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Lok Sabha
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! style="background:#FAA0A0" | Year
! style="background:#FAA0A0" | Legislature
! style="background:#FAA0A0" | Party Secretary
! style="background:#FAA0A0" | Total constituencies
! style="background:#FAA0A0" | Seats won / contested
! style="background:#FAA0A0" | Change in seats
! style="background:#FAA0A0" | Total votes
! style="background:#FAA0A0" | of votes
! style="background:#FAA0A0" | Change in vote %
! style="background:#FAA0A0" | Party Rank
! style="background:#FAA0A0" | Outcome
! style="background:#FAA0A0" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1967
|4th Lok Sabha
| rowspan="3" | Puchalapalli Sundarayya
|520
|
|New
|6,246,522
|4.28 %
|New
|6th
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1971
|5th Lok Sabha
|518
|
| 6
|7,510,089
|5.12 %
| 0.84%
| 2nd
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1977
|6th Lok Sabha
|542
|
| 3
|8,113,659
|4.29 %
| 0.83%
| 3rd
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1980
|7th Lok Sabha
| rowspan="4" | E. M. S. Namboodiripad
|529(542*)
|
| 15
|12,352,331
|6.24 %
| 1.95%
| 3rd
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1984
|8th Lok Sabha
|541
|
| 15
|14,272,526
|5.72 %
| 0.52%
| 3rd
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1989
|9th Lok Sabha
|529
|
| 11
|19,691,309
|6.55 %
| 0.83
| 4th
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1991
|10th Lok Sabha
|534
|
| 2
|17,074,699
|6.14 %
| 0.41%
| 4th
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1996
|11th Lok Sabha
| rowspan="4" | Harkishan Singh Surjeet
|543
|
| 3
|20,496,810
|6.12 %
| 0.02%
| 4th
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1998
|12th Lok Sabha
|543
|
|
|18,991,867
|5.16 %
| 0.96%
| 3rd
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1999
|13th Lok Sabha
|543
|
| 1
|19,695,767
|5.40 %
| 0.24%
| 3rd
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|2004
|14th Lok Sabha
|543
|
| 10
|22,070,614
|5.66 %
| 0.26%
| 3rd
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|2009
|15th Lok Sabha
| rowspan="2" | Prakash Karat
|543
|
| 27
|22,219,111
|5.33 %
| 0.33%
| 8th
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|2014
|16th Lok Sabha
|543
|
| 7
|17,986,773
|3.24 %
| 2.09%
| 9th
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|2019
|17th Lok Sabha
| rowspan="2" |Sitaram Yechury
|543
|
| 6
|10,744,908
|1.75 %
| 1.49%
| 16th
|
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
|2024
|18th Lok Sabha
|543
|
| 1
|11,342,553
|1.76%
| 0.01%
| 14th
|
|
|}
State Legislative Assemblies
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Style="background-color:;color:white" | Election Year
!Style="background-color:;color:white" | Overall votes
!Style="background-color:;color:white" | % of overall votes
!Style="background-color:;color:white" | Total seats
!Style="background-color:;color:white" | seats won/<br />seats contensted
!Style="background-color:;color:white" | +/- in seats
!Style="background-color:;color:white" | +/- in vote share
!Style="background-color:;color:white" | Sitting side
|-
!colspan=8|Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|-
|1985<br />
|5,30,349
|2.69%
|294
|
| 6
| 0.20
|
|-
|1989<br />
|7,07,686
|2.96%
|294
|
| 5
| 0.15
|
|-
|1994<br />
|9,23,204
|2.96%
|294
|
| 9
| 0.50
|
|-
|1999<br />
|5,67,761
|1.70%
|294
|
| 14
| 1.26
|
|-
|2004<br />
|6,56,721
|1.84%
|294
|
| 7
| 0.14
|
|-
|2009<br />
|6,03,407
|1.43%
|294
|
| 8
| 0.49
|
|-
|2014<br />
|4,07,376
|0.84%
|175
|
|
|0.59
|
|-
|2019<br />
|1,01,071
|0.32%
|175
|
|1
|
|
|-
|2024
|43,012
|0.13%
|175
|
|—
|0.19%
|—
|-
!colspan=8|Assam Legislative Assembly
|-
|2016<br />
|93,506
|0.55%
|126
|
|
|
|
|-
|2021<br />
|160,758
|0.84%
|126
|
| 1
| 0.29
|
|-
!colspan=8|Bihar Legislative Assembly
|-
|-
|2015<br />
|232,149
|0.61%
|243
|
|
| 0.21
|
|-
|2020<br />
|274,155
|0.65%
|243
|
| 2
|0.04%
|
|-
|2025<br />
|302,974
|0.61%
|243
|
|1
| 0.04
|
|-
!colspan=8|Gujarat Legislative Assembly
|-
|2022<br />
|10,647
|0.03%
|182
|
|
| 0.01%
|
|-
! colspan="8" |Haryana Legislative Assembly
|-
|2024
|34,373
|0.25%
|90
|
|—
|0.18%
|—
|-
!colspan=8|Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|-
|2017<br />
|55,558
|1.5%
|68
|
| 1
| 0.1%
|
|-
|2022<br />
|27,812
|0.66%
|68
|
| 1
| 0.81%
|
|-
! colspan="8" |Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
|-
|2014
|24,017
|0.5%
|87
|
|—
|0.3%
!
|-
|2024
|33,634
|0.6%
|90
|
| -
|0.1%
!
|-
!colspan=8|Kerala Legislative Assembly
|-
|1965<br />
|1,257,869
|19.87%
|140
|
| New
| New
|
|-
|1967<br />
|1,476,456
|23.51%
|140
|
| 12
| 3.64
|
|-
|1970<br />
|1,794,213
|23.83%
|140
|
| 23
| 0.32
|
|-
|1977<br />
|1,946,051
|22.18%
|140
|
| 12
| 1.65
|
|-
|1980<br />
|1,846,312
|19.35%
|140
|
| 18
| 2.83
|
|-
|1982<br />
|1,798,198
|18.80%
|140
|
| 9
| 0.55
|
|-
|1987<br />
|2,912,999
|22.86%
|140
|
| 12
| 4.06
|
|-
|1991<br />
|3,082,354
|21.74%
|140
|
| 10
| 2.12
|
|-
|1996<br />
|3,078,723
|21.59%
|140
|
| 12
| 0.15
|
|-
|2001<br />
|3,752,976
|23.85%
|140
|
| 16
| 2.26
|
|-
|2006<br />
|4,732,381
|30.45%
|140
|
| 37
| 6.60
|
|-
|2011<br />
|4,921,354
|28.18%
|140
|
| 16
| 2.27
|
|-
|2016<br />
|5,365,472
|26.7%
|140
|
| 14
| 1.48
|
|-
|2021<br />
|5,288,502
|25.38%
|140
|
| 4
| 1.14%
|
|-
!colspan=8|Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
|-
|2009<br />
|270,052
|0.60%
|288
|
|2
| 0.02%
|
|-
|2014<br />
|207,933
|0.39%
|288
|
|
| 0.21%
|
|-
|2019<br />
|204,933
|0.37%
|288
|
|
| 0.02%
|
|-
|2024<br />
|222,277
|0.36%
|288
|
|
| 0.01%
|
|-
!colspan=8|Odisha Legislative Assembly
|-
|2014<br />
|80,274
|0.40%
|147
|
|
|
|
|-
|2019<br />
|70,119
|0.32%
|147
|
|
|
|
|-
|2024
|93,295
|0.37%
|147
|
|—
|0.07%
|—
|-
!colspan=8|Punjab Legislative Assembly
|-
|2022<br />
|9,503
|0.06%
|117
|
|
|
|
|-
!colspan=8|Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
|-
|2013<br />
|629,002
|0.9%
|200
|
| 3
| 0.7
|
|-
|2018<br />
|434,210
|1.2%
|200
|
| 2
| 0.33
|
|-
|2023<br />
|382,387
|0.96%
|200
|
| 2
| 0.24
|
|-
!colspan=8|Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
|-
|2006<br />
|8,72,674
|2.70%
|234
|
| 10
| 0.33
|
|-
|2011<br />
|8,88,364
|2.40%
|234
|
| 1
| 0.3
|
|-
|2016<br />
|3,07,303
|0.72%
|234
|
| 10
| 1.58
|
|-
|2021<br />
|3,90,819
|0.85%
|234
|
| 2
| 0.13
|
|-
!colspan=8|Telangana Legislative Assembly
|-
|2018<br />
|91,099
|0.40%
|119
|
| 1
|
|
|-
|2023<br />
|52,364
|0.22%
|119
|
| 2
| 0.18%
|
|-
!colspan=8|Tripura Legislative Assembly
|-
|1988<br />
|5,20,697
|45.82%
|60
|
| 11
| 0.10
|
|-
|1993<br />
|5,99,943
|44.78%
|60
|
| 18
| 0.40
|
|-
|1998<br />
|6,21,804
|45.49%
|60
|
| 6
| 0.80
|
|-
|2003<br />
|7,11,119
|46.82%
|60
|
|
| 1.30
|
|-
|2008<br />
|9,03,009
|48.01%
|60
|
| 8
| 1.10
|
|-
|2013<br />
|10,59,327
|48.11%
|60
|
| 3
| 0.01
|
|-
|2018<br />
|9,93,605
|42.22%
|60
|
| 33
| 5.51
|
|-
|2023<br />
|6,22,829
|24.62%
|60
|
| 5
| 17.6
|
|-
!colspan=8|Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
|-
|2022<br />
|5617
|0.01%
|403
|
|
| 0.03
|
|-
!colspan=8|West Bengal Legislative Assembly
|-
|1977<br />
|5,080,828
|35.46%
|294
|
| 164
| 8.01
|
|-
|1982<br />
|8,655,371
|38.49%
|294
|
| 4
| 3.03
|
|-
|1987<br />
|10,285,723
|39.12%
|294
|
| 13
| 0.89
|
|-
|1991<br />
|11,418,822
|36.87%
|294
|
| 2
| 2.43
|
|-
|1996<br />
|13,670,198
|37.16%
|294
|
| 32
| 1.05
|
|-
|2001<br />
|13,402,603
|36.59%
|294
|
| 14
| 1.33
|
|-
|2006<br />
|14,652,200
|37.13%
|294
|
| 33
| 0.54
|
|-
|2011<br />
|14,330,061
|30.08%
|294
|
| 136
| 7.05
|
|-
|2016<br />
|10,802,058
|19.75%
|294
|
| 14
| 10.35
|
|-
|2021<br />
|2,837,276
|4.73%
|294
|
| 26
| 15.02
|
|-
|2026
|2,839,067
|4.45%
|197
|
| 1
|0.28
|Opposition
|-
|}
See also
- Electoral history of the Bharatiya Janata Party
- Electoral history of the Communist Party of India
- Electoral history of the Indian National Congress