List of Communist Party of India (Marxist) candidates in the 2014 Indian general election

Joint press conference of CPI(M) and CPI leaders in Tamil Nadu, March 6, 2014
Campaigning in Chennai North
Map of constituencies where the CPI(M) has candidates in the 2014 Indian general election, valid as of April 12, 2014

In the 9 March 2013 issue of People's Democracy, the central organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), lists of candidates of the Left Fronts of West Bengal and Tripura for the 2014 Indian general election were announced.[1][2] In Tripura both Left Front nominees were CPI(M) leaders.[1] In West Bengal, 32 out of the 42 Left Front candidates came from CPI(M).[2] The newspaper also issued a 'first list' of 25 candidates of the party in other states.[3] The list was finalised at a meeting of the Central Committee of the party in Delhi.[4] The meeting also tasked the Politburo of the party to finalise the election manifesto of the party, to be released at a later date.[4]

The 15 candidates of the party in Kerala, where it forms part of the Left Democratic Front, were decided at a CPI(M) state committee meeting held on 12 March 2014.[5][6]

On 19 March 2014 the party released its third list of candidates, with names of candidates in Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Rajasthan.[7][8] On 3 April 2014 the party published its fourth list of candidates, with names of candidates in Bihar, Punjab and Maharashtra.[9] On 12 April 2014 three candidates in Andhra Pradesh were named. By this point the party had declared 97 candidates nationwide.[10]

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  3. ^ People's Democracy. First List of Seats to be Contested by the CPI(M) in the Lok Sabha Elections
  4. ^ a b Economic Times. CPI-M releases first list of 24 candidates for Lok Sabha polls
  5. ^ Matrubhumi. LDF candidate list to be announced Wednesday Archived 15 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Matrubhumi. CPI-M in Kerala finalises list of candidates Archived 15 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ ZeeNews. CPI-M releases 3rd list of Lok Sabha candidates
  8. ^ The Hindu. CPI(M) announces third list
  9. ^ oneindianews. CPI-M releases list of six more LS candidates
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference stap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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