1979 elections in India

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.

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Legislative Assembly elections

Mizoram
Main article: 1979 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Mizoram People's Conference53,51532.6718Decrease4
Indian National Congress (I)39,11523.885New
Janata Party21,43513.092New
Independents49,73330.365Decrease3
Total163,798100.00300
Valid votes163,79899.06
Invalid/blank votes1,5460.94
Total votes165,344100.00
Registered voters/turnout241,94468.34
Source: ECI[1]

Sikkim
Main article: 1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats
Sikkim Janata Parishad22,77631.4916
Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)14,88920.5811
Sikkim Prajatantra Congress11,40015.764
Janata Party9,53413.180
Indian National Congress1,4762.040
Communist Party of India (Marxist)2410.330
Sikkim Scheduled Caste League850.120
Independents11,93816.501
Total72,339100.0032
Valid votes72,33994.81
Invalid/blank votes3,9605.19
Total votes76,299100.00
Registered voters/turnout117,15765.13
Source: ECI[2]

Rajya Sabha elections
Main article: 1979 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

Source:[3]

Vice-presidential election
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.[4]

References
  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1979 to the Legislative Assembly of Mizoram". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1979 to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. "Alphabetical List Of Former Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952". Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  4. "BACKGROUND MATERIAL REGARDING FOURTEENTH ELECTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, 2012" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
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