General Elections

After Independence in the year 1947 first general election was held in India in the year 1951, for 489 constituencies representing 26 Indian states. At that time, there were a few two-seat and even a three-seat constituency. The multi-seat constituencies were discontinued in the 1960s.All the general elections held in India since independence till 2004 only top three parties position with percentage of votes and seats are below coded :-

In the year 1951 fifty four parties from all over India participate including independents in the first General Election and Indian National Congress emerge as biggest party which won 364 seats ( 44.99 % ) and second largest number of seats won by not any party but by independents 37( 15.9 % ) and third party was Communist Party of India who won 16 numbers of seats ( 3.29 % ).

In the year 1957 general election Indian National Congress won 371 ( 47.78 % ) seats,this time again second were independents who won 42 seats( 29.32 % ) third was Communist Party of India 27 ( 8.92 % ).

In the year 1962 general election Indian National Congress won 361 seats (44.72 % ) second party was Communist Party of India 29 (9.94 % ) third was independents won 20 seats ( 11.05 % ).

In the year 1967 general election Indian National Congress won 283 ( 40.78 % ) Swatantrta Party won 44 seats ( 8.67 % ) Independents 35 seats ( 13.78 % ) Bhartiya Jana Sangh 35 ( 9.31 % ).

In the year 1971 general Elections Indian National Congress ( I ) won 352 seats (43.68 % ) Communist party of India ( Marxist ) 25 ( 5.12 % ) Communist Party of India 23 (4.37 % ) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 23 ( 3.84 % ).

In the year 1977 general election Bhartiya Lok dal /Janta Party won 295 seats ( 41.32 % ) Indian National Congress ( I ) 154 ( 34.52 % ) Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) 22 ( 4.29 % ).

In the year 1980 general election Indian National Congress ( I ) won 353 ( 42.69 % ) Janta Party (Secular) 41 ( 9.39 % ) Communist Party of ( Marxist ) 37 ( 6.24 % ).

In the year 1984 general election Indian National Congress won 404 seats (49.01 % ) Communist Party of (Marxist ) 22 seats ( 5.87 % ) Telgu Desam Party 20 seats ( 4.31 % ).

In the year 1989 general election Indian National Congress won 197 seats ( 39.53 % ) Janata Dal 143 seats ( 17.79 % ) Bhartiya Janta Party 85 seats (11.36 %) Communist Party of india ( Marxist) 33 seats (6.55 % ).

In the Year 1991 general election Indian National Congress won 266 seats ( 35.66 % ) Bhartiya Janta Party 120 seats ( 20.04 % )Janta Dal 59 seats ( 11.77 % ) Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) 35 ( 6.14 % ).

In the year 1996 general election Bhartiya Janta Party won 161 seats (20.29 % ) Indian National Congress 140 seats ( 28.80 % ) Janta Dal 46 (8.08 %) Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) 32 (6.12 % ).

In the year 1998 general election Bhartiya Janta Party won 182 seats (25.59 %) Indian National Congress 141 seats ( 25.82 % ) Communist Party of India (Marxist ) 32 seats ( 5.4 % ).

In the Year 1999 general election Bhartiya Janta Party won 270 seats (37.06 %)Janta Dal (United) Party won 182 seats (23.75 % ) Indian National Congress 114 seats ( 28.3 % )Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) 33 seats (5.4 %).

In the year 2004 Indian National Congress won 145 ( 26.53%) Bhartiya Janta Party 138 ( 22.16 %) Communist Party of India (Marxist) 43 ( 5.66 %).

Now General Election is going to held at any time as term of current Lok sabha is going to end in the month of May 2009 and every Party whether National or regional party start making strategy and trying to attract voters with announcements, looking for alliances where they are weak but there is no doubt that now rule by single party in Centre days are over and National Parties look for alliances with state parties, It’s not easy to declare / predict who is going to get voters mandate to form Government in the year 2009 General Election.