Members of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) or the lower house of Parliament of India 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 removed
The first elections to the Lok Sabha took place during 1951–52.[1][2][3]
List of Lok Sabha general elections in India
edit| Election year | Lok Sabha | Total seats | Turnout | The largest party | Seats won by the largest party | Margin of majority | Percentage in the Lok Sabha | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–52 | First | 489 | 44.87% | Indian National Congress | 364 | 120 | 74.48% | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 1957 | Second | 494 | 45.44% | Indian National Congress | 371 | 123 | 75.10% | Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 1962 | Third | 55.42% | Indian National Congress | 361 | 113 | 73.08% | Jawaharlal Nehru (died in 1964) and Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964-1966) | ||
| 1967 | Fourth | 520 | 61.04% | Indian National Congress | 283 | 22 | 54.42% | Indira Gandhi | |
| 1971 | Fifth | 518 | 55.27% | Indian National Congress | 352 | 92 | 67.95% | Indira Gandhi | |
| 1977 | Sixth | 542 | 60.49% | Janata Party | 295 | 23 | 54.98% | Morarji Desai | |
| 1980 | Seventh | 529 | 56.92% | Indian National Congress | 353 | 88 | 64.76% | Indira Gandhi | |
| 1984 | Eighth | 541 | 64.01% | Indian National Congress | 414 | 143 | 76.52% | Rajiv Gandhi | |
| 1989 | Ninth | 529 | 61.95% | Indian National Congress | 197 | –68 | 36.86% | V.P. Singh | |
| 1991 | Tenth | 534 | 56.73% | Indian National Congress | 244 | –24 | 46.83% | P. V. Narasimha Rao | |
| 1996 | Eleventh | 543 | 57.94% | Bharatiya Janata Party | 161 | –111 | 29.65% | Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(16 May 1996 - 1 June 1996) H. D. Deve Gowda (1 June 1996-21 April 1997) I. K. Gujral (21 April 1997-19 March 1998) | |
| 1998 | Twelfth | 61.97% | Bharatiya Janata Party | 182 | –90 | 33.39% | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
| 1999 | Thirteenth | 59.99% | Bharatiya Janata Party | 182 | –90 | 33.39% | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||
| 2004 | Fourteenth | 58.07% | Indian National Congress | 145 | –127 | 26.70% | Manmohan Singh | ||
| 2009 | Fifteenth | 58.21% | Indian National Congress | 206 | –66 | 37.80% | Manmohan Singh | ||
| 2014 | Sixteenth | 66.44% | Bharatiya Janata Party | 282 | 10 | 51.74% | Narendra Modi | ||
| 2019 | Seventeenth | 67.40% | Bharatiya Janata Party | 303 | 31 | 55.80% | Narendra Modi | ||
| 2024 | Eighteenth | 66.33% | Bharatiya Janata Party | 240 | -32 | 44.19% | Narendra Damodar das modi | ||
See also
edit- Elections in India
- List of Indian presidential elections
- List of Indian vice presidential elections
- List of Rajya Sabha elections
- List of Indian state legislative assembly elections
- Government of India
- Parliament of India
- Lok Sabha
- Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
References
edit- ^ "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.