1984 Indian general election

General elections were held in India in 1984 soon after the assassination of previous Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, though the vote in Assam and Punjab was delayed until 1985 due to ongoing fighting.

1984 Indian general election
24, 27 and 28 December 1984
All 541 seats in the Lok Sabha
271 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout64.01% (7.09%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Rajiv Gandhi N.T. Rama Rao
Party INC TDP
Leader's seat Amethi None
Seats won 414 30
Seat change 61 30
Percentage 48.12% 4.06%
Swing 5.45% 4.06%
Prime Minister before election

Rajiv Gandhi
INC+

 Elected Prime Minister

Rajiv Gandhi
INC+

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The election was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress of Rajiv Gandhi (son of Indira Gandhi), which won 404 of the 514 seats elected in 1984 and a further 10 in the delayed elections. The Telugu Desam Party of N. T. Rama Rao, a regional political party from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, was the second largest party, winning 30 seats, thus achieving the distinction of becoming the first regional party to become a national opposition party. Voting was held immediately after the assassination of Indira Gandhi and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in November and most of India supported Congress.

The Bharatiya Janata Party won its first two seats, in Hanamkonda and Mahesana.

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Indian National Congress115,478,26749.10404+51
Bharatiya Janata Party18,202,8537.742New
Janata Party16,210,5146.8910–21
Lok Dal14,040,0645.973New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)13,809,9505.8722–15
Telugu Desam Party10,132,8594.3130New
Communist Party of India6,363,4302.716–4
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,695,1792.422–14
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,968,9671.6912+10
Indian Congress (Socialist)3,577,3771.524New
Indian Congress (J)1,511,5150.641New
Revolutionary Socialist Party1,173,8690.503–1
All India Forward Bloc1,055,5560.452–1
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference1,010,2430.4330
Indian Union Muslim League658,8210.2820
Kerala Congress (Joseph)598,1130.252New
Doordashi Party508,4260.220New
Peasants and Workers Party of India463,9630.201+1
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha332,4030.140New
Kerala Congress258,5910.110–1
All India Muslim League224,1550.1000
Gandhi Kamraj National Congress217,1040.090New
Socialist Unity Centre of India196,7670.0800
Republican Party of India (Khobragade)165,3200.0700
Manipur Peoples Party149,0190.0600
Tamil Nadu Congress (K)144,0760.060New
Naga National Democratic Party113,9190.050New
Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party95,1490.040New
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party83,1220.040–1
Peoples Party of Arunachal78,4550.0300
Republican Party of India22,8770.0100
Jharkhand Party18,8370.010–1
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Conference6460.000New
Independents18,623,8037.925–4
Invalid/blank votes6,062,678–––
Total241,246,887100514–15
Registered voters/turnout379,540,60863.56––
Source EIC

Delayed elections in Assam and Punjab
Results from 1985
Party Votes % Seats
Indian National Congress4,628,77732.1410
Shiromani Akali Dal2,577,27917.907
Communist Party of India (Marxist)462,5763.210
Indian Congress (Socialist)457,7053.181
Communist Party of India369,6872.570
Plain Tribals Council of Assam310,1502.151
Bharatiya Janata Party263,2841.830
Janata Party420,0822.920
Lok Dal46,6270.320
Independents4,864,95833.788
Invalid/blank votes646,951––
Total15,048,07610027
Registered voters/turnout20,834,72572.23–
Source: ECI

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