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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19 Apr 2024 to 01 Jun 2024
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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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No information available
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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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30 Apr 2029
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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
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), 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. -
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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44.2%
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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
Parties or coalitions winning seats
| Political group | Total |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 240 |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 99 |
| Samajwadi Party (SP) | 37 |
| All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) | 29 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) | 22 |
| Telugu Desam Party (TDP) | 16 |
| Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) | 12 |
| Shiv Sena (SS) | 9 |
| Nationalist Congress Party Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCPSP) | 8 |
| Shiv Sena | 7 |
| Lok Jan Shakti Party (Ram Vilas) – LJPRV | 5 |
| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) | 4 |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) | 4 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)) | 4 |
| Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 3 |
| Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | 3 |
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) | 3 |
| Janasena Party – JnP | 2 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) - CPI(ML)(L) | 2 |
| Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) | 2 |
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) | 2 |
| Communist Party of India (CPI) | 2 |
| Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) | 2 |
| Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (J&KNC) | 2 |
| United People’s Party, Liberal (UPPL) | 1 |
| Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) | 1 |
| Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) | 1 |
| Kerala Congress (M) (KC(M)) | 1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) | 1 |
| Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 1 |
| Voice of the People Party (VOTPP) | 1 |
| Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) | 1 |
| Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) | 1 |
| Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) | 1 |
| Bharat Adivasi Party (BHRTADVSIP) | 1 |
| Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) | 1 |
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) | 1 |
| Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) (ASPKR) | 1 |
| Apna Dal (Soneylal) | 1 |
| AJSU Party (AJSU) | 1 |
| All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 1 |
| Independents | 7 |
Members elected, by sex
- Number of men elected
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468
- Number of women elected
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74
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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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13.7%
- Women Directly Elected
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74
- Other notes on the elections
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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
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House of the People (03.07.2024)
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
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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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468
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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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74
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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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13.7%
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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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249
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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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45.9%
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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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24 Jun 2024
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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26 Jun 2024