India
House of the People
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Bicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
Election results
Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.
Background
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Election date(s)
The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.
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11 Apr 2019 to 19 May 2019
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Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
Date at which the previous legislature (elected at the previous elections) was dissolved.
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25 May 2019
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Timing of election
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections
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Upon normal expiry
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Expected date of next elections
The expected date at which the next elections should take place, based on law or practice.
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19 Apr 2024
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Number of seats at stake
Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.
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543
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Scope of elections
Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.
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Full renewal
Candidates
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Total number of candidates
Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
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8,026
Voter turnout
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Registered voters
Number of people registered to vote
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908,722,153
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Voters
Number of people who actually voted
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610,834,049
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Voter turnout
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of people who actually voted by the number of people registered to vote
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67.2%
Results
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About the election
Short description of the context and results of the election.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which led the National Democratic Alliance (NDA, see note 1), won an outright majority in the 545-member House of the People. The BJP itself increased its share of seats from 282 to 303. The BJP’s main rival, the Indian National Congress (INC), which led the United Progressive Alliance (UPA, see note 2), came a distant second with 52 seats. Opposition parties rejected the election results, expressing concerns of vote fraud, an allegation that the government denied. INC leader Rahul Gandhi conceded defeat after losing the seat in the INC’s stronghold of Amethi constituency in Uttar Pradesh, which had sent three other members of his family to parliament. On 30 May, Mr. Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister for a second five-year term.
The 2019 elections, involving over 908 million voters (see note 3), followed the tensions between India and Pakistan, triggered by the February suicide attack in disputed Kashmir that killed 40 Indian troops. Pakistan denied any connection to the bombing. India sent warplanes to Pakistan to bomb a militant group’s training camp. During election campaigning, the major parties focused on the economy, promising measures to help farmers.
Note 1:
The NDA includes the BJP, the Shiv Sena, the Janata Dal (United), the Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJSP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), amongst others. The NDA won over 350 seats.
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The UPA includes the INC, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), amongst others. The UPA took about 80 seats.
Note 3:
The 2019 elections were held in seven phases on 11, 18, 23 and 29 April and 6, 12 and 19 May.
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Number of parties winning seats
The number of parties which won parliamentary representation in the given election.
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36
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Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of seats won by the largest party by the number of seats at stake in the election.
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55.8%
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Alternation of power after elections
The results of the elections caused a change in the government. "Not applicable" to countries using the presidential system when parliamentary and presidential elections are held separately, to countries in political transition or where there is no party system.
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No
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Number of parties in government
The government may be formed by one or more political parties
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5
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Names of parties in government
The government may be formed by one or more political parties
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Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena (SS), Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJSP), Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Republican Party of India (RIP (A))
Parties or coalitions winning seats
| Political group | Total |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 303 |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 52 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 23 |
| All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) | 22 |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) | 22 |
| Shiv Sena (SS) | 18 |
| Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) | 16 |
| Biju Janata Dal (BJD) | 12 |
| Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 10 |
| Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) | 9 |
| Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJSP) | 6 |
| Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 5 |
| Samajwadi Party (SP) | 5 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)) | 3 |
| Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 3 |
| Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (J&KNC) | 3 |
| Telugu Desam Party (TDP) | 3 |
| Apna Dal (Soneylal) | 2 |
| All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 2 |
| Communist Party of India (CPI) | 2 |
| Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) | 2 |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) | 1 |
| Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | 1 |
| All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) | 1 |
| AJSU Party (AJSU) | 1 |
| Naga Peoples Front (NPF) | 1 |
| Mizo National Front (MNF) | 1 |
| Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) | 1 |
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) | 1 |
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) | 1 |
| Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) | 1 |
| Kerala Congress (M) (KC(M)) | 1 |
| Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) | 1 |
| National People's Party (NPP) | 1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) | 1 |
| Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) | 1 |
| Independents | 4 |
Members elected, by sex
- Number of men elected
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464
- Number of women elected
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78
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Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected by the number of seats filled.
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14.4%
- Women Directly Elected
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78
- Sources
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House of the People (13.06.2019, 31.07.2019)
BBC
BBC Monitoring
The Guardian
India Today
The Wall street Journal
New legislature
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Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
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464
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Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
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78
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Percentage of women after the election
The percentage is calculated by dividing the total number of women in this parliament/chamber by the current number of members.
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14.4%
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First-term parliamentarians
The number of members who are assuming their parliamentary mandate for the first time following the election or renewal, regardless of their mode of designation.
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261
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Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of first-term parliamentarians by the number of seats at stake in the election.
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48.2%
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Date of the first session
The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.
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17 Jun 2019
First Speaker of the new legislature
- Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
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Om Birla (Male)
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Political party
The political party to which the Speaker belonged to at the moment of the election. In some parliaments, the Speaker suspends or relinquishes their party membership during their term in office and is considered as an independent member.
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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Date of election
The date of the election of the Speaker may be different from the date of the first session of the new legislature.
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19 Jun 2019