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Political Party Election Results

1975 parties have contested a Lok Sabha election. Most never win a seat — search or filter by recognition to find any of them.

Total parties
1,975
have contested
National parties
22
State parties
81
Registered, unrecognised
1,871

Ranked by Lok Sabha seats won, all time

PartyTypeSeats wonContestedBest resultActive
JJJKMCJJJKMCRegistered, unrecognised012009
VJSVJSRegistered, unrecognised011989
RJSPRashtriya Janhit Sangharsh PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
SVJSPSVJSPRegistered, unrecognised022019
DBADDr. Bhimrao Ambedkar DalRegistered, unrecognised012024
MKPManav Kranti PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
VTIPVidiyalai Thedum Indhiyargal PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
BHCBHCRegistered, unrecognised012009
LJPRLokrajya Janata PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
RTJPSRTJPSRegistered, unrecognised012019
JASWPJASWPRegistered, unrecognised012019
KVMPKVMPRegistered, unrecognised021996
BHJMPBHJMPRegistered, unrecognised012019
VIPAVikas India PartyRegistered, unrecognised022024
NAPTNAPTRegistered, unrecognised012019
SRSSRSRegistered, unrecognised021991
AKBAPAKBAPRegistered, unrecognised012014
PDPNPunnagai Desam PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
LMDLMDRegistered, unrecognised031989
GMKGMKRegistered, unrecognised011991
NMNPNMNPRegistered, unrecognised012004
RJAVPRJAVPRegistered, unrecognised032014–2024
BRPPABRPPARegistered, unrecognised012019
ABEPABEPRegistered, unrecognised012019
HISPHISPRegistered, unrecognised012014
MAJPMAJPRegistered, unrecognised012014
RSSPRashtriya Sant Sandesh PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
SSPAJSehajdhari Sikh PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
NNMPNNMPRegistered, unrecognised012019
RJPHRashtriya Jansena PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
IMPIIndia Manus PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
PKMKPKMKRegistered, unrecognised022009
AHIMSASPAHIMSASPRegistered, unrecognised012019
HIMJKPHIMJKPRegistered, unrecognised012019
LJSPTYLJSPTYRegistered, unrecognised012019
MAIIJPMission All India Independent Justice PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
MMSPMMSPRegistered, unrecognised012014
CHALPCHALPRegistered, unrecognised022019
KRDKRDRegistered, unrecognised031996–1999
WPIFWelfare Party Of IndiaRegistered, unrecognised012024
BSKBSKRegistered, unrecognised031996–2009
DAVPDAVPRegistered, unrecognised012014
ASPNSAman Samaj PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
BJMPBharatiya Jan Morcha PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
BRJBRJRegistered, unrecognised012024
BKPMABahujan Kranti Party (Marxwad-Ambedkarwad)Registered, unrecognised012024
AKAADAKAADRegistered, unrecognised012014
AIMKAnaithu India Makkal KatchiRegistered, unrecognised012024
JKPTJanta Kranti PartyRegistered, unrecognised012024
BSDSBSDSRegistered, unrecognised012014

A party is one row for as long as it keeps its name and symbol. Splits and mergers make new rows: the Congress of 1971 and the Congress (I) of 1980 are recorded separately, because that is how the Election Commission recorded them at the time. “National”, “State” and “Registered, unrecognised” reflect each party’s Election Commission recognition status as recorded in the source data, which can change over a party’s lifetime.

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