Astonishing facts about Indian Prime Ministers, their voting %, number of seats won (1952-till date)?
Astonishing facts about Indian Prime Ministers (1952-till date)?
How much vote share Indian Prime Ministers earned (1952-till date)?
How many seats Indian Prime Minister's party won (1952-till date)?
Can India be ruled with less than 10% vote share?
Can India be ruled with less than 10% parliament seats?
Who ruled India with >50% vote share?
India is a vibrant democracy. It is world's largest democracy as well. Prime minister represents India and its people. Let us analyze the data, what is the % of Indian voters who exercised their voting rights, voted for the parties from which PMs were elected.
Few data are really astonishing.
1952 (1st Loksabha)
PM: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 44.99%
No. of seats obtained: 364 of 489
Party: Indian National Congress
Face: Jawaharlal Nehru
Symbol of Indian National Congress (1951-1969), PM in 1952, 1957, 1962, 1967
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 3.29%
No. of seats obtained: 16
Runner up party: CPI
Face: Ajoy Ghosh
=========
1957 (2nd Loksabha)
PM: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Winner
No. of seats obtained: 371 of 494
Party: Indian National Congress
Face: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 8.92%
No. of seats obtained: 27
Runner up party: CPI
Face: Shripad Amrit Dange
=========
1962 (3rd Loksabha)
1st Government
PM: Jawaharlal Nehru
2nd Government
PM: Lal Bahadur Shastri, INC, Post Nehru's death
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 44.72%
No. of seats obtained: 361 of 494
Party: Indian National Congress
Face: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 9.94%
No. of seats obtained: 29
Runner up party: CPI
Face: Shripad Amrit Dange
=========
1967 (4th Loksabha)
PM: Indira Gandhi
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 40.78%
No. of seats obtained: 283 of 520
Party: Indian National Congress
Face: Indira Gandhi
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 8.67%
No. of seats obtained: 44
Runner up party: Swatantra Party
Face: C. Rajagopalachari
=========
1971 (5th Loksabha)
PM: Indira Gandhi
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 43.68%
No. of seats obtained: 352 of 518
Party: Indian National Congress (I)/ Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)
Face: Indira Gandhi
Symbol of Indian National Congress (Requisitionists) (1971-1977), PM in 1971
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 5.12%
No. of seats obtained: 25
Runner up party: CPI(M)
Face: Puchalapalli Sundarayya
=========
1977 (6th Loksabha)
1st Government
PM: Morarji Desai
2nd Government
Charan Singh
Party: Janata Party (Secular), rebel party members of Janata Party
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 41.32%
No. of seats obtained: 295 of 542
Party: Janata Party
Face: Morarji Desai
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 34.52%
No. of seats obtained: 154
Runner up party: Indian National Congress (I)/ Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)
Face: Indira Gandhi
=========
1980 (7th Loksabha)
PM: Indira Gandhi
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 42.69%
No. of seats obtained: 353 of 529
Party: INC
Face: Indira Gandhi
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 9.39%
No. of seats obtained: 41
Runner up party: Janata Party (Secular)
Face: Charan Singh
=========
1984 (8th Loksabha)
PM: Rajiv Gandhi
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 46.86%
No. of seats obtained: 414 of 514
Party: INC
Face: Rajiv Gandhi
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 3.95%
No. of seats obtained: 30
Runner up party: Telugu Desam Party
Face: N.T. Rama Rao
=========
1989 (9th Loksabha)
1st Government
PM: V. P. Singh
2nd Government
PM: Chandra Shekhar
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) formed from the rebel fraction of Janata Dal.
No. of MPs of Janata Dal–Socialist faction: 64
(% of vote obtained: 7.96%, assuming equal distribution of 17.79% vote share for 143 no. of seats of Janata dal)
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 39.53%
No. of seats obtained: 197 of 529
Party: INC
Face: Rajiv Gandhi
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 17.79%
No. of seats obtained: 143
Runner up party: Janata Dal
Face: V. P. Singh
Symbol of Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya), PM in 1990
=========
1991 (10th Loksabha)
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 36.40%
No. of seats obtained: 244 of 521
Party: INC
Face: Rajiv Gandhi
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 20.11%
No. of seats obtained: 120
Runner up party: BJP
Face: L.K. Advani
=========
1996 (11th Loksabha)
- Winner
1st Govt
% of vote obtained: 20.29%
No. of seats obtained: 161 of 543
Party: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
2nd Govt
% of vote obtained: 8.08%
No. of seats obtained: 46
PM: H. D. Deve Gowda
Party: Janata Dal
3rd Govt
% of vote obtained: 8.08%
No. of seats obtained: 46
PM: Inder Kumar Gujral
Party: Janata Dal- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 28.80%
No. of seats obtained: 140
Runner up party: INC
Face: P. V. Narasimha Rao
=========
1998 (12th Loksabha)
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 25.59%
No. of seats obtained: 182 of 543
Winner party: BJP
PM: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 25.82%
No. of seats obtained: 141
Runner up party: INC
Face: Sitaram Kesri
=========
1999 (13th Loksabha)
PM: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 23.75%
No. of seats obtained: 182 of 543
Winner party: BJP
Face: Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 28.30%
No. of seats obtained: 114
Runner up party: INC
Face: Sonia Gandhi
=========
2004 (14th Loksabha)
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 26.53%
No. of seats obtained: 145 of 543
Winner party: Indian National Congress
Face: Sonia Gandhi
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 22.16%
No. of seats obtained: 138
Runner up party:
Face:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
=========
2009 (15th Loksabha)
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 28.55%
No. of seats obtained by winning party: 206 of 543
Winner party: Indian National Congress
Face: Dr Manmohan Singh
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 18.80%
No. of seats obtained: 116
Runner up party: BJP
Face: Lal Krishna Advani
=========
2014 (16th Loksabha)
PM: Narendra Modi
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 31.00%
No. of seats obtained by winning party: 282 of 543
Winner party: BJP
Face: Narendra Modi
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 19.31%
No. of seats obtained: 44
Runner up party: INC
Face: Rahul Gandhi
=========
2019 (17th Loksabha)
PM: Narendra Modi
- Winner
% of vote obtained: 37.36%
No. of seats obtained: 303 of 543
Winner party: BJP
Face: Narendra Modi
- Runner up
% of vote obtained: 19.49%
No. of seats obtained: 52
Runner up party: INC
Face: Rahul Gandhi
=========
2019 election in exact numbers
Eligible voter: 91.2 Crore
Voter turnout: 67.40% (61.5 Cr)
Exact no. of vote obtained by BJP: 22.9 Cr
% of vote obtained: 37.36% of voter turnout
=========
Summary
Year PM --- %Vote share --- No. of Seat
2019 Narendra Modi --- 37.36% --- 303
2014 Narendra Modi --- 31.00% --- 282
2009 Dr Manmohan Singh --- 28.55% --- 206
2004 Dr Manmohan Singh --- 26.53% --- 145
1999 Atal Bihari Vajpayee --- 23.75% --- 182
1998 Atal Bihari Vajpayee --- 25.59% --- 182
1996 Atal Bihari Vajpayee --- 20.29% --- 161
1996 H. D. Deve Gowda --- 8.08% --- 46
1997 Inder Kumar Gujral --- 8.08% --- 46
1991 P. V. Narasimha Rao --- 36.40% --- 244
1989 V. P. Singh --- 17.79% --- 143
1990 Chandra Shekhar --- 7.96% --- 64
1984 Rajiv Gandhi --- 46.86% --- 414
1980 Indira Gandhi --- 42.69% --- 353
1979 Charan Singh --- 41.32% --- 295
1977 Morarji Desai --- 41.32% --- 295
1971 Indira Gandhi --- 43.68% --- 352
1967 Indira Gandhi --- 40.78% --- 283
1962 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 44.72% --- 361
1957 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 47.78% --- 371
1952 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 44.99% --- 364
Prime minister (PM) with Top 3 vote share
1957 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 47.78% --- 371
1984 Rajiv Gandhi --- 46.86% --- 414
1952 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 44.99% --- 364
Prime minister (PM) with Bottom 3 vote share
1990 Chandra Shekhar --- 7.96% --- 64
1996 H. D. Deve Gowda --- 8.08% --- 46
1997 Inder Kumar Gujral --- 8.08% --- 46
Prime minister (PM) with Top 3 seat
1984 Rajiv Gandhi --- 46.86% --- 414
1957 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 47.78% --- 371
1952 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 44.99% --- 364
Prime minister (PM) with Bottom 3 seat
1990 Chandra Shekhar --- 7.96% --- 64
1996 H. D. Deve Gowda --- 8.08% --- 46
1997 Inder Kumar Gujral --- 8.08% --- 46
Prime minister (PM) with More than 400 seats
1984 Rajiv Gandhi --- 46.86% --- 414
Prime minister (PM) with 300-400 seats
1962 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 44.72% --- 361
1957 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 47.78% --- 371
1952 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 44.99% --- 364
1971 Indira Gandhi --- 43.68% --- 352
1980 Indira Gandhi --- 42.69% --- 353
2019 Narendra Modi --- 37.36% --- 303
Prime minister (PM) with 250-300 seats
1977 Morarji Desai --- 41.32% --- 295
1979 Charan Singh --- 41.32% --- 295
2014 Narendra Modi --- 31.00% --- 282
Prime minister (PM) with 200-300 seats
1977 Morarji Desai --- 41.32% --- 295
1979 Charan Singh --- 41.32% --- 295
2014 Narendra Modi --- 31.00% --- 282
1991 P. V. Narasimha Rao --- 36.40% --- 244
2009 Dr Manmohan Singh --- 28.55% --- 206
Prime minister (PM) with 100-200 seats
2004 Dr Manmohan Singh --- 26.53% --- 145
1999 Atal Bihari Vajpayee --- 23.75% --- 182
1998 Atal Bihari Vajpayee --- 25.59% --- 182
1996 Atal Bihari Vajpayee --- 20.29% --- 161
1989 V. P. Singh --- 17.79% --- 143
Prime minister (PM) with 50-100 seats
1990 Chandra Shekhar --- 7.96% --- 64
Prime minister (PM) with Less than 50 seats
1996 H. D. Deve Gowda --- 8.08% --- 46
1997 Inder Kumar Gujral --- 8.08% --- 46
Prime minister (PM) with 50% vote share
NIL
Prime minister (PM) with 40-50% vote share
1984 Rajiv Gandhi --- 46.86% --- 414
1980 Indira Gandhi --- 42.69% --- 353
1979 Charan Singh --- 41.32% --- 295
1977 Morarji Desai --- 41.32% --- 295
1971 Indira Gandhi --- 43.68% --- 352
1967 Indira Gandhi --- 40.78% --- 283
1962 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 44.72% --- 361
1957 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 47.78% --- 371
1952 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 44.99% --- 364
Prime minister (PM) with 45-50% vote share
1984 Rajiv Gandhi --- 46.86% --- 414
Prime minister (PM) with 40-45% vote share
1980 Indira Gandhi --- 42.69% --- 353
1979 Charan Singh --- 41.32% --- 295
1977 Morarji Desai --- 41.32% --- 295
1971 Indira Gandhi --- 43.68% --- 352
1967 Indira Gandhi --- 40.78% --- 283
1962 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 44.72% --- 361
1957 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 47.78% --- 371
1952 Jawaharlal Nehru --- 44.99% --- 364
Prime minister (PM) with 30-40% vote share
2019 Narendra Modi --- 37.36% --- 303
1991 P. V. Narasimha Rao --- 36.40% --- 244
2014 Narendra Modi --- 31.00% --- 282
Prime minister (PM) with 35-40% vote share
2019 Narendra Modi --- 37.36% --- 303
1991 P. V. Narasimha Rao --- 36.40% --- 244
Prime minister (PM) with 30-35% vote share
2014 Narendra Modi --- 31.00% --- 282
Prime minister (PM) with 20-30% vote share
2009 Dr Manmohan Singh --- 28.55% --- 206
2004 Dr Manmohan Singh --- 26.53% --- 145
1998 Atal Bihari Vajpayee --- 25.59% --- 182
1999 Atal Bihari Vajpayee --- 23.75% --- 182
1996 Atal Bihari Vajpayee --- 20.29% --- 161
Prime minister (PM) with 10-20% vote share
1989 V. P. Singh --- 17.79% --- 143
Prime minister (PM) with 0-10% vote share
1996 H. D. Deve Gowda --- 8.08% --- 46
1997 Inder Kumar Gujral --- 8.08% --- 46
1990 Chandra Shekhar --- 7.96% --- 64
Reference
Leap of Faith Journey of Indian Elections, Election commission of India
Educational qualifications of Indian PMs
Educational qualifications of Indian Presidents
Educational qualifications of Indian CMs
Educational qualifications of world leaders
Educational qualifications of CEOs
Comments
Post a Comment