Lok Sabha 1989
National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.
- Seats
- 543
- Electors
- 49,89,06,129
- Votes polled
- 30,90,50,495
- Turnout
- 62.0%
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 1989.
529 of 543 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped
National map
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Closest races in 1989
Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.
1989 · Andhra Pradesh 27
#1Anakapalli
Photo finish
9votes
0.0% of valid votes
Winner
Konathala Ramakrishna
INC
Runner-up
Appalanarasimham
TDP
Open constituency result →
1989 · Gujarat
#2Bhavnagar
Nail-biter
552votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
Jamod Mavjibhai
INC
Runner-up
Jadeja Pravinsinhi
JD
Open constituency result →
1989 · Kerala
#3Palghat
Nail-biter
1,286votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
A. Vijayaraghavan
CPM
Runner-up
V. Vijayaraghavan
INC
Open constituency result →
1989 · West Bengal
#4Howrah
Nail-biter
1,432votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
Sushanta Chakarborty
CPM
Runner-up
Priya Munshi
INC
Open constituency result →
1989 · Kerala
#5Kasaragod
Nail-biter
1,546votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
M. Rai
CPM
Runner-up
I. Rai
INC
Open constituency result →
1989 · Rajasthan
#6salumbar
Nail-biter
878votes
0.2% of valid votes
Winner
Nand Meena
BJP
Runner-up
Bheru Meena
INC
Open constituency result →
1989 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#7Garhwal
Nail-biter
1,007votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
Chandra Mohan
JD
Runner-up
Satpalji Maharaj
INC
Open constituency result →
1989 · Maharashtra
#8Beed
Nail-biter
1,985votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
Dhakno Dadaba
JD
Runner-up
Kshirsagar Sonajirao
INC
Open constituency result →
1989 · Andhra Pradesh 27
#9Hindupur
Nail-biter
2,168votes
0.3% of valid votes
Winner
S.Gangadhara
INC
Runner-up
K.Rameschandra Reddy
TDP
Open constituency result →
1989 · West Bengal
#10Raiganj
Nail-biter
2,899votes
0.4% of valid votes
Winner
Golam Yazdani
INC
Runner-up
Subrata Mukherjee
CPM
Open constituency result →
1989 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999
#11Hardwar
Very close
2,463votes
0.5% of valid votes
Winner
Jagpal Singh
INC
Runner-up
Dharam Singh
JD
Open constituency result →
1989 · Haryana
#12Mahendragarh
Very close
3,510votes
0.6% of valid votes
Winner
Birender Singh
JD
Runner-up
Ram Singh
INC
Open constituency result →
By state
| State | Seats | Leading party | Leading seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman Nicobar Islands | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh 27 | 42 | INC | 39 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Assam | 14 | party-unknown-1487 | 14 |
| Bihar 1947 1999 | 54 | JD | 32 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | JD | 1 |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli | 1 | IND | 1 |
| Daman Diu | 1 | IND | 1 |
| Delhi | 7 | BJP | 4 |
| Goa | 2 | INC | 1 |
| Gujarat | 26 | BJP | 12 |
| Haryana | 10 | JD | 6 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | BJP | 3 |
| Jammu Kashmir | 6 | JKN | 3 |
| Karnataka | 28 | INC | 27 |
| Kerala | 20 | INC | 14 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999 | 40 | BJP | 27 |
| Maharashtra | 48 | INC | 28 |
| Manipur | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | INC | 2 |
| Mizoram | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | INC | 1 |
| Odisha | 21 | JD | 16 |
| Pondicherry | 1 | INC | 1 |
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Party board
| Party | Seats won | Contested | Vote share | Total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 197 | 510 | 39.5% | 11,88,94,702 |
| JD | 143 | 244 | 17.8% | 5,35,18,521 |
| BJP | 85 | 225 | 11.4% | 3,41,71,477 |
| CPM | 33 | 64 | 6.6% | 1,96,91,309 |
| IND | 12 | 3,713 | 5.3% | 1,57,93,781 |
| CPI | 12 | 50 | 2.6% | 77,34,697 |
| ADK | 11 | 11 | 1.5% | 45,18,649 |
| SAD(M) | 6 | 9 | 77.0% | 23,18,872 |
| RSP | 4 | 6 | 62.0% | 18,54,276 |
| FBL | 3 | 8 | 42.0% | 12,61,310 |
| JMM | 3 | 12 | 34.0% | 10,32,276 |
| BSP | 3 | 245 | 2.1% | 62,13,390 |
| JKN | 3 | 3 | 2.0% | 71,194 |
| MUL | 2 | 18 | 32.0% | 9,74,234 |
| TDP | 2 | 33 | 3.3% | 99,09,728 |
| ICS(SCS) | 1 | 14 | 33.0% | 9,78,377 |
| IPF | 1 | 13 | 25.0% | 7,37,551 |
| MIM | 1 | 8 | 21.0% | 6,17,376 |
| GNLF | 1 | 1 | 14.0% | 4,35,070 |
| KCM | 1 | 1 | 12.0% | 3,52,191 |
| SHS | 1 | 3 | 11.0% | 3,39,426 |
| M-COR | 1 | 1 | 8.0% | 2,47,013 |
| HMS | 1 | 12 | 7.0% | 2,17,514 |
| MAG | 1 | 1 | 4.0% | 1,16,392 |
| SSP | 1 | 1 | 3.0% | 91,608 |
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Party efficiency
Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list
- knife-edge: 38
- marginal: 71
- competitive: 98
- comfortable: 154
- safe: 167
Lok Sabha 1989 · 543 seats
Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.
| Party | Seats | Vote % | Seat % | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | 197 | 39.5% | 36.3% | 0.92× |
| JD | 143 | 17.8% | 26.3% | 1.48× |
| BJP | 85 | 11.4% | 15.7% | 1.38× |
| CPM | 33 | 6.6% | 6.1% | 0.93× |
| IND | 12 | 5.3% | 2.2% | 0.42× |
| CPI | 12 | 2.6% | 2.2% | 0.86× |
| ADK | 11 | 1.5% | 2.0% | 1.35× |
| SAD(M) | 6 | 77.0% | 1.1% | 0.01× |
| RSP | 4 | 62.0% | 0.7% | 0.01× |
| FBL | 3 | 42.0% | 0.6% | 0.01× |
| JMM | 3 | 34.0% | 0.6% | 0.02× |
| BSP | 3 | 2.1% | 0.6% | 0.27× |
| JKN | 3 | 2.0% | 0.6% | 0.28× |
| MUL | 2 | 32.0% | 0.4% | 0.01× |
| TDP | 2 | 3.3% | 0.4% | 0.11× |
| ICS(SCS) | 1 | 33.0% | 0.2% | 0.01× |