NCIndian National Congress (Organisation)National partyNCO
Contested 2 general elections between 1971 and 1977, winning 19 Lok Sabha seats from 257 candidacies. 177 assembly seats won in 20 states.
Lok Sabha overall · since 1971
2
Elections contested
19
Seats won, all time
16
Best result (1971)
6.1%
Avg. vote share
257 candidacies fielded in total
Latest (1977)
3
19 contested · 1.72% of the national vote
Strike rate, all time
7.4%
seats won per seat contested
Seats won
Across every general election contested, Lok Sabha
Results Overview
- Won19 (7%)
- Lost238 (93%)
National vote share
Share of all valid votes cast in India, not of seats contested
A regional party fighting 40 seats out of 543 is capped at a low national share however well it does. Read this line against the seats chart above, not on its own.
Key highlights
- Best-ever result was 16 seats in 1971, on 10.43% of the national vote.
- At the 1977 election it contested 19 seats and won 3, a 16% strike rate.
- Strongest constituency is VELLORE, Tamil Nadu, won 1 time, most recently in 1977.
- Holds a state assembly record in 20 states, with 177 assembly seats won overall.
Totals
Across 2 general elections the party has polled 1.85 cr votes and lost 114 deposits. It has won 177 assembly seats across 24 state elections. Machine-readable at /api/parties/nco.
