EElectionLens
Party

Independent

IND
Also seen as
independent, independents, ind
Elections
413
in the dataset
Seats won
3,920
all-time
Best result
219
AP Assembly 1983
Lok Sabha / Assembly
18 / 395

Election record

Every election where IND polled votes. Seats and shares are computed from the constituency results — tap an election to open it.

413 elections
AS Assembly202609,47,8044.4%258#8
KL Assembly2026413,88,7016.4%282#6
PY Assembly2026375,1858.7%117#4
TN Assembly202605,24,7441.1%2209#14
WB Assembly202607,81,5701.2%1022#7
BR Assembly2025025,16,2975.0%925#13
DL Assembly2025043,8330.5%138#9
HR Assembly2024314,48,83510.4%464#3
Lok Sabha202471,78,44,4422.8%3920#10
JK Assembly202479,48,98516.6%346#3
JH Assembly2024011,26,7536.3%591#10
MH Assembly2024246,23,7007.2%2086#7
KA Assembly2023215,93,6114.1%917#4
ML Assembly2023266,7043.6%44#7
NL Assembly2023471,7376.3%19#5
TG Assembly202305,13,8732.2%991#6
TR Assembly2023056,8672.2%58#6
GA Assembly2022388,9029.4%68#3
GJ Assembly2022311,74,1083.7%623#4
HP Assembly202234,09,2739.7%99#3
MN Assembly2022394,3335.1%30#6
PB Assembly202214,57,4102.9%459#5
UP Assembly2022010,19,5761.1%1019#10
UK Assembly202223,00,1585.6%153#3
AS Assembly2021111,39,4235.9%381#7
KL Assembly2021612,08,4195.8%320#5
PY Assembly202161,06,09812.7%116#4
TN Assembly202106,43,8051.4%2073#12
WB Assembly202119,53,2401.6%615#3
BR Assembly2020136,41,2478.6%1299#11
DL Assembly2020035,3730.4%148#7
AP Assembly201902,85,0700.9%756#6
AR Assembly2019218,5283.0%11#5
HR Assembly2019712,15,1539.7%377#4
Lok Sabha201941,66,13,2512.7%3468#14
JH Assembly201929,85,4386.5%367#6
MH Assembly20191354,77,1529.9%1399#5
OD Assembly201916,61,6202.8%303#4
SK Assembly201903,2860.9%9#4
CG Assembly201808,39,0535.9%561#5
KA Assembly2018114,41,7443.9%1142#4
MP Assembly2018422,18,2305.8%1094#3
ML Assembly201831,76,35811.0%86#5
MZ Assembly201881,44,92522.9%63#2
NL Assembly2018143,0084.3%11#6
RJ Assembly20181333,71,4299.5%830#3
TG Assembly201816,73,6943.3%675#6
TR Assembly201805,8020.2%25#11
GA Assembly201731,01,92211.1%58#4
GJ Assembly2017312,90,2784.3%794#3
HP Assembly201722,39,9896.3%112#3
MN Assembly2017183,8345.1%23#5
PB Assembly201703,23,2862.1%303#6
UP Assembly2017322,29,4392.6%1462#7
UK Assembly201724,99,67110.0%261#3
AS Assembly2016118,67,53111.0%496#6
KL Assembly2016610,67,2035.3%438#5
PY Assembly2016162,1008.0%95#5
TN Assembly201606,17,8981.4%1547#8
WB Assembly2016111,84,0472.2%371#8
BR Assembly2015435,81,0159.4%1150#5
DL Assembly2015047,6270.5%195#6
AP Assembly201415,13,7311.8%843#4
AR Assembly2014224,9854.9%16#4
HR Assembly2014513,17,63310.6%603#4
Lok Sabha201431,69,23,2253.0%3262#17
JK Assembly201433,29,8816.8%274#5
JH Assembly201409,27,8406.7%363#12
MH Assembly2014724,93,1524.7%1699#5
OD Assembly2014210,84,7645.0%276#4
SK Assembly201401,2270.4%5#6
TG Assembly201419,71,7325.0%668#8
CG Assembly201316,97,2675.3%355#3
DL Assembly201312,30,4252.9%222#4
KA Assembly2013923,13,3867.4%1217#4
MP Assembly2013318,20,2515.4%1090#4
ML Assembly2013133,65,28727.7%122#2
MZ Assembly201301,7640.3%4#9
NL Assembly201381,94,31417.7%39#3
RJ Assembly2013725,33,2248.2%758#3
TR Assembly2013021,1261.0%23#7
GA Assembly201251,41,51716.7%72#3
GJ Assembly2012115,97,5895.8%668#5
HP Assembly201254,10,39312.1%105#3
MN Assembly2012046,0233.3%22#9
PB Assembly201239,38,7706.8%418#4
UP Assembly2012631,34,3364.1%1691#6
UK Assembly201235,24,45912.3%261#3
AS Assembly2011212,67,9259.2%263#6
KL Assembly201129,87,7505.7%309#7
PY Assembly2011170,59510.3%79#5
TN Assembly2011016,38,1564.4%1504#11
WB Assembly2011214,91,9443.1%401#7
BR Assembly2010638,42,81213.2%1342#4
AP Assembly2009319,22,4904.6%1406#7
AR Assembly2009112,3642.2%3#6
HR Assembly2009712,49,19213.2%513#3
Lok Sabha200992,16,61,5995.2%3838#11
JH Assembly2009210,91,01110.6%647#7
MH Assembly20092470,23,81715.5%1820#5
OD Assembly2009615,37,8598.7%372#4
SK Assembly200904,0231.6%25#4
CG Assembly200809,09,6868.5%386#4
DL Assembly200812,42,0003.9%358#4
JK Assembly200846,47,88816.3%481#5
KA Assembly2008618,10,5256.9%944#4
MP Assembly2008320,76,4538.2%1398#5
ML Assembly200851,45,83413.2%77#4
MZ Assembly2008038,6847.7%33#6
NL Assembly200871,48,29713.1%33#3
RJ Assembly20081436,05,18615.0%1023#3
TR Assembly2008060,4133.2%60#6
GA Assembly2007265,4119.2%49#4
GJ Assembly2007214,44,6046.6%480#4
HP Assembly200732,62,4948.0%60#3
MN Assembly2007102,88,66119.5%55#2
PB Assembly200758,61,5956.8%431#4
UP Assembly2007936,34,5237.0%2581#6
UK Assembly200734,07,78710.8%240#4
AS Assembly20062221,91,16716.6%316#3
KL Assembly200659,36,8856.0%376#6
PY Assembly2006378,66613.9%76#4
TN Assembly200619,95,3453.0%1222#10
WB Assembly2006616,65,5204.2%526#7
HR Assembly20051012,53,96813.7%441#2
JH Assembly2005315,51,14615.3%662#6
AP Assembly20041123,49,4366.6%872#4
AR Assembly2004131,30,65428.4%48#2
Lok Sabha200451,66,52,6224.2%2409#15
KA Assembly20041317,24,4806.9%442#4
MH Assembly20041958,77,45414.1%1083#5
OD Assembly2004820,65,65012.2%295#4
SK Assembly200403,4501.8%16#3
CG Assembly200306,86,9427.1%254#5
DL Assembly200312,19,2254.9%284#3
HP Assembly200363,84,65812.6%110#3
MP Assembly2003219,64,4427.7%879#5
ML Assembly200351,09,68612.2%58#4
MZ Assembly2003010,5992.5%12#7
NL Assembly2003439,2854.4%17#5
RJ Assembly20031325,90,71711.4%556#3
TR Assembly2003012,7880.8%52#7
GA Assembly2002141,1756.5%48#5
GJ Assembly2002211,69,7115.7%344#3
JK Assembly2002134,38,28716.5%242#4
MN Assembly200204,3430.3%17#11
PB Assembly2002911,59,55211.3%274#3
UP Assembly20021641,10,2007.7%2348#5
UK Assembly200234,66,55516.3%346#5
AS Assembly20011920,76,65319.5%393#3
KL Assembly2001312,38,5927.9%277#7
PY Assembly2001251,40210.8%74#5
TN Assembly2001317,28,4406.2%978#9
WB Assembly2001918,48,8305.0%530#6
BR Assembly20002042,11,34111.4%1482#6
HR Assembly20001112,93,56416.9%519#3
MN Assembly2000137,8753.0%48#8
OD Assembly2000815,06,21610.7%236#4
AP Assembly1999515,93,0154.8%762#4
AR Assembly1999248,84211.9%29#3
GA Assembly1999138,3976.7%47#6
Lok Sabha1999699,96,3862.7%1945#15
KA Assembly19991926,66,44412.0%476#3
MH Assembly19991231,16,5649.5%837#5
SK Assembly199913,9761.9%9#3
DL Assembly199823,55,7738.7%353#3
GJ Assembly199838,54,1425.2%415#5
HP Assembly199811,06,7644.2%52#4
Lok Sabha1998687,24,6022.4%1924#14
MP Assembly1998917,22,5986.5%892#4
ML Assembly199851,35,35616.2%85#3
MZ Assembly1998133,2009.8%44#4
NL Assembly199871,00,22649.3%20#2
RJ Assembly1998727,13,20214.4%604#3
TR Assembly1998244,9303.3%60#4
PB Assembly1997611,18,34810.9%244#4
AS Assembly19961115,84,10917.4%651#3
HR Assembly19961011,73,53315.5%2022#4
Lok Sabha199692,10,49,3126.3%10644#12
JK Assembly199622,31,1119.3%134#6
KL Assembly1996510,95,7617.7%672#6
PY Assembly1996247,12610.2%157#5
TN Assembly1996110,22,3393.8%3769#6
UP Assembly19961336,15,9326.5%2031#5
WB Assembly199659,59,1302.6%844#6
AR Assembly1995121,11,95826.4%59#2
BR Assembly19951247,72,49413.8%5672#5
GJ Assembly19951633,76,63718.7%1617#3
MH Assembly19954591,04,03623.6%3196#4
MN Assembly1995388,5267.7%67#4
OD Assembly1995616,61,48510.5%682#4
AP Assembly19941226,96,1438.7%1953#5
GA Assembly199431,05,10818.3%154#4
KA Assembly19941819,99,7189.7%1256#4
SK Assembly1994110,2555.9%76#4
DL Assembly199332,10,0865.9%766#4
HP Assembly199372,27,0509.8%155#3
MP Assembly1993813,92,8325.9%1814#4
ML Assembly1993101,40,79317.3%95#3
MZ Assembly19931075,09723.4%47#3
NL Assembly199371,48,07420.3%50#3
RJ Assembly19932121,71,87012.9%1506#3
TR Assembly1993182,5416.2%207#5
UP Assembly1993834,00,7516.8%6556#6
PB Assembly199242,77,7069.2%151#4
AS Assembly19911517,91,08621.4%857#3
HR Assembly199158,48,52713.7%1412#4
Lok Sabha199111,15,76,8394.2%5585#15
KL Assembly199148,65,8276.1%334#6
PY Assembly1991335,7399.1%90#4
TN Assembly199113,90,2271.6%1764#8
UP Assembly1991727,84,6077.4%5007#6
WB Assembly199169,31,1153.0%636#5
AR Assembly19901170,30020.1%52#3
BR Assembly19903059,07,13418.4%4320#4
GJ Assembly19901113,23,79010.4%980#4
HP Assembly199011,24,3506.2%190#4
MP Assembly19901024,47,47512.3%2730#4
MH Assembly19901340,36,40313.6%2286#5
MN Assembly1990043,1014.4%35#8
OD Assembly199068,07,0007.4%389#3
PY Assembly1990133,5578.0%77#6
RJ Assembly1990922,02,08814.9%2136#4
AP Assembly19891518,93,1566.6%946#3
GA Assembly1989270,33814.0%132#3
Lok Sabha1989121,57,93,7245.3%3712#5
KA Assembly19891214,82,4828.1%1088#3
MZ Assembly1989227,35310.2%50#3
NL Assembly1989020,6254.2%12#3
SK Assembly198903,6502.7%20#4
TN Assembly1989521,64,4849.0%2123#5
UP Assembly19894060,20,92115.5%3710#4
ML Assembly198891,18,81619.6%83#3
TR Assembly1988033,8463.0%81#5
HR Assembly1987711,28,80318.5%1045#3
JK Assembly198789,03,97134.8%344#3
KL Assembly19871421,56,67116.9%896#5
MZ Assembly19872499,99643.3%69#1
NL Assembly1987799,93720.6%60#3
WB Assembly1987913,00,5694.9%730#6
AP Assembly1985920,92,6379.1%1375#5
AS Assembly19859245,63,97561.5%704#1
BR Assembly19852943,49,05717.9%2804#3
GJ Assembly198588,56,1609.3%515#4
HP Assembly198521,35,8438.3%136#3
KA Assembly19851313,93,6269.5%1200#3
MP Assembly1985615,36,64410.8%1448#3
MH Assembly19852038,36,39017.5%1506#3
OD Assembly198578,23,85010.5%374#3
PY Assembly1985219,2736.4%32#5
PB Assembly198548,09,25411.7%542#4
RJ Assembly19851013,65,64111.9%995#4
SK Assembly1985111,53411.9%94#3
UP Assembly19852349,42,96216.8%3768#3
AR Assembly1984474,88833.3%63#2
GA Assembly198441,50,42436.9%158#3
Lok Sabha198451,86,23,8037.9%3791#7
MN Assembly1984213,72,76643.1%193#2
MZ Assembly1984245,81924.6%77#3
TN Assembly1984416,19,9217.5%994#5
AP Assembly19832191,18,24,39756.0%1098#1
AS Assembly1983106,59,99529.0%255#2
DL Assembly198301,31,8547.4%240#5
JK Assembly198342,35,86010.7%255#3
KA Assembly19832219,98,25615.5%751#3
ML Assembly198331,06,37822.5%127#4
TR Assembly1983382,4438.9%75#4
HR Assembly19821613,03,41426.5%835#3
HP Assembly198262,20,63714.2%205#3
KL Assembly19823323,55,14124.6%417#1
NL Assembly1982121,57,17335.9%125#3
WB Assembly19821115,71,0987.0%448#5
AR Assembly1980419,71611.5%28#3
BR Assembly19802326,88,94712.0%1347#3
GA Assembly1980354,77315.6%79#3
GJ Assembly1980107,75,81310.0%436#3
Lok Sabha198091,27,80,3606.4%2858#8
KL Assembly1980511,52,53712.1%329#9
MP Assembly1980812,39,93110.3%840#3
MH Assembly19801014,09,1778.0%612#5
MN Assembly1980192,11,85529.0%159#1
OD Assembly198077,55,08711.9%248#3
PY Assembly1980226,00110.6%55#4
PB Assembly198024,07,7996.5%376#5
RJ Assembly19801212,10,29513.1%750#3
TN Assembly1980813,52,6227.2%467#6
UP Assembly19801730,64,70311.9%2267#3
MZ Assembly1979549,73330.4%68#2
SK Assembly1979111,93816.5%108#4
AP Assembly19781518,52,8089.2%640#3
AR Assembly1978543,28727.2%35#3
AS Assembly19781513,25,85025.7%485#3
KA Assembly1978109,40,6777.5%480#3
MH Assembly19782828,64,02314.1%894#3
ML Assembly19781093,97024.8%105#4
MZ Assembly1978887,83062.5%126#2
BR Assembly19772441,27,49523.7%2206#3
DL Assembly197701,14,1127.7%128#3
GA Assembly1977228,0229.3%57#4
HR Assembly1977710,82,98228.6%439#2
HP Assembly197762,43,14121.1%195#3
Lok Sabha197791,03,93,6175.5%1224#5
JK Assembly197741,65,4779.5%174#4
KL Assembly1977910,28,56711.7%308#6
MP Assembly1977517,97,55315.4%1288#3
NL Assembly1977993,40528.7%76#3
OD Assembly197797,38,54514.4%264#3
PY Assembly1977313,8726.1%20#4
PB Assembly197725,41,9589.6%435#6
RJ Assembly1977513,19,05316.0%728#3
TN Assembly197717,78,3324.5%465#7
TR Assembly1977230,8624.1%48#3
UP Assembly19771638,32,83216.1%1995#3
WB Assembly1977109,91,8566.9%569#6
GJ Assembly1975159,33,43011.6%365#4
MN Assembly197451,43,24124.0%107#5
NL Assembly19741299,37934.3%108#3
OD Assembly197477,50,81813.1%299#4
PY Assembly1974112,4705.7%18#6
UP Assembly1974528,15,74710.3%1516#6
AP Assembly19725746,04,94332.2%488#2
AS Assembly19721011,04,97729.7%253#2
BR Assembly19721718,49,61310.8%579#6
DL Assembly1972278,2085.6%104#4
GA Assembly1972128,8749.5%36#4
GJ Assembly197288,97,58413.0%337#3
HR Assembly1972118,23,61123.6%207#3
HP Assembly197272,48,31028.3%148#2
KA Assembly19722011,59,38312.9%250#3
MP Assembly19721816,04,09614.7%641#3
MH Assembly19722319,20,66712.7%343#2
MN Assembly1972191,40,47131.1%103#1
ML Assembly1972191,11,50653.9%135#2
MZ Assembly19722475,22467.6%108#1
PB Assembly197235,97,91712.3%205#4
RJ Assembly19721113,50,01217.4%355#2
TR Assembly1972259,79211.9%85#3
WB Assembly197254,72,5563.5%116#4
Lok Sabha1971141,23,33,7438.4%1136#7
OD Assembly197143,32,3277.5%190#4
TN Assembly197189,65,3796.1%256#3
WB Assembly1971128,25,3066.4%208#4
KL Assembly19701613,35,98217.7%206#3
BR Assembly19692412,43,1068.3%426#5
NL Assembly1969854,78339.6%74#3
PY Assembly1969220,25011.1%20#4
PB Assembly196944,18,2328.9%160#4
UP Assembly19691816,61,8877.1%659#5
WB Assembly1969114,81,0923.6%101#7
HR Assembly196864,34,90717.1%161#4
AP Assembly19676836,58,92826.4%401#2
AS Assembly19672510,04,69532.3%239#2
BR Assembly19673324,19,46917.9%738#3
GA Assembly1967248,47117.6%156#3
GJ Assembly196756,50,09710.2%227#3
HR Assembly1967169,98,96933.0%260#2
HP Assembly1967162,91,88438.1%147#2
Lok Sabha1967352,02,97,31213.8%891#3
JK Assembly1967368,3778.6%38#4
KA Assembly19674121,29,78628.4%331#2
KL Assembly1967155,31,7838.5%75#4
MP Assembly19672213,58,61814.9%634#3
MH Assembly19671619,48,22314.6%463#3
MN Assembly196791,52,41948.8%99#2
OD Assembly196735,05,39412.5%212#6
PB Assembly196796,83,36916.1%255#3
RJ Assembly19671610,99,16916.3%434#4
TN Assembly196767,57,3734.9%246#5
TR Assembly1967052,45712.1%28#4
UP Assembly19673740,13,66118.7%1239#4
WB Assembly19673117,08,01113.5%327#4
KL Assembly1965128,69,84313.7%174#5
NL Assembly19644062,175100.0%59#1
PY Assembly1964549,90329.7%39#2
AP Assembly19625123,93,41520.5%302#2
AS Assembly196285,82,04223.8%177#3
BR Assembly1962128,27,8418.4%367#5
GJ Assembly196276,25,79812.0%131#3
Lok Sabha1962201,27,22,48811.0%479#3
JK Assembly1962253,8927.4%38#3
KA Assembly19622710,91,01117.3%179#2
MP Assembly19623911,51,95517.6%374#3
MH Assembly19621518,36,09516.7%437#2
PB Assembly19621811,57,11317.2%330#3
RJ Assembly19622210,71,58120.9%390#3
UP Assembly19623122,63,61112.7%702#4
WB Assembly19621110,50,51511.0%295#4
OD Assembly196174,26,30214.5%185#4
KL Assembly196035,89,5597.3%76#5
AP Assembly1957116,73,09818.7%87#3
AS Assembly1957246,76,69826.8%145#2
BR Assembly19571321,81,18020.6%527#5
Lok Sabha1957382,32,84,24919.3%481#2
KA Assembly19573318,45,45628.7%227#2
KL Assembly1957137,51,96512.9%74#3
MP Assembly19572012,22,00316.5%317#2
OD Assembly1957106,04,65214.2%171#3
PB Assembly19571118,00,96023.7%260#2
RJ Assembly19572616,10,46533.9%324#2
UP Assembly19576562,85,45728.7%660#2
WB Assembly19572119,89,39219.0%418#3
AP Assembly19552011,88,88713.8%170#3
AS Assembly1951136,93,90828.3%213#2
BR Assembly19511318,77,23619.7%638#4
DL Assembly1951182,97215.9%78#4
HP Assembly1951847,74626.6%51#2
Lok Sabha1951331,68,50,08915.9%531#2
MP Assembly19511616,01,56522.9%465#2
OD Assembly1951188,43,44622.9%204#3
PB Assembly1951711,92,89623.9%446#3
RJ Assembly1951358,96,67127.5%230#2
UP Assembly19511232,94,50019.7%1006#3
WB Assembly19511916,53,16522.2%614#3

Peak: 219 seats at the Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, 1983 — the largest party that year.