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
Where the seats came from, 1977
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil Nadu | 3 | 18 | 17% | +2vs 1971 |
Strongest constituencies, all time
Lok Sabha seats won most often by this party
| Constituency | State | Wins | Contested | Last won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VELLORE | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 1977 |
| NAGERCOIL | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 1977 |
| HAJIPUR | Bihar | 1 | 1 | 1971 |
| BEGUSARAI | Bihar | 1 | 1 | 1971 |
| AURANGABAD | Bihar | 1 | 1 | 1971 |
| BHAVNAGAR | Gujarat | 1 | 1 | 1971 |
| GANDHINAGAR | Gujarat | 1 | 1 | 1971 |
| MADRAS CENTRAL | Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 1977 |
In the state assemblies
177 seats across 24 assembly elections in 20 states
| State / UT | Elections | Seats won | Best | Latest | Seats | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat | 2 | 72 | 56in 1975 | 1975 | 56/ 181 | 23.60% |
| Bihar | 1 | 30 | 30in 1972 | 1972 | 30/ 318 | 14.82% |
| Mysore | 1 | 24 | 24in 1972 | 1972 | 24/ 216 | 26.22% |
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 15 | 15in 1971 | 1971 | 15/ 234 | 34.99% |
| Haryana | 1 | 12 | 12in 1972 | 1972 | 12/ 81 | 10.80% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | 10 | 10in 1974 | 1974 | 10/ 424 | 8.36% |
| Puducherry | 1 | 5 | 5in 1974 | 1974 | 5/ 30 | 18.92% |
| West Bengal | 2 | 4 | 2in 1972 | 1972 | 2/ 280 | 1.47% |
| Delhi | 1 | 2 | 2in 1972 | 1972 | 2/ 56 | 1.96% |
| Odisha | 2 | 1 | 1in 1971 | 1974 | 0/ 146 | 0.51% |
| Manipur | 2 | 1 | 1in 1972 | 1974 | 0/ 60 | 1.47% |
| Rajasthan | 1 | 1 | 1in 1972 | 1972 | 1/ 184 | 1.34% |
| Maharashtra | 1 | 0 | 0in 1972 | 1972 | 0/ 270 | 1.07% |
| Assam | 1 | 0 | 0in 1972 | 1972 | 0/ 114 | 0.47% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 0in 1972 | 1972 | 0/ 68 | 2.11% |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1 | 0 | 0in 1972 | 1972 | 0/ 75 | 0.26% |
| Kerala | 1 | 0 | 0in 1970 | 1970 | 0/ 133 | 3.14% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 0in 1972 | 1972 | 0/ 296 | 0.29% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 0in 1972 | 1972 | 0/ 287 | 0.32% |
| Punjab | 1 | 0 | 0in 1972 | 1972 | 0/ 104 | 0.24% |
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.
