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India Lok Sabha Election, 1951

401 seats · turnout 55.7%

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India Lok Sabha Election, 1951 · 21 parties won seats

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Ring and figures are seats won.

Party	Seats	Votes	Vote share	Contested
INCIndian National Congress	29975%	4,76,65,951	45.0%	472
INDIndependent	338%	1,68,50,089	15.9%	531
CPICommunist Party of India	164%	34,87,401	3.3%	49
SPSamajwadi Party	92%	1,12,16,719	10.6%	254
KMPPKMPP	61%	61,35,978	5.8%	144
PDFPeople'S Democratic Front	61%	13,67,404	1.3%	12
HMSHMS	41%	10,03,034	0.9%	31
BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh	31%	32,46,361	3.1%	94
RRPRashtriya Rashtrawadi Party	31%	20,91,898	2.0%	61
GPGP	31%	9,59,749	0.9%	12
TNTTNT	31%	8,89,292	0.8%	7
RSPRashtriya Sarvajan Party	31%	4,68,108	0.4%	9
SADShiromani Akali Dal	20%	10,47,611	1.0%	11
PWPPWP	20%	9,92,187	0.9%	13
JHPJai Hind Party	20%	7,49,702	0.7%	7
CWLCWL	20%	3,25,398	0.3%	3
FBLMGFBLMG	10%	9,63,058	0.9%	22
LSSLSS	10%	3,09,940	0.3%	4
CNSPJPCNSPJP	10%	2,36,094	0.2%	6
TTCTTC	10%	1,15,893	0.1%	1

+ 34 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Majority line at 201

1951 · selected

Majority 201

INC299IND33CPI16SP9KMPP6PDF6HMS4BJS3RRP3GP3+11 more · 19 seats

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

401 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results