Explorer
India Lok Sabha Election, 1996
543 seats · vs 1991 (521-seat house — comparison approximate) · turnout 57.4%
Party standings
India Lok Sabha Election, 1996 · 29 parties won seats
- BJP161
- INC139
- JD46
- CPM32
- TMCM20
- SP17
- TDP17
- Others111
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 16130% | 6,83,06,830 | 20.3% | 473 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 13926% | 9,70,49,583 | 28.8% | 532 |
| JDJanata Dal | 468% | 2,73,12,506 | 8.1% | 197 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 326% | 2,04,96,810 | 6.1% | 75 |
| TMCMTMCM | 204% | 73,39,982 | 2.2% | 20 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 173% | 1,09,89,241 | 3.3% | 111 |
| TDPTelugu Desam Party | 173% | 1,04,98,868 | 3.1% | 37 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 173% | 71,51,381 | 2.1% | 18 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 153% | 49,89,994 | 1.5% | 132 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 122% | 65,82,263 | 2.0% | 43 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 112% | 1,34,53,235 | 4.0% | 210 |
| INDIndependent | 92% | 2,10,49,312 | 6.3% | 10644 |
| SAPSamajwadi Andolan Party | 81% | 72,56,086 | 2.2% | 81 |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | 81% | 25,34,979 | 0.8% | 9 |
| AGPAsom Gana Parishad | 51% | 25,60,506 | 0.8% | 11 |
| RSPRashtriya Sarvajan Party | 51% | 21,05,469 | 0.6% | 5 |
| AIICTAIICT | 41% | 49,03,070 | 1.5% | 321 |
| FBLFBL | 31% | 12,79,492 | 0.4% | 16 |
| HVPHVP | 31% | 11,56,322 | 0.3% | 4 |
| MULMUL | 20% | 7,57,316 | 0.2% | 12 |
+ 191 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
House composition
Majority line at 272
1996 · selected
Majority 272
BJP161INC139JD46CPM32TMCM20SP17TDP17DMK17SHS15CPI12+19 more · 67 seats
1991 · previous
Majority 261
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1991 → 1996
1991 1996· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
20.1
20.3
36.5
28.8
11.7
8.1
6.1
6.1
0.0
3.3
3.0
3.1
1.6
4.0
BJPINCJDCPMSPTDPBSP
Seat change
1996 seats minus 1991 seats
seats lostseats gained
BJP
120 → 161
+41
INC
232 → 139
−93
JD
59 → 46
−13
CPM
35 → 32
−3
TMCM
0 → 20
+20
SP
0 → 17
+17
TDP
13 → 17
+4
DMK
0 → 17
+17
SHS
4 → 15
+11
CPI
14 → 12
−2
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1991 → 1996
share lostshare gained
SP
0.0% → 3.3%
+3.3%
BSP
1.6% → 4.0%
+2.4%
TMCM
0.0% → 2.2%
+2.2%
SAP
0.0% → 2.2%
+2.2%
IND
4.2% → 6.3%
+2.1%
AIICT
0.0% → 1.5%
+1.5%
NTRTDPLP
0.0% → 1.0%
+1.0%
SAD
0.0% → 0.8%
+0.8%
SHS
0.8% → 1.5%
+0.7%
AIADMK
0.0% → 0.6%
+0.6%
Biggest BJP–INC swings
Seats where the BJP-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1991 → 1996. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (BJP share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward BJP; to the left, toward INC.
toward INCtoward BJP
Sasaram
Bihar
+77.3%
Palani
Tamil Nadu
+70.4%
Tiruchendur
Tamil Nadu
+67.3%
Godhra
Gujarat
−66.5%
Nawada
Bihar
+64.3%
Madhubani
Bihar
+64.0%
Kaira
Gujarat
−61.8%
Gaya
Bihar
+61.2%
Tripura East
Tripura
+58.4%
Sabarkantha
Gujarat
−57.7%
Chhota Udaipur
Gujarat
−56.4%
Banaskantha
Gujarat
−56.2%
Closest races · 1996
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1996
543 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1991
- AdilabadTDP5.6%
- AdoorINC9.8%
- AgraBJP16.7%
- AhmedabadBJP28.6%
- AhmednagarINC8.9%
- AjmerBJP8.6%
- AkbarpurBSP3.9%
- AkolaBJP1.4%
- AligarhBJP18.2%
- AlipurduarsRSP16.7%
- AllahabadBJP20.4%
- AlleppeyINC3.5%
- AlmoraBJP14.5%
- AlwarINC0.6%
- AmalapuramINC4.7%
- AmbalaBJP10.9%
- AmethiINC9.9%
- AmravatiSHS10.8%
- AmreliBJP30.5%
- AmritsarINC5.1%
- AmrohaSP7.1%
- AnakapalliTDP7.4%
- AnandINC8.8%
- AnantapurINC12.3%
- AnantnagJD16.2%
- Andaman & Nicobar IslandsINC34.0%
- AonlaSP1.4%
- ArakkonamTMCM36.7%
- ArambaghCPM24.8%
- ArariaJD8.3%
- ArrahJD6.4%
- Arunachal EastIND5.7%
- Arunachal WestIND23.8%
- AsansolCPM5.8%
- AskaJD14.8%
- AurangabadJD4.3%
- AurangabadSHS16.9%
- Autonomous DistrictASDC30.2%
- AzamgarhSP3.8%
- BadagaraCPM9.8%
- BagahaSAP12.3%
- BagalkotJD3.2%
- BaghpatINC30.1%
- BahraichBJP14.0%
- BalaghatINC0.2%
- BalasoreINC24.5%
- BaliaCPI16.8%
- BalliaSAP34.8%
- BalrampurBJP10.9%
- BalurghatRSP16.0%
- BanaskanthaINC2.5%
- BandaBSP2.6%
- Bangalore NorthJD16.3%
- Bangalore SouthBJP3.1%
- BankaJD2.3%
- BankuraCPM30.6%
- BansgaonSP5.0%
- BanswaraINC10.1%
- BapatlaTDP1.2%
- Bara BankiSP3.0%
- BaramatiINC21.5%
- BaramullaINC21.3%
- BarasatFBL3.4%
- BareillyBJP7.3%
- BarhSAP9.3%
- BarmerINC10.1%
- BarodaINC0.0%
- BarpetaCPM9.9%
- BarrackporeCPM6.3%
- BasirhatCPI9.6%
- BastarIND3.6%
- BastiBJP9.4%
- BayanaBJP20.1%
- BeedBJP8.9%
- BegusaraiIND3.9%
- BelgaumJD11.0%
- BellaryINC0.7%
- BerhamporeRSP4.8%
- BerhampurINC31.0%
- BettiahBJP8.2%
- BetulBJP22.5%
- BhadrachalamCPI4.2%
- BhadrakINC9.0%
- BhagalpurJD8.2%
- BhandaraINC1.1%
- BharatpurBJP17.8%
- BhatindaSAD13.6%
- BhavnagarBJP1.8%
- BhilwaraBJP3.6%
- BhindBJP3.1%
- BhiwaniHVP30.8%
- BhopalBJP21.0%
- BhubaneswarINC12.5%
- BidarBJP32.9%
- BijapurJD6.0%
- BijnorBJP4.5%
- BikanerBJP4.1%
- BikramganjJD0.4%
- BilaspurBJP6.5%
- BilhaurBJP6.1%
- BirbhumCPM13.9%
- BobbiliTDP3.4%
- BolangirINC2.0%
- BolpurCPM32.6%
- BroachBJP5.3%
- BudaunSP8.6%
- BulandshahrBJP10.7%
- BuldhanaSHS11.7%
- BulsarBJP0.1%
- BurdwanCPM27.2%
- BuxarBJP10.9%
- Calcutta North EastINC10.1%
- Calcutta North WestINC14.8%
- Calcutta SouthINC12.4%
- CalicutJD5.2%
- CannanoreINC5.2%
- ChailBJP8.5%
- ChamarajanagarJD3.4%
- ChandauliBJP5.3%
- ChandigarhBJP9.3%
- Chandni ChowkINC10.8%
- ChandrapurBJP12.9%
- ChapraBJP2.2%
- ChatraBJP10.8%
- ChengalpattuDMK33.3%
- ChhindwaraINC3.5%
- Chhota UdaipurINC17.1%
- ChidambaramDMK25.5%
- ChikballapurJD2.2%
- ChikkodiJD19.9%
- ChikmagalurJD0.6%
- ChimurBJP15.9%
- ChirayinkilCPM7.1%
- ChitradurgaJD2.7%
- ChittoorTDP7.7%
- ChittorgarhBJP10.4%
- ChuruINC4.2%
- CoimbatoreDMK32.2%
- ContaiCPM2.9%
- Cooch BeharFBL9.5%
- CuddaloreTMCM29.6%
- CuddapahINC0.7%
- CuttackJD4.4%
- Dadra & Nagar HaveliINC13.2%
- DahanuBJP13.5%
- Daman and DiuINC10.2%
- DamohBJP28.2%
- DarbhangaJD16.8%
- DarjeelingCPM9.9%
- DausaINC9.6%
- DavangereBJP13.3%
- Delhi SadarBJP0.5%
- DeogarhINC8.3%
- DeoriaBJP8.2%
- DhanbadBJP2.7%
- DhandhukaBJP9.7%
- DharBJP14.1%
- DharmapuriTMCM18.8%
- Dharwad NorthBJP6.9%
- Dharwad SouthINC1.6%
- DhenkanalINC15.2%
- DhubriINC16.9%
- DhuleBJP7.8%
- Diamond HarbourCPM2.6%
- DibrugarhINC19.3%
- DindigulTMCM38.5%
- DohadINC22.5%
- DomariaganjSP4.5%
- Dum DumCPM4.8%
- DumkaJMM1.1%
- DurgBJP4.0%
- DurgapurCPM20.4%
- East DelhiBJP13.8%
- EluruTDP0.2%
- ErandolBJP9.1%
- ErnakulamIND4.2%
- EtahBJP9.7%
- EtawahSP2.1%
- FaizabadBJP4.7%
- FaridabadBJP7.5%
- FaridkotSAD4.8%
- FarrukhabadBJP14.6%
- FatehpurBSP5.8%
- FerozepurBSP8.3%
- FirozabadBJP14.7%
- GandhinagarBJP6.6%
- GanganagarBJP10.9%
- GarhwalAIICT3.6%
- GauhatiAGP13.6%
- GayaJD9.5%
- GhatampurBJP2.5%
- GhazipurBJP16.8%
- GhosiIND2.4%
- GiridihBJP15.3%
- GobichettipalayamDMK21.5%
- GoddaBJP9.0%
- GodhraINC1.0%
- GondaBJP13.1%
- GopalganjJD17.7%
- GorakhpurBJP10.2%
- GulbargaJD2.7%
- GunaBJP23.9%
- GunturINC9.3%
- GurdaspurINC11.1%
- GwaliorMPVC44.0%
- HajipurJD6.2%
- HamirpurINC3.0%
- HamirpurBJP15.6%
- HanamkondaINC13.4%
- HapurBJP13.8%
- HardoiBJP5.8%
- HardwarBJP10.9%
- HassanJD10.7%
- HathrasBJP26.2%
- HazaribaghBJP11.5%
- HindupurTDP24.9%
- HingoliSHS13.7%
- HissarHVP24.1%
- HooghlyCPM4.2%
- HoshangabadBJP9.3%
- HoshiarpurBSP1.9%
- HowrahINC3.5%
- HyderabadAIMIM7.9%
- IchalkaranjiINC4.1%
- IdukkiINC4.2%
- IndoreBJP15.7%
- Inner ManipurINC8.9%
- JabalpurBJP17.9%
- JadavpurINC1.2%
- JagatsinghpurINC6.0%
- JahanabadCPI12.2%
- JaipurBJP18.2%
- JajpurJD0.6%
- JalaunBJP9.9%
- JalesarBJP7.5%
- JalgaonBJP16.6%
- JalnaBJP19.7%
- JaloreINC1.3%
- JalpaiguriCPM12.6%
- JammuINC8.2%
- JamnagarBJP6.9%
- JamshedpurBJP8.3%
- JangipurINC1.5%
- JanjgirBJP5.2%
- JaunpurBJP7.5%
- JhabuaINC5.9%
- JhalawarBJP10.4%
- JhanjharpurJD11.8%
- JhansiBJP4.4%
- JhargramCPM43.1%
- JhunjhunuAIICT2.0%
- JodhpurINC9.2%
- JorhatINC7.3%
- JoynagarRSP16.6%
- JullundurSAD3.0%
- JunagadhBJP32.9%
- KairaINC13.7%
- KairanaSP1.8%
- KaiserganjSP4.7%
- KakinadaTDP5.3%
- KalahandiSAP9.3%
- KaliaborAGP0.2%
- KanakapuraJD10.3%
- KanaraBJP8.7%
- KangraINC7.1%
- KankerINC4.4%
- KannaujBJP9.4%
- KanpurBJP26.5%
- KapadvanjBJP27.5%
- KaradINC24.3%
- KarimganjBJP4.8%
- KarimnagarTDP7.6%
- KarnalBJP24.0%
- Karol BaghINC14.5%
- KarurTMCM23.0%
- KasaragodCPM9.4%
- KatiharINC13.9%
- KatwaCPM11.3%
- KendraparaJD6.1%
- KeonjharINC20.6%
- KhagariaJD1.8%
- KhajurahoBJP20.2%
- KhalilabadJD7.4%
- KhammamCPM7.2%
- KhandwaBJP16.5%
- KhargoneBJP7.8%
- KhedINC3.3%
- KheriBJP1.1%
- KhuntiBJP6.6%
- KhurjaBJP36.8%
- KishanganjJD24.0%
- KodarmaBJP7.6%
- KokrajharIND4.1%
- KolabaINC0.6%
- KolarINC2.4%
- KolhapurINC12.7%
- KopargaonBJP4.0%
- KoppalJD12.6%
- KoraputINC26.3%
- KotaBJP0.1%
- KottayamINC9.8%
- KrishnagarCPM4.4%
- KrishnagiriTMCM29.4%
- KurnoolINC4.7%
- KurukshetraHVP6.5%
- KutchBJP33.0%
- LadakhINC9.7%
- LakhimpurAGP0.5%
- LakshadweepINC3.4%
- LalganjBSP8.9%
- LaturINC11.8%
- LohardagaBJP8.6%
- LucknowBJP15.7%
- LudhianaSAD9.1%
- MachhlishahrBJP7.4%
- MachilipatnamTDP11.7%
- MadhepuraJD38.5%
- MadhubaniCPI9.0%
- Madras CentralDMK47.9%
- Madras NorthDMK46.1%
- Madras SouthDMK39.0%
- MaduraiTMCM26.4%
- MahabubnagarINC0.8%
- MaharajganjSAP25.5%
- MaharajganjBJP5.5%
- MahasamundINC1.1%
- MahendragarhBJP6.1%
- MainpuriSP8.1%
- MaldaINC10.5%
- MalegaonBJP3.0%
- MandiINC29.2%
- MandlaBJP11.8%
- MandsaurBJP11.5%
- MandviINC6.2%
- MandyaJD4.6%
- MangaldoiAGP12.6%
- MangaloreBJP2.1%
- ManjeriMUL7.1%
- MathuraBJP13.1%
- MathurapurCPM1.9%
- MavelikaraINC3.4%
- MayiladuturaiTMCM23.3%
- MayurbhanjINC19.8%
- MedakINC3.6%
- MeerutBJP26.3%
- MehsanaBJP26.6%
- MidnaporeCPI24.3%
- MiryalgudaINC5.3%
- MirzapurSP5.3%
- MisrikhBJP2.0%
- MizoramINC4.9%
- MohanlalganjBJP7.0%
- MonghyrSAP2.9%
- MoradabadSP0.3%
- MorenaBJP9.4%
- MormugaoUGDP9.4%
- MotihariBJP20.9%
- MukundapuramINC3.4%
- Mumbai NorthBJP29.8%
- Mumbai North CentralSHS17.6%
- Mumbai North EastBJP20.9%
- Mumbai North WestSHS12.5%
- Mumbai SouthBJP7.5%
- Mumbai South CentralSHS16.0%
- MurshidabadCPM3.8%
- MuvattupuzhaKECM17.3%
- MuzaffarnagarBJP6.1%
- MuzaffarpurJD12.6%
- MysoreINC1.6%
- NabadwipCPM3.5%
- NagalandINC26.1%
- NagapattinamCPI31.9%
- NagarkurnoolTDP10.1%
- NagaurINC28.4%
- NagercoilTMCM4.9%
- NagpurBJP15.6%
- NainitalAIICT20.2%
- NalandaSAP19.0%
- NalgondaCPI8.6%
- NandedINC1.9%
- NandurbarINC6.6%
- NandyalTDP14.1%
- NarasapurTDP2.5%
- NarasaraopetTDP2.7%
- NashikSHS11.8%
- NawadaBJP13.0%
- NelloreINC10.0%
- New DelhiBJP22.6%
- NilgirisTMCM37.2%
- NizamabadINC6.4%
- NowgongAGP7.4%
- NowrangpurINC37.0%
- OngoleINC6.6%
- OsmanabadSHS3.4%
- OttapalamCPM3.4%
- Outer DelhiBJP17.5%
- Outer ManipurINC12.4%
- PadraunaBJP7.8%
- PalamuBJP11.4%
- PalaniTMCM27.3%
- PalghatCPM3.3%
- PaliBJP4.0%
- PanajiMAG5.0%
- PandharpurINC14.8%
- PanskuraCPI13.4%
- ParbhaniSHS23.8%
- ParvathipuramINC1.4%
- PatanBJP28.9%
- PatialaSAD7.2%
- PatnaJD5.1%
- PeddapalliINC9.4%
- PerambalurDMK31.8%
- PeriyakulamDMK19.7%
- PhillaurBSP8.1%
- PhulbaniINC5.8%
- PhulpurSP2.9%
- PilibhitJD42.8%
- PollachiTMCM21.2%
- PondicherryINC0.1%
- PonnaniMUL11.1%
- PorbandarBJP25.2%
- PratapgarhINC4.6%
- PudukkottaiDMK22.5%
- PuneINC11.3%
- PuriINC16.5%
- PurneaSP47.1%
- PuruliaFBL14.9%
- QuilonRSP10.8%
- Rae BareliBJP7.0%
- RaichurJD7.6%
- RaiganjCPM1.3%
- RaigarhBJP1.5%
- RaipurBJP9.1%
- RajahmundryINC12.6%
- RajampetINC8.7%
- RajapurSHS15.3%
- RajgarhINC4.3%
- RajkotBJP10.1%
- RajmahalINC25.7%
- RajnandgaonBJP11.9%
- RamanathapuramTMCM31.3%
- RampurINC10.2%
- RamtekINC4.7%
- RanchiBJP6.6%
- RasipuramTMCM29.2%
- RatnagiriSHS28.0%
- RewaBSP2.1%
- RobertsganjBJP11.6%
- RohtakINC0.4%
- RoparSAD10.5%
- RoseraJD20.5%
- SabarkanthaINC9.5%
- SagarBJP31.6%
- SaharanpurBJP0.4%
- SaharsaJD21.8%
- SaidpurBJP4.1%
- SalemTMCM18.0%
- SalempurSP7.0%
- SalumberINC8.1%
- SamastipurJD19.6%
- SambalpurINC13.0%
- SambhalBSP0.9%
- SangliINC30.0%
- SangrurSAD10.2%
- SarangarhINC6.1%
- SasaramBJP9.2%
- SataraSHS2.2%
- SatnaBSP3.5%
- Sawai MadhopurINC5.6%
- SecunderabadINC24.9%
- SeoniBJP10.8%
- SeramporeINC0.6%
- ShahabadBSP11.6%
- ShahdolBJP8.6%
- ShahjahanpurINC1.2%
- ShajapurBJP21.3%
- SheoharSAP6.0%
- ShillongIND21.0%
- ShimogaKCP10.0%
- SholapurBJP3.1%
- SiddipetINC9.7%
- SidhiAIICT1.3%
- SikarINC6.3%
- SikkimSDF47.7%
- SilcharINC12.2%
- SimlaINC19.6%
- SinghbhumBJP2.6%
- SirsaINC1.8%
- SitamarhiJD11.2%
- SitapurSP2.1%
- SivagangaTMCM38.3%
- SivakasiCPI3.1%
- SiwanJD26.6%
- SonepatIND7.1%
- South DelhiBJP21.5%
- SrikakulamTDP5.4%
- SrinagarINC0.5%
- SriperumbudurDMK33.0%
- SultanpurBJP21.1%
- SundargarhINC2.2%
- SuratBJP28.4%
- SurendranagarINC18.3%
- SurgujaINC1.4%
- TamlukINC0.9%
- Tarn TaranSAD5.4%
- Tehri GarhwalBJP13.2%
- TenaliTDP5.9%
- TenkasiTMCM14.8%
- TezpurINC1.1%
- ThaneSHS21.3%
- ThanjavurDMK30.2%
- TindivanamDMK27.6%
- TiruchendurTMCM35.6%
- TiruchengodeDMK23.2%
- TiruchirappalliTMCM38.2%
- TirunelveliDMK18.3%
- TirupathiINC7.0%
- TiruppatturDMK34.3%
- TonkBJP0.6%
- TrichurCPI0.2%
- Tripura EastCPM25.6%
- Tripura WestCPM11.8%
- TrivandrumCPI3.0%
- TumkurJD2.3%
- TuraINC65.8%
- UdaipurINC8.3%
- UdhampurBJP15.8%
- UdupiINC0.4%
- UjjainBJP19.2%
- UluberiaCPM3.3%
- UnnaoBJP9.5%
- VaishaliJD8.9%
- VandavasiTMCM25.5%
- VaranasiBJP17.9%
- VelloreDMK31.0%
- VidishaBJP30.6%
- VijayawadaINC13.0%
- VisakhapatnamINC0.9%
- VishnupurCPM32.1%
- WarangalTDP2.4%
- WardhaBJP4.1%
- WashimSHS2.9%
- YavatmalBJP6.7%