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List of Indian general elections

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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 elections

Election year Lok Sabha Total seats Largest party Majority Turnout
1951–52 First 489 Template:Party shading/INC|Indian National Congress Template:Party shading/INC| 119 Steady 45.7%
1957 Second 494 Template:Party shading/INC|Indian National Congress Template:Party shading/INC| 123 Increase 55.42%
1962 Third 494 Template:Party shading/INC|Indian National Congress Template:Party shading/INC| 361 Steady 55.42%
1967 Fourth 520 Template:Party shading/INC|Indian National Congress Template:Party shading/INC| 283 Increase 61.04%
1971 Fifth 518 Template:Party shading/INC|Indian National Congress Template:Party shading/INC| 352 Decrease 55.27%
1977 Sixth 542 Template:Party shading/JP|Janata Party Template:Party shading/JP| 298 Increase 60.49%
1980 Seventh 542* Template:Party shading/INC|Indian National Congress (I) Template:Party shading/INC| 351 56.92%
1984 Eighth 514 Template:Party shading/INC|Indian National Congress Template:Party shading/INC| 404 64.01%
1989 Ninth 529 Template:Party shading/INC|Indian National Congress 195 61.95%
1991 Tenth 521 Template:Party shading/INC|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 Template:Party shading/INC|Indian National Congress 145 58.07%
2009 Fifteenth 545 Template:Party shading/INC|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

  1. ^ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Lok Sabha Results 1951-52". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report on Lok Sabha Elections 1951-52" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Lok Sabha Elections Stats Summary 1951-52" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
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