List of Indian general elections
Members of Lok Sabha (House of the People) or the lower house of India's Parliament are elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of India, from a set of candidates who stand in their respective constituencies. Every adult citizen of India can vote only in their constituency. Candidates who win the Lok Sabha elections are called 'Member of Parliament' and hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi, on matters relating to creation of new laws, removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of India. Elections take place once in 5 years to elect 545 members for the Lok Sabha (Lower house). [1]
The first elections to the Lok Sabha took place during 1951–52.[2][3][4]
List of Lok Sabha general elections
Election year | Lok Sabha | Total seats | Largest party | Majority | Turnout |
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1951–52 | First | 489 | Indian National Congress | 364 ![]() |
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1957 | Second | 494 | Indian National Congress | 371 ![]() |
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1962 | Third | 494 | Indian National Congress | 361![]() |
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1967 | Fourth | 520 | Indian National Congress | 283![]() |
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1971 | Fifth | 518 | Indian National Congress | 352![]() |
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1977 | Sixth | 542 | Janata Party | 298![]() |
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1980 | Seventh | 542* | Indian National Congress (I) | 351![]() |
56.92% |
1984 | Eighth | 514 | Indian National Congress | 404![]() |
64.01% |
1989 | Ninth | 529 | Indian National Congress | 195 ![]() |
61.95% |
1991 | Tenth | 521 | Indian National Congress | 244 ![]() |
55.88% |
1996 | Eleventh | 543 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 161 ![]() |
57.94% |
1998 | Twelfth | 545 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 182 ![]() |
61.97% |
1999 | Thirteenth | 545 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 182 ![]() |
59.99% |
2004 | Fourteenth | 543 | Indian National Congress | 145 ![]() |
58.07% |
2009 | Fifteenth | 545 | Indian National Congress | 206 ![]() |
58.21% |
2014 | Sixteenth | 545 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 282![]() |
66.44% |
2019 | Seventeenth | 543 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 303![]() |
67.40% |
References
- "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- "Lok Sabha Results 1951-52". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- "Statistical Report on Lok Sabha Elections 1951-52" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- "Lok Sabha Elections Stats Summary 1951-52" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 November 2014.