituency | Polling Date | Candidate | Party | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Bhongir | 13 May 2024 | Md Jahangir | CPI(M) | Lost | |
Source: CPI(M) on Twitter
# | Constituency | Polling Date | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Result | |
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1 | Tripura East (ST) | 26 April 2024 | Rajendra Reang | CPI(M) | I.N.D.I.A. | Lost |
Source: CPI(M) on Twitter
# | Constituency | Polling Date | Candidate | Party | Alliance | Result | |
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1 | Cooch Behar (SC) | 19 April 2024 | Nitish Chandra Roy | AIFB | Secular Democratic Alliance | ||
2 | Alipurduars (ST) | Mili Oraon | RSP | ||||
3 | Jalpaiguri (SC) | Debraj Burman | CPI(M) | ||||
6 | Balurghat | 26 April 2024 | Jaydeb Siddhanta | RSP | |||
11 | Murshidabad | 7 May 2024 | Mohammad Salim | CPI(M) | |||
12 | Krishnanagar | 13 May 2024 | S. M. Saadi | CPI(M) | |||
13 | Ranaghat (SC) | Alakesh Das | CPI(M) | ||||
15 | Barrackpur | 20 May 2024 | Debdut Ghosh | CPI(M) | |||
16 | Dum Dum | 1 June 2024 | Sujan Chakraborty | CPI(M) | |||
17 | Barasat | Sanjib Chatterjee | AIFB | ||||
18 | Basirhat | Nirapada Sardar | CPI(M) | ||||
19 | Jaynagar (SC) | Samarendra Nath Mandal | RSP | ||||
20 | Mathurapur (SC) | Sarat Chandra Haldar | CPI(M) | ||||
21 | Diamond Harbour | Pratikur Rahaman | CPI(M) | ||||
22 | Jadavpur | Srijan Bhattacharyya | CPI(M) | ||||
23 | Kolkata Dakshin | Saira Shah Halim | CPI(M) | ||||
25 | Howrah | 20 May 2024 | Sabyasachi Chatterjee | CPI(M) | |||
27 | Sreerampur | Dipsita Dhar | CPI(M) | ||||
28 | Hooghly | Monodip Ghosh | CPI(M) | ||||
29 | Arambagh (SC) | Biplab Kumar Moitra | CPI(M) | ||||
30 | Tamluk | 25 May 2024 | Sayan Banerjee | CPI(M) | |||
32 | Ghatal | Tapan Ganguly | CPI | ||||
33 | Jhargram (ST) | Sonamoni Murmu (Tudu) | CPI(M) | ||||
34 | Medinipur | Biplab Bhatta | CPI | ||||
36 | Bankura | Nilanjan Dasgupta | CPI(M) | ||||
37 | Bishnupur (SC) | Shital Kaibartya | CPI(M) | ||||
38 | Bardhaman Purba (SC) | 13 May 2024 | Nirav Khan | CPI(M) | |||
39 | Bardhaman-Durgapur | Dr. Sukriti Ghosal | CPI(M) | ||||
40 | Asansol | Jahanara Khan | CPI(M) | ||||
41 | Bolpur (SC) | Shyamali Pradhan | CPI(M) |
Source: First list, Second list, Third list and Fourth List
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