Lakshadweep, Lakshadweep — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Lakshadweep (Lakshadweep) was won by Mohammed Faizal Pp (Nationalist Congress Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 823 votes over Hamdullah Sayeed. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Lakshadweep, Lakshadweep, from 1967 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1967–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1967
M.S. Padanatha
Independent
4,151
35.2%
A. T. Arnakad (Independent)
386 (3.3 pts)
1971
Sadanatha Mohammed Sayeed
Indian National Congress
0
None%
None (None)
None (None pts)
1977
Muhammed Sayeed Padannatha
Indian National Congress
9,600
58.6%
Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam (Independent)
2,814 (17.2 pts)
1980
Muhammad Sayeed Padannatha
Congress (U)
10,018
56.4%
Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam (Janata Party)
2,949 (16.6 pts)
1984
Mohammad Sayeed Padannatha
Indian National Congress
10,361
54.5%
Mohammadkoya Kunnamakulam (Independent)
1,699 (8.9 pts)
1989
P. M. Sayeed
Indian National Congress
13,323
52.3%
Mohammed Koya Kunnamkulam (Independent)
1,156 (4.5 pts)
1991
P.M. Sayeed
Indian National Congress
12,801
50.6%
Mohammed Koya Kunnamkulam (Janata Dal)
281 (1.1 pts)
1996
P M Sayeed
Indian National Congress
15,611
51.7%
Mohammedkoya Kunnamkulam (Janata Dal)
1,034 (3.4 pts)
1998
P.M. Sayeed
Indian National Congress
16,014
51.6%
Dr. Mahammed Koya Kunnamkulam (Janata Dal)
964 (3.1 pts)
1999
P.M. Sayeed
Indian National Congress
16,113
54.0%
Dr. K.P. Muthukoya (Janata Dal (United))
3,189 (10.7 pts)
2004
Dr. P. Pookunhikoya
Janata Dal (United)
15,597
49.0%
P. M. Sayeed (Indian National Congress)
71 (0.2 pts)
2009
Hamdullah Sayeed
Indian National Congress
20,492
51.9%
Dr. Pookunhikoya (Nationalist Congress Party)
2,198 (5.6 pts)
2014
Mohammed Faizal P.P.
Nationalist Congress Party
21,665
50.1%
Hamdullah Sayeed (Indian National Congress)
1,535 (3.5 pts)
2019
Mohammed Faizal Pp
Nationalist Congress Party
22,851
48.7%
Hamdullah Sayeed (Indian National Congress)
823 (1.8 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
M.S. Padanatha
Independent
4,151
35.2%
A. T. Arnakad
Independent
3,765
31.9%
M. K. Thalakakkad
Independent
2,319
19.6%
M. M. Pappada
Independent
935
7.9%
C. K. T. Akkarapalli
Independent
637
5.4%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sadanatha Mohammed Sayeed
Indian National Congress
0
None%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Muhammed Sayeed Padannatha
Indian National Congress
9,600
58.6%
Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam
Independent
6,786
41.4%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Muhammad Sayeed Padannatha
Congress (U)
10,018
56.4%
Mohammed Koya Kunnamkalam
Janata Party
7,069
39.8%
Amanulla Baliapathoda
Congress (I)
685
3.9%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohammad Sayeed Padannatha
Indian National Congress
10,361
54.5%
Mohammadkoya Kunnamakulam
Independent
8,662
45.5%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P. M. Sayeed
Indian National Congress
13,323
52.3%
Mohammed Koya Kunnamkulam
Independent
12,167
47.7%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P.M. Sayeed
Indian National Congress
12,801
50.6%
Mohammed Koya Kunnamkulam
Janata Dal
12,520
49.4%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P M Sayeed
Indian National Congress
15,611
51.7%
Mohammedkoya Kunnamkulam
Janata Dal
14,577
48.3%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P.M. Sayeed
Indian National Congress
16,014
51.6%
Dr. Mahammed Koya Kunnamkulam
Janata Dal
15,050
48.4%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P.M. Sayeed
Indian National Congress
16,113
54.0%
Dr. K.P. Muthukoya
Janata Dal (United)
12,924
43.3%
Hussain Faburikage
Janata Dal (Secular)
542
1.8%
Ameer Biyyammada
Independent
281
0.9%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dr. P. Pookunhikoya
Janata Dal (United)
15,597
49.0%
P. M. Sayeed
Indian National Congress
15,526
48.8%
E. P. Attakoya Thangal
Janata Party
468
1.5%
Ameer Puthiyathanoda
Samajwadi Party
229
0.7%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Hamdullah Sayeed
Indian National Congress
20,492
51.9%
Dr. Pookunhikoya
Nationalist Congress Party
18,294
46.3%
M.K. Lukmanul Hakeem
CPI (Marxist)
467
1.2%
Dr. K. P. Muthukoya
Bharatiya Janata Party
245
0.6%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohammed Faizal P.P.
Nationalist Congress Party
21,665
50.1%
Hamdullah Sayeed
Indian National Congress
20,130
46.6%
Komalam Koya
Samajwadi Party
488
1.1%
Dr.Abdul Muneer
CPI (Marxist)
465
1.1%
M.P. Sayed Mohammed Koya
Bharatiya Janata Party
187
0.4%
Najmudheen C.T
Communist Party of India
181
0.4%
None Of The Above
Independent
123
0.3%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohammed Faizal Pp
Nationalist Congress Party
22,851
48.7%
Hamdullah Sayeed
Indian National Congress
22,028
47.0%
Dr. Mohammed Sadique Kp
Janata Dal (United)
1,342
2.9%
Shareef Khan
CPI (Marxist)
420
0.9%
Ali Akbar K.
Communist Party of India
143
0.3%
Abdul Khader Haji
Bharatiya Janata Party
125
0.3%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Lakshadweep has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Independent, Indian National Congress, Congress (U), Janata Dal (United), Nationalist Congress Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Lakshadweep in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Mohammed Faizal Pp (Nationalist Congress Party) won Lakshadweep, Lakshadweep, in 2019 with 22,851 votes (48.7%), a margin of 823 votes over Hamdullah Sayeed.
Which parties have won Lakshadweep since 1967?
Since 1967, Lakshadweep has been won by: Congress (U), Independent, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (United), Nationalist Congress Party.
What was the closest result in Lakshadweep?
The closest result on record for Lakshadweep was 2004, when Janata Dal (United) beat Indian National Congress by just 71 votes (0.2 percentage points).