Facts Sheet: India elections
India has a parliamentary system of government with two
chambers: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Lok Sabha members are elected by the people
while Rajya Sabha members are elected primarily by elected representatives in
various assemblies.
Total Number of Parliamentary Constituency, for Lok
Sabha: 543 (79 are reserved for scheduled
Castes and 41 for Scheduled Tribes)
Total Number of voters: 814.5
millions
Total Number of Parties: 1622
(6 national parties, 23 state parties, and 1593 registered unrecognized parties)
Total Polling Stations: 935,000
Total Poll Workers: 8
millions
Amount of Money each candidate is allowed to spend: $118,000
Total expenses of the Election Commission: $600
millions
Number of Election Symbols used by parties 87
The parliamentary constituency with the largest number of electors - 3368399
(Outer Delhi)
The parliamentary constituency with the lowest number of electors - 39033
(Lakshadweep)
The parliamentary constituency with the largest Area - Ladakh (J&K) - 173266.37 sq. km
The Parliamentary constituency with the smallest Area - Chandni Chowk (Delhi) - 10.59 sq. km
Maximum
contestants in a parliamentary constituency - 35
(Madras south)
A polling
station with least number of electors: Only ONE voter in Polling station No. -
29; (Dharampur) in Miao Assembly segment of Arunachal East parliamentary
constituency
Maximum
Women contestants in a state - 61
(UP)
Minimum
women contestants in a state - 1
(Goa)
Maximum
age of the candidate- 94
years (Ramchandra Veerappa in Bidar, Karnataka)
Minimum
age of the candidate - 25
years (Many).
Maximum
age of the winning candidate- 94
years (Ramchandra Veerappa in Bidar, Karnataka)
Minimum
age of the winning candidate- 26
years Sachin Pilot in Dausa (Rajasthan)
Maximum
votes secured - Sajjan
Kumar outer Delhi - 855543
Minimum
votes secured - Ashok Kumar Chandni Chowk- 45
Minimum
votes secured by a winner - Dr. P. Pookunhikoya , 15597 votes (Lakshadweep).
Maximum
margin, Arambagh PC of West Bengal 592502
votes.
Minimum
margin, Lakshadweep, 71
Votes
Average
age of the elected MPs is 52.63
Years.
Whom did Muslims vote in General Elections: (percentage )
| Party | 1996 | 1998 | 1999 | 2004 | 2009 |
| Congress | 32 | 32 | 40 | 36 | 36 |
| BJP | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
46 constituencies with more than 30% Muslim population
| States | Number of constituencies | Names |
| West Bengal | 11 | RAIGANJ (47.36%), MALDA UTTAR (49.73%), MALDA DAKSHIN (53.46) JANGIPUR (63.67%), MURSHIDABAD (58.31%), Baharampur (63.67%), DIAMOND HARBOUR (33.24%), BIRBHUM (35.08%) , Jadavpur (33.24%), Joynagar (33.24%),, Mathurapur (33.24%) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 13 | BIJNOR (38.33%), AMROHA (37.50%), MORADABAD (44.78%), RAMPUR (49.14%), MEERUT (30.86%), MUZAFFARNAGAR (36.94%), KAIRANA (38.53%), SAHARANPUR (39.11%), SAMBHAL (45.54%), NAGINA (41.71), Bahraich (34.83%), BAREILLY (33.89%), Shrawasti (31.34%) |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 5 | BARAMULLA (97%), SRINAGAR (90%), ANANTNAG (95%), LADAKH (46%), UDHAMPUR (31%) |
| Assam | 4 | KARIMGANJ (45%), DHUBRI (56%), BARPETA (39%), NAGAON (33%) |
| Kerala | 6 | KASARAGOD (32.54), KOZHIKODE (37.47), MALLAPURAM (68.53%), PONNANI (64%) Wayanad (57.98%), Vadakara (34.70%) |
| Bihar | 4 | ARARIA (41.14%), KISHANGANJ (56.66%), KATIHAR (42.53%), Purnia (37.65%) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 | HYDERABAD (41.17% |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | LAKSHADWEEP (95.47%) |
| Year of polls | Number of MPs | % | |
| 1 | 1952 | 11 | 2 |
| 2 | 1957 | 19 | 4 |
| 3 | 1962 | 20 | 4 |
| 4 | 1967 | 25 | 5 |
| 5 | 1971 | 28 | 6 |
| 6 | 1977 | 34 | 7 |
| 7 | 1980 | 49 | 10 |
| 8 | 1984 | 42 | 8 |
| 9 | 1989 | 27 | 6 |
| 10 | 1991 | 25 | 5 |
| 11 | 1996 | 29 | 6 |
| 12 | 1998 | 28 | 6 |
| 13 | 1999 | 31 | 6 |
| 14 | 2004 | 34 | 7 |
| 15 | 2009 | 30 | 6 |
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