Records
Election Records & Milestones
The widest margins, the narrowest escapes, and the standout individual and party results across every recorded election.
Most seats won by a party in one election
Single-election landslides — not cumulative totals.
| Year | Scope | Party | Seats won | Contested | Of total seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | All-India | INCIndian National Congress | 414 | 517 | 76.5% |
| 1962 | All-India | INCIndian National Congress | 361 | 488 | 73.1% |
| 1980 | All-India | INC(I)INC(I) | 353 | 492 | 65.1% |
| 1971 | All-India | INCIndian National Congress | 352 | 441 | 68.0% |
| 2019 | All-India | BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 303 | 436 | 55.8% |
| 1977 | All-India | BLDBharatiya Lok Dal | 295 | 405 | 54.4% |
| 1967 | All-India | INCIndian National Congress | 283 | 516 | 54.4% |
| 2014 | All-India | BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 282 | 428 | 51.9% |
| 1991 | All-India | INCIndian National Congress | 244 | 500 | 44.9% |
| 2024 | All-India | BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 240 | 441 | 44.2% |
Ranked by seats won in a single election, not by a party’s cumulative history. A party that has since split or merged is shown here under the name it contested under at the time.