ININC(I)National partyINC(I)
Contested 1 general election between 1980 and 1980, winning 353 Lok Sabha seats from 492 candidacies. 1,848 assembly seats won in 19 states.
Lok Sabha overall · since 1980
1
Elections contested
353
Seats won, all time
353
Best result (1980)
42.7%
Avg. vote share
492 candidacies fielded in total
Where the seats came from, 1980
States and union territories in which the party won a Lok Sabha seat at its most recent general election
| State / UT | Won | Contested | Strike rate | Change from last election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 51 | 85 | 60% | First contest |
| Andhra Pradesh | 41 | 42 | 98% | First contest |
| Maharashtra | 39 | 48 | 81% | First contest |
| Madhya Pradesh | 35 | 39 | 90% | First contest |
| Bihar | 30 | 54 | 56% | First contest |
| Karnataka | 27 | 28 | 96% | First contest |
| Gujarat | 25 | 26 | 96% | First contest |
| Tamil Nadu | 20 | 22 | 91% | First contest |
| Odisha | 20 | 21 | 95% | First contest |
| Rajasthan | 18 | 25 | 72% | First contest |
| Punjab | 12 | 13 | 92% | First contest |
| Delhi | 6 | 7 | 86% | First contest |
| Haryana | 5 | 10 | 50% | First contest |
| Kerala | 5 | 11 | 45% | First contest |
| West Bengal | 4 | 41 | 10% | First contest |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 4 | 100% | First contest |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 2 | 100% | First contest |
| Assam | 2 | 2 | 100% | First contest |
| Manipur | 1 | 2 | 50% | First contest |
| Meghalaya | 1 | 1 | 100% | First contest |
| Puducherry | 1 | 1 | 100% | First contest |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1 | 1 | 100% | First contest |
| Chandigarh | 1 | 1 | 100% | First contest |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 1 | 100% | First contest |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1 | 1 | 100% | First contest |
Strongest constituencies, all time
Lok Sabha seats won most often by this party
| Constituency | State | Wins | Contested | Last won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRIKAKULAM | Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1980 |
| BOBBILI | Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1980 |
| VISAKHAPATNAM | Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1980 |
| BHADRACHALAM | Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1980 |
| ANAKAPALLI | Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1980 |
| KAKINADA | Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1980 |
| RAJAHMUNDRY | Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1980 |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 1 | 1980 |
In the state assemblies
1,848 seats across 20 assembly elections in 19 states
| State / UT | Elections | Seats won | Best | Latest | Seats | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 309 | 309in 1980 | 1980 | 309/ 425 | 37.65% |
| Maharashtra | 2 | 248 | 186in 1980 | 1980 | 186/ 288 | 44.50% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 246 | 246in 1980 | 1980 | 246/ 320 | 47.52% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 175 | 175in 1978 | 1978 | 175/ 294 | 39.25% |
| Bihar | 1 | 169 | 169in 1980 | 1980 | 169/ 324 | 34.20% |
| Karnataka | 1 | 149 | 149in 1978 | 1978 | 149/ 224 | 44.25% |
| Gujarat | 1 | 141 | 141in 1980 | 1980 | 141/ 182 | 51.04% |
| Rajasthan | 1 | 133 | 133in 1980 | 1980 | 133/ 200 | 42.96% |
| Odisha | 1 | 118 | 118in 1980 | 1980 | 118/ 147 | 47.78% |
| Punjab | 1 | 63 | 63in 1980 | 1980 | 63/ 117 | 45.19% |
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 31 | 31in 1980 | 1980 | 31/ 234 | 20.92% |
| Kerala | 1 | 17 | 17in 1980 | 1980 | 17/ 140 | 17.03% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 13 | 13in 1980 | 1980 | 13/ 30 | 42.58% |
| Manipur | 1 | 13 | 13in 1980 | 1980 | 13/ 60 | 21.63% |
| Puducherry | 1 | 10 | 10in 1980 | 1980 | 10/ 30 | 23.92% |
| Assam | 1 | 8 | 8in 1978 | 1978 | 8/ 126 | 8.78% |
| Mizoram | 1 | 5 | 5in 1979 | 1979 | 5/ 30 | 23.88% |
| Meghalaya | 1 | 0 | 0in 1978 | 1978 | 0/ 60 | 1.44% |
| Goa, Daman and Diu | 1 | 0 | 0in 1980 | 1980 | 0/ 30 | 3.52% |
Assembly vote share is the share of valid votes cast in that state at that election, not a national figure — the two are not comparable and are never added together. Rows are ordered by total seats won, so a long run of modest results can outrank a single landslide.
