Elections in India in 1983
Elections in the Republic of India in 1983 included elections to six state legislative assemblies and to seats in the Rajya Sabha.
Legislative Assembly elections
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 |
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Valid votes | 2,274,090 | 95.34 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 111,100 | 4.66 | |
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Total votes | 2,385,190 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 7,284,612 | 32.74 | |
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Source: ECI[1] |
Delhi
Jammu and Kashmir
Karnataka
Summary of results of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1983[3] | 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 | | |
Meghalaya
a In 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]
b Does not include the two PDIC candidates elected as independents in 1978.
Tripura
[6]
Rajya Sabha
References
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1983 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF DELHI
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Meghalaya 1983". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Gupta, Susmita Sen (2005). Regionalism in Meghalaya. South Asian Publishers. p. 118. ISBN 978-81-7003-288-5.
- ^ "1983 Tripura Election result".
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