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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.
Party Votes % Seats +/– Indian National Congress: 160,944: 39.48: 18 +18: Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party: 86,100: 21.12: 8 +1: Bharatiya Janata Party: 4,915: 1.21: ...
The election of the President of India is an indirect election in which electoral college consisting of the elected members of both houses of parliament (M.P.s), the elected members of the state legislative assemblies (Vidhan Sabhas) of all states and the elected members of the legislative assemblies (MLAs) of union territories with legislatures, i.e., National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi ...
Voting was held immediately after the assassination of Indira Gandhi and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in November and most of India supported Congress. [1] The Bharatiya Janata Party won its first two seats, in Hanamkonda and Mahesana. Congress wins 24 seats, Janata party and BJP wins only one each.
Pages in category "1984 elections in India" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... 1984 Indian vice presidential election
Strickler is the founder and president of Vote Climate U.S. PAC, which "works to elect candidates to eliminate all human-made, greenhouse gas emissions by 2050," according to its website.
Indian National Congress (INC)-led United Democratic Front (UDF) won 18 seats while Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) won just 2 seats. [2] Turnout for the election was at 77.12% [3] In the Lok Sabha, INC won by a landslide and its leader Rajiv Gandhi went on to become the Prime Minister of India.
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi [b] (née Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) [2] was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.