Indian general election, 1984

Indian general election, 1984
India
December 24, December 27 and December 28, 1984 [1]
All 533 seats in the Lok Sabha
267 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Rajiv Gandhi N.T. Rama Rao
Party INC TDP
Alliance INC+
Leader's seat Amethi None
Seats won 404 30
Seat change Increase30 Increase30
Percentage 49.10% 4.31%
Swing Increase6.41% New
Prime Minister before election

Rajiv Gandhi
INC+

 Elected Prime Minister

Rajiv Gandhi
INC+

General elections were held in India in 1984 soon after the assassination of previous Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, though the vote in Assam and Punjab was delayed until 1985 due to ongoing fighting.

The election was won convincingly by the Indian National Congress of Rajiv Gandhi (son of Indira), who claimed 404 seats in a 533-seat parliament, the majority being 267. The Telugu Desam Party of N. T. Rama Rao, a regional political party from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, was the second largest party, winning 30 seats, thus achieving the distinction of becoming the first regional party to become a national opposition party.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Indian National Congress115,478,26749.10404+51
Bharatiya Janata Party18,202,8537.742New
Janata Party16,210,5146.8910–21
Lok Dal14,040,0645.973New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)13,809,9505.8722–15
Telugu Desam Party10,132,8594.3130New
Communist Party of India6,363,4302.716–4
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,695,1792.422–14
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,968,9671.6912+10
Indian Congress (Socialist)3,577,3771.524New
Indian Congress (J)1,511,5150.641New
Revolutionary Socialist Party1,173,8690.503–1
All India Forward Bloc1,055,5560.452–1
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference1,010,2430.4330
Indian Union Muslim League658,8210.2820
Kerala Congress (Joseph)598,1130.252New
Doordashi Party508,4260.220New
Peasants and Workers Party of India463,9630.201+1
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha332,4030.140New
Kerala Congress258,5910.110–1
All India Muslim League224,1550.1000
Gandhi Kamraj National Congress217,1040.090New
Socialist Unity Centre of India196,7670.0800
Republican Party of India (Khobragade)165,3200.0700
Manipur Peoples Party149,0190.0600
Tamil Nadu Congress (K)144,0760.060New
Naga National Democratic Party113,9190.050New
Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party95,1490.040New
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 83,1220.040–1
Peoples Party of Arunachal78,4550.0300
Republican Party of India22,8770.0100
Jharkhand Party18,8370.010–1
Jammu & Kashmir People's Conference6460.000New
Independents18,623,8037.925–4
Invalid/blank votes6,062,678–––
Total241,246,887100514–15
Registered voters/turnout379,540,60863.56––
Source EIC

Delayed elections in Assam and Punjab

Party Acronym % of votes Seats
Congress (I)Congress(I) 32.14% 10
Shiromani Akali Dal SAD 17.9 7
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) 3.21% 0
Indian Congress (Socialist)IC(S) 3.18% 1
Janata Party JP 2.92% 0
Communist Party of India CPI 2.57% 0
Plain Tribals Council of Assam PTCA 2.15% 1
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP 1.83% 0
Lok Dal LD 0.32% 0
Independents - 33.78% 8
Total 100%27

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/INDIA_1984_E.PDF
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