1974 elections in India

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  1972 1974 bye election 1975  

Overall Results

Date(s)StateGovernment before electionChief Minister before electionGovernment after electionChief Minister after electionMaps
12–16 February 1974 Nagaland Nagaland Nationalist Organisation Hokishe Sema United Democratic Front (Nagaland) Vizol Koso IN-NL.svg
19–25 February 1974 Manipur President's Rule Manipur People's Party Mohammed Alimuddin IN-MN.svg
24 February 1974 Pondicherry President's Rule All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam S. Ramassamy IN-PY.svg
24 and 26 February 1974 Uttar Pradesh Indian National Congress Hemwati Bahuguna Indian National Congress (R) Hemwati Bahuguna IN-UP.svg
Odisha Indian National Congress (R) Nandini Satpathy Indian National Congress (R) Nandini Satpathy IN-OD.svg

Legislative Assembly elections

Manipur

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress 164,71727.6213–4
Manipur Peoples Party 134,49322.5520+5
Manipur Hills Union 55,8799.3712New
Socialist Party 35,3495.932–1
Communist Party of India 33,0395.546+1
Kuki National Assembly 17,5922.952New
Indian National Congress (Organisation) 8,7641.470–1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3,3470.5600
Independents143,24124.025–14
Total596,421100.00600
Valid votes596,42197.91
Invalid/blank votes12,7012.09
Total votes609,122100.00
Registered voters/turnout719,97184.60
Source: ECI [1]

Nagaland

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Nagaland Nationalist Organisation 103,51535.7123+1
United Democratic Front 87,00530.0125New
Independents99,37934.2812+4
Total289,899100.0060+20
Valid votes289,89997.40
Invalid/blank votes7,7312.60
Total votes297,630100.00
Registered voters/turnout400,32274.35
Source: ECI [2]

Odisha

Source: [3]

PartyNo. of candidatesNo. of electedNo. of votes %
Indian National Congress (Indira) 13569215281837.44%
Utkal Congress 9535152106426.45%
Swatantra Party 562169447312.08%
Communist Party of India 1472797384.87%
Socialist Party 1721017891.77%
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 83676001.18%
Orissa Jana Congress 421671691.17%
Jharkhand Party 121347860.60%
Indian National Congress (Organization) 170291030.51%
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 120233350.41%
All India Jharkhand Party 80153600.27%
Socialist Unity Centre of India 40102140,18%
All India Forward Bloc 2010800.02%
Revolutionary Communist Party of India 104780.01%
Independents299775081813.06%
Total:7221465749825

Pondicherry

Source: [4]

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 60,81227.8312New
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 47,82321.892–13
Indian National Congress (Organisation) 41,34818.925New
Indian National Congress 34,84015.957–3
Communist Party of India 18,4688.452–1
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2,7371.251+1
Independents12,4705.711–1
Total218,498100.00300
Valid votes218,49896.97
Invalid/blank votes6,8303.03
Total votes225,328100.00
Registered voters/turnout264,10385.32
Source: ECI [5]

Uttar Pradesh

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress 8,868,22932.29215+4
Bharatiya Kranti Dal 5,826,25621.22106+8
Bharatiya Jana Sangh 4,701,97217.1261+12
Indian National Congress (Organisation) 2,296,8838.3610New
Socialist Party (India) 795,7702.905New
Communist Party of India 672,8812.4516+12
Indian Union Muslim League 378,2211.381New
Swatantra Party 311,6691.131–4
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 194,2570.712+1
Shoshit Samaj Dal190,2590.691New
Hindu Mahasabha 81,8290.3010
Others327,2461.1900
Independents2,815,74710.255–13
Total27,461,219100.00424–1
Valid votes27,461,21997.00
Invalid/blank votes849,4483.00
Total votes28,310,667100.00
Registered voters/turnout49,743,19356.91
Source: ECI [6]

References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1974 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1974 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. "1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election". Election Commission of India.
  4. "Puducherry 1974".
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1974 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1974 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 January 2022.