Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency

Lakshadweep
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Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLakshadweep
Established1957
Total electors57,784[1]
ReservationST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2024

Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency is a Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian parliament) constituency, which covers the entire area of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep in India. This seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.[2] As of 2014, it is the smallest Lok Sabha constituency in terms of electorate.[3] Lakshadweep didn't have an elected Member of Parliament till 1967.

Until 1957, Lakshadweep formed part of a constituency in the Malabar District, but it was only in 1967 that its member of parliament (MP) was directly elected, having previously been appointed by the President of India.[4] Its first MP was K. Nalla Koya Thangal of the Indian National Congress (INC) who served two terms from 1957 to 1967.[5][6][7] Its first election in 1967 was won by independent 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 Samata party 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.[8] In the 2009 election, Sayeed's son, Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed, won the seat.[9] After 2019 General elections, Mohammed Faizal Padippura of the Nationalist Congress Party was the MP till his disqualification. He was disqualified after he was convicted with 10 year jail term.[10] However, his conviction was suspended by Kerala High Court, and he was reinstated as MP.[11]

  1. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Chief Electoral Officer, Lakshadweep – State Profile". Chief Electoral Office of Lakshadweep. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Malkajgiri biggest Lok Sabha seat, Lakshadweep smallest". Deccan Herald. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  4. ^ Gabriel, Thomas P. C. (1 January 1989). Lakshadweep, history, religion, and society. Books & Books. p. 20. ISBN 9788185016269. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Elections in Lakshadweep". Press Information Bureau. 3 May 2004. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Second Lok Sabha – Members Bioprofile". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Third Lok Sabha – Members Bioprofile". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  8. ^ Press Trust of India (3 April 2004). "Lakshadweep – PM Sayeed to seek record 11th win". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Baby of Lok Sabha is from Lakshadweep". The Hindu. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Lakshadweep MP, serving 10-yr jail term, disqualified from Lok Sabha". Hindustan Times. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Mohammad Faizal reinstated as Lakshadweep MP". The Hindu. 29 March 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 April 2023.