1979 elections in India explained

Elections in the Republic of India in 1979 included elections to two state legislative assemblies, elections to the Indian Rajya Sabha and for the post of the vice-president.

Legislative Assembly elections

Mizoram

See main article: 1979 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election.

Sikkim

See main article: 1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election.

Rajya Sabha elections

See main article: 1979 Indian Rajya Sabha elections. Source:^[1]

Vice-presidential election

See main article: 1979 Indian vice presidential election. The 1979 Indian vice presidential election was not needed as former Chief Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah was elected unopposed for the post.^[2]

External links

Web site: Election Results - Full Statistical Reports . Election Commission of India.

Notes and References

Web site: Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 . Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi . 13 September 2017 . 14 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190214083532/http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/alphabeticallist_all_terms.aspx . dead.
Web site: BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012 . Election Commission of India.