1984 Indian general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1984_Indian_general_election
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gptkbp:BJPSeatsWon 2
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Assassination_of_Indira_Gandhi
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 24 December 1984
27 December 1984
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1984 Indian general election
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:majoritySeats 272
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1989_Indian_general_election
gptkbp:notableEvent Held after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress won a record majority
First time a regional party (TDP) became the main opposition in Lok Sabha
Rajiv Gandhi became Prime Minister after the election
gptkbp:party gptkb:All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam
gptkb:Asom_Gana_Parishad
gptkb:Shiromani_Akali_Dal
gptkb:Lok_Dal
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkb:Nationalist_Congress_Party
gptkb:Revolutionary_Socialist_Party
gptkb:Janata_Party
gptkb:Kerala_Congress
gptkb:Janata_Dal_(United)
gptkb:Jharkhand_Mukti_Morcha
gptkb:Aam_Aadmi_Party
gptkb:All_India_Forward_Bloc
gptkb:Bharatiya_Janata_Party
gptkb:Communist_Party_of_India
gptkb:Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)
gptkb:Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam
gptkb:Indian_Union_Muslim_League
gptkb:Rashtriya_Janata_Dal
gptkb:Samajwadi_Party
gptkb:Peasants_and_Workers_Party_of_India
gptkb:All_India_United_Democratic_Front
gptkb:All_India_Majlis-e-Ittehadul_Muslimeen
gptkb:All_India_Trinamool_Congress
gptkb:Bahujan_Samaj_Party
gptkb:Janata_Dal_(Secular)
gptkb:Shiv_Sena
gptkb:Telugu_Desam_Party
gptkb:All_India_N.R._Congress
gptkb:Biju_Janata_Dal
gptkb:Yuvajana_Sramika_Rythu_Congress_Party
gptkb:Maharashtrawadi_Gomantak_Party
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1980_Indian_general_election
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Indira_Gandhi
gptkb:Rajiv_Gandhi
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 543
gptkbp:seatsWonByAIADMK 12
gptkbp:seatsWonByAkaliDal 7
gptkbp:seatsWonByCPI 6
gptkbp:seatsWonByCPI(M) 22
gptkbp:seatsWonByDMK 2
gptkbp:seatsWonByINC 404
gptkbp:seatsWonByJanataParty 10
gptkbp:seatsWonByLokDal 3
gptkbp:seatsWonByTDP 30
gptkbp:voterTurnout 64.01%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:8th_Lok_Sabha
gptkb:1989_Indian_general_election
gptkb:N._Venkatesan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6