Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI (M), is one of the national & the third largest political parties of India. It has its strong base in West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura. CPM came into being as a result of a spilt of the CPI in 1964. In the first general election, CPI (M) contested 59 seats out of which it won 19 seats, with a national vote percentage of 4.28. Since then, CPM has been performing well in the above mentioned states and broadened its base in other states of the country. CPM is the leader of the left front alliance & in the 14th Lok Sabha CPM has 44 members.
CPI (M) perfromed poorly in the General Elections 2009 and was reduced to a level of 16 from its earlier tally of 43 in previous elections(2004).
General Secretary : Mr. Prakash Karat
Symbol: Hammer, Sickle & star
Alliance: Left Front
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| CPI (M) Performance in General Elections 2009 | ||
State |
Contested |
Won |
| West Bengal | 32 | 9 |
| Kerala | 14 | 4 |
| Tripura | 2 | 2 |
| Tamil Nadu | 3 | 1 |
| other states | 31 | 0 |
| INDIA(TOTAl) | 82 | 16 |
| CPI (M) Performance in General Elections 2004 | |||
State |
Contested |
Won |
*VOTE % |
| West Bengal | 32 | 26 | 38.57 |
| Kerala | 13 | 12 | 31.52 |
| Tripura | 2 | 2 | 68.8 |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 | 2 | 2.87 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1.04 |
| others | 19 | 0 | |
| INDIA(TOTAL) | 69 | 43 | 5.66** |
*vote % state ** vote % India |
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| CPM Ruled states |
| Tripura* |
| * Heading Coalition Govt |
Memeber of Ruling Coalition in State |
27-29, Bhai Vir Singh Marg, New Delhi -110001 URL: www.cpim.org |
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