title: 1979 elections in India
text: # 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.
  
  ## Legislative Assembly elections
  
  ### Mizoram
  
  | | Mizoram People's Conference | 53,515 | 32.67 | 18 | 4 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Indian National Congress (I) | 39,115 | 23.88 | 5 | New |
  | | Janata Party | 21,435 | 13.09 | 2 | New |
  | | Independents | 49,733 | 30.36 | 5 | 3 |
  | Total | Total | 163,798 | 100.00 | 30 | 0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 163,798 | 99.06 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,546 | 0.94 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 165,344 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 241,944 | 68.34 | | |
  | Source: ECI ||||||
  
  ### Sikkim
  
  Seats :
  
  | | Sikkim Janata Parishad | 22,776 | 31.49 | 16 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) | 14,889 | 20.58 | 11 |
  | | Sikkim Prajatantra Congress | 11,400 | 15.76 | 4 |
  | | Janata Party | 9,534 | 13.18 | 0 |
  | | Indian National Congress | 1,476 | 2.04 | 0 |
  | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 241 | 0.33 | 0 |
  | | Sikkim Scheduled Caste League | 85 | 0.12 | 0 |
  | | Independents | 11,938 | 16.50 | 1 |
  | Total | Total | 72,339 | 100.00 | 32 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 72,339 | 94.81 | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 3,960 | 5.19 | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 76,299 | 100.00 | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 117,157 | 65.13 | |
  | Source: ECI |||||
  
  ## Rajya Sabha elections
  
  Source:
  
  ## Vice-presidential election
  
  The 1979 Indian vice presidential election was not needed as former Chief Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah was elected unopposed for the post.
  
  