1983 elections in India

Elections in the Republic of India in 1983 included elections to six state legislative assemblies and to seats in the Rajya Sabha.

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Legislative Assembly elections

Andhra Pradesh
Main article: 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
s.no party seats contested seats won seats change vote share swing
1 Telugu Desam Party 289 202 +202 46.3% + 46.3%
2 Indian National Congress 294 60 -115 33.64% -22.78%
3 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 28 5 -3 2.01% -0.70%
4 Communist Party of India 48 6 +3 2.79% +0.30%
5 Bharatiya Janata Party 81 3 +3 2.76% +2.76%
6 Janata Party 44 1 -59 0.96% -27.89%
7others110020+55.00%-4.20%

Assam
Main article: 1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress1,194,65752.5391+65
Indian Congress (Socialist)137,6856.054New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)116,9235.142–9
Plain Tribals Council of Assam106,0844.661–3
Communist Party of India58,7462.581–4
Independents659,99529.0210–5
Total2,274,090100.00109–21
Valid votes2,274,09095.34
Invalid/blank votes111,1004.66
Total votes2,385,190100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,284,61232.74
Source: ECI[1]

Delhi
Main article: 1983 Delhi Metropolitan Council election
Summary of results of the Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 1983[2]
Political Party
 No. of candidates
 No. of elected
 Number of Votes
 % of Votes
Indian National Congress5634856,05547.50%
Bharatiya Janata Party5019666,60536.99%
Lok Dal6273,7654.09%
Janata Party37165,9803.66%
Total400561,802,118

Jammu and Kashmir
Main article: 1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

Karnataka
Main article: 1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
Summary of results of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, 1983[3]
Political Party
 Seats Contested
 Seats Won
 Number of Votes
 % of Votes
 Seat change
Janata Party193954,272,31833.07%Increase 36
Indian National Congress221825,221,41940.42%Decrease 67
Bharatiya Janata Party110181,024,8927.93%Increase 18
Communist Party of India73161,1921.25%Steady
Communist Party of India (Marxist)43115,3200.89%Increase 3
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam1116,2340.13%Increase 1
Independents751221,998,25615.47%Increase 12
Total136522412,919,459

Meghalaya
Main article: 1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
← Summary of the 17 February 1983 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election results →
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes  % ±pp Won +/−
Indian National Congress (INC) 130,95627.681.64 Decrease 255 Increase
All Party Hill Leaders Conference (AHL) 118,593 24.92 0.15 Increase 15 1 Decrease
Hill State People's Democratic Party (HDP) 91,386 19.32 0.08 Increase 15 1 Increase
Public Demands Implementation Convention (PDIC) 23,253 4.92 2 Steady [a]
Communist Party of India 2,442 0.52 0.1 Decrease 0 Steady
Independents (IND) 106,37822.492.33 Decrease 35 Decrease[b]
Total 473,050100.00 60±0
Source: Election Commission of India[4]

a In the 1978 election, two candidates from the PDIC were elected, but the party had not obtained registration in time for the election; at that time, the party's representatives were recorded as independents in the official results.[5]

b Does not include the two PDIC candidates elected as independents in 1978.

Tripura
Main article: 1983 Tripura Legislative Assembly election
Performance of the political parties in this election
Party Seats Contested Seats Won No. of Votes  % of Votes 1977 Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party 4 0 578 0.06% -
Communist Party of India 1 0 7,657 0.83% 0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 56 37 433,608 46.78% 51
Indian Congress Secular 3 0 540 0.06% -
Indian National Congress 45 12 282,859 30.51% 0
Janata Party 5 0 515 0.06% 0
All India Forward Block 1 0 6,549 0.71% 1
Revolutionary Socialist Party 2 2 15,218 1.64% 2
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti 14 6 97,039 10.47% 4
Independents 75 3 82,443 8.89% 2
Total 206 60 927,006

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Rajya Sabha
Main article: 1983 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

References
  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. Election Commission of India. STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1983 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF DELHI
  3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  4. "Meghalaya 1983". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. Gupta, Susmita Sen (2005). Regionalism in Meghalaya. South Asian Publishers. p. 118. ISBN 978-81-7003-288-5.
  6. "1983 Tripura Election result".
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