The States
of India

State Facts & Figures

• Administrator Toggle Accordion

  Name	Praful Patel https://lakshadweep.gov.in/about-lakshadweep/profile-administrator/
  DOB	17/02/1957 https://lakshadweep.gov.in/about-lakshadweep/profile-administrator/
  Date of appointment	5/12/2020 https://lakshadweep.gov.in/about-lakshadweep/profile-administrator/

• Chief Minister Toggle Accordion

  Name
  Party
  Seat share
  Vote share (per cent)

• Leader of Opposition Toggle Accordion

  Name	Muhammed Hamdulle Sayeed
  Party	Indian National Congress
  Number of seats
  Vote share (per cent)	46.81

• Vidhan Sabha Toggle Accordion

  Voter turnout, per cent (2017)	N/A
  Voter turnout, per cent (2012)	N/A
  Vote share 2017	N/A
  Name of party with largest vote share	N/A
  Name of party with second largest vote share	N/A
  Name of party with third largest vote share	N/A
  Name of party with fourth largest vote share	N/A
  Name of party with fifth largest vote share	N/A
  Vote share 2012	N/A
  Name of party with largest vote share	N/A
  Name of party with second largest vote share	N/A
  Name of party with third largest vote share	N/A
  Name of party with fourth largest vote share	N/A
  Name of party with fifth largest vote share	N/A
  Number of female MLAs (2017)	N/A
  Number of scheduled caste constituencies	N/A
  Number of scheduled tribe constituencies	N/A
  Number of scheduled caste MLAs	N/A
  Number of scheduled tribe MLAs	N/A

• Lok Sabha Toggle Accordion

  Voter turnout, per cent (2024)	84.16 https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/BnS4hhbvK9.pdf
  Voter turnout, per cent (2019)	85.18 https://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/
  Voter turnout, per cent (2014)	86.61 https://eci.gov.in/files/file/2834-state-wise-voter-turnout/
  Voter turnout, per cent (2009)	85.9 https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=104547
  Vote share 2024
  Name of party with largest vote share	Indian National Congress https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-U06.htm
  Name of party with second largest vote share	Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-U06.htm
  Name of party with third largest vote share	Nationalist Congress Party https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-U06.htm
  Name of party with fourth largest vote share	Independent https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/partywiseresult-U06.htm
  Vote share 2019
  Name of party with largest vote share	Nationalist Congress Party
  Name of party with second largest vote share	Indian National Congress
  Name of party with third largest vote share	Janata Dal (United)
  Name of party with fourth largest vote share	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  Name of party with fifth largest vote share	Communist Party of India
  Vote share 2014
  Name of party with largest vote share	Nationalist Congress Party
  Name of party with second largest vote share	Indian National Congress
  Name of party with third largest vote share	Samajwadi Party
  Name of party with fourth largest vote share	Communist Party of India
  Name of party with fifth largest vote share	N/A
  Vote share 2009
  Name of party with largest vote share	Indian National Congress https://eci.gov.in/files/file/2851-party-wise-state-wise-seat-won-and-votes-polled-lok-sabha-2009/
  Name of party with second largest vote share	Nationalist Congress Party https://eci.gov.in/files/file/2851-party-wise-state-wise-seat-won-and-votes-polled-lok-sabha-2009/
  Name of party with third largest vote share	Communist Party of India https://eci.gov.in/files/file/2851-party-wise-state-wise-seat-won-and-votes-polled-lok-sabha-2009/
  Name of party with fourth largest vote share	Bharatiya Janata Party https://eci.gov.in/files/file/2851-party-wise-state-wise-seat-won-and-votes-polled-lok-sabha-2009/
  Name of party with fifth largest vote share	N/A https://eci.gov.in/files/file/2851-party-wise-state-wise-seat-won-and-votes-polled-lok-sabha-2009/
  Number of female MPs (2014)	0 http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/LokDhaba-Shiny/
  Numer of scheduled caste constituencies (2014)	0 http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/LokDhaba-Shiny/
  Number of scheduled tribe constituencies (2019)	1 http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/LokDhaba-Shiny/
  Number of scheduled caste MPs (2019)	1 http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/LokDhaba-Shiny/
  Number of scheduled tribe MPs (2014)	0 http://lokdhaba.ashoka.edu.in/LokDhaba-Shiny/
  Number of MPs with criminal charges	1 https://adrindia.org/research-and-report/election-watch/lok-sabha/2014/lok-sabha-2014-winners-analysis-criminal-and-finan
  Number of MPs with declared assets (over 1 Crore)	1 https://adrindia.org/research-and-report/election-watch/lok-sabha/2014/lok-sabha-2014-winners-analysis-criminal-and-finan
  Number of MPs with declared assets	0 https://adrindia.org/research-and-report/election-watch/lok-sabha/2014/lok-sabha-2014-winners-analysis-criminal-and-finan

• Rajya Sabha Toggle Accordion

  Seats for State
  Female MPs

• Vidhan Parishad (2017) Toggle Accordion

  Total Seats	N/A
  Seat Share	N/A
  Name of party with largest seat share	N/A
  Name of party with second largest seat share	N/A
  Name of party with third largest seat share	N/A
  Name of party with fourth largest seat share	N/A
  Name of party with fifth largest seat share	N/A

• Demographics Toggle Accordion

  Gender ratio, females per 1,000 males (2011)	946 https://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011_chapter5.pdf
  Gender ratio, females per 1,000 males (2001)	948 https://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011_chapter5.pdf
  Largest religion	Islam https://censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/religion.aspx
  Largest minority religion	Hinduism https://www.census2011.co.in/data/religion/state/31-lakshadweep.html
  Scheduled caste population, rank of 31 states	No Scheduled Caste in Lakshadweep https://lakshadweep.gov.in/islands/#:~:text=of%20economic%20zone%2C%20Lakshadweep%20is,a%20population%20of%2064429%20persons.&text=There%20are%20no%20Scheduled%20Castes%20in%20this%20Union%20Territory.
  Scheduled caste population, per cent	No Scheduled Caste in Lakshadweep https://lakshadweep.gov.in/islands/#:~:text=of%20economic%20zone%2C%20Lakshadweep%20is,a%20population%20of%2064429%20persons.&text=There%20are%20no%20Scheduled%20Castes%20in%20this%20Union%20Territory.
  Top 3 languages	Malayalam, Jeseri, and Mahal https://web.archive.org/web/20110205082119/http://india.gov.in/knowindia/ut_lakshadweep.php
  Decadal growth rate, per cent (2011)	6.23 https://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/lakshadweep/11-ch2-32-43.pdf
  Urban population (2011)	50,332 http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/stock/profiles/en/IND031_Lakshadweep.pdf
  Urban population (2001)	26,967 https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/stock/profiles/en/IND031_Lakshadweep.pdf
  Rural population (2011)	14,141 http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/stock/profiles/en/IND031_Lakshadweep.pdf
  Rural population (2001)	33,683 https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/stock/profiles/en/IND031_Lakshadweep.pdf
  Population density, per sq. km (2011)	2149 https://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/587-lakshadweep.html#:~:text=Lakshadweep%20District%20Density%202011,km.
  Population density, per sq. km (2001)	1895 https://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/587-lakshadweep.html#:~:text=Lakshadweep%20District%20Density%202011,km.
  Human Development Index (2006)	0.751 https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/IND/?levels=1%2B4&interpolation=1&extrapolation=0&nearest_real=0&years=2019
  Cellular Subscriptions, millions (2017)	N/A

• Economy Toggle Accordion

  GSDP (constant) (Rs. in Crore)	N/A
  GSDP growth rate, per cent (2019-20)	N/A
  Ease of doing business state rank (2018)	15 https://m.rbi.org.in//Scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=20117
  Unemployement rate per 1,000 (2012)	139 http://mospi.nic.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/KI-68th-E%26U-PDF.pdf
  Worker population, per cent (2011)	29.09 https://nhm.gov.in/New_Updates_2018/Report_Population_Projection_2019.pdf

• Agriculture Toggle Accordion

  Most produced crop	Coconut (Cacos Nucifera) https://lakshadweep.gov.in/about-lakshadweep/fauna-flora/
  Second most produced crop
  Third most produced crop

• Policy Toggle Accordion

  Infant Mortality Rate 2016, per 1,000 births	19 http://niti.gov.in/content/infant-mortality-rate-imr-1000-live-births
  Maternal mortality rate, per 100,000 live births (2014-2016)	97 http://niti.gov.in/content/maternal-mortality-ratio-mmr-100000-live-births
  Life expectancy (women), years (2016)
  Life expectancy (men), years (2016)
  Leading cause of death & disability (2016)	Ischemic Heart Disease https://www.healthdata.org/sites/default/files/files/policy_report/2017/India_Health_of_the_Nation%27s_States_Report_2017.pdf
  Literacy Rate, per cent (2011)	91.85 https://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/lakshadweep.html#:~:text=Literacy%20rate%20in%20Lakshadweep%20has,literacy%20is%20at%2087.95%20percent.
  Literacy Rate, per cent (2001)	86.66 https://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/lakshadweep.html#:~:text=In%202001%2C%20literacy%20rate%20in,and%2080.47%20percent%20literate%20respectively.
  Population below poverty line, per cent (2012)	2.7 http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/genrep/pov_rep0707.pdf
  Population below poverty line, percent (2005)
  Police pendency rate of crimes against women, per cent	63.6 https://ncrb.gov.in/StatPublications/CII/CII2016/pdfs/NEWPDFs/Crime%20in%20India%20-%202016%20Complete%20PDF%20291117.pdf
  Court pendency rate of crimes against women, per cent	100 https://ncrb.gov.in/StatPublications/CII/CII2016/pdfs/NEWPDFs/Crime%20in%20India%20-%202016%20Complete%20PDF%20291117.pdf
  Mean temperature rise, celsius (1951-2010)	N/A
  Police trust, of 22 states (2018)	N/A
  Perception of police independence, of 22 states (2018)	N/A
  Perception of police discrimination, of 22 states (2018)	N/A
  Fear of police, of 22 states (2018)	N/A