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Lok Sabha Elections

Explore every Indian general election from 1951–52 to the present.

General Elections
16 of 18
Span
1951–52 → 2024
Current Seats
543
Latest Election
2024
Latest Turnout
Data pending verification
Latest Candidates
8,360
Lok SabhaVidhan Sabha
General elections loaded
16 of 18
1951–52 – 2024; 1951–52 & 1957 not yet loaded
Seats in the house
543
as of the 2024 election
Parties, all-time
1,975
have contested a Lok Sabha seat
Highest turnout
67.3%
2019 general election
Candidates, latest poll
8,360
2024 general election
Women winners, latest poll
—
Data pending verification

Latest Lok Sabha Result

Lok Sabha Election 2024

Party-wise results, 2024 — seats and vote share shown separately
BJP 240Majority needed: 272

Bharatiya Janata Party finished 32 seats short of a majority.

PartySeats wonVote shareVote-share change
BJP24036.56%-0.73
INC9921.19%+1.73
SP374.58%+2.03
AITC294.37%+0.31
DMK221.82%-0.52
543SEATS
  • BJP240 (44%)
  • INC99 (18%)
  • SP37 (7%)
  • AITC29 (5%)
  • DMK22 (4%)
Full 2024 result →
Results summary
  • Total seats543
  • Seats declared543
  • Voter turnoutData pending verification
  • Candidates8,360
  • Women electedData pending verification
  • Result date4 Jun 2024

Sources: Election Commission of India and documented historical datasets. View methodology →

Records

The tightest margins and the biggest landslides in Lok Sabha history

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Closest contests
  • RAJMAHAL
    BJPSOM MARANDIbeatINCTHOMAS HANSDA· 1998
    9
  • ANAKAPALLI
    INCKONATHALA RAMAKRISHNAbeatTDPAPPALANARASIMHAM· 1989
    9
  • BARODA
    INCGAEKWAD SATYAJITSINH DILIPSINHbeatBJPJITENDRA RATILAL SUKHADIA (JITUBHAI)· 1996
    17
  • TIRUCHENDUR
    DMKM. S. SIVASAMYbeatSWAM. MATHIAS· 1971
    26
  • LADAKH
    BJPTHUPSTAN CHHEWANGbeatINDGHULAM RAZA· 2014
    36
Largest victories
  • INDORE
    BJPSHANKAR LALWANIbeatBSPSANJAY S/O LAKSHMAN SOLANKI· 2024
    11,75,092
  • DHUBRI
    INCRAKIBUL HUSSAINbeatAIUDFMOHAMMED BADRUDDIN AJMAL· 2024
    10,12,476
  • VIDISHA
    BJPSHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHANbeatINCPRATAPBHANU SHARMA· 2024
    8,21,408
  • NAVSARI
    BJPC R PATILbeatINCNAISHADHBHAI BHUPATBHAI DESAI· 2024
    7,73,551
  • GANDHINAGAR
    BJPAMIT SHAHbeatINCSONAL RAMANBHAI PATEL· 2024
    7,44,716

Trends & Insights

Voter Turnout Over Time
Share of registered electors who voted
0%19%38%57%75%196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019Turnout

2024 is absent from this chart: the Election Commission’s 2024 results site was withdrawn before its elector-count tables were archived, so turnout is data pending verification for 2024. Seat and vote figures for 2024 are complete.

Candidates Contesting Over Time
Nominations that reached the poll
04k8k12k16k1962196719711977198019841989199119961998199920042009201420192024Candidates

The 1996 spike is real: deposit rules were tightened afterwards, and the field fell from 13,952 candidates to 4,750 in 1998.

Latest Election Highlights

2024 general election

Highlights
  • Bharatiya Janata Party won 240 of 543 seats, short of the 272-seat majority mark.
  • Turnout for 2024 is data pending verification — the record turnout of 67.3% was set in 2019.
  • 8,360 candidates contested the 2024 election.
  • Women winners for 2024 are data pending verification.
  • The closest result was RAJMAHAL, decided by 9 votes.
  • The largest victory was INDORE, by 11,75,092 votes.
Highest State / UT Turnout — 2019

2024 state-level turnout is data pending verification; showing the most recent election with elector-count data on record.

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Every Lok Sabha Election

Newest first. The runners-up column is the second and third parties by seats won.

ElectionPolledSeatsLargest partySeats wonRunners-upCandidatesWomenTurnout
202418th Lok Sabha7 phases543BJPBharatiya Janata Party240INC99SP378,360Data pending verificationData pending verification
201917th Lok Sabha7 phases543BJPBharatiya Janata Party303INC52DMK248,05478won67.3%
201416th Lok Sabha9 phases543BJPBharatiya Janata Party282INC44ADMK378,25163won66.4%
200915th Lok Sabha5 phases543INCIndian National Congress206BJP116SP238,07058won58.2%
200414th Lok Sabha4 phases543INCIndian National Congress145BJP138CPM435,43547won58.0%
199913th Lok Sabha5 phases543BJPBharatiya Janata Party182INC114CPM334,64851won58.8%
199812th Lok Sabha3 phases543BJPBharatiya Janata Party182INC141CPM324,75045won60.8%
199611th Lok Sabha3 phases543BJPBharatiya Janata Party161INC140JD4613,95242won56.6%
199110th Lok Sabha—534INCIndian National Congress244BJP120JD598,74942won54.4%
19899th Lok Sabha—529INCIndian National Congress197JD143BJP856,15931won60.3%
19848th Lok Sabha—541INCIndian National Congress414TDP30CPM225,49245won62.4%
19807th Lok Sabha—529INC(I)INC(I)353JNPS41CPM374,62930won55.5%
19776th Lok Sabha—542BLDBharatiya Lok Dal295INC154CPM222,43919won58.8%
19715th Lok Sabha—518INCIndian National Congress352CPM25CPI232,78427won53.5%
19674th Lok Sabha—520INCIndian National Congress283SWA44BJS352,36932won58.3%
19623rd Lok Sabha—494INCIndian National Congress361CPI29IND201,98536won53.3%
1951–521st Lok SabhaNot yet loaded into this database — no figures are shown to avoid guessing at historical results.
19572nd Lok SabhaNot yet loaded into this database — no figures are shown to avoid guessing at historical results.