Members of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) or the lower house of Parliament of India are elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of India, from a set of candidates who stand in their respective constituencies. Every adult citizen of India can vote only in their constituency. Candidates who win the Lok Sabha elections are called 'Member of Parliament' and hold their seats for five years or until the body is removed
The first elections to the Lok Sabha took place during 1951–52.[1] [2] [3]
| Election year | Lok Sabha | Total seats | Turnout | The largest party | Seats won by the largest party | Margin of majority | Percentage in the Lok Sabha | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–52 | First | 489 | 44.87% | 364 | 120 | 74.48% | Jawaharlal Nehru | ||
| 1957 | Second | 494 | 45.44% | 371 | 123 | 75.10% | Jawaharlal Nehru | ||
| 1962 | Third | 55.42% | 361 | 113 | 73.08% | Jawaharlal Nehru (died in 1964) and Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964-1966) | |||
| 1967 | Fourth | 520 | 61.04% | 283 | 22 | 54.42% | Indira Gandhi | ||
| 1971 | Fifth | 518 | 55.27% | 352 | 92 | 67.95% | Indira Gandhi | ||
| 1977 | Sixth | 542 | 60.49% | 295 | 23 | 54.98% | Morarji Desai | ||
| 1980 | Seventh | 529 | 56.92% | Indian National Congress | 353 | 88 | 64.76% | Indira Gandhi | |
| 1984 | Eighth | 541 | 64.01% | 414 | 143 | 76.52% | Rajiv Gandhi | ||
| 1989 | Ninth | 529 | 61.95% | 197 | –68 | 36.86% | V.P. Singh | ||
| 1991 | Tenth | 534 | 56.73% | 244 | –24 | 46.83% | P. V. Narasimha Rao | ||
| 1996 | Eleventh | 543 | 57.94% | 161 | –111 | 29.65% | Atal Bihari Vajpayee(16 May 1996 - 1 June 1996)H. D. Deve Gowda(1 June 1996-21 April 1997)I. K. Gujral(21 April 1997-19 March 1998) | ||
| 1998 | Twelfth | 61.97% | 182 | –90 | 33.39% | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||
| 1999 | Thirteenth | 59.99% | 182 | –90 | 33.39% | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |||
| 2004 | Fourteenth | 58.07% | 145 | –127 | 26.70% | Manmohan Singh | |||
| 2009 | Fifteenth | 58.21% | 206 | –66 | 37.80% | Manmohan Singh | |||
| 2014 | Sixteenth | 66.44% | 282 | 10 | 51.74% | Narendra Modi | |||
| 2019 | Seventeenth | 67.40% | 303 | 31 | 55.80% | Narendra Modi | |||
| 2024 | Eighteenth | 66.33% | 240 | -32 | 44.19% | Narendra Damodar das modi | |||
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