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

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Election year  | Lok Sabha  | Total seats  | Turnout  | Party in government  | Seats won by the ruling party  | Margin of majority  | Percentage in the Lok Sabha  | Seats controlled by coalition  | Prime Minister

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1951–52 | First | 489  | 44.87%  |  | Indian National Congress | 364  | 120  | 74.48%  |  | Jawaharlal Nehru
1957 | Second | 494  | 45.44%  | 371  | 123  | 75.10%  |
1962 | Third | 55.42%  | 361  | 113  | 73.08%  |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964-1966)
1967 | Fourth | 520  | 61.04%  | 283  | 22  | 54.42%  |  | Indira Gandhi
1971 | Fifth | 518  | 55.27%  |  | Indian National Congress | 352  | 92  | 67.95%  |
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%  | 414  | 143  | 76.52%  |  | Rajiv Gandhi
1989 | Ninth | 529  | 61.95%  |  | Janata Dal | 197  | –68  | 36.86%  |  | V.P. Singh
| Samajwadi Janata Party |  | Chandra Shekhar
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 (16 May 1996 - 1 June 1996)
| Janata Dal |  |  |  | H. D. Deve Gowda (1 June 1996-21 April 1997)
|  |  | I. K. Gujral (21 April 1997-19 March 1998)
1998 | Twelfth | 61.97%  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 182  | –90  | 33.39%  |  | Atal Bihari Vajpayee
1999 | Thirteenth | 59.99%  | 182  | –90  | 33.39%  |
2004 | Fourteenth | 58.07%  |  | Indian National Congress | 145  | –127  | 26.70%  | 218  | Manmohan Singh
2009 | Fifteenth | 58.21%  | 206  | –66  | 37.80%  | 262
2014 | Sixteenth | 66.44%  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 282  | 10  | 51.74%  | 336  | Narendra Modi
2019 | Seventeenth | 67.40%  | 303  | 31  | 55.80%  | 353
2024 | Eighteenth | 66.33%  | 240  | -32  | 44.19%  | 293

## See also

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* 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

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## References

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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.

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