Indian general elections 1951-1971
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Election to Indian Lok Sabha
between the years of 1951 and 1971.
Parties are listed in the following order; First listed are parties registered as National parties, secondly parties registered as State parties and then unrecognized parties that won seats. Unrecognized parties that failed to win any seats are not listed.
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
between the years of 1951 and 1971.
Parties are listed in the following order; First listed are parties registered as National parties, secondly parties registered as State parties and then unrecognized parties that won seats. Unrecognized parties that failed to win any seats are not listed.
1971
Lok Sabha Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India... elections 1971 Electoral participation: 55,27% | % | 545 | |
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| Bharatiya Jana Sangh Bharatiya Jana Sangh The Bharatiya Jana Sangh existed from 1951 to 1980, whereupon it was succeeded by the Bharatiya Janata Party, one of India's largest political parties... | BJS | 7,35 | 22 |
| Communist Party of India Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... | CPI | 4,37 | 23 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of... | CPI(M) | 5,12 | 25 |
| Indian National Congress (Indira) Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... | INC(I) | 43,68 | 352 |
| Indian National Congress (Organization) | INC(O) | 10,43 | 16 |
| Praja Socialist Party Praja Socialist Party The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. It was founded when the Socialist Party, led by Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh , merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party led by J.B. Kripalani... | PSP | 1,04 | 2 |
| Samyukta Socialist Party Samyukta Socialist Party Samyukta Socialist Party , was a political party in India from 1964 to 1972. SSP was formed through a split in the Praja Socialist Party in 1964. In 1972 SSP was reunited with PSP, forming the Socialist Party.... | SSP | 2,43 | 3 |
| Swatantra Party Swatantra Party The Swatantra Party was a classical liberal political party in India founded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and N. G. Ranga in August 1959. The party opposed the Nehruvian socialist outlook of the Congress Party by advocating free enterprise and free trade, and opposing the licence-permit Raj... | SP | 3,07 | 8 |
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference | APHLC | 0,06 | 1 |
| All India Forward Bloc All India Forward Bloc The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India... | AIFB | 0,66 | 2 |
| Bangla Congress Bangla Congress The Bangla Congress was a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress in the 1960s and later co-governed with the Communist Party of India in two United Front governments, the first lasting from March 15, 1967 to... | BC | 0,35 | 1 |
| Bharatiya Kranti Dal Bharatiya Kranti Dal Bharatiya Kranti Dal was a political party in India, formed by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Charan Singh. The party was founded at a meeting in Lucknow in October 1967. After the 1977 general election, the party merged into the Janata Party.... | BKD | 2,18 | 1 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar... | DMK | 3,84 | 23 |
| Indian Union Muslim League Indian Union Muslim League Indian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala... | IUML | 0,28 | 2 |
| Jana Congress | JC | 0,04 | 0 |
| Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party | JP | 0,09 | 0 |
| Kerala Congress Kerala Congress The Kerala Congress is a recognized State political party in Kerala, India. The party was founded by K. M. George in October 1964 after a group of legislators decided to break from the Indian National Congress... | KC | 0,37 | 3 |
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party was Goa's first ruling party after the end of Portuguese colonial rule in 1961. In the first elections held after India took over the former Portuguese colony, it ascended to power in December 1963 and stayed on, till being ousted from power by defections in early... | MGP | 0,04 | 0 |
| Naga Nationalist Organisation | NNO | 0,04 | 0 |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India Peasants and Workers Party of India Peasants and Workers Party of India , is a marxist political party in Maharashtra, India. The party was founded in 1949, having its roots from the pre-Independence period and has around 10,000 members. The influence of the party is largely limited to three districts.Member of legislative council of... | PWPI | 0,51 | 0 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok... | RSP | 0,49 | 3 |
| Shiromani Akali Dal Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal , translation: Supreme Akali Party) is a Sikh nationalist political parties based in Punjab. The current party to be recognized by the Election Commission of India is the one led by Parkash Singh Badal... | SAD | 0,87 | 1 |
| United Front of Nagaland | UFN | 0,06 | 1 |
| United Goans (Sequiera Group) | UG(S) | 0,04 | 1 |
| Vishal Haryana | VH | 0,24 | 1 |
| Jharkhand Party Jharkhand Party Jharkhand Party, a political party in India. The party was founded on March 5, 1949 at a large conference in Ranchi. Jaipal Singh was elected president and Idsen Deba general secretary. JKP grew out of the demand for a separate Jharkhand state.... | JP | 0,19 | 1 |
| Republican Party of India Republican Party of India The Republican Party of India is a political party in India. It has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by Dr. Ambedkar. The main base of RPI has traditionally been in Maharashtra.... | RPI | 0,1 | 1 |
| Telangana Praja Samithi Telangana Praja Samithi Telangana Praja Samithi or Telangana Peoples Association was a Indian political party which fought for statehood for the Telangana region.-History:TPS was founded in 1969. The founding president of the party was Madan Mohan... | TPS | 1,28 | 10 |
| Utkal Congress Utkal Congress Utkal Congress was a political party in the Indian state of Orissa. UC was formed in 1969 when Biju Patnaik left Indian National Congress. After the 1971 Orissa elections UC took part in the Biswanath Das ministry in the state. In 1977 Utkal Congress merged into Janata Party.... | UC | 0,72 | 1 |
| Independents | - | 8,38 | 14 |
| Nominated Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indians are people who have mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in India, now mainly historical in the latter sense. British residents in India used the term "Eurasians" for people of mixed European and Indian descent... s | - | - | 2 |
1967
Lok Sabha Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India... elections 1967 Electoral participation: 61,04% | % | 545 | |
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| Bharatiya Jana Sangh Bharatiya Jana Sangh The Bharatiya Jana Sangh existed from 1951 to 1980, whereupon it was succeeded by the Bharatiya Janata Party, one of India's largest political parties... | BJS | 9,31 | 35 |
| Communist Party of India Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... | CPI | 5,11 | 23 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) Communist Party of India (Marxist) The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of... | CPI(M) | 4,28 | 19 |
| Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... | INC | 40,78 | 283 |
| Praja Socialist Party Praja Socialist Party The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. It was founded when the Socialist Party, led by Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh , merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party led by J.B. Kripalani... | PSP | 3,06 | 13 |
| Samyukta Socialist Party Samyukta Socialist Party Samyukta Socialist Party , was a political party in India from 1964 to 1972. SSP was formed through a split in the Praja Socialist Party in 1964. In 1972 SSP was reunited with PSP, forming the Socialist Party.... | SSP | 4,92 | 23 |
| Swatantra Party Swatantra Party The Swatantra Party was a classical liberal political party in India founded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and N. G. Ranga in August 1959. The party opposed the Nehruvian socialist outlook of the Congress Party by advocating free enterprise and free trade, and opposing the licence-permit Raj... | SP | 8,67 | 44 |
| Akali Dal – Master Tara Singh | ADM | 0,13 | 0 |
| Akali Dal – Sant Fateh Singh | ADS | 0,66 | 3 |
| All India Forward Bloc All India Forward Bloc The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India... | AIFB | 0,43 | 2 |
| Bangla Congress Bangla Congress The Bangla Congress was a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress in the 1960s and later co-governed with the Communist Party of India in two United Front governments, the first lasting from March 15, 1967 to... | BC | 0,83 | 5 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar... | DMK | 3,79 | 25 |
| Democratic National Conference Democratic National Conference Democratic National Conference, a splinter group of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. DNC was formed by Ghulam Muhammad Sadiq in 1957.DNC later joined the Communist Party of India, then Communist Party of India and then Communist Party of India . The group was led by Ram Piara Saraf.... | DNC | 0,02 | 0 |
| Indian Union Muslim League Indian Union Muslim League Indian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala... | IUML | 0,28 | 2 |
| Kerala Congress Kerala Congress The Kerala Congress is a recognized State political party in Kerala, India. The party was founded by K. M. George in October 1964 after a group of legislators decided to break from the Indian National Congress... | KC | 0,22 | 0 |
| Naga Nationalist Organisation | NNO | 0,00 | 0 |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India Peasants and Workers Party of India Peasants and Workers Party of India , is a marxist political party in Maharashtra, India. The party was founded in 1949, having its roots from the pre-Independence period and has around 10,000 members. The influence of the party is largely limited to three districts.Member of legislative council of... | PWPI | 0,71 | 2 |
| Republican Party of India Republican Party of India The Republican Party of India is a political party in India. It has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by Dr. Ambedkar. The main base of RPI has traditionally been in Maharashtra.... | RPI | 2,47 | 1 |
| United Goans (Furtado Group) | UG(F) | 0,00 | 0 |
| United Goans (Sequiera Group) | UG(S) | 0,07 | 1 |
| Jana Kranti Dal | JKD | 0,13 | 1 |
| Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Jammu & Kashmir National Conference The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference is a State political party in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Led at the time of Indian Independence in 1947 by Sheikh Abdullah, it dominated electoral politics in the state for many decades... | NC | 0,14 | 1 |
| Independents | - | 13,78 | 35 |
| Nominated Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indians are people who have mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in India, now mainly historical in the latter sense. British residents in India used the term "Eurasians" for people of mixed European and Indian descent... s | - | - | 2 |
1962
Lok Sabha Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India... elections 1962 Electoral participation: 55,42% | % | 545 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh Bharatiya Jana Sangh The Bharatiya Jana Sangh existed from 1951 to 1980, whereupon it was succeeded by the Bharatiya Janata Party, one of India's largest political parties... | BJS | 6,44 | 14 |
| Communist Party of India Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... | CPI | 9,94 | 29 |
| Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... | INC | 44,72 | 361 |
| Praja Socialist Party Praja Socialist Party The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. It was founded when the Socialist Party, led by Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh , merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party led by J.B. Kripalani... | PSP | 6,81 | 12 |
| Socialist Party Socialist Party (India) Socialist Party has been the name of several political parties in India, all of which have their roots in the Congress Socialist Party formed during the freedom struggle... | SSP | 2,69 | 6 |
| Swatantra Party Swatantra Party The Swatantra Party was a classical liberal political party in India founded by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and N. G. Ranga in August 1959. The party opposed the Nehruvian socialist outlook of the Congress Party by advocating free enterprise and free trade, and opposing the licence-permit Raj... | SP | 7,89 | 18 |
| Akali Dal | AD | 0,72 | 3 |
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha The Akhil Bhārat Hindū Mahāsabhā is a Hindu nationalist political party in India. It was founded in 1915, as an alternative for Hindus who were not attracted to the secular Indian National Congress and sought to oppose the Muslim separatism of the Muslim League.-Hindutva:The Mahasabha promoted the... | ABHM | 0,65 | 1 |
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | RRP | 0,6 | 2 |
| All India Forward Bloc All India Forward Bloc The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India... | AIFB | 0,72 | 2 |
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference | APHLC | 0,08 | 1 |
| Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party | CNSPJP | 0,41 | 3 |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar... | DMK | 2,01 | 7 |
| Ganatantra Parishad Ganatantra Parishad The Ganatanra Parishad or the All India Ganatantra Parishad was a regional political party based in Orissa state in eastern India from 1950 to 1962. This political party was formed by the former rulers of the erstwhile princely states and big landlords. It was founded in 1950 and Rajendra Narayan... | GP | 0,3 | 4 |
| Indian Union Muslim League Indian Union Muslim League Indian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala... | IUML | 0,36 | 2 |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India Peasants and Workers Party of India Peasants and Workers Party of India , is a marxist political party in Maharashtra, India. The party was founded in 1949, having its roots from the pre-Independence period and has around 10,000 members. The influence of the party is largely limited to three districts.Member of legislative council of... | PWPI | 0,1 | 0 |
| Republican Party of India Republican Party of India The Republican Party of India is a political party in India. It has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by Dr. Ambedkar. The main base of RPI has traditionally been in Maharashtra.... | RPI | 2,83 | 10 |
| Haryana Lok Samiti | HLS | 0,1 | 1 |
| Lok Sevak Sangh | LSS | 0,24 | 2 |
| Nutan Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad | NMGJP | 0,17 | 1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok... | RSP | 0,39 | 2 |
| Independents | - | 11,05 | 20 |
| Nominated Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indians are people who have mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in India, now mainly historical in the latter sense. British residents in India used the term "Eurasians" for people of mixed European and Indian descent... s | - | - | 2 |
1957
Lok Sabha Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India... elections 1957 Electoral participation: 55,42% | % | 545 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh Bharatiya Jana Sangh The Bharatiya Jana Sangh existed from 1951 to 1980, whereupon it was succeeded by the Bharatiya Janata Party, one of India's largest political parties... | BJS | 5,97 | 4 |
| Communist Party of India Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... | CPI | 8,92 | 27 |
| Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... | INC | 47,78 | 371 |
| Praja Socialist Party Praja Socialist Party The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. It was founded when the Socialist Party, led by Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh , merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party led by J.B. Kripalani... | PSP | 10,41 | 19 |
| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha The Akhil Bhārat Hindū Mahāsabhā is a Hindu nationalist political party in India. It was founded in 1915, as an alternative for Hindus who were not attracted to the secular Indian National Congress and sought to oppose the Muslim separatism of the Muslim League.-Hindutva:The Mahasabha promoted the... | ABHM | 0,86 | 1 |
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | RRP | 0,38 | 0 |
| Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party | CNSPJP | 0,42 | 3 |
| Forward Bloc (Marxist) All India Forward Bloc The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India... | AIFB | 0,55 | 2 |
| Ganatantra Parishad Ganatantra Parishad The Ganatanra Parishad or the All India Ganatantra Parishad was a regional political party based in Orissa state in eastern India from 1950 to 1962. This political party was formed by the former rulers of the erstwhile princely states and big landlords. It was founded in 1950 and Rajendra Narayan... | GP | 1,07 | 7 |
| Jharkhand Party Jharkhand Party Jharkhand Party, a political party in India. The party was founded on March 5, 1949 at a large conference in Ranchi. Jaipal Singh was elected president and Idsen Deba general secretary. JKP grew out of the demand for a separate Jharkhand state.... | JKP | 0,62 | 6 |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India Peasants and Workers Party of India Peasants and Workers Party of India , is a marxist political party in Maharashtra, India. The party was founded in 1949, having its roots from the pre-Independence period and has around 10,000 members. The influence of the party is largely limited to three districts.Member of legislative council of... | PWPI | 0,77 | 4 |
| People's Democratic Front Peoples Democratic Front (Hyderabad) Peoples Democratic Front was a mass front of Communist Party of India in the Hyderabad State.Peoples Democratic Front abbreviated as PDF is one of the post Independence parties in India.... | PDF | 0,87 | 2 |
| Praja Party Praja Party The Praja Party, initially called the Council Praja Party or the Bengal Praja Party and later renamed the Nikhil Banga Praja Samiti and finally the Krishak Praja Party , was a political party of Bengal in the latter days of British India. Formed in July 1929, it lasted until 1937... | PP | 0,12 | 0 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok... | RSP | 0,26 | 0 |
| Scheduled Castes Federation Republican Party of India The Republican Party of India is a political party in India. It has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by Dr. Ambedkar. The main base of RPI has traditionally been in Maharashtra.... | SCF | 1,69 | 6 |
| Independents | - | 19,32 | 42 |
| Nominated Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indians are people who have mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in India, now mainly historical in the latter sense. British residents in India used the term "Eurasians" for people of mixed European and Indian descent... s | - | - | 2 |
1951
Lok Sabha Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India... elections 1951. Electoral participation: 44,87% | % | 545 | |
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| Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha The Akhil Bhārat Hindū Mahāsabhā is a Hindu nationalist political party in India. It was founded in 1915, as an alternative for Hindus who were not attracted to the secular Indian National Congress and sought to oppose the Muslim separatism of the Muslim League.-Hindutva:The Mahasabha promoted the... | ABHM | 0,95 | 4 |
| Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | RRP | 1,97 | 3 |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh Bharatiya Jana Sangh The Bharatiya Jana Sangh existed from 1951 to 1980, whereupon it was succeeded by the Bharatiya Janata Party, one of India's largest political parties... | BJS | 3,06 | 3 |
| Bolshevik Party of India Bolshevik Party of India The Bolshevik Party of India was a communist political party in the India. Although the party is now defunct and doesn't contest election anymore, it is logged with the Election Commission of India as having contested the very first parliamentary elections in 1951 in India.... | BPI | 0,02 | 0 |
| Communist Party of India Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925... | CPI | 3,29 | 16 |
| Forward Bloc (Marxist) All India Forward Bloc The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India... | FB(M) | 0,91 | 1 |
| Forward Bloc (Ruiker) | FB(R) | 0,13 | 0 |
| Indian National Congress Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian... | INC | 44,99 | 364 |
| Krishikar Lok Party Krishikar Lok Party Krishikar Lok Party , a political party in the Hyderad State, India, existing April-June 1951. KLP was formed when Acharya N. G. Ranga broke away from the Hyderabad State Praja Party.... | KLP | 1,41 | 1 |
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party The Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party was a socialist political party of India. Although the party is now defunct and doesn't contest election anymore, it is logged with the Election Commission of India as having contested the very first parliamentary elections in 1951 in India... | KMPP | 5,79 | 9 |
| Revolutionary Communist Party of India Revolutionary Communist Party of India Revolutionary Communist Party of India is a political party in India. The party was founded by Saumyendranath Tagore in 1934, breaking away from the Communist Party of India. During the period 1934–1938 the name of the party was Communist League... | RCPI | 0,06 | 0 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got around 0,4% of the votes and three seats in the Lok... | RSP | 0,44 | 3 |
| Scheduled Caste Federation | SCF | 2,38 | 2 |
| Socialist Party Socialist Party (India) Socialist Party has been the name of several political parties in India, all of which have their roots in the Congress Socialist Party formed during the freedom struggle... | SP | 10,59 | 12 |
| All India Republican Party | REP | 0,04 | 0 |
| All India Republican Party | RPP | 0,05 | 0 |
| All India United Kisan Sabha | UKS | 0,06 | 0 |
| All Manipur National Union | AMNU | 0,02 | 0 |
| All Peoples Party | APP | 0,03 | 0 |
| Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party | CNSPJP | 0,22 | 1 |
| Cochin Party | CP | 0,01 | 0 |
| Common Weal Party | CWP | 0,31 | 3 |
| Ganatantra Parishad Ganatantra Parishad The Ganatanra Parishad or the All India Ganatantra Parishad was a regional political party based in Orissa state in eastern India from 1950 to 1962. This political party was formed by the former rulers of the erstwhile princely states and big landlords. It was founded in 1950 and Rajendra Narayan... | GP | 0,91 | 6 |
| Gandhi Sebak Seva | GSS | 0,01 | 0 |
| Hill Peoples Party | HPP | 0,02 | 0 |
| Historical Research Historical Research Historical Research is a scholarly journal published by the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London. It was first published in 1923 under the title Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research. Beginning with Vol. 60, no. 141 , the journal appeared under its present name... | HR | 0,00 | 0 |
| Hyderabad State Praja Party Hyderabad State Praja Party Hyderabad State Praja Party, a political party in the Hyderabad State. HSPP was formed in 1951 when Tanguturi Prakasam and Acharya N. G. Ranga broke away from the Indian National Congress.... | HSPP | 0,01 | 0 |
| Jharkhand Party Jharkhand Party Jharkhand Party, a political party in India. The party was founded on March 5, 1949 at a large conference in Ranchi. Jaipal Singh was elected president and Idsen Deba general secretary. JKP grew out of the demand for a separate Jharkhand state.... | JKP | 0,71 | 3 |
| Justice Party Justice Party (India) The Justice Party , officially known as South Indian Liberal Federation, was a political party in the Madras Presidency of British India. The party was established in 1917 by T. M. Nair and Theagaroya Chetty as a result of a series of non-Brahmin conferences and meetings in the presidency... | JP | 0,06 | 0 |
| Kamgar Kisan Paksha | KKP | 0,13 | 0 |
| Kerala Socialist Party Kerala Socialist Party Kerala Socialist Party was a political party founded under the leadership of Mathai Manjooran on September 21, 1947 at Kozhikode. It began as a small party, but its front-line leaders compelled the party deep into the public imagination.... | KSP | 0,1 | 0 |
| Khasi-Jaintia Durbar | KJD | 0,03 | 0 |
| Kisan Janata Sumyukta Party | KJSP | 0,01 | 0 |
| Kisan Mazdoor Mandal | KMM | 0,01 | 0 |
| Kuki National Association | KNA | 0,01 | 0 |
| Lok Sevak Sangh | LSS | 0,29 | 2 |
| Madras State Muslim League Party | MSMLP | 0,08 | 1 |
| National Party of India | NPI | 0,00 | 0 |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India Peasants and Workers Party of India Peasants and Workers Party of India , is a marxist political party in Maharashtra, India. The party was founded in 1949, having its roots from the pre-Independence period and has around 10,000 members. The influence of the party is largely limited to three districts.Member of legislative council of... | PWPI | 0,94 | 2 |
| Peoples Democratic Front Peoples Democratic Front (Hyderabad) Peoples Democratic Front was a mass front of Communist Party of India in the Hyderabad State.Peoples Democratic Front abbreviated as PDF is one of the post Independence parties in India.... | PDF | 1,29 | 7 |
| Praja Party Praja Party The Praja Party, initially called the Council Praja Party or the Bengal Praja Party and later renamed the Nikhil Banga Praja Samiti and finally the Krishak Praja Party , was a political party of Bengal in the latter days of British India. Formed in July 1929, it lasted until 1937... | PP | 0,02 | 0 |
| Punjab Depressed Class League | PDCL | 0,01 | 0 |
| Pursharathi Panchayat | PURP | 0,01 | 0 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (Uttar Pradesh) | RSP(UP) | 0,02 | 0 |
| Shiromani Akali Dal Shiromani Akali Dal The Shiromani Akali Dal , translation: Supreme Akali Party) is a Sikh nationalist political parties based in Punjab. The current party to be recognized by the Election Commission of India is the one led by Parkash Singh Badal... | SAD | 0,99 | 4 |
| S.K. Paksha | SKP | 0,13 | 0 |
| Saurashtra Khedut Sangh | SKS | 0,03 | 0 |
| Tamil Nadu Toilers Party | TNTP | 0,84 | 4 |
| Tamil Nadu Congress Party | TNCP | 0,03 | 0 |
| Tribal Sangha | TS | 0,11 | 0 |
| Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress Party | TTNC | 0,11 | 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh Praja Party | UPP | 0,2 | 0 |
| Zamindar Party | ZP | 0,27 | 0 |
| Independents | - | 15,9 | 37 |
| Nominated Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indian Anglo-Indians are people who have mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in India, now mainly historical in the latter sense. British residents in India used the term "Eurasians" for people of mixed European and Indian descent... s | - | - | 2 |