1991 Indian general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1991_Indian_general_election

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Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:BJPSeatsWon	120
gptkbp:country	gptkb:India
gptkbp:delayedInStates	gptkb:Assam gptkb:Jammu_and_Kashmir gptkb:Punjab
gptkbp:elects	gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:endDate	15 June 1991
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1991 Indian general election
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Rajiv_Gandhi gptkb:Atal_Bihari_Vajpayee gptkb:Chandra_Shekhar gptkb:P._V._Narasimha_Rao gptkb:V._P._Singh
gptkbp:location	gptkb:India
gptkbp:majoritySeats	272
gptkbp:nextEdition	gptkb:1996_Indian_general_election
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Assassination_of_Rajiv_Gandhi
gptkbp:notableFor	First election after the implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendations First election after economic liberalization policies began
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Asom_Gana_Parishad gptkb:Shiromani_Akali_Dal gptkb:Samajwadi_Janata_Party gptkb:Indian_National_Congress gptkb:Janata_Dal gptkb:Bharatiya_Janata_Party gptkb:Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist) gptkb:AIADMK gptkb:Shiv_Sena gptkb:Telugu_Desam_Party
gptkbp:period	3
gptkbp:previousEdition	gptkb:1989_Indian_general_election
gptkbp:primeMinister	gptkb:Chandra_Shekhar gptkb:P._V._Narasimha_Rao
gptkbp:result	Indian National Congress won plurality
gptkbp:seatingCapacity	543
gptkbp:seatsWonByAIADMK	11
gptkbp:seatsWonByAsomGanaParishad	1
gptkbp:seatsWonByCPI(M)	35
gptkbp:seatsWonByINC	244
gptkbp:seatsWonByJanataDal	59
gptkbp:seatsWonBySamajwadiJanataParty	5
gptkbp:seatsWonByShiromaniAkaliDal	3
gptkbp:seatsWonByShivSena	4
gptkbp:seatsWonByTDP	13
gptkbp:startDate	20 May 1991
gptkbp:totalVotesPolled	approximately 312 million
gptkbp:type	parliamentary
gptkbp:typeOfViolence	election marred by violence in Punjab and Assam
gptkbp:voterTurnout	56.73%
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1989_Indian_general_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6