Elections

Performance of CPI(M) Candidates in Kerala, Tripura, West Bengal & in other states [more..]

Review of the 15th Lok Sabha Elections Adopted by the Central Committee of the CPI(M).[more..]

Appeal for strengthening the Left and Democratic forces -- formation of an alternative secular govt. [more..]

सी पी एम की तीन मिसाल
केरल, त्रिपुरा और बंगाल
सी पी एम का साफ ऐलान,
न्याय पायें मज़दूर किसान [more..]

The CPI(M) has increased the popular votes polled in the elections to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of parliament) since its formation in 1964. In the last few elections, contesting on an average 15 percent of the total seats, the CPI(M) has been getting around 5-6 percent of the votes.

In the 2009 elections the CPI(M) won 16 seats down from 44 it won in 2004.

In the (Rajya Sabha) Upper House the CPI(M) has 15 members. Vacancies to the Rajya Sabha are filled every six years. The members of the elected assemblies in the states constitute the electoral college for election to the Rajya Sabha.

Manifestos

Election Reviews

14th Lok Sabha Elections: 2004 Campaign & Related Material

In the wake of the conduct of the 2001 elections to the West Bengal assembly the CPI(M) initiated a discussion on the possibilities of reforming the Election Commission. Given Below is the link to the note the CPI(M) brought out on that occassion

Election Commission -- A Case for Reform

State Assemblies

Though the electoral presence of the CPI(M) is uneven, it has representations in the following state assemblies.

Present Strength in State Assemblies (2011)

STATE	SEATS WON
Andhra Pradesh	01

Jammu &Kashmir	01
Kerala	45
Maharashtra	01
Rajasthan	03
Tamilnadu	10
Tripura	38
West Bengal	40

15 May 2011|

Elections