People's Democracy(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Vol.
XXIX
No. 14 April 03, 2005 |
CPI(M)
In Lok Sabha
Year |
Total
seats contested
|
Total seats
won |
Percentage of
votes |
1967
|
62
|
19
|
4.4 |
1971
|
85
|
25
|
5.1
|
1977
|
53
|
22
|
4.3 |
1980
|
63
|
36
|
6.1 |
1984
|
64
|
22
|
5.7
|
1989
|
64
|
22
|
5.7 |
1991
|
60
|
35
|
6.2 |
1996
|
75
|
32
|
6.12 |
1998
|
71
|
32
|
5.16
(33.68% in seats contested)
|
1999
|
72
|
33
|
5.40
(34.59% in seatscontesed)
|
2004
|
70
|
44
|
5.69 |