India

House of the People

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: 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

Election date(s): 19 Apr 2024 to 01 Jun 2024
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: No information available
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: 30 Apr 2029
Number of seats at stake: 543
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Results

About the election: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which led the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), retained a majority, winning over 290 seats in the 545-member House of the People. However, the BJP itself lost its majority, winning 240 seats, down from 303 in 2019. The opposition INDIA alliance, headed by the Indian National Congress (INC, led by Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge), won over 230 seats. The INC itself nearly doubled its share of seats to 99 seats, up from 52 in 2019. In all, 74 women were elected, down from 78 in 2019 (see note). On 9 June, Mr. Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister by President Droupadi Murmu. Mr. Modi, 73, is only the second prime minister of India to win three consecutive terms (after the country’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru).

During election campaigning, the major parties focused on the economy, job creation, and measures to counter corruption. Prime Minister Modi pledged to eradicate corruption and poverty, and empower the poor and the middle class.

Note:
In September 2023, both houses of Parliament passed the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023 (known as the Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023), which reserves for women one third of seats both in the House of the People and in state legislative assemblies. The President assented to the Bill on 28 September 2023. In accordance with the Act, the reserved seats “shall come into effect after an exercise of delimitation is undertaken for this purpose after the relevant figures for the first census taken after commencement of the Constitution”. The government announced that the census and delimitation would be conducted after the 2024 elections. Therefore, the 2024 elections were held without reserved seats for women.
Alternation of power after elections: No

Members elected, by sex

Other notes on the elections: Note on the election dates:
With nearly 1 billion eligible voters, the 2024 elections were held in seven phases on 19 April, 26 April, 7 May, 13 May, 20 May, 25 May, and 1 June 2024.
Sources: https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/index.htm
https://sansad.in/getFile/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/PassedBothHouses/const%20128th%20amend104202340415PM.pdf?source=legislation
https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2023/10/india-passes-law-to-reserve-seats-for-women-legislators
BBC Monitoring
https://www.bbc.com
https://www.reuters.com
https://www.thehindu.com
https://www.aljazeera.com
https://www.business-standard.com
https://www.hindustantimes.com

New legislature

First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 24 Jun 2024

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Om Birla (Male)
Date of birth: 23 Nov 1962
Political party: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Date of election: 26 Jun 2024