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
Where the seats came from, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala | 14 | 16 | 88% | -1vs 2019 |
| Maharashtra | 13 | 17 | 76% | +12vs 2019 |
| Tamil Nadu | 9 | 9 | 100% | +1vs 2019 |
| Karnataka | 9 | 28 | 32% | +8vs 2019 |
| Rajasthan | 8 | 23 | 35% | +8vs 2019 |
| Telangana | 8 | 17 | 47% | +5vs 2019 |
| Punjab | 7 | 13 | 54% | -1vs 2019 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 6 | 17 | 35% | +5vs 2019 |
| Haryana | 5 | 9 | 56% | +5vs 2019 |
| Bihar | 3 | 9 | 33% | +2vs 2019 |
| Assam | 3 | 13 | 23% | 0vs 2019 |
| Manipur | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2vs 2019 |
| Jharkhand | 2 | 7 | 29% | +1vs 2019 |
| Goa | 1 | 2 | 50% | 0vs 2019 |
| Gujarat | 1 | 23 | 4% | +1vs 2019 |
| Odisha | 1 | 20 | 5% | 0vs 2019 |
| Puducherry | 1 | 1 | 100% | 0vs 2019 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1vs 2019 |
| West Bengal | 1 | 13 | 8% | -1vs 2019 |
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 11 | 9% | -1vs 2019 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1vs 2019 |
| Meghalaya | 1 | 2 | 50% | 0vs 2019 |
| Nagaland | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1vs 2019 |
Strongest constituencies, all time
Lok Sabha seats won most often by this party
| Constituency | State | Wins | Contested | Last won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORAPUT | Odisha | 8 | 8 | 2004 |
| SANGLI | Maharashtra | 8 | 8 | 2004 |
| CHHINDWARA | Madhya Pradesh | 8 | 8 | 2004 |
| NANDURBAR | Maharashtra | 8 | 8 | 2004 |
| BERHAMPUR | Odisha | 7 | 8 | 2004 |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 7 | 8 | 2004 |
| CHIKBALLAPUR | Karnataka | 7 | 8 | 2004 |
| RAICHUR | Karnataka | 7 | 8 | 2004 |
In the state assemblies
17,799 seats across 361 assembly elections in 34 states
| State / UT | Elections | Seats won | Best | Latest | Seats | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 13 | 1,612 | 250in 1985 | 2023 | 66/ 230 | 40.40% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 15 | 1,475 | 269in 1985 | 2022 | 2/ 403 | 2.33% |
| Maharashtra | 13 | 1,418 | 222in 1972 | 2024 | 16/ 288 | 12.42% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 14 | 1,340 | 219in 1972 | 2024 | 0/ 175 | 1.72% |
| Rajasthan | 13 | 1,097 | 153in 1998 | 2023 | 70/ 200 | 39.58% |
| Bihar | 15 | 1,049 | 196in 1985 | 2025 | 6/ 243 | 8.71% |
| West Bengal | 16 | 1,029 | 216in 1972 | 2026 | 2/ 294 | 2.97% |
| Karnataka | 11 | 975 | 178in 1989 | 2023 | 135/ 224 | 42.88% |
| Gujarat | 13 | 966 | 149in 1985 | 2022 | 17/ 182 | 27.28% |
| Assam | 14 | 768 | 95in 1972 | 2026 | 19/ 126 | 29.84% |
| Punjab | 13 | 639 | 90in 1962 | 2022 | 18/ 117 | 22.98% |
| Odisha | 14 | 596 | 117in 1985 | 2024 | 14/ 147 | 13.26% |
| Haryana | 14 | 463 | 67in 2005 | 2024 | 37/ 90 | 39.09% |
| Kerala | 13 | 452 | 63in 2026 | 2026 | 63/ 140 | 28.79% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 13 | 440 | 58in 1985 | 2022 | 40/ 68 | 43.90% |
| Mysore | 3 | 429 | 165in 1972 | 1972 | 165/ 216 | 52.17% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 10 | 273 | 52in 1999 | 2024 | 1/ 60 | 5.55% |
| Manipur | 12 | 258 | 42in 2012 | 2022 | 5/ 60 | 16.83% |
| Tamil Nadu | 11 | 251 | 61in 1984 | 2026 | 5/ 234 | 3.37% |
| Delhi | 11 | 251 | 52in 1998 | 2025 | 0/ 70 | 6.34% |
| Nagaland | 11 | 249 | 53in 1998 | 2023 | 0/ 60 | 3.55% |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 10 | 243 | 61in 1967 | 2024 | 6/ 90 | 11.97% |
| Meghalaya | 11 | 227 | 29in 2013 | 2023 | 5/ 59 | 13.14% |
| Chhattisgarh | 5 | 217 | 68in 2018 | 2023 | 35/ 90 | 42.23% |
| Madras | 2 | 190 | 139in 1962 | 1967 | 51/ 234 | 41.10% |
| Mizoram | 11 | 168 | 34in 2013 | 2023 | 1/ 40 | 20.80% |
| Tripura | 12 | 164 | 41in 1972 | 2023 | 3/ 60 | 8.56% |
| Goa | 8 | 128 | 21in 1999 | 2022 | 11/ 40 | 23.46% |
| Uttarakhand | 5 | 119 | 36in 2002 | 2022 | 19/ 70 | 37.91% |
| Puducherry | 14 | 115 | 15in 1991 | 2026 | 1/ 30 | 17.54% |
| Telangana | 3 | 104 | 64in 2023 | 2023 | 64/ 119 | 39.40% |
| Jharkhand | 5 | 61 | 16in 2024 | 2024 | 16/ 81 | 15.56% |
| Goa, Daman and Diu | 3 | 29 | 18in 1984 | 1984 | 18/ 30 | 39.48% |
| Sikkim | 10 | 4 | 2in 1994 | 2024 | 0/ 32 | 0.32% |
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.
