About & history
- Abbreviation
- RPI
Election record at a glance
- Contested 13 Lok Sabha general elections under this name, from 1967 to 2019.
- First won Lok Sabha seats in 1967 (1). Best result: 4 seats in 1998. Total seats won across all elections: 5.
- Highest vote share: 2.47% in 1967.
- In Tamil Nadu it has contested 6 Lok Sabha elections without winning a seat.
Lok Sabha record, 1952–2024
In Tamil Nadu
Lok Sabha 2024 — state-wise
Lok Sabha MPs elected in 2024
Rajya Sabha members now
Sources: Election Commission of India (Lok Sabha results 1951–2024); Digital Sansad (Rajya Sabha). Vote share = party votes ÷ all votes polled (incl. NOTA from 2014). Party history is a short summary.