1974 elections in India
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| Date(s) | State | Government before election | Chief Minister before election | Government after election | Chief Minister after election | Maps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12–16 February 1974 | Nagaland | Nagaland Nationalist Organisation | Hokishe Sema | United Democratic Front (Nagaland) | Vizol Koso |  | ||
| 19–25 February 1974 | Manipur | President's Rule | Manipur People's Party | Mohammed Alimuddin |  | |||
| 24 February 1974 | Pondicherry | President's Rule | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | S. Ramassamy |  | |||
| 24 and 26 February 1974 | Uttar Pradesh | Indian National Congress | Hemwati Bahuguna | Indian National Congress (R) | Hemwati Bahuguna |  | ||
| Odisha | Indian National Congress (R) | Nandini Satpathy | Indian National Congress (R) | Nandini Satpathy |  | |||
Legislative Assembly elections
Manipur
Main article: 1974 Manipur Legislative Assembly election
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 164,717 | 27.62 | 13 | –4 | |
| Manipur Peoples Party | 134,493 | 22.55 | 20 | +5 | |
| Manipur Hills Union | 55,879 | 9.37 | 12 | New | |
| Socialist Party | 35,349 | 5.93 | 2 | –1 | |
| Communist Party of India | 33,039 | 5.54 | 6 | +1 | |
| Kuki National Assembly | 17,592 | 2.95 | 2 | New | |
| Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 8,764 | 1.47 | 0 | –1 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 3,347 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 143,241 | 24.02 | 5 | –14 | |
| Total | 596,421 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 596,421 | 97.91 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 12,701 | 2.09 | |||
| Total votes | 609,122 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 719,971 | 84.60 | |||
| Source: ECI[1] | |||||
Nagaland
Main article: 1974 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Nagaland Nationalist Organisation | 103,515 | 35.71 | 23 | +1 | |
| United Democratic Front | 87,005 | 30.01 | 25 | New | |
| Independents | 99,379 | 34.28 | 12 | +4 | |
| Total | 289,899 | 100.00 | 60 | +20 | |
| Valid votes | 289,899 | 97.40 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,731 | 2.60 | |||
| Total votes | 297,630 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 400,322 | 74.35 | |||
| Source: ECI[2] | |||||
Odisha
Main article: 1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election
Source:[3]
| Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | No. of votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress (Indira) | 135 | 69 | 2152818 | 37.44% |
| Utkal Congress | 95 | 35 | 1521064 | 26.45% |
| Swatantra Party | 56 | 21 | 694473 | 12.08% |
| Communist Party of India | 14 | 7 | 279738 | 4.87% |
| Socialist Party | 17 | 2 | 101789 | 1.77% |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 8 | 3 | 67600 | 1.18% |
| Orissa Jana Congress | 42 | 1 | 67169 | 1.17% |
| Jharkhand Party | 12 | 1 | 34786 | 0.60% |
| Indian National Congress (Organization) | 17 | 0 | 29103 | 0.51% |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 12 | 0 | 23335 | 0.41% |
| All India Jharkhand Party | 8 | 0 | 15360 | 0.27% |
| Socialist Unity Centre of India | 4 | 0 | 10214 | 0,18% |
| All India Forward Bloc | 2 | 0 | 1080 | 0.02% |
| Revolutionary Communist Party of India | 1 | 0 | 478 | 0.01% |
| Independents | 299 | 7 | 750818 | 13.06% |
| Total: | 722 | 146 | 5749825 |
Pondicherry
Main article: 1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election
Source:[4]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 60,812 | 27.83 | 12 | New | |
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 47,823 | 21.89 | 2 | –13 | |
| Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 41,348 | 18.92 | 5 | New | |
| Indian National Congress | 34,840 | 15.95 | 7 | –3 | |
| Communist Party of India | 18,468 | 8.45 | 2 | –1 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2,737 | 1.25 | 1 | +1 | |
| Independents | 12,470 | 5.71 | 1 | –1 | |
| Total | 218,498 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 218,498 | 96.97 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,830 | 3.03 | |||
| Total votes | 225,328 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 264,103 | 85.32 | |||
| Source: ECI[5] | |||||
Uttar Pradesh
Main article: 1974 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 8,868,229 | 32.29 | 215 | +4 | |
| Bharatiya Kranti Dal | 5,826,256 | 21.22 | 106 | +8 | |
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 4,701,972 | 17.12 | 61 | +12 | |
| Indian National Congress (Organisation) | 2,296,883 | 8.36 | 10 | New | |
| Socialist Party (India) | 795,770 | 2.90 | 5 | New | |
| Communist Party of India | 672,881 | 2.45 | 16 | +12 | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 378,221 | 1.38 | 1 | New | |
| Swatantra Party | 311,669 | 1.13 | 1 | –4 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 194,257 | 0.71 | 2 | +1 | |
| Shoshit Samaj Dal | 190,259 | 0.69 | 1 | New | |
| Hindu Mahasabha | 81,829 | 0.30 | 1 | 0 | |
| Others | 327,246 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 2,815,747 | 10.25 | 5 | –13 | |
| Total | 27,461,219 | 100.00 | 424 | –1 | |
| Valid votes | 27,461,219 | 97.00 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 849,448 | 3.00 | |||
| Total votes | 28,310,667 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 49,743,193 | 56.91 | |||
| Source: ECI[6] | |||||
References
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1974 to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1974 to the Legislative Assembly of Nagaland". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ↑ "1974 Odisha Legislative Assembly election". Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Puducherry 1974".
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1974 to the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1974 to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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