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 insurgency.
The elections were a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress (Indira) 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 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 the Indian voters supported Congress (Indira) due to a heavy outpouring of public grief at Gandhi's death.
The 1984 elections were the last in which a single party won a majority of seats until 2014, and the only time to date in which a party won more than 400 seats.
^ abNarain, Iqbal (1986). "India in 1985: Triumph of Democracy". Asian Survey. 26 (2): 253–269. doi:10.2307/2644461.
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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 insurgency 1984 Indian general election 1980 24 27 and 28 December 1984 1989 541 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha271 seats needed for a majorityRegistered400 375 333Turnout64 01 7 09pp First party Second party Leader Rajiv Gandhi N T Rama RaoParty INC I TDPLast election 42 69 353 seats Did not existSeats won 414 30Seat change 61 NewPopular vote 120 107 044 10 132 859Percentage 46 86 4 31 Swing 4 17pp New Third party Fourth party Leader E M S Namboodiripad Chandra ShekharParty CPI M JPLast election 6 24 37 seats 18 97 31 seatsSeats won 22 10Seat change 15 21Popular vote 13 809 950 16 210 514Percentage 5 87 6 89 Swing 0 37pp 12 08ppResults by constituencyPrime Minister before electionRajiv GandhiINC I Prime Minister after election Rajiv GandhiINC I The elections were a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress Indira 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 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 the Indian voters supported Congress Indira due to a heavy outpouring of public grief at Gandhi s death The 1984 elections were the last in which a single party won a majority of seats until 2014 and the only time to date in which a party won more than 400 seats Contents 1 Results 1 1 Delayed elections in Assam and Punjab 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults edit nbsp PartyVotes SeatsIndian National Congress Indira 115 478 26749 10404Bharatiya Janata Party18 202 8537 742Janata Party16 210 5146 8910Lokdal14 040 0645 973Communist Party of India Marxist 13 809 9505 8722Telugu Desam Party10 132 8594 3130Communist Party of India6 363 4302 716Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5 695 1792 422All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3 968 9671 6912Indian Congress Socialist 3 577 3771 524Indian National Congress Jagjivan 1 511 5150 641Revolutionary Socialist Party1 173 8690 503All India Forward Bloc1 055 5560 452Jammu amp Kashmir National Conference1 010 2430 433Indian Union Muslim League658 8210 282Kerala Congress Joseph 598 1130 252Doordarshi Party508 4260 220Peasants and Workers Party of India463 9630 201Jharkhand Mukti Morcha332 4030 140Kerala Congress258 5910 110All India Muslim League224 1550 100Gandhi Kamraj National Congress217 1040 090Socialist Unity Centre of India196 7670 080Republican Party of India Khobragade 165 3200 070Manipur Peoples Party149 0190 060Tamil Nadu Congress K 144 0760 060Naga National Democratic Party113 9190 050Jammu amp Kashmir Panthers Party95 1490 040Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party83 1220 040People s Party of Arunachal78 4550 030Republican Party of India22 8770 010Jharkhand Party18 8370 010Jammu amp Kashmir Peoples Conference6460 000Independents18 623 8037 925Appointed Anglo Indians2Total235 184 209100 00516Valid votes235 184 20997 49Invalid blank votes6 062 6782 51Total votes241 246 887100 00Registered voters turnout379 540 60863 56Source ECIDelayed elections in Assam and Punjab edit nbsp Results from 1985The elections in Punjab were held in September 1985 after the signing of the Rajiv Longowal Accord between Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Akali leader Harchand Singh Longowal on 24 July 1985 The elections were held alongside elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly 1 In Assam elections were held in December 1985 after the signing of the Assam Accord in August 1985 1 PartyVotes SeatsIndian National Congress Indira 4 628 77732 1410Shiromani Akali Dal2 577 27917 907Communist Party of India Marxist 462 5763 210Indian Congress Socialist 457 7053 181Communist Party of India369 6872 570Plain Tribals Council of Assam310 1502 151Bharatiya Janata Party263 2841 830Janata Party420 0822 920Lokdal46 6270 320Independents4 864 95833 788Total14 401 125100 0027Valid votes14 401 12595 70Invalid blank votes646 9514 30Total votes15 048 076100 00Registered voters turnout20 834 72572 23Source ECISee also editList of members of the 8th Lok Sabha Election Commission of India 1982 Indian presidential electionReferences edit a b Narain Iqbal 1986 India in 1985 Triumph of Democracy Asian Survey 26 2 253 269 doi 10 2307 2644461 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1984 Indian general election amp oldid 1217688389 Delayed elections in Assam and Punjab, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
