INIndian National CongressNational partyINC
Contested 15 general elections between 1962 and 2024, winning 2,946 Lok Sabha seats from 6,993 candidacies. 17,799 assembly seats won in 34 states.
Lok Sabha overall · since 1962
15
Elections contested
2,946
Seats won, all time
414
Best result (1984)
32.4%
Avg. vote share
6,993 candidacies fielded in total
Election by election
Lok Sabha
| Election | Won | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Vote share | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99 | 328 | 34.6% | 13,67,59,064 | 21.19% | 51 |
| 2019 | 52 | 421 | 24.8% | 11,94,95,214 | 19.46% | 148 |
| 2014 | 44 | 464 | 22.3% | 10,69,35,942 | 19.31% | 178 |
| 2009 | 206 | 440 | 35.8% | 11,91,11,019 | 28.55% | 71 |
| 2004 | 145 | 417 | 34.4% | 10,34,08,949 | 26.53% | 82 |
| 1999 | 114 | 453 | 34.0% | 10,31,20,330 | 28.30% | 88 |
| 1998 | 141 | 477 | 29.6% | 9,51,11,131 | 25.82% | 153 |
| 1996 | 140 | 529 | 29.7% | 9,64,55,493 | 28.80% | 127 |
| 1991 | 244 | 500 | 39.0% | 10,12,85,692 | 36.40% | 60 |
| 1989 | 197 | 510 | 41.0% | 11,88,94,702 | 39.53% | 5 |
| 1984 | 414 | 517 | 50.7% | 12,01,07,044 | 48.12% | 5 |
| 1977 | 154 | 492 | 38.7% | 6,52,11,589 | 34.52% | 18 |
| 1971 | 352 | 441 | 53.1% | 6,40,33,274 | 43.68% | 4 |
| 1967 | 283 | 516 | 40.9% | 5,94,90,701 | 40.78% | 7 |
| 1962 | 361 | 488 | 45.4% | 5,15,09,084 | 44.73% | 3 |
