1984 general election
The 8th Lok Sabha. Polled, counted 29 December 1984. Assam and Punjab voted in 1985; those results are included here.
Seats declared
541
271 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
414 seats · majority
Candidates
5,492
174 women, 45 elected
Turnout
62.38%
25 cr of 40 cr
The house
541 seats, each dot one constituency
- INC414
- TDP30
- CPM22
- IND13
- ADK12
- JNP10
- SAD7
- CPI6
- ICS5
- Others22
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous general election
JNP
-21
CPM
-15
DMK
-14
ADK
+10
SAD
+6
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 414 | — | 517 | 50.7% | 12,01,07,044 | 48.12% | — | 5 |
| TDPTelugu Desam Party | 30 | — | 34 | 54.5% | 1,01,32,859 | 4.06% | — | 0 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 22 | -15 | 64 | 40.6% | 1,42,72,526 | 5.72% | -0.53 | 9 |
| INDIndependent | 13 | +4 | 3894 | 1.3% | 2,34,88,761 | 9.41% | +2.98 | 3830 |
| ADKADK | 12 | +10 | 12 | 58.6% | 39,68,967 | 1.59% | -0.77 | 0 |
| JNPJanata Party | 10 | -21 | 219 | 17.8% | 1,66,30,596 | 6.66% | -12.31 | 132 |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 7 | +6 | 11 | 43.9% | 25,77,279 | 1.03% | +0.33 | 0 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 6 | -4 | 66 | 22.9% | 67,33,117 | 2.70% | +0.21 | 33 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 5 | — | 39 | 20.5% | 40,35,082 | 1.62% | — | 19 |
| LKDLok Dal | 3 | — | 173 | 19.0% | 1,40,86,691 | 5.64% | — | 77 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 3 | -1 | 4 | 48.8% | 11,73,869 | 0.47% | -0.18 | 0 |
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 3 | 0 | 5 | 55.3% | 10,10,243 | 0.41% | +0.16 | 0 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 2 | — | 229 | 18.9% | 1,84,66,137 | 7.40% | — | 112 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2 | -14 | 28 | 37.4% | 56,95,179 | 2.28% | +0.14 | 0 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 2 | -1 | 6 | 36.0% | 10,55,556 | 0.42% | -0.09 | 2 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8.7% | 6,58,821 | 0.26% | +0.02 | 11 |
| KECJKECJ | 2 | — | 2 | 55.1% | 5,98,113 | 0.24% | — | 0 |
| ICJICJ | 1 | — | 35 | 9.4% | 15,11,515 | 0.61% | — | 29 |
| PWPPWP | 1 | +1 | 3 | 36.7% | 4,63,963 | 0.19% | -0.05 | 0 |
| PTCPTC | 1 | — | 3 | 17.9% | 3,10,150 | 0.12% | — | 2 |
| DDPDDP | 0 | — | 97 | 1.3% | 5,08,426 | 0.20% | — | 97 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | 0 | — | 10 | 9.6% | 3,32,403 | 0.13% | — | 8 |
| KECKerala Congress | 0 | -1 | 1 | 46.4% | 2,58,591 | 0.10% | -0.08 | 0 |
| IMLIML | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40.3% | 2,24,155 | 0.09% | -0.01 | 0 |
| GKCGKC | 0 | — | 1 | 40.3% | 2,17,104 | 0.09% | — | 0 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.3% | 1,96,767 | 0.08% | -0.08 | 10 |
| RPKRPK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.2% | 1,65,320 | 0.07% | -0.13 | 1 |
| MRPMRP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36.0% | 1,49,019 | 0.06% | +0.04 | 0 |
| TNCTNC | 0 | — | 1 | 25.2% | 1,44,076 | 0.06% | — | 0 |
| NNDNND | 0 | — | 1 | 29.3% | 1,13,919 | 0.05% | — | 0 |
| JPPJPP | 0 | — | 1 | 26.2% | 95,149 | 0.04% | — | 0 |
| MAGMAG | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20.3% | 83,122 | 0.03% | -0.03 | 0 |
| PPAPPA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34.6% | 78,455 | 0.03% | 0.00 | 0 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.4% | 22,877 | 0.01% | -0.17 | 2 |
| JKDJKD | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3.0% | 18,837 | 0.01% | -0.12 | 2 |
| JKPJKP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 646 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
States & union territories
Seats and the parties that won them
| State / UT | Seats | Turnout | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 85 | 54.7% | INC83LKD2 |
| Bihar | 54 | 57.7% | INC48CPI2IND1JNP1 |
| Maharashtra | 48 | 60.0% | INC43ICS2JNP1PWP1 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 42 | 67.4% | TDP30INC6ICS1CPI1 |
| West Bengal | 42 | 77.0% | CPM18INC16RSP3CPI3 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 40 | 55.4% | INC40 |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | 69.8% | INC25ADK12DMK2 |
| Karnataka | 28 | 64.0% | INC24JNP4 |
| Gujarat | 26 | 56.1% | INC24BJP1JNP1 |
| Rajasthan | 25 | 55.6% | INC25 |
| Odisha | 21 | 54.6% | INC20JNP1 |
| Kerala | 20 | 76.3% | INC13MUL2KECJ2ICS1 |
| Assam | 14 | 74.0% | IND8INC4ICS1PTC1 |
| Punjab | 13 | 64.6% | SAD7INC6 |
| Haryana | 10 | 65.7% | INC10 |
| Delhi | 7 | 63.6% | INC7 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 6 | 64.4% | JKN3INC3 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 60.3% | INC4 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 71.0% | INC2 |
| Goa, Daman and Diu | 2 | 69.6% | INC2 |
| Manipur | 2 | 83.0% | INC2 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | 53.2% | INC2 |
| Tripura | 2 | 76.0% | CPM2 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 77.0% | INC1 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | 68.1% | INC1 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1 | 71.0% | IND1 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | 86.6% | INC1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | 65.4% | INC1 |
| Puducherry | 1 | 71.0% | INC1 |
| Sikkim | 1 | 55.4% | IND1 |
Largest victories of 1984
| Constituency | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMETHI | Uttar Pradesh | INCRAJIV GANDHI | INDMANEKA GANDHI | 3,14,87872.18% |
| KARAD | Maharashtra | INCCHAVAN PREMALABAI DAJISAHEB | JNPKACCHI YUNU AHMAD | 2,85,26868.39% |
| SIMLA | Himachal Pradesh | INCKRISHAN DUTT SULTANPURI | JNPKIRPAL DHARAMPURI | 1,96,29164.08% |
| SRINAGAR | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNABDUL RASHID KABULI | INDMUZAFFER AHMED SHAH | 2,86,27763.20% |
| EAST DELHI | Delhi | INCH.K.L.BHAGAT | JNPKISHORE LAL | 3,12,18062.21% |
| KHERI | Uttar Pradesh | INCUSHA KUMARI | BJPKARAN SINGH | 2,36,51561.07% |
| PRATAPGARH | Uttar Pradesh | INCRAJA DINESH SINGH | LKDRAM DEO | 2,32,50759.61% |
| RAE BARELI | Uttar Pradesh | INCARUN KUMAR NEHRU | LKDAMBEDKAR SAVITA | 2,57,55357.47% |
| TURA | Meghalaya | INCPURNO AGITOK SANGMA | INDWILLNAN SANGMA | 78,73854.87% |
| BAGAHA | Bihar | INCBHOLA RAUT | JNPJAGANNATH PRASAD SWATANTRA | 1,65,53454.36% |
Closest results of 1984
| Constituency | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUDHIANA | Punjab | SADMEWA SINGH | INCJOGINDER PALI PANDEY | 1400.02% |
| JAGATSINGHPUR | Odisha | INCLAKSHMAN MALLICK | JNPRABI ROY | 9580.18% |
| BIKRAMGANJ | Bihar | INCTAPESHWAR SINGH | LKDRAM AWADHESH SINGH | 1,4130.24% |
| DARJEELING | West Bengal | CPMANANDA PRASAD PATHAK | INCDAWA NARBULA | 1,3890.25% |
| MAVELIKARA | Kerala | JNPTHAMPAN THOMAS | INDT. N. UPENDRANATHA KURUP | 1,2870.26% |
| SASARAM | Bihar | ICJJAGJIWAN RAM | INCMAHABIR PASWAN | 1,3720.32% |
| MEDAK | Andhra Pradesh | TDPP.MANIK REDDY | INCP.SHIV SHANKER | 1,8160.33% |
| ARUNACHAL WEST | Arunachal Pradesh | INCP.K.THANGON | PPATOMO RIBA | 4610.35% |
| DUM DUM | West Bengal | INCASUTOSH LAW | CPMNIREN GHOSH | 2,7030.36% |
| NAGAPATTINAM | Tamil Nadu | ADKMAHALINGAM, M. | CPIMURUGAIYAN K. | 2,2890.38% |