List of Indian general elections

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

Election year	Lok Sabha	Total seats	Turnout	The largest party		Seats won by the largest party	Margin of majority	Percentage in the Lok Sabha	Leader
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%		Janata Dal	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
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								Results Awaited

See also

• 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

1. "Lok Sabha Results 1951-52". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
2. "Statistical Report on Lok Sabha Elections 1951-52" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
3. "Lok Sabha Elections Stats Summary 1951-52" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 23 November 2014.