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## General Elections

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Main article: 1984 Indian general election

Party| Votes| %| Seats
| Indian National Congress| 115,478,267| 49.10| 404
| Bharatiya Janata Party| 18,202,853| 7.74| 2
| Janata Party| 16,210,514| 6.89| 10
| Lokdal| 14,040,064| 5.97| 3
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)| 13,809,950| 5.87| 22
| Telugu Desam Party| 10,132,859| 4.31| 30
| Communist Party of India| 6,363,430| 2.71| 6
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam| 5,695,179| 2.42| 2
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam| 3,968,967| 1.69| 12
| Indian Congress (Socialist)| 3,577,377| 1.52| 4
| Indian National Congress (Jagjivan)| 1,511,515| 0.64| 1
| Revolutionary Socialist Party| 1,173,869| 0.50| 3
| All India Forward Bloc| 1,055,556| 0.45| 2
| Jammu & Kashmir National Conference| 1,010,243| 0.43| 3
| Indian Union Muslim League| 658,821| 0.28| 2
| Kerala Congress (Joseph)| 598,113| 0.25| 2
| Doordarshi Party| 508,426| 0.22| 0
| Peasants and Workers Party of India| 463,963| 0.20| 1
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha| 332,403| 0.14| 0
| Kerala Congress| 258,591| 0.11| 0
| All India Muslim League| 224,155| 0.10| 0
| Gandhi Kamraj National Congress| 217,104| 0.09| 0
| Socialist Unity Centre of India| 196,767| 0.08| 0
| Republican Party of India (Khobragade)| 165,320| 0.07| 0
| Manipur Peoples Party| 149,019| 0.06| 0
| Tamil Nadu Congress (K)| 144,076| 0.06| 0
| Naga National Democratic Party| 113,919| 0.05| 0
| Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party| 95,149| 0.04| 0
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party| 83,122| 0.04| 0
| People's Party of Arunachal| 78,455| 0.03| 0
| Republican Party of India| 22,877| 0.01| 0
| Jharkhand Party| 18,837| 0.01| 0
| Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Conference| 646| 0.00| 0
| Independents| 18,623,803| 7.92| 5
Appointed Anglo-Indians| | 2
Total| 235,184,209| 100.00| 516
Valid votes| 235,184,209| 97.49|
Invalid/blank votes| 6,062,678| 2.51|
Total votes| 241,246,887| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 379,540,608| 63.56|
Source: ECI[1]

### Delayed elections in Assam and Punjab

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Results from 1985 Party| Votes| %| Seats

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| Indian National Congress| 4,628,777| 32.14| 10
| Shiromani Akali Dal| 2,577,279| 17.90| 7
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)| 462,576| 3.21| 0
| Indian Congress (Socialist)| 457,705| 3.18| 1
| Communist Party of India| 369,687| 2.57| 0
| Plain Tribals Council of Assam| 310,150| 2.15| 1
| Bharatiya Janata Party| 263,284| 1.83| 0
| Janata Party| 420,082| 2.92| 0
| Lokdal| 46,627| 0.32| 0
| Independents| 4,864,958| 33.78| 8
Total| 14,401,125| 100.00| 27
Valid votes| 14,401,125| 95.70|
Invalid/blank votes| 646,951| 4.30|
Total votes| 15,048,076| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 20,834,725| 72.23|
Source: ECI[2]

## Overall Result

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Date(s)  | State  | Government before  | Chief Minister before  | Government after  | Elected Chief Minister  | Maps

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25 April 1984  | Mizoram |  | Mizoram People's Conference | T. Sailo |  | Indian National Congress | Lal Thanhawla |
24 December 1984  | Tamil Nadu |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. G. Ramachandran |  | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. G. Ramachandran |
27 December 1984  | Goa |  | Indian National Congress | Pratapsingh Rane |  | Indian National Congress | Pratapsingh Rane |
27 December 1984 and 3 May 1985  | Manipur |  | Indian National Congress | Rishang Keishing |  | Indian National Congress | Rishang Keishing |
| Arunachal Pradesh |  | Indian National Congress | Gegong Apang |  | Indian National Congress | Gegong Apang |

## Legislative Assembly elections

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### Arunachal Pradesh

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Main article: 1984 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Source:[3]

Party  | Contested  | Won  | Votes  | %

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INC  | 30  | 21  | 96791  | 43.07%
PPA  | 13  | 4  | 34910  | 15.54%
BJP  | 6  | 1  | 17,283  | 7.69%
JNP  | 3  | 0  | 845  | 0.38%
Independents  | 63  | 4  | 74888  | 33.33%
Total  | 115 | 30 | 224717 |

### Goa, Daman and Diu

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Main article: 1984 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election

Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Indian National Congress| 160,944| 39.48| 18| +18
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party| 86,100| 21.12| 8| +1
| Bharatiya Janata Party| 4,915| 1.21| 0| New
| Janata Party| 3,013| 0.74| 0| 0
| Communist Party of India| 1,554| 0.38| 0| New
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)| 756| 0.19| 0| 0
| Independents| 150,424| 36.90| 4| +1
Total| 407,706| 100.00| 30| 0
Valid votes| 407,706| 96.72|
Invalid/blank votes| 13,844| 3.28|
Total votes| 421,550| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 586,657| 71.86|
Source: ECI[4]

### Manipur

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Main article: 1984 Manipur Legislative Assembly election

Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Indian National Congress| 257,809| 29.82| 30| +30
| Manipur Peoples Party| 93,421| 10.81| 3| –1
| Janata Party| 52,530| 6.08| 4| –6
| Communist Party of India| 35,852| 4.15| 1| –4
| Indian Congress (Socialist)| 28,156| 3.26| 0| New
| Kuki National Assembly| 13,367| 1.55| 1| –1
| Bharatiya Janata Party| 6,163| 0.71| 0| New
| Lok Dal| 3,653| 0.42| 0| New
| Communist Party of India (Marxist)| 790| 0.09| 0| –1
| Independents| 372,766| 43.12| 21| +2
Total| 864,507| 100.00| 60| 0
Valid votes| 864,507| 97.70|
Invalid/blank votes| 20,362| 2.30|
Total votes| 884,869| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 1,013,680| 87.29|
Source: ECI[5]

### Mizoram

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Main article: 1984 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election

Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Indian National Congress (I)| 74,005| 39.81| 20| 15
| Mizoram People's Conference| 66,065| 35.54| 8| 10
| Independents| 45,819| 24.65| 2| 3
Total| 185,889| 100.00| 30| 0
Valid votes| 185,889| 98.68|
Invalid/blank votes| 2,490| 1.32|
Total votes| 188,379| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 256,530| 73.43|
Source: ECI[6]

### Tamilnadu

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Main article: 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

Election map of results based on parties. Colours are based on the results table on the left Alliance/Party  | Seats won  | Change  | Popular Vote  | Vote %  | Adj. %‡

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AIADMK+ alliance  | 195 | +29 | 11,681,221 | 53.9%
| AIADMK | 132  | +3  | 8,030,809  | 37.0%  | 54.3%
| INC | 61  | +30  | 3,529,708  | 16.3%  | 54.5%
| Indian National Congress breakaway parties | 2  | -4  | 120,704  | 0.6%  | 40.4%
DMK+ alliance  | 34 | -25 | 8,021,293 | 37.0%
| DMK | 24  | -13  | 6,362,770  | 29.3%  | 40.8%
| CPI(M) | 5  | -6  | 597,622  | 2.8%  | 39.6%
| JP | 3  | +1  | 493,374  | 2.3%  | 36.4%
| CPI | 2  | -7  | 567,527  | 2.6%  | 35.5%
Others  | 5 | -4 | 1,983,959 | 9.1%
| Independent | 4  | -4  | 1,619,921  | 7.5%  | 7.9%
| AKD  | 1  | –  | 47,212  | 0.7%  | 57.2%
| TNC(K)  | 0  | –  | 152,315  | 0.7%  | 34.9%
| INC(J) | 0  | –  | 110,121  | 0.5%  | 3.2%
| BJP | 0  | –  | 54,390  | 0.3%  | 3.7%
| Total | 234  | –  | 21,686,473  | 100%  | –

‡: Vote % reflects the percentage of votes the party received compared to the entire electorate that voted in this election. Adjusted (Adj.) Vote %, reflects the % of votes the party received per constituency that they contested.
Sources: ECI[7]

## References

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1. ^ ECI
2. ^ ECI
3. ^ "Arunachal Pradesh Election results, 1984". Election Commission of India.
4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1984 to the Legislative Assembly of Goa". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1984 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
6. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1984 to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
7. ^ "1984 Election Statistical Report" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

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