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Contested 16 general elections between 1962 and 2024, winning 162 Lok Sabha seats from 51,007 candidacies. 3,334 assembly seats won in 34 states.
Lok Sabha overall · since 1962
16
Elections contested
162
Seats won, all time
35
Best result (1967)
5.8%
Avg. vote share
51,007 candidacies fielded in total
Election by election
Lok Sabha
| Election | Won | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Vote share | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 3920 | 0.4% | 1,78,44,442 | 2.77% | 3904 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3460 | 0.4% | 1,64,85,773 | 2.68% | 3448 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3234 | 0.5% | 1,67,37,720 | 3.02% | 3218 |
| 2009 | 9 | 3831 | 0.7% | 2,16,47,686 | 5.19% | 3806 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2385 | 1.0% | 1,65,49,900 | 4.25% | 2370 |
| 1999 | 6 | 1945 | 0.8% | 99,96,386 | 2.74% | 1928 |
| 1998 | 6 | 1915 | 0.7% | 87,19,952 | 2.37% | 1898 |
| 1996 | 9 | 10636 | 0.3% | 2,10,41,557 | 6.28% | 10604 |
| 1991 | 1 | 5546 | 0.4% | 1,15,62,697 | 4.16% | 5529 |
| 1989 | 12 | 3712 | 0.7% | 1,57,93,724 | 5.25% | 3671 |
| 1984 | 13 | 3894 | 1.3% | 2,34,88,761 | 9.41% | 3830 |
| 1980 | 9 | 2826 | 1.2% | 1,27,17,510 | 6.43% | 2794 |
| 1977 | 9 | 1224 | 2.4% | 1,03,93,617 | 5.50% | 1190 |
| 1971 | 14 | 1134 | 3.9% | 1,22,79,629 | 8.38% | 1066 |
| 1967 | 35 | 866 | 8.4% | 2,01,06,051 | 13.78% | 747 |
| 1962 | 20 | 479 | 10.8% | 1,27,22,488 | 11.05% | 378 |
