Congress (Secular)
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Congress (Secular), is a political party in Kerala, India, it is a residual faction of Indian Congress (Socialist) that was formed in 1978. It is currently a part of Left Democratic Front in Kerala.
Timeline
In 1980 A. K. Antony part of Congress (A) left Indian Congress (Socialist) and gave support to LDF. In 1982, when Antony joined back Indian National Congress a faction of Congress (A) rebelled and stayed with LDF as Congress (S). This included MLA's such as P. C. Chacko, A. K. Saseendran, Kadannappalli Ramachandran etc.[1][2]
In 2001, for a brief period Congress (S) merged with Nationalist Congress Party. In 2003, Kadannappalli Ramachandran left NCP and reconstituted the party.
Legislative presence
It has one MLA, Kadannappalli Ramachandran from Kannur district and no Member of parliament in any house.
Electoral performance
| Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | Election Year | Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | Alliance | Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | Seats contested | Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | Seats won | Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | Total Votes | Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | Percentage of votes | Style="background-color:Template:Party color;color:white" | +/- Vote |
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| 2021 | LDF | 1 | Template:Composition bar | 60,313 | 0.29% | Increase 0.02% |
| 2016 | LDF | 1 | Template:Composition bar | 54,347 | 0.27% | Decrease 0.01% |
| 2011 | LDF | 1 | Template:Composition bar | 48,984 | 0.28% | Decrease 0.19% |
| 2006 | LDF | 1 | Template:Composition bar | 72,579 | 0.47% | New |
See also
References
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