17 Lok Sabha elections in India – 1951 to 2019

Summary of the 17 Lok Sabha elections in a tabular format:

Lok Sabha	Year	Winner	Seats Won	Second Party	Seats Won	Vote Share (Winner)	Vote Share (Second)
1st	1951-52	INC (Nehru)	364	CPI	16	44.99%	3.29%
2nd	1957	INC (Nehru)	371	CPI	27	47.78%	8.92%
3rd	1962	INC (Nehru)	361	CPI	29	44.72%	9.94%
4th	1967	INC (Indira Gandhi)	283	Swatantra Party	44	40.78%	8.67%
5th	1971	INC (Indira Gandhi)	352	CPI(M)	25	43.68%	5.12%
6th	1977	Janata Party	295	INC	153	41.32%	34.52%
7th	1980	INC (Indira)	353	Janata Party (Secular)	41	42.69%	18.97%
8th	1984	INC (Rajiv Gandhi)	404	Telugu Desam Party	30	49.01%	4.31%
9th	1989	National Front	143	INC	197	23.17%	39.53%
10th	1991	INC (Rao)	244	BJP	120	35.66%	20.11%
11th	1996	United Front	192	BJP	161	25.62%	20.29%
12th	1998	BJP (NDA)	252	INC	140	25.59%	25.82%
13th	1999	BJP (NDA)	270	INC	114	23.75%	28.30%
14th	2004	INC (UPA)	219	BJP	138	26.53%	22.16%
15th	2009	INC (UPA)	262	BJP	116	28.55%	18.80%
16th	2014	BJP (NDA)	336	INC	44	31.34%	19.52%
17th	2019	BJP (NDA)	353	INC	52	37.36%	19.49%

The information in this table provides a concise summary of the elections, showing the winner and runner-up parties, the number of seats won, and their vote share. Please note that these figures might vary slightly across different sources, especially in cases of coalitions and alliances, where seat numbers might change based on pre or post-election agreements.

List of National Parties of India (15 May 2023 notification)

Sr. no.	Party (Alphabetically listed)	Symbol
1	Aam Aadmi Party	Broom
2	Bahujan Samaj Party	Elephant (except Assam)
3	Bharatiya Janata Party	Lotus
4	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Hammer, Sickle and Star
5	Indian National Congress	Hand
6	National People’s Party	Book

भारतामध्ये राजकीय पक्षांची नोंदणी निवडणुक आयोगाकडे केली जाते. निवडणुक आयोगाने मिळणाऱ्या समर्थनाच्या आधारावर राजकीय पक्षांचे वर्गीकरण तीन प्रकारत केले आहे. अर्थात निवडणुकांमधील कामगिरीच्या आधारावर समर्थन किती ते ठरवले जाते – मिळणारी मते आणि विधानसभा आणि लोकसभेतील जागा.

पक्षाची नोंदणी कोणालाही करता येते. त्यासाठी काही विशिष्ठ मार्गदर्शक तत्त्वे आहेत – Registration of political parties under section 29 A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 – १९५१ च्या जनप्रतिनिधीत्व कायद्यातील २९ A विभागानुसार राजकीय पक्षांची नोंदणी करता येते.

नोंदणी झालेल्या पक्षाला नोंदणीकृत अमान्यताप्राप्त (Registered unrecognised party) असा दर्जा मिळतो. नंतर त्यांच्या निवडणुकांमधील कामगिरीच्या आधारावर त्यांचा दर्जा बदलू शकतो.

एकाच राज्यामध्ये कार्यरत असलेल्या आणि विशिष्ठ जागा आणि मते मिळालेल्या पक्षांना प्रादेशिक पक्षाचा (State party) दर्जा मिळतो. अर्थात तो कायमचा नसतो. पुढील निवडणुकांमध्ये जागा आणि मतांचे प्रमाण कमी झाल्यास तो दर्जा घसरु शकतो.

चार किंवा त्यापेक्षा अधिक राज्यांमध्ये कार्यरत असलेल्या आणि विशिष्ठ जागा आणि मते मिळालेल्या पक्षांना राष्ट्रीय पक्षाचा दर्जा मिळू शकतो.

After recognition as National Party, today was our first all party meeting which was chaired by @narendramodi ji. It was a great opportunity to share our views on several agendas discussed including One Nation, One Election. pic.twitter.com/IIJgCtphbc

— Conrad K Sangma (@SangmaConrad) June 19, 2019

Regional parties

याशिवाय प्रत्येक राज्यामध्ये प्रादेशिक पक्ष आहेत. महाराष्ट्रात शिवसेना आणि महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेना हे दोन प्रादेशिक पक्ष आहेत.

RUPP

Registered Unrecognised Political Parties

This decision against 253 non-compliant RUPPs has been taken based on reports received from Chief Electoral Officers of seven states namely Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & Uttar Pradesh. These 253 RUPPs have been declared inactive, as they have not responded to the letter/notice delivered to them and have not contested a single election either to the General Assembly of a State or the Parliament Election 2014 & 2019. These RUPPs have failed to comply with statutory requirements for more than 16 compliance steps since 2015 and are continuing to default.

Press Information Bureau. “Election Commission declares 253 RUPPs as inactive.” PIB, 13 September 2022, https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1858986. Accessed 24 August 2023.

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Here’s a table listing the states and Union Territories along with their respective capitals:

Sr. no.	State/Union Territory	Capital	Current ruling /dominant party/parties
1	Andhra Pradesh	Amaravati	YSR Congress + NDA
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	BJP & allies
3	Assam	Dispur	BJP & allies
4	Bihar	Patna	JD (U)
5	Chhattisgarh	Raipur	INC
6	Goa	Panaji	BJP & allies
7	Gujarat	Gandhinagar	BJP & allies
8	Haryana	Chandigarh	BJP & allies
9	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	INC
10	Jharkhand	Ranchi	JMM
11	Karnataka	Bangalore	INC & allies
12	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	CPI (M)
13	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	BJP & allies
14	Maharashtra	Mumbai	BJP & allies
15	Manipur	Imphal	BJP & allies
16	Meghalaya	Shillong	NPP (NDA)
17	Mizoram	Aizawl	MNF Mizo National Front
18	Nagaland	Kohima	Democratic Alliance of Nagaland
19	Odisha	Bhubaneshwar	BJD
20	Punjab	Chandigarh	AAP
21	Rajasthan	Jaipur	INC & allies
22	Sikkim	Gangtok	Sikkim Democratic Front
23	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	DMK
24	Telangana	Hyderabad	BRS
25	Tripura	Agartala	BJP & allies
26	Uttarakhand	Dehradun	BJP & allies
27	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	BJP & allies
28	West Bengal	Kolkata	TMC
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair	UT
2	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	UT
3	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	Daman	UT
4	The Government of NCT of Delhi	Delhi	AAP
5	Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)	UT
6	Ladakh	Leh	UT
7	Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	UT
8	Puducherry	Puducherry	All India N. R. Congress

References

1. Election commission of India website
2. Election statistics
   • General elections archive 1951 to 2004
   • 2009 Elections
   • 2014 Elections
   • 2019 Elections