BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR RAJASTHAN

1.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan 1952

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Congress

149

82

39.50

  Socialist Party

52

1

4.30

  KMPP

6

1

0.50

  Communist Party

11

0

0.50

  Jan Sangh

50

8

5.90

  Other Parties and Independents

348

68

49.30

  Total

616

160

100.00

 

 

2.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan 1957

 

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Congress

176

119

45.20

  Praja Socialist Party

27

1

2.40

  Communist Party of India

24

1

3.00

  Jan Sangh

50

6

5.52

  National Parties

277

127

56.12

  Other and Independents

460

49

43.88

  Total

737

176

100.00

 

 

3.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan 1962

 

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Congress

176

88

39.98

  Communist Party of India

45

5

5.40

  Swantantra Party

93

36

17.10

  Praja Socialist Party

22

2

1.46

  Jan Sangh

94

15

9.15

  National Parties

430

146

73.09

  Socialist Party

40

5

3.68

  Hindu Maha Sabha

7

0

0.34

  Ram Rajaya Parishad

23

3

2.01

  State Party

70

8

6.03

  Independents

390

22

20.88

  Total

890

176

100.00

 

 

4.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan 1967

 

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Indian National Congress

182

89

41.42

  Swatantra Party

107

48

22.10

  Bharatiya Jan Sangh

63

22

11.69

  Samyukta Socialist Party

38

8

4.76

  Communist Party of India

20

1

0.97

  Communist Party of India (Marxist)

22

0

1.18

  Praja Socialist Party

17

0

0.81

  National Parties

449

168

82.93

  Republican Party of India

5

0

0.13

  State Party

5

0

0.13

  Regd. (Unrecog.) Parties

4

0

0.67

  Independents

434

16

16.27

  Total

892

184

100.00

 

 

5.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan 1972

 

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Indian National Congress

179

145

51.18

  Indian National Congress (Organisation)

37

1

1.33

  Swatantra Party

119

11

12.32

  Bharatiya Jana Sangh

119

8

12.20

  Socialist Party

36

4

2.44

  Communist Party of India

5

4

1.55

  Communist Party of India (Marxist)

20

0

0.95

  National Parties

515

173

81.97

  Republican Party of India

1

0

0.03

  Vishal Haryana Party

4

0

0.65

  State Party

5

0

0.68

  Independents

355

11

17.35

  Total

875

184

100.00

 

 

6.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan 1977

 

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Janata Party

200

151

50.39

  Indian National Congress

186

41

31.49

  Communist Party of India

10

1

1.11

  Communist Party of India (Marxist)

14

1

0.75

  National Parties

410

194

83.74

  Vishal Haryana Party

2

0

0.02

  Muslim League

9

0

0.26

  State Party

11

0

0.28

  Regd. (Unrecog.) Parties

1

0

0.00

  Independents

728

6

15.98

  Total

1150

200

100.00

 

 

7.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan 1980

 

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Indian National Congress (I)

199

133

42.96

  Indian National Congress (U)

69

6

5.59

  Communist Party of India

25

1

0.97

  Communist Party of India (Marxist)

16

1

1.20

  Janata Party (JP)

76

8

7.34

  Bharatiya Janata Party

123

32

18.60

  Janata Party (Secular) Ch. Charan Singh

104

7

9.83

  Janata Party (Secular) Raj Narain

39

0

0.41

  National Parties

651

188

86.90

  Muslim League

1

0

0.00

  State Party

1

0

0.00

  Regd. (Unrecog.) Parties

4

0

0.02

  Independents

750

12

13.08

  Total

1406

200

100.00

 

 

8.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan 1985

 

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Indian National Congress

199

113

46.56

  Indian Congress (Socialist)

15

0

0.08

  Janata Party

31

10

5.88

  Bharatiya Janata Party

118

39

21.24

  Lok Dal

60

27

11.86

  Communist Party of India

46

0

0.89

  Communist Party of India (Marxist)

19

1

0.92

  National Parties

488

190

87.43

  Indian Congress (J)

21

0

0.65

  State Party

21

0

0.65

  Independents

995

10

11.92

  Total

1504

200

100.00

 

 

9.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan 1990

 

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Indian National Congress

200

50

33.64

  Janata Dal

120

55

21.58

  Bharatiya Janata Party

128

85

25.25

  Communist Party of India

41

0

0.82

  Communist Party of India (Marxist)

22

1

1.03

  Indian Congress (Socialist-Sarat Chandra Sinha

17

0

0.06

  Janata Party (JP)

44

0

0.32

  Lok Dal (B)

28

0

0.18

  National Parties

600

191

82.88

  Regd. (Unrecog.) Parties

349

0

2.18

  Independents

2139

9

14.94

  Total

3088

200

100.00

 

 

10.General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan 1993

 

Performance of parties

  Party

No. of Candidates

Seats
Won

% of Votes Polled

  Bharatiya Janata Party

196

95

38.60

  Communist Party of India

7

0

0.22

  Communist Party of India (Marxist)

12

1

0.98

  Indian National Congress

199

76

38.27

  Janata Dal

146

6

6.94

  National Parties

560

178

85.01

  Bahujan Samaj Party

50

0

0.56

  Shivsena

73

0

0.37

  All India Forward Bloc

3

0

0.00

  State Parties

126

0

0.93

  Regd. (Unrecog.) Parties

244

0

1.16

  Independents

1507

21

12.90

  Total

2437

199

100.00

 

* Poll was countermanded in 77-Rajakhera A.C

 

Source: ECI

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