1994 elections in India

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Elections in the Republic of India in 1994 included elections to four state legislative assemblies and to seats in the Rajya Sabha.

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Legislative Assembly elections

Andhra Pradesh

NoPartySeats ContestedSeats WonSeats changeVote ShareSwing
1 Telugu Desam Party 251216+14244.14%+7.60%
2 Indian National Congress 29426-15533.85%-13.24%
3 Communist Party of India 2119+113.39%+0.75%
4 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1615+92.96%+0.50%
5 Bharatiya Janata Party 2803-23.89%+2.11%
6 Majlis Bachao Tehreek 92+20.49%0.49%
7 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 201-30.70%-1.29%

Goa

PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress 216,16537.5418
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 128,03322.2412
Bhartiya Janata Party 52,0949.054
United Goans Democratic Party 47,7658.303
Bahujan Samaj Party 9,1091.580
Shiv Sena 8,3471.450
Communist Party of India 3,4240.590
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2,4310.420
Gomantak Lok Pox 1,4970.260
Janata Party 1,4340.250
Samajwadi Party 2050.040
Republican Party of India 1770.030
Independents105,10818.253
Total575,789100.0040
Valid votes575,78998.31
Invalid/blank votes9,8891.69
Total votes585,678100.00
Registered voters/turnout822,63171.20
Source: ECI

Karnataka

Summary of the 1994 Karnataka legislature election results
PartiesFlagSeats contestedSeats won% of votesSeat change
Vote share % change
Janata Dal Janata Dal symbol.svg 22111533.54%Increase2.svg77Increase2.svg6.46%
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)2234016.99%Increase2.svg36Increase2.svg12.85%
Indian National Congress 2213426.95%Decrease2.svg143Decrease2.svg16.55%
Karnataka Congress Party 218107.31%New PartyNew Party
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha 10812.65%Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg0.94%
Bahujan Samaj Party 7710.78%Decrease2.svg1Increase2.svg0.74
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1310.49%Increase2.svg1Decrease2.svg0.04
Indian National League 210.29%New PartyNew Party
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 410.24%-Decrease2.svg0.06%
Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha 4210.18%New PartyNew Party
Bharatiya Republican Paksha 210.13%Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg0.09%
Others01.05%Decrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg2.37%
Independent 1256179.4%Increase2.svg5Increase2.svg1.28%
Total (Turnout %)224100.00

Sikkim

Sikkim Legislative Assembly 1994.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sikkim Democratic Front 72,85642.0019New
Sikkim Sangram Parishad 60,85135.0810–22
Indian National Congress 26,04515.022+2
Revolutionary Socialist Party 2,9061.680New
Bharatiya Janata Party 2740.160New
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2700.160New
Independents10,2555.911+1
Total173,457100.00320
Valid votes173,45797.44
Invalid/blank votes4,5662.56
Total votes178,023100.00
Registered voters/turnout217,74381.76
Source: ECI [1]

Rajya Sabha

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References

  1. "Sikkim 1994". Election Commission of India.