The data shows the year-wise status of political parties in elections to the Lok Sabha in India, for the 1st to 16th Lok Sabha elections between 1951 and 2014. Note: 1. For 1951 there were 401 constituencies. Up to 1957 election, certain constituencies were represented by 2 or 3 seats (abolished video Two-member Constituencies Abolition Act, January 1961) 2. For 1957 there were 403 Constitue...
year | election | political_party | number_of_constituencies | value | unit | note |
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1951 | 1st Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata party(BJP) | 489 | number_of_constituencies in Absolute Number, value in Absolute Number | number_of_constituencies: 401 constituencies. Upto 1957 election, certain constituencies were represented by 2 or 3 seats (abosished vide Two-member Constituencies Abolition Act, January 1961) | |
1957 | 2nd Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata party(BJP) | 494 | number_of_constituencies in Absolute Number, value in Absolute Number | number_of_constituencies: 403 Constituencies | |
1962 | 3rd Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata party(BJP) | 494 | number_of_constituencies in Absolute Number, value in Absolute Number | ||
1967 | 4th Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata party(BJP) | 520 | number_of_constituencies in Absolute Number, value in Absolute Number | ||
1971 | 5th Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata party(BJP) | 518 | number_of_constituencies in Absolute Number, value in Absolute Number | ||
1977 | 6th Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata party(BJP) | 542 | number_of_constituencies in Absolute Number, value in Absolute Number | ||
1980 | 7th Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata party(BJP) | 529 | number_of_constituencies in Absolute Number, value in Absolute Number | number_of_constituencies: Election was not held in 12 Seats of Assam, 1 Seat of Meghalaya | |
1984 | 8th Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata party(BJP) | 541 | 2 | number_of_constituencies in Absolute Number, value in Absolute Number | year: The polling in Assam and Punjab (i.e in total 27 seats) was held in 1985 |
1989 | 9th Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata party(BJP) | 529 | 85 | number_of_constituencies in Absolute Number, value in Absolute Number | |
1991 | 10th Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata party(BJP) | 537 | 120 | number_of_constituencies in Absolute Number, value in Absolute Number | year: The polling in Punjab (in 13 seats) was held in 1992, number_of_constituencies: Election was countermanded in 2 seats of Bihar, 1 seat of UP and could not be held due to court cases |
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Year-wise Status of Political Parties in Election to the Lok Sabha (House of People): All India [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/787