1984 Indian General Election
Largest majority ever24, 27 and 28 December 1984 · The Congress system tested · 541 seats, 271 for a majority
The elections were a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress (Indira) of Rajiv Gandhi (son of Indira Gandhi), which won 404 of the 514 seats elected in 1984 and a further 10 in the delayed elections. The Telugu Desam Party of N.
Prime Minister before
Rajiv Gandhi
INC(I)
Prime Minister (continued)
Rajiv Gandhi
INC(I)
Largest force
Indian National Congress (Indira)
404 of 541 seats
Turnout
64.0%
The result
Indian National Congress (Indira)
Rajiv Gandhi · 49.1% of votes
404
seats
Telugu Desam Party
N. T. Rama Rao · 4.3% of votes
30
seats
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
E. M. S. Namboodiripad · 5.9% of votes
22
seats
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1.7% of votes
12
seats
Janata Party
Chandra Shekhar · 6.9% of votes
10
seats
Communist Party of India
2.7% of votes
6
seats
Independents
7.9% of votes
5
seats
Indian Congress (Socialist)
1.5% of votes
4
seats
LKD
Charan Singh · 6.0% of votes
3
seats
BJP
L. K. Advani · 7.7% of votes
2
seats
43 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.