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.
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
#1Ludhiana
Photo finish
140votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
Mewa Singh
SAD
Runner-up
Joginder Pandey
INC
Open constituency result →
1984 · Orissa
#2Jagatsinghpur
Nail-biter
958votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
Lakshman Mallick
INC
Runner-up
Rabi Roy
JNP
Open constituency result →
1984 · Bihar 1947 1999
#3Bikramganj
Nail-biter
1,413votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
Tapeshwar Singh
INC
Runner-up
Ram Singh
LKD
Open constituency result →
1984 · West Bengal
#4Darjeeling
Nail-biter
1,389votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
Ananda Pathak
CPM
Runner-up
Dawa Narbula
INC
Open constituency result →
1984 · Kerala
#5Mavelikkara
Nail-biter
1,287votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
Thampan Thomas
JNP
Runner-up
T. Kurup
IND
Open constituency result →
1984 · Bihar 1947 1999
#6Sasaram
Nail-biter
1,372votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
Jagjiwan Ram
ICJ
Runner-up
Mahabir Paswan
INC
Open constituency result →
1984 · Andhra Pradesh 27
#7Medak
Nail-biter
1,816votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
P.Manik Reddy
TDP
Runner-up
P.Shiv Shanker
INC
Open constituency result →
1984 · Arunachal Pradesh
#8Arunachal West
Nail-biter
461votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
P.K.Thangon
INC
Runner-up
Tomo Riba
PPA
Open constituency result →
1984 · West Bengal
#9Dum Dum
Nail-biter
2,703votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
Asutosh Law
INC
Runner-up
Niren Ghosh
CPM
Open constituency result →
1984 · Tamil Nadu
#10Nagapattinam
Nail-biter
2,289votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
Mahalingam, M.
ADK
Runner-up
Murugaiyan K.
CPI
Open constituency result →
1984 · West Bengal
#11Mathurapur
Nail-biter
2,299votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
Manoranjan Halder
INC
Runner-up
Nirmal Sinha
CPM
Open constituency result →
1984 · West Bengal
#12Berhampore
Nail-biter
3,047votes
0.5% of valid votes
Winner
Atish Sinha
INC
Runner-up
Tridib Chaudhuri
RSP
Open constituency result →
By state
| State | Seats | Leading party | Leading seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman Nicobar Islands | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh 27 | 42 | TDP | 30 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Assam | 14 | IND | 8 |
| Bihar 1947 1999 | 54 | INC | 48 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli | 1 | IND | 1 |
| Daman Diu | 1 | party-unknown-1487 | 1 |
| Delhi | 7 | INC | 7 |
| Goa Daman And Diu | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Gujarat | 26 | INC | 24 |
| Haryana | 10 | INC | 10 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | INC | 4 |
| Jammu Kashmir | 6 | JKN | 3 |
| Karnataka | 28 | INC | 24 |
| Kerala | 20 | INC | 13 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | 40 | INC | 40 |
| Maharashtra | 48 | INC | 43 |
| Manipur | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Mizoram | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Odisha | 21 | INC | 20 |
| Pondicherry | 1 | INC | 1 |
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Party board
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 415 | 518 | 48.1% | 12,01,07,044 |
| TDP | 30 | 34 | 4.1% | 1,01,32,859 |
| CPM | 22 | 64 | 5.7% | 1,42,72,526 |
| IND | 13 | 3,894 | 9.4% | 2,34,88,761 |
| ADK | 12 | 12 | 1.6% | 39,68,967 |
| JNP | 10 | 219 | 6.7% | 1,66,30,596 |
| SAD | 7 | 11 | 1.0% | 25,77,279 |
| CPI | 6 | 66 | 2.7% | 67,33,117 |
| ICS | 5 | 39 | 1.6% | 40,35,082 |
| RSP | 3 | 4 | 47.0% | 11,73,869 |
| JKN | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 10,10,243 |
| LKD | 3 | 173 | 5.6% | 1,40,86,691 |
| FBL | 2 | 6 | 42.0% | 10,55,556 |
| MUL | 2 | 13 | 26.0% | 6,58,821 |
| KCJ | 2 | 2 | 24.0% | 5,98,113 |
| BJP | 2 | 229 | 7.4% | 1,84,66,137 |
| DMK | 2 | 28 | 2.3% | 56,95,179 |
| ICJ | 1 | 35 | 61.0% | 15,11,515 |
| PWP | 1 | 3 | 19.0% | 4,63,963 |
| PTC | 1 | 3 | 12.0% | 3,10,150 |
| DDP | 0 | 97 | 20.0% | 5,08,426 |
| JMM | 0 | 10 | 13.0% | 3,32,403 |
| KEC | 0 | 1 | 10.0% | 2,58,591 |
| IML | 0 | 1 | 9.0% | 2,24,155 |
| GKC | 0 | 1 | 9.0% | 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
Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.
| Party | Seats | Vote % | Seat % | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 415 | 48.1% | 76.4% | 1.59× |
| TDP | 30 | 4.1% | 5.5% | 1.36× |
| CPM | 22 | 5.7% | 4.1% | 0.71× |
| IND | 13 | 9.4% | 2.4% | 0.25× |
| ADK | 12 | 1.6% | 2.2% | 1.39× |
| JNP | 10 | 6.7% | 1.8% | 0.28× |
| SAD | 7 | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.25× |
| CPI | 6 | 2.7% | 1.1% | 0.41× |
| ICS | 5 | 1.6% | 0.9% | 0.57× |
| RSP | 3 | 47.0% | 0.6% | 0.01× |
| JKN | 3 | 40.0% | 0.6% | 0.01× |
| LKD | 3 | 5.6% | 0.6% | 0.10× |
| FBL | 2 | 42.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |
| MUL | 2 | 26.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |
| KCJ | 2 | 24.0% | 0.4% | 0.02× |
| BJP | 2 | 7.4% | 0.4% | 0.05× |