1982 elections in India explained

Elections in the Republic of India in 1982 included elections to five state legislative assemblies and to seats in the Rajya Sabha.

Legislative Assembly elections

Haryana

See main article: 1982 Haryana Legislative Assembly election.

PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress (Indira)1,845,29737.5836
Lok Dal1,172,14923.8731
Bharatiya Janata Party376,6047.676
Janata Party157,2243.291
Communist Party of India36,6420.750
Communist Party of India (Marxist)18,6160.380
Indian National Congress (Socialist)3980.010
Independents1,303,41426.5416
Invalid/blank votes87,091
Total4,997,43510090
Registered voters/turnout7,152,28169.87
align=left colspan=4Source: Electoral Commission of India

Himachal Pradesh

See main article: 1982 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Kerala

See main article: 1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.

Party Wise Results[1] [2] [3] !Party!Seats! Valid Votes Secure!Alliance
Indian National Congress-Indira (Cong-I or INCI)201137374UDF
Congress (A) (INC(A))15920743
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)14590255
Kerala Congress- Mani (KCM)6559930
Kerala Congress- Joseph (KCJ)8435200
Janata-Gopalan (JANG)4262595
National Democratic Party (NDP)4255580
Socialist Republican Party (SRP)2205250
Revolutionary Socialist Party-Sreekantan Nair (RSP-S)1114721
Praja Socialist Party (PSP)129011
Democratic Labour Party (DLP)135821
Independents (UDF)171025
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)281964924LDF
Communist Party of India (CPI)13838191
Congress-Socialist (ICS)7551132
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)4263869
All Indian Muslim League (AIML)4310626
Janata (JAN)4386810
Democratic Socialist Party (DSP)137705
Independents (LDF)2149928+Total140

Nagaland

See main article: 1982 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election.

West Bengal

See main article: 1982 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election.

PartyCandidatesSeatsVotes%
Left FrontCommunist Party of India (Marxist)2091748,655,37138.49
All India Forward Bloc34281,327,8495.90
Revolutionary Socialist Party2319901,7234.01
Communist Party of India127407,6601.81
Revolutionary Communist Party of India<-- contesting as independents in Howrah Central, Hansan and Santipur-->32106,9730.48
Marxist Forward Bloc<-- contesting as independents in Tarakeswar and Jamalpur-->2280,307 0.36
Biplobi Bangla Congress<-- Contesting as independent in Sabang -->1034,1850.15
West Bengal Socialist Party and
Democratic Socialist Party<
-- Contesting as independents. Ideally this row should be split between WBSP and DSP -->106354,9351.58
Indian National Congress (I)250498,035,27235.73
Indian Congress (Socialist)284885,5353.94
Socialist Unity Centre of India342232,5731.03
Janata Party930187,5130.83
Bharatiya Janata Party520129,9940.58
Indian Union Muslim League40129,1160.57
Lok Dal16022,3610.10
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha101,2680.01
Independents<-- excluding LF candidates contesting as independents -->4321994,7014.42
Total1,20429422,487,336100
align=left colspan=6Source: ECI[4] [5]

Rajya Sabha

See main article: 1982 Indian Rajya Sabha elections.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Statistical Report on General Election, 1982 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala. Election Commission of India. 1982. 3.
  2. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election Results in 1982. www.elections.in. 2019-05-19.
  3. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election 1982: Summary. www.keralaassembly.org. 2019-05-19.
  4. Web site: West Bengal Legislative Assembly Election, 1982 . 14 August 2018 . . 14 August 2022.
  5. Book: West Bengal (India). Legislature. Legislative Assembly. List of Members. July 1983. Superintendent, Government Print.. 9.