Elections Archive

Lok Sabha 1991

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

Seats
543
Electors
51,15,33,598
Votes polled
28,58,56,465
Turnout
55.9%

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 1991.

Total seats534

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

National map

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Closest races in 1991

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

1991 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

#1

Akbarpur

Photo finish

156votes

0.0% of valid votes

Winner

RAM AWADH

JD

vs

Runner-up

BECHAN RAM

BJP

Open constituency result →

1991 · Rajasthan

#2

churu

Photo finish

168votes

0.0% of valid votes

Winner

RAM SINGH

BJP

vs

Runner-up

JAI RATHODE

INC

Open constituency result →

1991 · Karnataka

#3

Davangere

Photo finish

455votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

CHANNAIAH ODEYAR

INC

vs

Runner-up

S.A. RABINDRANATH

BJP

Open constituency result →

1991 · West Bengal

#4

Tamluk

Nail-biter

1,062votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

SATYAGOPAL MISRA

CPM

vs

Runner-up

JAYANTA BHATTACHARYA

INC

Open constituency result →

1991 · Kerala

#5

Chirayinkil

Nail-biter

1,106votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

SUSEELA (W)

CPM

vs

Runner-up

THALEKUNNIL BASHEER

INC

Open constituency result →

1991 · Andhra Pradesh 27

#6

Bapatla

Nail-biter

1,097votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

VENKATESWARA DAGGUBATI

TDP

vs

Runner-up

SALAGALA BENJAMIN

INC

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1991 · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999

#7

Raipur

Nail-biter

959votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

VIDYACHARAN SHUKLA

INC

vs

Runner-up

RAMESH BAIS

BJP

Open constituency result →

1991 · West Bengal

#8

Malda

Nail-biter

1,820votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

ABDUL CHOUDHARY

INC

vs

Runner-up

SAILEN SARKAR

CPM

Open constituency result →

1991 · Punjab

#9

Ferozepur

Nail-biter

1,296votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

MOHAN SINGH

BSP

vs

Runner-up

SANTOSH SINGH

INC

Open constituency result →

1991 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

#10

Firozabad

Nail-biter

1,332votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

PRABHU KATHERIA

BJP

vs

Runner-up

SHIV GAUTAM

JD

Open constituency result →

1991 · Madhya Pradesh 1947 1999

#11

Rajgarh

Nail-biter

1,470votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

DIGVIJAY SINGH

INC

vs

Runner-up

PYARELAL KHANDELWAL

BJP

Open constituency result →

1991 · Uttar Pradesh 1947 1999

#12

Sambhal

Nail-biter

1,705votes

0.4% of valid votes

Winner

SRI SINGH

JD

vs

Runner-up

HAR SINGH

BJP

Open constituency result →

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By state

State results 1991
StateSeatsLeading partyLeading seats
Andaman Nicobar Islands1INC1
Andhra Pradesh 2742INC25
Arunachal Pradesh2INC2
Assam14INC8
Bihar 1947 199954JD31
Chandigarh1INC1
Dadra Nagar Haveli1INC1
Daman Diu1BJP1
Delhi7BJP5
Goa2INC2
Gujarat26BJP20
Haryana10INC9
Himachal Pradesh4BJP2
Jammu Kashmir6party-unknown-14876
Karnataka28INC23
Kerala20INC13
Lakshadweep1INC1
Madhya Pradesh 1947 199940INC27
Maharashtra48INC38
Manipur2MRP1
Meghalaya2INC2
Mizoram1INC1
Nagaland1NPC1
Odisha21INC13
Pondicherry1INC1

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Party board

Party results 1991
PartySeats wonContestedVote shareTotal votes
INC24450036.4%10,12,85,692
BJP12047720.1%5,58,43,074
JD5931211.7%3,26,28,400
CPM35636.1%1,70,74,699
CPI14432.5%68,98,340
TDP13353.0%82,23,271
ADK11111.6%44,70,542
JMM61453.0%14,81,900
JP53503.3%92,95,062
SHS42279.0%22,08,712
RSP4963.0%17,49,730
FBL31941.0%11,45,015
BSP32431.8%50,15,347
MUL22030.0%8,45,418
AGP11454.0%14,89,898
JD(G)11050.0%13,99,702
ICS(SCS)12835.0%9,82,954
MIM1216.0%4,56,900
KCM1114.0%3,84,255
HVP1412.0%3,31,794
NPC1112.0%3,28,015
MRP116.0%1,69,692
ADC115.0%1,39,785
IND15,5464.2%1,15,62,697
SSP124.0%1,06,247

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Party efficiency

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

  • knife-edge: 46
  • marginal: 85
  • competitive: 120
  • comfortable: 146
  • safe: 137

Lok Sabha 1991 · 543 seats

INCBJPJDCPMCPITDPADKJMMJPSHSRSPFBLBSPMULAGPJD(G)Vote share →Seat share →

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

PartySeatsVote %Seat %Efficiency
INC24436.4%44.9%1.23×
BJP12020.1%22.1%1.10×
JD5911.7%10.9%0.93×
CPM356.1%6.4%1.05×
CPI142.5%2.6%1.04×
TDP133.0%2.4%0.81×
ADK111.6%2.0%1.26×
JMM653.0%1.1%0.02×
JP53.3%0.9%0.28×
SHS479.0%0.7%0.01×
RSP463.0%0.7%0.01×
FBL341.0%0.6%0.01×
BSP31.8%0.6%0.31×
MUL230.0%0.4%0.01×
AGP154.0%0.2%0.00×
JD(G)150.0%0.2%0.00×