 In total the party will contest 15 Lok Sabha seats.While in Andhra Pradesh apart from one Lok Sabha it will field 2 candidates in the Assembly elections which are being held simultaneously.The results of general elections in Dakshina Kannada constituency underscore the emergence of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) as a strong contender to the third position in the electoral politics after BJP and Congress in the district.SDPI managed to get 46839 votes increasing its vote share by 1.22 per cent comparing to 2014 in which it managed 27,254 votes (2.26 per cent).