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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 ...
Seats Won No. of Votes % of Votes 1983 Seats Bharatiya Janata Party: 10 0 1,757 0.15% 0 Communist Party of India: 1 0 9,314 0.82% 0 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 55 26 520,697 45.82% 37 Indian National Congress: 46 25 424,241 37.33% 12 Janata Party: 10 0 1,138 0.10% 0 All India Forward Block: 1 0 7,631 0.67% 0 Revolutionary Socialist Party ...
Election year Lok Sabha Total seats Turnout Party in government Seats won by the ruling party Margin of majority Percentage in the Lok Sabha Seats controlled by coalition Prime Minister 1951–52: First: 489 44.87% Indian National Congress: 364 120 74.48% Jawaharlal Nehru: 1957: Second: 494 45.44% 371 123 75.10% 1962: Third: 55.42% 361 113 73.08%
Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014 "Statistical report on general elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India "Statistical report on general elections, 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
The 1989 elections were held after the Lok Sabha elected in 1984 completed its five-year term. Although Rajiv Gandhi had won the 1984 elections by an unprecedented landslide (mainly due to an overwhelming outpour of popular grief for to his mother's assassination), by 1989 he was trying to fight off scandals that had marred his administration.
Members of the State Legislative Assembly, the only house of State Legislature in 22 states and 3 union territories of India and the lower house of 6 states, are elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of India enlisted in the voter list of their respective state/union territory, from a set of candidates who stand in their respective constituencies.
General elections were held in India on 20 May, 12 June and 15 June 1991 to elect the members of the 10th Lok Sabha, although they were delayed until 19 February 1992 in Punjab. No party could muster a majority in the Lok Sabha, resulting in the Indian National Congress (Indira) forming a minority government under new Prime Minister P. V ...
The Discount and Finance House of India, set up as a money market institution, commenced operations. July – The National Housing Bank established as an apex body of housing finance and to promote activities in housing development. August – Stock Holding Corporation of India, a depository institution, commenced operations.