Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency is a

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(lower house of the Indian parliament) constituency, which covers the entire area of the Union Territory of

Lakshadweep Lakshadweep (), also known as Laccadives (), is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands in the Arabian sea, located off the Malabar Coast. The name ''Lakshadweep'' means "one lakh islands" in Sanskrit, though the Lac ...

in India. This seat is reserved for

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. As of 2014, it is the smallest Lok Sabha constituency by number of voters. Before its first election in 1967, its member of parliament (MP) was directly appointed by the President of India. Its first MP was K. Nalla Koya Thangal of the

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(INC) who served two terms from 1957 to 1967. Its first election in 1967 was won by

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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

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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. In the 2009 election, Sayeed's son,

Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed (born 11 April 1982, Mysore) is an Indian politician. He is a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Lakshadweep in 2009. Early life Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed was born i ...

, won the seat. As of the latest election in 2019, the current MP representing this constituency is Mohammed Faizal P. P. of the

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Members of Parliament

Election results

General election 1967

Independent candidate, P. M. Sayeed won the first election and represented this constituency in the

4th Lok Sabha List of Members of the 4th Lok Sabha (4 March 1967 – 27 December 1970), elected February–March 1967. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India.13 sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected to 4th ...

. Sayeed was also the youngest MP elected to the 4th Lok Sabha.

General election 1971

In the 1971 election, INC candidate, P. M. Sayeed was elected unopposed.

General election 1977

P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the

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General election 1980

P. M. Sayeed defected to the

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party but still held the seat and represented the constituency in the

7th Lok Sabha List of Members of the 7th Lok Sabha, (18 January 1980 – 31 December 1984) elected December 1979 – January 1980. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India nine sitting members from Rajya Sabha were el ...

General election 1984

P. M. Sayeed returned to the INC and held the seat and represented the constituency in the

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General election 1989

P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the

9th Lok Sabha List of Members of the 9th Lok Sabha (2 December 1989 – 13 March 1991) elections in 22–26 November 1989. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. Twelve sitting members from Rajya Sabha were electe ...

General election 1991

P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the

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General election 1996

P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the

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General election 1998

P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the

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General election 1999

P. M. Sayeed held the seat and represented the constituency in the

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General election 2004

P. Pookunhi Koya of the JD (U) party (part of the

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-led

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) defeated the ten term incumbent MP, P. M. Sayeed by 71 votes.

General election 2009

won the seat and also became the youngest member of the

15th Lok Sabha Members of the 15th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2009 general election in India. It was dissolved on 18 May 2014 by President Pranab Mukherjee. Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance won 44 more seats than the previou ...

General election 2014

Mohammed Faizal P. P. of the

won the seat and represented the constituency in the

16th Lok Sabha Members of the 16th Lok Sabha were elected during the 2014 Indian general election. The elections were conducted in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 to 12 May 2014 by the Election Commission of India. The results of the election were declared on 16 M ...

General election 2019

Notes

References

Lakshadweep Lok Sabha Election 2019 Result Website
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Lakshadweep Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

Elections in Lakshadweep 1957 establishments in Lakshadweep

Members of Parliament

Election results

General election 1967

General election 1971

General election 1977

General election 1980

General election 1984

General election 1989

General election 1991

General election 1996

General election 1998

General election 1999

General election 2004

General election 2009

General election 2014

General election 2019

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