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{{short description|General election in India}} {{short description|none}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox election {{Infobox election
| election_name = 1984 Indian general election
| country = India | country = India
| type = parliamentary | type = parliamentary
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| seats_for_election = 541 of the 543 seats in the ] | seats_for_election = 541 of the 543 seats in the ]
| majority_seats = 271 | majority_seats = 271
| registered = 400,375,333
| turnout = 64.01% ({{increase}}7.09pp)
| turnout = 64.01% ({{increase}} 7.09])
| image_size = 150x150px
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=RajivGandhi.jpg|bSize=120|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=5}}

| image1 = ]
| leader1 = ] | leader1 = ]
| party1 = Indian National Congress (Indira)
| leaders_seat1 = ]
| last_election1 = 42.69%, 353 seats
| party1 = Indian National Congress
| seats1 = '''414''' | seats1 = '''414'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 61 | seat_change1 = {{increase}} 61
| popular_vote1 = '''120,107,044''' | popular_vote1 = '''120,107,044'''
| percentage1 = '''46.86%''' | percentage1 = '''46.86%'''
| swing1 = {{increase}} 4.17pp | swing1 = {{increase}} 4.17]
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=NT Rama Rao.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}

| leader2 = ]
| image2 = NT_Rama_Rao.jpg
| leader2 = ]
| party2 = Telugu Desam Party | party2 = Telugu Desam Party
| last_election2 = –
| leaders_seat2 = ''Did not contest''
| seats2 = 30
| seat_change2 = ''New''
| popular_vote2 = 10,132,859 | popular_vote2 = 10,132,859
| percentage2 = 3.95% | percentage2 = 4.31%
| swing2 = ''New'' | swing2 = ''New''
| seat_change2 = ''New''

| seats2 = 30
| map_image = ]
| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image=E. M. S. Namboodiripad.jpg|bSize=120|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=5}}
| leader3 = ]
| party3 = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| last_election3 = 6.24%, 37 seats
| seats3 = 22
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 15
| popular_vote3 = 13,809,950
| percentage3 = 5.87%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 0.37]
| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Chandra Shekhar Singh 2010 stamp alt.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=5|oTop=10}}
| leader4 = ]
| party4 = Janata Party
| last_election4 = 18.97%, 31 seats
| seats4 = 10
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 21
| popular_vote4 = 16,210,514
| percentage4 = 6.89%
| swing4 = {{decrease}} 12.08]
<!--Lokdal-->| image5 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Prime minister Charan Singh_(cropped).jpg|bSize=120|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=10|oTop=5}}
| leader5 = ]
| party5 = Lokdal
| last_election5 = ''New''
| seats5 = 3
| seat_change5 = ''New''
| popular_vote5 = 14,040,064
| percentage5 = 5.97%
| swing5 = ''New''
| image6 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Lkadvani.jpg|bSize=120|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=20|oTop=5}}
| leader6 = ]
| party6 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| last_election6 = ''New''
| seats6 = 2
| seat_change6 = ''New''
| popular_vote6 = 18,202,853
| percentage6 = 7.74%
| swing6 = ''New''
| map_image = Wahlergebnisse Indien 1984.svg
| map_caption = Results by constituency
| title = ] | title = ]
| before_election = ] | before_election = ]
| before_party = Indian National Congress | before_party = Indian National Congress (Indira)
| after_election = ] | after_election = ]
| after_party = Indian National Congress | after_party = Indian National Congress (Indira)
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election | posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| outgoing_members = List of members of the 7th Lok Sabha
| elected_members = List of members of the 8th Lok Sabha
| alliance3 = ]
}}{{Politics of India}} }}{{Politics of India}}


'''General elections''' were held in ] in 1984 soon after the assassination of previous ], ], though the vote in ] and ] was delayed until 1985 due to ongoing fighting. General elections were held in ] on 24, 27 and 28 December 1984 soon after the assassination of previous ], ], though the vote in ] and ] was delayed until 1985 due to ongoing insurgency.


The elections were a landslide victory for the ] of ] (son of Indira Gandhi), which won 404 of the 514 seats elected in 1984 and a further 10 in the delayed elections. The ] of ], a regional political party from the state of ], 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 ] and the ] in November and most of India supported Congress. The elections were a ] for the ] of ] (son of Indira Gandhi),<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Manor |first=James |date=1985 |title=The Indian general election of 1984 |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/026137948590006X |journal=Electoral Studies |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=149–152 |doi=10.1016/0261-3794(85)90006-X |issn=0261-3794}}</ref> which won 404 of the 514 seats elected in 1984 and a further 10 in the delayed elections. The ] of ], a regional political party from the state of ], was the second largest party, winning 30 seats, thus achieving the distinction of becoming the first regional party to become a national opposition party. ] of ] contested the election in alliance with the INC (I), and won 12 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kumaresan |first=S. |date=2019-03-04 |title=AIADMK- Congress combine ride on sympathy wave in 1984 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/Mar/04/aiadmk--cong-combine-ride-on-sympathy-wave-in-84-1946778.html |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

Voting was held immediately after the ] and the ] in November and most of the Indian voters supported Congress (Indira) due to a heavy outpouring of ] at Gandhi's death.


The 1984 elections were the last in which a single party won a majority of seats until ], and the only time to date in which a party won more than 400 seats. The 1984 elections were the last in which a single party won a majority of seats until ], and the only time to date in which a party won more than 400 seats.
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{{Election results {{Election results
|image=] |image=]
|party1=]|votes1=115478267|seats1=404 |party1=]|votes1=115478267|seats1=404
|party2=]|votes2=18202853|seats2=2 |party2=]|votes2=18202853|seats2=2
|party3=]|votes3=16210514|seats3=10 |party3=]|votes3=16210514|seats3=10
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|source=
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===Delayed elections in Assam and Punjab=== ===Delayed elections in Assam and Punjab===
] ]
The elections in ] were held in September 1985 after the signing of the ] between Prime Minister ] and Akali leader ] on 24 July 1985. The elections were held alongside elections to the ].<ref name=asian>{{cite journal |last1=Narain |first1=Iqbal |title=India in 1985: Triumph of Democracy|journal=Asian Survey |date=1986 |volume=26|number=2|pages=253–269 |doi=10.2307/2644461}}</ref> In Assam elections were held in December 1985 after the signing of the ] in August 1985.<ref name=asian/>


{{Election results {{Election results
|party1=]|votes1=4628777|seats1=10|sc1= |party1=]|votes1=4628777|seats1=10|sc1=
|party2=]|votes2=2577279|seats2=7|sc2= |party2=]|votes2=2577279|seats2=7|sc2=
|party3=]|votes3=462576|seats3=0|sc3= |party3=]|votes3=462576|seats3=0|sc3=
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|total_sc=0 |total_sc=0
|electorate=20834725 |electorate=20834725
|source=
|source=
}} }}
<!--==State Wise Result==
* Source: https://www.eci.gov.in/statistical-reports
===Chandigarh===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Constituency
! colspan="4" |Winner
! colspan="4" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
|-
! No.
! Name
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
|-
! 1
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|103,090
| ]
| {{party name with color|Janata Party}}
|36,790
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|66,300
|-
|}

===Jammu and Kashmir===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Constituency
! colspan="4" |Winner
! colspan="4" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
|-
! No.
! Name
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
|-
! 1
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|234,357
| Mohi-ud-Din Wani
| {{party name with color|Independent}}
|93,938
| style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}} ; color:white;"|140,419
|-
! 2
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|367,249
| Muzaffer Ahmed Shah
| {{party name with color|Independent}}
|80,972
| style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}} ; color:white;"|286,277
|-
! 3
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|240,973
| Peer Hussan-ud-Din
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|158,963
| style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}} ; color:white;"|82,010
|-
! 4
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|33,037
| Qamar Ali
| {{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|25,060
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|7,977
|-
! 5
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|206,639
| Bhim Singh
| {{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party}}
|95,149
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|111,490
|-
! 6
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|262,796
| Shabir Ahmed Salaria
| {{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|142,604
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|120,192
|-
|}
===Delhi===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Constituency
! colspan="4" |Winner
! colspan="4" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
|-
! No.
! Name
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
|-
! 1
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|131,932
| ]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|59,046
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|72,886
|-
! 2
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|215,898
| ]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|130,847
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|85,051
|-
! 3
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|365,454
| ]
| {{party name with color|Lok Dal}}
|115,777
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|249,677
|-
! 4
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|386,150
| ]
| {{party name with color|Janata Party}}
|73,970
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|312,180
|-
! 5
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|122,069
| ]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|74,993
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|47,076
|-
! 6
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|155,333
| ]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|89,480
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|65,853
|-
! 7
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|151,416
| Surender Pal Rathwal
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|64,844
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|86,572
|-
|}
===Tamil Nadu===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Constituency
! colspan="4" |Winner
! colspan="4" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
|-
! No.
! Name
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
|-
! 1
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|261,941
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|225,491
| style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|36,450
|-
! 2
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|313,848
| Earnest Paul E. M.
| {{party name with color|GKC.}}
|217,104
| style="background:{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|96,744
|-
! 3
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|336,353
| ]
| {{party name with color|Janata Party}}
|288,336
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|48,017
|-
! 4
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|332,468
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|222,994
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|109,474
|-
! 5
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|297,415
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|239,206
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|58,209
|-
! 6
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|292,606
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|231,664
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|60,942
|-
! 7
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|284,416
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|209,693
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|74,723
|-
! 8
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|298,159
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|176,372
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|121,787
|-
! 9
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|341,267
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|206,375
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|134,892
|-
! 10
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|356,127
| ]
| {{party name with color|Janata Party}}
|154,269
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|201,858
|-
! 11
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|327,393
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|195,439
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|131,954
|-
! 12
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|329,892
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|209,001
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|120,891
|-
! 13
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|333,427
| ]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|182,175
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|151,252
|-
! 14
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|304,854
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|138,488
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|166,366
|-
! 15
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|367,276
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|165,870
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|201,406
|-
! 16
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|359,819
| ]
| {{party name with color|Janata Party}}
|123,644
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|236,175
|-
! 17
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|426,648
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|268,582
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|158,066
|-
! 18
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|341,824
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|209,885
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|131,939
|-
! 19
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|338,243
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|177,616
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|160,627
|-
! 20
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|355,525
| ]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|253,006
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|102,519
|-
! 21
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|324,200
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|222,770
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|101,430
|-
! 22
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|408,104
| ]
| {{party name with color|Tamil National Congress}}
|144,076
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|264,028
|-
! 23
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|343,571
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|202,253
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|141,318
|-
! 24
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|365,948
| ]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|192,937
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|173,011
|-
! 25
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|348,903
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|190,290
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|158,613
|-
! 26
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|413,533
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|177,970
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|235,563
|-
! 27
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|337,786
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|234,881
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|102,905
|-
! 28
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|350,549
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|197,780
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|152,769
|-
! 29
| ]
| Pakeer Mohamed E.S.M.
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|335,033
| ]
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|215,390
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|119,643
|-
! 30
| ]
| Mahalingam M.
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|300,912
| Murugaiyan K.
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|298,623
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|2,289
|-
! 31
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|306,351
| Palanimanickam S.
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|217,030
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|89,321
|-
! 32
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|426,717
| Veeriah K.
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|161,813
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|264,904
|-
! 33
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|377,160
| Tha Krutinan
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|164,627
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|212,533
|-
! 34
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|274,922
| M.S.K. Sathiyendren
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|174,778
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|100,144
|-
! 35
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|323,786
| A. Srinivasan
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|257,308
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|66,478
|-
! 36
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|296,897
| D.S.A. Sivaprakasam
| {{party name with color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|210,951
| style="background:{{party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}} ; color:white;"|85,946
|-
! 37
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|360,517
| ]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|168,950
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|191,567
|-
! 38
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|345,381
| Jawaharlal M.
| {{party name with color|Janata Party}}
|121,954
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|223,427
|-
! 39
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|235,365
| ]
| {{party name with color|Janata Party}}
|223,728
| style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;"|11,637
|-
|}

===Tripura===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="2" |Constituency
! colspan="4" |Winner
! colspan="4" |Runner Up
! rowspan="2" |Margin
|-
! No.
! Name
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
! Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
! Votes
|-
! 1
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|232,339
| Sudhir Ranjan Majumder
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|228,819
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;"|3,520
|-
! 2
| ]
| ]
| {{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|231,023
| Kirit Bikram Kishore Debbarman
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|189,960
| style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} ; color:white;"|41,063
|-
|}-->


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1984 Indian general election
← 1980 24, 27 and 28 December 1984 1989 →
← outgoing memberselected members →
541 of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha
271 seats needed for a majority
Registered400,375,333
Turnout64.01% (Increase 7.09pp)
  First party Second party Third party
  RajivGandhi.jpg NT Rama Rao.jpg E. M. S. Namboodiripad.jpg
Leader Rajiv Gandhi N. T. Rama Rao E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Party INC(I) TDP CPI(M)
Alliance LF
Last election 42.69%, 353 seats – 6.24%, 37 seats
Seats won 414 30 22
Seat change Increase 61 New Decrease 15
Popular vote 120,107,044 10,132,859 13,809,950
Percentage 46.86% 4.31% 5.87%
Swing Increase 4.17pp New Decrease 0.37pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Chandra Shekhar Singh 2010 stamp alt.jpg Prime minister Charan Singh_(cropped).jpg Lkadvani.jpg
Leader Chandra Shekhar Charan Singh L. K. Advani
Party JP LKD BJP
Last election 18.97%, 31 seats New New
Seats won 10 3 2
Seat change Decrease 21 New New
Popular vote 16,210,514 14,040,064 18,202,853
Percentage 6.89% 5.97% 7.74%
Swing Decrease 12.08pp New New
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Rajiv Gandhi
INC(I)

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Rajiv Gandhi
INC(I)

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General elections were held in India on 24, 27 and 28 December 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. AIADMK of Tamil Nadu contested the election in alliance with the INC (I), and won 12 seats.

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.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress (Indira)115,478,26749.10404
Bharatiya Janata Party18,202,8537.742
Janata Party16,210,5146.8910
Lokdal14,040,0645.973
Communist Party of India (Marxist)13,809,9505.8722
Telugu Desam Party10,132,8594.3130
Communist Party of India6,363,4302.716
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,695,1792.422
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam3,968,9671.6912
Indian Congress (Socialist)3,577,3771.524
Indian National Congress (Jagjivan)1,511,5150.641
Revolutionary Socialist Party1,173,8690.503
All India Forward Bloc1,055,5560.452
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference1,010,2430.433
Indian Union Muslim League658,8210.282
Kerala Congress (Joseph)598,1130.252
Doordarshi Party508,4260.220
Peasants and Workers Party of India463,9630.201
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha332,4030.140
Kerala Congress258,5910.110
All India Muslim League224,1550.100
Gandhi Kamraj National Congress217,1040.090
Socialist Unity Centre of India196,7670.080
Republican Party of India (Khobragade)165,3200.070
Manipur Peoples Party149,0190.060
Tamil Nadu Congress (K)144,0760.060
Naga National Democratic Party113,9190.050
Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party95,1490.040
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party83,1220.040
People's Party of Arunachal78,4550.030
Republican Party of India22,8770.010
Jharkhand Party18,8370.010
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Conference6460.000
Independents18,623,8037.925
Appointed Anglo-Indians2
Total235,184,209100.00516
Valid votes235,184,20997.49
Invalid/blank votes6,062,6782.51
Total votes241,246,887100.00
Registered voters/turnout379,540,60863.56
Source: ECI

Delayed elections in Assam and Punjab

Results from 1985

The 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. In Assam elections were held in December 1985 after the signing of the Assam Accord in August 1985.

PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress (Indira)4,628,77732.1410
Shiromani Akali Dal2,577,27917.907
Communist Party of India (Marxist)462,5763.210
Indian Congress (Socialist)457,7053.181
Communist Party of India369,6872.570
Plain Tribals Council of Assam310,1502.151
Bharatiya Janata Party263,2841.830
Janata Party420,0822.920
Lokdal46,6270.320
Independents4,864,95833.788
Total14,401,125100.0027
Valid votes14,401,12595.70
Invalid/blank votes646,9514.30
Total votes15,048,076100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,834,72572.23
Source: ECI

See also

References

  1. Manor, James (1985). "The Indian general election of 1984". Electoral Studies. 4 (2): 149–152. doi:10.1016/0261-3794(85)90006-X. ISSN 0261-3794.
  2. Kumaresan, S. (4 March 2019). "AIADMK- Congress combine ride on sympathy wave in 1984". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ Narain, Iqbal (1986). "India in 1985: Triumph of Democracy". Asian Survey. 26 (2): 253–269. doi:10.2307/2644461.
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