Elections in the Republic of India in 1979 included elections to two state legislative assemblies, elections to the Indian Rajya Sabha and for the post of the vice-president.
Elections in the Republic of India in 1979 included elections to two state legislative assemblies, elections to the Indian Rajya Sabha and for the post of the vice-president.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Mizoram People's Conference | 53,515 | 32.67 | 18 |  4 | |
| Indian National Congress (I) | 39,115 | 23.88 | 5 | New | |
| Janata Party | 21,435 | 13.09 | 2 | New | |
| Independents | 49,733 | 30.36 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total | 163,798 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 163,798 | 99.06 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,546 | 0.94 | |||
| Total votes | 165,344 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 241,944 | 68.34 | |||
| Source: ECI [1] | |||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Sikkim Janata Parishad | 22,776 | 31.49 | 16 | |
| Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) | 14,889 | 20.58 | 11 | |
| Sikkim Prajatantra Congress | 11,400 | 15.76 | 4 | |
| Janata Party | 9,534 | 13.18 | 0 | |
| Indian National Congress | 1,476 | 2.04 | 0 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 241 | 0.33 | 0 | |
| Sikkim Scheduled Caste League | 85 | 0.12 | 0 | |
| Independents | 11,938 | 16.50 | 1 | |
| Total | 72,339 | 100.00 | 32 | |
| Valid votes | 72,339 | 94.81 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,960 | 5.19 | ||
| Total votes | 76,299 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 117,157 | 65.13 | ||
| Source: ECI [2] | ||||
Source: [3]
The 1979 Indian vice presidential election was not needed as former Chief Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah was elected unopposed for the post. [4]
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