Indian general election, 1984
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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.
The election was won convincingly by the Indian National Congress of Rajiv Gandhi (son of Indira), who claimed 404 seats in a 533-seat parliament, the majority being 267. 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.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 115,478,267 | 49.10 | 404 | +51 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 18,202,853 | 7.74 | 2 | New |
| Janata Party | 16,210,514 | 6.89 | 10 | –21 |
| Lok Dal | 14,040,064 | 5.97 | 3 | New |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 13,809,950 | 5.87 | 22 | –15 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 10,132,859 | 4.31 | 30 | New |
| Communist Party of India | 6,363,430 | 2.71 | 6 | –4 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 5,695,179 | 2.42 | 2 | –14 |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,968,967 | 1.69 | 12 | +10 |
| Indian Congress (Socialist) | 3,577,377 | 1.52 | 4 | New |
| Indian Congress (J) | 1,511,515 | 0.64 | 1 | New |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1,173,869 | 0.50 | 3 | –1 |
| All India Forward Bloc | 1,055,556 | 0.45 | 2 | –1 |
| Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | 1,010,243 | 0.43 | 3 | 0 |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 658,821 | 0.28 | 2 | 0 |
| Kerala Congress (Joseph) | 598,113 | 0.25 | 2 | New |
| Doordashi Party | 508,426 | 0.22 | 0 | New |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India | 463,963 | 0.20 | 1 | +1 |
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 332,403 | 0.14 | 0 | New |
| Kerala Congress | 258,591 | 0.11 | 0 | –1 |
| All India Muslim League | 224,155 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Gandhi Kamraj National Congress | 217,104 | 0.09 | 0 | New |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India | 196,767 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican Party of India (Khobragade) | 165,320 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Manipur Peoples Party | 149,019 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamil Nadu Congress (K) | 144,076 | 0.06 | 0 | New |
| Naga National Democratic Party | 113,919 | 0.05 | 0 | New |
| Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party | 95,149 | 0.04 | 0 | New |
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | 83,122 | 0.04 | 0 | –1 |
| Peoples Party of Arunachal | 78,455 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican Party of India | 22,877 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Jharkhand Party | 18,837 | 0.01 | 0 | –1 |
| Jammu & Kashmir People's Conference | 646 | 0.00 | 0 | New |
| Independents | 18,623,803 | 7.92 | 5 | –4 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,062,678 | – | – | – |
| Total | 241,246,887 | 100 | 514 | –15 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 379,540,608 | 63.56 | – | – |
| Source EIC | ||||
Delayed elections in Assam and Punjab
| Party | Acronym | % of votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congress (I) | Congress(I) | 32.14% | 10 |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | SAD | 17.9 | 7 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPI(M) | 3.21% | 0 |
| Indian Congress (Socialist) | IC(S) | 3.18% | 1 |
| Janata Party | JP | 2.92% | 0 |
| Communist Party of India | CPI | 2.57% | 0 |
| Plain Tribals Council of Assam | PTCA | 2.15% | 1 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | 1.83% | 0 |
| Lok Dal | LD | 0.32% | 0 |
| Independents | - | 33.78% | 8 |
| Total | 100% | 27 |
