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Candidates who win the Lok Sabha elections are called 'Member of Parliament' and hold their seats for five years or until the body is removed </p><p><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Indian_general_election" title="1951–52 Indian general election">The first elections to the Lok Sabha</a> took place during 1951–52.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Lok_Sabha_general_elections_in_India">List of Lok Sabha general elections in India</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Indian_general_elections&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: List of Lok Sabha general elections in India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Election year </th> <th scope="col">Lok Sabha </th> <th scope="col">Total seats </th> <th scope="col">Turnout </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">The largest party </th> <th scope="col">Seats won by the largest party </th> <th scope="col">Margin of majority </th> <th scope="col">Percentage in the Lok Sabha </th> <th scope="col">Prime Minister </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Indian_general_election" title="1951–52 Indian general election">1951–52</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_Lok_Sabha" title="1st Lok Sabha">First</a> </td> <td>489 </td> <td>44.87% </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>364 </td> <td>120 </td> <td>74.48% </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru" title="Jawaharlal Nehru">Jawaharlal Nehru</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1957_Indian_general_election" title="1957 Indian general election">1957</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_Lok_Sabha" title="2nd Lok Sabha">Second</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">494 </td> <td>45.44% </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>371 </td> <td>123 </td> <td>75.10% </td> <td>Jawaharlal Nehru </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1962_Indian_general_election" title="1962 Indian general election">1962</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/3rd_Lok_Sabha" title="3rd Lok Sabha">Third</a> </td> <td>55.42% </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>361 </td> <td>113 </td> <td>73.08% </td> <td>Jawaharlal Nehru (died in 1964) and <a href="/wiki/Lal_Bahadur_Shastri" title="Lal Bahadur Shastri">Lal Bahadur Shastri</a> (1964-1966) </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1967_Indian_general_election" title="1967 Indian general election">1967</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/4th_Lok_Sabha" title="4th Lok Sabha">Fourth</a> </td> <td>520 </td> <td>61.04% </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>283 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>54.42% </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi" title="Indira Gandhi">Indira Gandhi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1971_Indian_general_election" title="1971 Indian general election">1971</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/5th_Lok_Sabha" title="5th Lok Sabha">Fifth</a> </td> <td>518 </td> <td>55.27% </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: turquoise;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress (R)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress_(R)" title="Indian National Congress (R)">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>352 </td> <td>92 </td> <td>67.95% </td> <td>Indira Gandhi </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1977_Indian_general_election" title="1977 Indian general election">1977</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/6th_Lok_Sabha" title="6th Lok Sabha">Sixth</a> </td> <td>542 </td> <td>60.49% </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1F75FE;" data-sort-value="Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Janata_Party" title="Janata Party">Janata Party</a> </td> <td>295 </td> <td>23 </td> <td>54.98% </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morarji_Desai" title="Morarji Desai">Morarji Desai</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_Indian_general_election" title="1980 Indian general election">1980</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/7th_Lok_Sabha" title="7th Lok Sabha">Seventh</a> </td> <td>529 </td> <td>56.92% </td> <td style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:inherit; width:0.3em;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>353 </td> <td>88 </td> <td>64.76% </td> <td>Indira Gandhi </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1984_Indian_general_election" title="1984 Indian general election">1984</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/8th_Lok_Sabha" title="8th Lok Sabha">Eighth</a> </td> <td>541 </td> <td>64.01% </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>414 </td> <td>143 </td> <td>76.52% </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Gandhi" title="Rajiv Gandhi">Rajiv Gandhi </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1989_Indian_general_election" title="1989 Indian general election">1989</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/9th_Lok_Sabha" title="9th Lok Sabha">Ninth</a> </td> <td>529 </td> <td>61.95% </td> <td style="width: 2px; 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Singh">V.P. Singh </a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1991_Indian_general_election" title="1991 Indian general election">1991</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/10th_Lok_Sabha" title="10th Lok Sabha">Tenth</a> </td> <td>534 </td> <td>56.73% </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>244 </td> <td>–24 </td> <td>46.83% </td> <td><a href="/wiki/P._V._Narasimha_Rao" title="P. V. Narasimha Rao">P. V. Narasimha Rao</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1996_Indian_general_election" title="1996 Indian general election">1996</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/11th_Lok_Sabha" title="11th Lok Sabha">Eleventh</a> </td> <td rowspan="8">543 </td> <td>57.94% </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF9933;" data-sort-value="Bharatiya Janata Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td>161 </td> <td>–111 </td> <td>29.65% </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee" title="Atal Bihari Vajpayee">Atal Bihari Vajpayee</a> <p>(16 May 1996 - 1 June 1996) <a href="/wiki/H._D._Deve_Gowda" title="H. D. Deve Gowda">H. D. Deve Gowda</a> (1 June 1996-21 April 1997) <a href="/wiki/I._K._Gujral" class="mw-redirect" title="I. K. Gujral">I. K. 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href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td>182 </td> <td>–90 </td> <td>33.39% </td> <td>Atal Bihari Vajpayee </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_general_election" title="2004 Indian general election">2004</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/14th_Lok_Sabha" title="14th Lok Sabha">Fourteenth</a> </td> <td>58.07% </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00BFFF;" data-sort-value="Indian National Congress"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td>145 </td> <td>–127 </td> <td>26.70% </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manmohan_Singh" title="Manmohan Singh">Manmohan Singh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2009_Indian_general_election" title="2009 Indian general election">2009</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/15th_Lok_Sabha" title="15th Lok Sabha">Fifteenth</a> </td> 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">General elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_Indian_general_election" title="1920 Indian general election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Indian_general_election" title="1923 Indian general election">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Indian_general_election" title="1926 Indian general election">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Indian_general_election" title="1930 Indian general election">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Indian_general_election" title="1934 Indian general election">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Indian_general_election" title="1945 Indian general election">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Indian_general_election" title="1951–52 Indian general election">1951–52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Indian_general_election" title="1957 Indian general election">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Indian_general_election" title="1962 Indian general election">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Indian_general_election" title="1967 Indian general election">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Indian_general_election" title="1971 Indian general election">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Indian_general_election" title="1977 Indian general election">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Indian_general_election" title="1980 Indian general election">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Indian_general_election" title="1984 Indian general election">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Indian_general_election" title="1989 Indian general election">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Indian_general_election" title="1991 Indian general election">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Indian_general_election" title="1996 Indian general election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Indian_general_election" 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_Indian_general_election" title="1920 Indian general election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Indian_general_election" title="1923 Indian general election">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Indian_general_election" title="1926 Indian general election">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Indian_general_election" title="1930 Indian general election">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Indian_general_election" title="1934 Indian general election">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Indian_provincial_elections" title="1937 Indian provincial elections">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Indian_general_election" title="1945 Indian general election">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Indian_provincial_elections" title="1946 Indian provincial elections">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1951–52 elections in India">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1954 elections in India">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1955 elections in India">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1957 elections in India">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1960 elections in India">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1961 elections in India">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1962 elections in India">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1964 elections in India">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1965 elections in India">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1967 elections in India">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1968 elections in India">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1969 elections in India">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1970 elections in India">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1971 elections in India">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1972 elections in India">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1974 elections in India">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1975 elections in India">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1977 elections in India">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1978 elections in India">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1979 elections in India">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1980 elections in India">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1982 elections in India">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1983 elections in India">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1984 elections in India">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1985 elections in India">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1987 elections in India">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1988 elections in India">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1989 elections in India">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1990 elections in India">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1991 elections in India">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1992 elections in India">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_elections_in_India#Legislative_Assembly_elections" title="1993 elections in India">1993</a></li> <li><a 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India">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_elections_in_India" title="2021 elections in India">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_elections_in_India" title="2022 elections in India">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_elections_in_India" title="2023 elections in India">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_elections_in_India" title="2024 elections in India">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_elections_in_India" title="2025 elections in India"><i>2025</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_elections_in_India" title="2026 elections in India"><i>2026</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2027_elections_in_India" title="2027 elections in India"><i>2027</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>See also: Elections in the <a href="/wiki/Template:Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands_elections" title="Template:Andaman and Nicobar Islands elections">Andaman and Nicobar Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Andhra_Pradesh_elections" 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Sabhas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Lok_Sabha" title="1st Lok Sabha">1st LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_1st_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 1st Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_Lok_Sabha" title="2nd Lok Sabha">2nd LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_2nd_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 2nd Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Lok_Sabha" title="3rd Lok Sabha">3rd LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_3rd_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 3rd Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Lok_Sabha" title="4th Lok Sabha">4th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_4th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 4th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Lok_Sabha" title="5th Lok Sabha">5th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_5th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 5th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Lok_Sabha" title="6th Lok Sabha">6th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_6th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 6th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Lok_Sabha" title="7th Lok Sabha">7th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_7th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 7th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Lok_Sabha" title="8th Lok Sabha">8th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_8th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 8th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Lok_Sabha" title="9th Lok Sabha">9th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_9th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 9th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/10th_Lok_Sabha" title="10th Lok Sabha">10th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_10th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 10th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/11th_Lok_Sabha" title="11th Lok Sabha">11th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_11th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 11th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Lok_Sabha" title="12th Lok Sabha">12th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_12th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 12th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/13th_Lok_Sabha" title="13th Lok Sabha">13th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_13th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 13th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Lok_Sabha" title="14th Lok Sabha">14th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_14th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 14th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Lok_Sabha" title="15th Lok Sabha">15th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_15th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 15th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Lok_Sabha" title="16th Lok Sabha">16th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_16th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 16th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Lok_Sabha" title="17th Lok Sabha">17th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_17th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Lok_Sabha" title="18th Lok Sabha">18th LS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_18th_Lok_Sabha" title="List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha">Members</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even 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