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India
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| Republic of India |
Parliamentary |
Phase One: February 16, 1998
Phase Two: February 22, 1998
Phase Three: February 27, 1998
Phase Four: March 7, 1998 |
At stake
in this election:
- 543 seats in the Lok Sabha
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Description
of government structure:
- India has been an independent member of the
Commonwealth since August 15, 1947.
- India's bicameral parliament is composed of
the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People).
- The Rajya Sabha has, at most, 250
members serving six-year terms.
- Of these 250 members, up to 12 may be
appointed by the president and the remainder are elected by state and regional assemblies.
- The Lok Sabha has 545 members serving
five-year terms.
- Of these 545 members, 543 are directly elected
and two are nominated by the president to represent the Anglo-Indian community.
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Results of the electoral race:
- Party: Indian
People's Party (Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP)
Leader: Atal Bihari VAJPAYEE
Seats won in last election for Lok Sabha: 161
Seats won in this election for Lok Sabha: 182
- Party: Indian
National Congress-Indira (INC-I)
Leader: Sonia GANDHI
Seats won in last election for Lok Sabha: 140
Seats won in this election for Lok Sabha: 141
- Bloc: United
Front (UF)
Leader: not determined
Seats won in last election for Lok Sabha: 177
Seats won in this election for Lok Sabha: 84
- Party:
Independents and others
Leader: not applicable
Seats won in last election for Lok Sabha: 65
Seats won in this election for Lok Sabha: 136
(with no single party receiving more than 20 seats)
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When was
the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Parliamentary elections last held:
April 27, May 2, May 7, May 23, and May 30, 1996.
- Seats decided in the last election to
the Lok Sabha: 543
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 966,783,000 (1997 estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 604,373,978
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Of Interest:
- When the Congress Party withdrew its
support from the government in November 1997, the governing coalition collapsed and Prime
Minister GUJRAL submitted his resignation.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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