Elections in the Republic of India in 1983 included elections to six state legislative assemblies and to seats in the Rajya Sabha.
Elections in the Republic of India in 1983 included elections to six state legislative assemblies and to seats in the Rajya Sabha.
| s.no | party | seats contested | seats won | seats change | vote share | swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu Desam Party | 289 | 202 | +202 | 46.3% | + 46.3% |
| 2 | Indian National Congress | 294 | 60 | -115 | 33.64% | -22.78% |
| 3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 28 | 5 | -3 | 2.01% | -0.70% |
| 4 | Communist Party of India | 48 | 6 | +3 | 2.79% | +0.30% |
| 5 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 81 | 3 | +3 | 2.76% | +2.76% |
| 6 | Janata Party | 44 | 1 | -59 | 0.96% | -27.89% |
| 7 | others | 1100 | 20 | +5 | 5.00% | -4.20% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 1,194,657 | 52.53 | 91 | +65 | |
| Indian Congress (Socialist) | 137,685 | 6.05 | 4 | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 116,923 | 5.14 | 2 | –9 | |
| Plain Tribals Council of Assam | 106,084 | 4.66 | 1 | –3 | |
| Communist Party of India | 58,746 | 2.58 | 1 | –4 | |
| Independents | 659,995 | 29.02 | 10 | –5 | |
| Total | 2,274,090 | 100.00 | 109 | –21 | |
| Valid votes | 2,274,090 | 95.34 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 111,100 | 4.66 | |||
| Total votes | 2,385,190 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,284,612 | 32.74 | |||
| Source: ECI [1] | |||||
| Political Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | Number of Votes | % of Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 56 | 34 | 856,055 | 47.50% | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 50 | 19 | 666,605 | 36.99% | |
| Lok Dal | 6 | 2 | 73,765 | 4.09% | |
| Janata Party | 37 | 1 | 65,980 | 3.66% | |
| Total | 400 | 56 | 1,802,118 |
| Political Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Number of Votes | % of Votes | Seat change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janata Party | 193 | 95 | 4,272,318 | 33.07% |  36 | |
| Indian National Congress | 221 | 82 | 5,221,419 | 40.42% |  67 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 110 | 18 | 1,024,892 | 7.93% | 18 | |
| Communist Party of India | 7 | 3 | 161,192 | 1.25% |  | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 4 | 3 | 115,320 | 0.89% | 3 | |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1 | 1 | 16,234 | 0.13% | 1 | |
| Independents | 751 | 22 | 1,998,256 | 15.47% | 12 | |
| Total | 1365 | 224 | 12,919,459 |
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 130,956 | 27.68 | 1.64 | 25 | 5 | |
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference (AHL) | 118,593 | 24.92 | 0.15 | 15 | 1 | |
| Hill State People's Democratic Party (HDP) | 91,386 | 19.32 | 0.08 | 15 | 1 | |
| Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC) | 23,253 | 4.92 | 2 | [a] | ||
| Communist Party of India | 2,442 | 0.52 | 0.1 | 0 | | |
| Independents (IND) | 106,378 | 22.49 | 2.33 | 3 | 5 [b] | |
| Total | 473,050 | 100.00 | 60 | ±0 | ||
| Source: Election Commission of India [4] | ||||||
aIn the 1978 election, two candidates from the PDIC were elected, but the party had not obtained registration in time for the election; at that time, the party's representatives were recorded as independents in the official results. [5]
bDoes not include the two PDIC candidates elected as independents in 1978.
| Party | Seats Contested | Seats Won | No. of Votes | % of Votes | 1977 Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 4 | 0 | 578 | 0.06% | - |
| Communist Party of India | 1 | 0 | 7,657 | 0.83% | 0 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 56 | 37 | 433,608 | 46.78% | 51 |
| Indian Congress Secular | 3 | 0 | 540 | 0.06% | - |
| Indian National Congress | 45 | 12 | 282,859 | 30.51% | 0 |
| Janata Party | 5 | 0 | 515 | 0.06% | 0 |
| All India Forward Block | 1 | 0 | 6,549 | 0.71% | 1 |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2 | 2 | 15,218 | 1.64% | 2 |
| Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti | 14 | 6 | 97,039 | 10.47% | 4 |
| Independents | 75 | 3 | 82,443 | 8.89% | 2 |
| Total | 206 | 60 | 927,006 |
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