Elections Archive

Lok Sabha 1984

National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.

Seats
543
Electors
40,03,75,333
Votes polled
25,62,94,963
Turnout
64.0%

Lok Sabha composition

Seat arc coloured by party.

Majority mark at 272 seats.

Alliance / party

Toggle party seats or curated alliance rollups.

Alliance map not curated for 1984.

Total seats542

542 of 543 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped

National map

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Closest races in 1984

Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.

1984 · Punjab

#1

Ludhiana

Photo finish

140votes

0.0% of valid votes

Winner

Mewa Singh

SAD

vs

Runner-up

Joginder Pandey

INC

Open constituency result →

1984 · Orissa

#2

Jagatsinghpur

Nail-biter

958votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

Lakshman Mallick

INC

vs

Runner-up

Rabi Roy

JNP

Open constituency result →

1984 · Bihar 1947 1999

#3

Bikramganj

Nail-biter

1,413votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

Tapeshwar Singh

INC

vs

Runner-up

Ram Singh

LKD

Open constituency result →

1984 · West Bengal

#4

Darjeeling

Nail-biter

1,389votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

Ananda Pathak

CPM

vs

Runner-up

Dawa Narbula

INC

Open constituency result →

1984 · Kerala

#5

Mavelikkara

Nail-biter

1,287votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

Thampan Thomas

JNP

vs

Runner-up

T. Kurup

IND

Open constituency result →

1984 · Bihar 1947 1999

#6

Sasaram

Nail-biter

1,372votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

Jagjiwan Ram

ICJ

vs

Runner-up

Mahabir Paswan

INC

Open constituency result →

1984 · Andhra Pradesh 27

#7

Medak

Nail-biter

1,816votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

P.Manik Reddy

TDP

vs

Runner-up

P.Shiv Shanker

INC

Open constituency result →

1984 · Arunachal Pradesh

#8

Arunachal West

Nail-biter

461votes

0.4% of valid votes

Winner

P.K.Thangon

INC

vs

Runner-up

Tomo Riba

PPA

Open constituency result →

1984 · West Bengal

#9

Dum Dum

Nail-biter

2,703votes

0.4% of valid votes

Winner

Asutosh Law

INC

vs

Runner-up

Niren Ghosh

CPM

Open constituency result →

1984 · Tamil Nadu

#10

Nagapattinam

Nail-biter

2,289votes

0.4% of valid votes

Winner

Mahalingam, M.

ADK

vs

Runner-up

Murugaiyan K.

CPI

Open constituency result →

1984 · West Bengal

#11

Mathurapur

Nail-biter

2,299votes

0.4% of valid votes

Winner

Manoranjan Halder

INC

vs

Runner-up

Nirmal Sinha

CPM

Open constituency result →

1984 · West Bengal

#12

Berhampore

Nail-biter

3,047votes

0.5% of valid votes

Winner

Atish Sinha

INC

vs

Runner-up

Tridib Chaudhuri

RSP

Open constituency result →

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By state

State results 1984
StateSeatsLeading partyLeading seats
Andaman Nicobar Islands1INC1
Andhra Pradesh 2742TDP30
Arunachal Pradesh2INC2
Assam14IND8
Bihar 1947 199954INC48
Chandigarh1INC1
Dadra Nagar Haveli1IND1
Daman Diu1party-unknown-14871
Delhi7INC7
Goa Daman And Diu2INC2
Gujarat26INC24
Haryana10INC10
Himachal Pradesh4INC4
Jammu Kashmir6JKN3
Karnataka28INC24
Kerala20INC13
Lakshadweep1INC1
Madhya Pradesh 1947 199940INC40
Maharashtra48INC43
Manipur2INC2
Meghalaya2INC2
Mizoram1INC1
Nagaland1INC1
Odisha21INC20
Pondicherry1INC1

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Party board

Party results 1984
PartySeats wonContestedVote shareTotal votes
INC41551848.1%12,01,07,044
TDP30344.1%1,01,32,859
CPM22645.7%1,42,72,526
IND133,8949.4%2,34,88,761
ADK12121.6%39,68,967
JNP102196.7%1,66,30,596
SAD7111.0%25,77,279
CPI6662.7%67,33,117
ICS5391.6%40,35,082
RSP3447.0%11,73,869
JKN3540.0%10,10,243
LKD31735.6%1,40,86,691
FBL2642.0%10,55,556
MUL21326.0%6,58,821
KCJ2224.0%5,98,113
BJP22297.4%1,84,66,137
DMK2282.3%56,95,179
ICJ13561.0%15,11,515
PWP1319.0%4,63,963
PTC1312.0%3,10,150
DDP09720.0%5,08,426
JMM01013.0%3,32,403
KEC0110.0%2,58,591
IML019.0%2,24,155
GKC019.0%2,17,104

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Party efficiency

Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list

  • knife-edge: 41
  • marginal: 39
  • competitive: 74
  • comfortable: 140
  • safe: 247

Lok Sabha 1984 · 543 seats

INCTDPCPMINDADKJNPSADCPIICSRSPJKNLKDFBLMULKCJBJPVote share →Seat share →

Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.

PartySeatsVote %Seat %Efficiency
INC41548.1%76.4%1.59×
TDP304.1%5.5%1.36×
CPM225.7%4.1%0.71×
IND139.4%2.4%0.25×
ADK121.6%2.2%1.39×
JNP106.7%1.8%0.28×
SAD71.0%1.3%1.25×
CPI62.7%1.1%0.41×
ICS51.6%0.9%0.57×
RSP347.0%0.6%0.01×
JKN340.0%0.6%0.01×
LKD35.6%0.6%0.10×
FBL242.0%0.4%0.01×
MUL226.0%0.4%0.01×
KCJ224.0%0.4%0.02×
BJP27.4%0.4%0.05×