Electoral history of Indira Gandhi
This is a summary of the electoral history of Indira Gandhi, who served as the prime minister of India from January 1966 to March 1977, and again from January 1980 to October 1984.
Detailed results
General Election 1971
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(R) | Indira Gandhi | 183,309 | 66.35% | ||
| SSP | Raj Narain | 71,499 | 25.88% | ||
| Independent | Swami Adwaita Nand | 16,627 | 6.02% | ||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) | Rameshwar Dutta Manav | 4,839 | 1.75% | ||
| Majority | 111,810 | 39.26% | |||
| Turnout | 284,752 | 55.22% | |||
| Registered electors | 515,711 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
- Gandhi's election was annulled by the Allahabad High Court in June 1975 on a technicality, but the Supreme Court of India overturned the decision following an amendment to the constitution.
General Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Raj Narain | 177,719 | 53.51 | New | |
| INC(R) | Indira Gandhi | 122,517 | 36.89 |  29.46
| |
| Independent | P. Nallathampy Terah | 9,311 | 2.80 | ||
| Independent | Kamal Ahamad Khan | 7,467 | 2.25 | ||
| Independent | Krishna Prasad | 4,083 | 1.23 | ||
| Majority | 55,202 | 16.62 | |||
| Turnout | 332,122 | 52.48 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
This time the incumbent Prime minister Indira Gandhi lost to her opponent, the only such instance to date.
1978 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Indira Gandhi | 249,376 | |||
| JP | Veerendra Patil | 172,043 | |||
| Majority | 77,333 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Indira Gandhi | 301,577 | 67.93% | ||
| JP | S. Jaipal Reddy | 82,453 | 18.57% | ||
| JP(S) | Kesava Rao Jadav | 26,149 | 5.89% | ||
| Majority | 219,124 | 49.36% | |||
| Turnout | 443,934 | 63.21% | |||
| Registered electors | 724,930 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Indira Gandhi | 223,903 | 58.27% | ||
| JP | Vijayaraje Scindia | 50,249 | 12.58% | ||
| JP(S) | Mahipal Singh | 48,353 | 13.08% | ||
| Majority | 173,654 | 45.19% | |||
| Turnout | 384,249 | 56.68% | |||
| Registered electors | 699,064 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 1971 to the Fifth Lok Sabha". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "November 9, 1978, Forty Years Ago". The Indian Express. November 9, 1978. Retrieved 11 February 2025.