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Every general and state election in India's democratic history

Lok Sabha General Elections (1952–2024)

2024
Narendra Modi — NDA
293 / 543 seats · 65.8% turnout
54%
vote share
43.3%
2019
Narendra Modi — NDA
352 / 543 seats · 67.4% turnout
65%
vote share
45%
2014
Narendra Modi — NDA
336 / 543 seats · 66.4% turnout
62%
vote share
38.5%
2009
Manmohan Singh — UPA
272 / 543 seats · 58.2% turnout
50%
vote share
36.8%
2004
Manmohan Singh — UPA
278 / 543 seats · 58.1% turnout
51%
vote share
35.8%
1999
Atal Bihari Vajpayee — NDA
296 / 543 seats · 59.9% turnout
55%
vote share
38.1%
1998
Atal Bihari Vajpayee — NDA
254 / 543 seats · 61.9% turnout
47%
vote share
35.7%
1996
H.D. Deve Gowda — UF
174 / 543 seats · 57.9% turnout
32%
vote share
29.9%
1991
P.V. Narasimha Rao — INC
244 / 543 seats · 56.9% turnout
45%
vote share
36.5%
1989
V.P. Singh — NF
197 / 543 seats · 61.9% turnout
36%
vote share
39.9%
1984
Rajiv Gandhi — INC
415 / 543 seats · 64.1% turnout
76%
vote share
48.1%
1980
Indira Gandhi — INC
353 / 543 seats · 56.9% turnout
65%
vote share
42.7%
1977
Morarji Desai — Janata
295 / 543 seats · 60.5% turnout
54%
vote share
43.2%
1971
Indira Gandhi — INC
352 / 518 seats · 55.3% turnout
68%
vote share
43.7%
1967
Indira Gandhi — INC
283 / 523 seats · 61% turnout
54%
vote share
40.8%
1962
Jawaharlal Nehru — INC
361 / 494 seats · 55.4% turnout
73%
vote share
44.7%
1957
Jawaharlal Nehru — INC
371 / 494 seats · 47.7% turnout
75%
vote share
47.8%
1952
Jawaharlal Nehru — INC
364 / 489 seats · 45.7% turnout
74%
vote share
45%

Key Facts

Longest-serving PM
17 years
Jawaharlal Nehru (1952–1964), won 3 consecutive elections. Served until his death in office.
Highest ever majority
415 seats
INC in 1984 (76.5% of 543 seats) with 48.1% vote share — riding the sympathy wave after Indira Gandhi's assassination.
Lowest turnout ever
45.7%
1952 — India's first general election. Despite low turnout, over 105 million votes were cast across 489 constituencies.
Most consecutive wins
7 elections
INC won every election from 1952 to 1984 except 1977 (Janata Party won post-Emergency). No other party comes close.