About & history
- Abbreviation
- RSP
- Main base
- Kerala
Election record at a glance
- Contested 17 Lok Sabha general elections under this name, from 1951–52 to 2024.
- First won Lok Sabha seats in 1951–52 (3). Best result: 5 seats in 1998. Total seats won across all elections: 48.
- Highest vote share: 0.77% in 2014.
- In 2024 it contested 10 seats in 5 states/UTs and won 1, with 0.09% of all votes polled.
- In Tamil Nadu it has contested 1 Lok Sabha election 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.