title: 1996 elections in India
text: # 1996 elections in India
  
  Elections in the Republic of India in 1996 included the 1996 Indian general election, elections to eight state legislative assemblies and to seats in the Rajya Sabha.
  
  ## General Elections
  
  Seats :
  
  | | Indian National Congress | 96,455,493 | 28.80 | 140 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 67,950,851 | 20.29 | 161 |
  | | Janata Dal | 27,070,340 | 8.08 | 46 |
  | | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 20,496,810 | 6.12 | 32 |
  | | Bahujan Samaj Party | 13,453,235 | 4.02 | 11 |
  | | Samajwadi Party | 10,989,241 | 3.28 | 17 |
  | | Telugu Desam Party | 9,931,826 | 2.97 | 16 |
  | | Tamil Maanila Congress | 7,339,982 | 2.19 | 20 |
  | | Samata Party | 7,256,086 | 2.17 | 8 |
  | | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 7,151,381 | 2.14 | 17 |
  | | Communist Party of India | 6,582,263 | 1.97 | 12 |
  | | Shiv Sena | 4,989,994 | 1.49 | 15 |
  | | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | 4,903,070 | 1.46 | 4 |
  | | NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) | 3,249,267 | 0.97 | 0 |
  | | Asom Gana Parishad | 2,560,506 | 0.76 | 5 |
  | | Shiromani Akali Dal | 2,534,979 | 0.76 | 8 |
  | | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2,130,286 | 0.64 | 0 |
  | | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2,105,469 | 0.63 | 5 |
  | | Republican Party of India | 1,454,363 | 0.43 | 0 |
  | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 1,287,072 | 0.38 | 1 |
  | | All India Forward Bloc | 1,279,492 | 0.38 | 3 |
  | | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,235,812 | 0.37 | 0 |
  | | Haryana Vikas Party | 1,156,322 | 0.35 | 3 |
  | | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 808,065 | 0.24 | 0 |
  | | Indian Union Muslim League | 757,316 | 0.23 | 2 |
  | | Janata Party | 631,021 | 0.19 | 0 |
  | | Karnataka Congress Party | 581,868 | 0.17 | 1 |
  | | Pattali Makkal Katchi | 571,910 | 0.17 | 0 |
  | | Peasants and Workers Party of India | 437,805 | 0.13 | 0 |
  | | Indian Congress (Socialist) | 404,261 | 0.12 | 0 |
  | | Kerala Congress (M) | 382,319 | 0.11 | 1 |
  | | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 340,070 | 0.10 | 1 |
  | | Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann) | 339,520 | 0.10 | 0 |
  | | Madhya Pradesh Vikas Congress | 337,539 | 0.10 | 1 |
  | | Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh | 329,695 | 0.10 | 0 |
  | | Kerala Congress | 320,539 | 0.10 | 0 |
  | | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Mardi) | 299,055 | 0.09 | 0 |
  | | United Minorities Front, Assam | 244,571 | 0.07 | 0 |
  | | Apna Dal | 222,669 | 0.07 | 0 |
  | | Autonomous State Demand Committee | 180,112 | 0.05 | 1 |
  | | Forward Bloc (Socialist) | 172,685 | 0.05 | 0 |
  | | Gujarat Adijati Vikash Paksh | 166,003 | 0.05 | 0 |
  | | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | 129,220 | 0.04 | 1 |
  | | Sikkim Democratic Front | 124,218 | 0.04 | 1 |
  | | Federal Party of Manipur | 120,557 | 0.04 | 0 |
  | | Marxist Co-ordination Committee | 114,406 | 0.03 | 0 |
  | | Krantikari Samajwadi Manch | 113,975 | 0.03 | 0 |
  | | Mizo National Front | 111,710 | 0.03 | 0 |
  | | United Goans Democratic Party | 109,346 | 0.03 | 1 |
  | | Jharkhand Party (Naren) | 102,111 | 0.03 | 0 |
  | | Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party | 99,599 | 0.03 | 0 |
  | | Savarn Samaj Party | 84,725 | 0.03 | 0 |
  | | Jharkhand Party | 78,907 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Majlis Bachao Tahreek | 78,335 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Nag Vidarbha Andolan Samiti | 66,065 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Peoples Democratic Party | 65,641 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Amra Bangali | 65,595 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Mahabharat People's Party | 64,266 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha | 60,361 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Jharkhand People's Party | 58,132 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar) | 52,585 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti | 52,300 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | 49,978 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Satya Marg Party | 48,056 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Sikkim Sangram Parishad | 42,175 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Lok Hit Party | 37,127 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | United Tribal Nationalist Liberation Front | 34,803 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Pavitra Hindustan Kaazhagam | 34,147 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S. Srivastava) | 33,900 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Kannada Chalevali Vatal Paksha | 31,136 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Bhrastachar Normoolan Sena | 30,970 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Hul Jharkhand Party | 30,220 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Bhoomijotak Samooh | 29,874 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Proutist Sarva Samaj Samiti | 26,403 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bhartiya Loktantra Party | 25,131 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 22,640 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Uttar Pradesh Republican Party | 22,515 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Anaithinthiya Thamizhaga Munnetra Kazhag | 19,394 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | New India Party | 19,135 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Bhatiya Krishi Udyog Sangh | 17,744 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Indian National League | 15,954 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Jan Parishad | 15,112 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Rashtriya Nayay Party | 13,160 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Lokdal | 11,957 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Shoshit Samaj Dal | 11,937 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bahujan Kranti Dal (JAI) | 11,735 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Mahakushal Vikas Party | 11,152 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Jansatta Party | 10,901 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh | 10,657 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Republican Party of India (Democratic) | 10,072 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Gondwana Ganatantra Party | 9,985 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Pragtisheel Manav Samaj Party | 9,974 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Berozgaar Party | 9,813 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Janhit Morcha | 9,404 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Hindustan Janata Party | 9,208 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Rashtriya Samajwadi Party 'pragatisheel' | 8,779 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Lok Party | 8,758 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Pachim Banga Rajya Muslim League | 8,624 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Republican Party of India (Khobragade) | 8,491 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bhartiya Janata Vikas Party | 7,726 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Arya Sabha | 7,563 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Jan Sabha | 7,338 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Republican Presidium Party of India | 7,298 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bahujan Kranti Dal | 6,968 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Political Party of National Management Service | 6,667 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Rashtriya Surajya Parishad | 6,000 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra) | 5,784 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Maharashtra Pradesh Krantikari Party | 5,765 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bartiya Manav Seva Dal | 5,673 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | National Republican Party | 5,271 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Indian Democratic Party | 5,084 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Lok Tantrik Mazdoor Dal | 5,075 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Surajya Party | 4,917 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Hindu Mahasabha | 4,720 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Rashtriya Aikta Manch | 4,574 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | National Democratic Peoples Front | 4,462 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bolshevik Party of India | 4,345 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Lok Panchayat | 4,018 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Rashtriya Party | 3,724 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Rashtriya Kisan Party | 3,635 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Mahasand Sarvahara Krantikari Party | 3,552 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Labour Party | 3,550 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Rashtriya Unnatsheel Das | 3,476 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Rashtriya Samdarshi Party | 3,360 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Vijeta Party | 3,328 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Satyayug Party | 3,319 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Rashtriya Morcha | 3,181 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Rashtriya Mazdoor Ekta Party | 3,176 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Marxist Engelist Leninist Proletariat Health Commune | 3,155 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Azad Hind Party | 3,152 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bahujan Samaj Party (Raj Bahadur) | 3,114 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Socialist Party (Lohia) | 3,006 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Kannada Paksha | 2,883 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Manav Raksha Dal | 2,796 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Dalit Utthan Party | 2,654 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha | 2,295 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Indian Secular Congress | 2,136 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bira Oriya Party | 2,088 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Republican Party of India (Sivaraj) | 2,081 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharathiya Nethaji Party | 2,024 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Rajiv Congress | 1,967 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Jantantrik Parishad | 1,867 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Ekta Samaj Party | 1,852 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Congress Of People | 1,850 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Revolutionary Communist Party Of India (Rasik Bhatt) | 1,803 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bhartiya Ekta Party | 1,801 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Shoshit Samaj Party | 1,684 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Samajwadi Dal | 1,637 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Shivsena Rashtrawadi | 1,477 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Kranti Sena | 1,439 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Indian Democratic People's Party | 1,438 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Ekta Krandi Dal U.P. | 1,409 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Indian Bahujan Samajwadi Party | 1,376 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Sarvadharam Party (Madhya Pradesh) | 1,327 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | People's Democratic League of India | 1,276 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Punjab Vikas Party (Punjab) | 1,185 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Desh Bhakt Party | 1,148 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Sabjan Party | 1,120 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Lok Tantrik Alp-Sankhyak Jan Morcha | 1,111 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Kisan Vyawasayee Mazdoor Party | 1,056 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Pratap Shiv Sena | 1,049 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Adarsh Lok Dal | 1,037 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Gareebjan Samaj Party | 962 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Dharmnirpeksh Dal | 894 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | All India Azad Hind Mazdur & Jan Kalyan Party | 883 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bahujan Loktantrik Party | 857 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Socialist Party (Ramakant Pandey) | 848 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Manav Sewa Sangh | 841 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Samajwadi Vikas Party | 805 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bhartiya Rajarya Sabha | 787 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 786 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | 724 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Ambedkar Kranti Dal | 667 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bhartiya Jan Kisan Party | 633 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Mahabharath Mahajan Sabha | 572 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Samaj Sangathan Morcha | 535 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Rashtriya Bharat Nav Nirman Sangathan | 528 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Samajik Kranti Dal | 522 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Rashtriya Krantikari Dal | 520 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharat Jan Party | 505 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Hind National Party | 496 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Sachet Bharat Party | 470 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bhartiya Azad Party | 457 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bhrishtachar Virodhi Dal | 434 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad (Prem Ballabh Vyas) | 428 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Tamil Nadu Hindu Vellalar Youth Kazhagam | 422 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Pragati Sheel Party | 407 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Socialist League of India | 384 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | United Indian Democratic Council | 374 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Rashtriya Samaj Sevak Dal | 348 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Mazdoor Morcha | 345 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Hindu Praja Party | 332 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Janata Kranti Congress | 324 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Mukt Bharat | 295 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Jan Swarajya Party | 278 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Gujarat Janta Parishad | 266 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharat Pensioner's Front | 231 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Parivartan Morcha | 231 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | All India Democratic People Federation | 195 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Akhil Bharatiya Jagrook Nagrik Dal | 176 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Federation of Sabhas | 142 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Hind Kisan Mazdoor Party | 131 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Poorvanchal Rashtriya Congress | 124 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Kranti Dal | 112 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Jan Ekata Morcha | 94 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Sarvkalyan Krantidal | 89 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Manav Samaj Party | 74 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Labour Party of India (V.V. Prasad) | 68 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Dal | 53 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | Independents | 21,041,557 | 6.28 | 9 |
  | Nominated Anglo-Indians | Nominated Anglo-Indians | | | 2 |
  | Total | Total | 334,873,286 | 100.00 | 545 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 334,873,286 | 97.54 | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 8,434,804 | 2.46 | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 343,308,090 | 100.00 | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 592,572,288 | 57.94 | |
  | Source: ECI |||||
  
  ## Legislative Assembly elections
  
  ### Haryana
  
  Summary of results of the Haryana Legislative Assembly election, 1996 :
  
  | Political Party | No. of candidates | No. of elected | Number of Votes | % of Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Haryana Vikas Party | 65 | 33 | 17,16,572 | 22.7% |
  | Samta Party | 89 | 24 | 15,57,914 | 20.6% |
  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 25 | 11 | 6,72,558 | 8.9% |
  | Independent | 2022 | 10 | 11,73,533 | 15.5% |
  | Indian National Congress | 90 | 9 | 15,76,882 | 20.8% |
  | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | 62 | 3 | 2,42,638 | 3.2% |
  
  ### Jammu and Kashmir
  
  The National Conference won 57 out of 86 seats. The BSP contested first time on 29 seats in the state and won 4 seats. The BJP rose from two seats in 1987 to 8 seats.
  
  ### Kerala
  
  Party-wise vote share of 1996 Kerala Assembly Elections :
  
  | Sl.No: | Party | Contested | Won | Popular Votes | Share (%) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | National Parties ||||||
  | 1 | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) (AIIC(T)) | 8 | 0 | 8,549 | 0.06 |
  | 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 123 | 0 | 7,81,090 | 5.48 |
  | 3 | Communist Party of India (CPI) | 22 | 18 | 10,86,350 | 7.62 |
  | 4 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | 62 | 40 | 30,78,723 | 21.59 |
  | 5 | Indian National Congress | 94 | 37 | 43,40,717 | 30.43 |
  | 6 | Janata Dal (JD) | 13 | 4 | 5,87,716 | 4.12 |
  | 7 | Janata Party (JP) | 21 | 0 | 8,027 | 0.06 |
  | State Parties ||||||
  | 1 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 12 | 0 | 17,872 | 0.13 |
  | 2 | All India Forward Bloc (FBL) | 6 | 0 | 2,522 | 0.02 |
  | 3 | Indian Congress (Socialist) (IC(S)) | 9 | 3 | 3,55,755 | 2.49 |
  | 4 | Kerala Congress (KEC) | 10 | 6 | 4,42,421 | 3.10 |
  | 5 | Kerala Congress (Mani) (KCM) | 10 | 5 | 4,53,614 | 3.18 |
  | 6 | Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) | 22 | 13 | 10,25,556 | 7.19 |
  | 7 | Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) | 6 | 5 | 2,94,744 | 2.07 |
  | 8 | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 16 | 0 | 4,445 | 0.03 |
  | Unrecognised Parties ||||||
  | 1 | Bharatiya Labour Party (BLP) | 1 | 0 | 3,632 | 0.03 |
  | 2 | Communist Marxist Party (CMPKSC) | 3 | 0 | 69,934 | 0.49 |
  | 3 | Indian Labour Congress (ILC) | 1 | 0 | 630 | 0.00 |
  | 4 | Indian National League (INL) | 3 | 0 | 139775 | 0.89 |
  | 5 | Janadhipatya Samrakshana Samithi (JSS) | 4 | 1 | 1,82,210 | 1.28 |
  | 6 | Kerala Congress (B) (KC(B)) | 2 | 1 | 91,968 | 0.64 |
  | 7 | Kerala Congress (Joseph) (KCJ) | 10 | 2 | 455748 | 2.9 |
  | 8 | Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) | 50 | 0 | 1,02,226 | 0.06 |
  | 9 | Social Action Party (SAP) | 9 | 0 | 1,916 | 0.19 |
  | 10 | Socialist Labour Action Party (SLAP) | 1 | 0 | 58 | 0.07 |
  | 11 | Samajwadi Jan Parishad (SWJP) | 1 | 0 | 167 | 0.00 |
  | Others/ Independents | Others/ Independents | 672 | 5 | 10,95,761 | 7.68 |
  | Total | Total | 1,201 | 140 | 14,262,692 | 100 |
  
  ### Uttar Pradesh
  
  Source:
  
  | Party | Contested | Won | Votes | % | Seats change |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 414 | 174 | 18,028,820 | 32.5% | 3 |
  | Samajwadi Party | 281 | 110 | 12,085,226 | 21.8% | 1 |
  | Bahujan Samaj Party | 296 | 67 | 10,890,716 | 19.6% | |
  | Indian National Congress | 126 | 33 | 4,626,663 | 8.3% | 5 |
  | Independent | 2031 | 13 | 3,615,932 | 6.5% | 5 |
  | Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party | 38 | 8 | 1,065,730 | 1.9% | 8 (new) |
  | Janata Dal | 54 | 7 | 1,421,528 | 2.6% | 20 |
  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 11 | 4 | 1,421,528 | 0.8% | 3 |
  | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | 37 | 4 | 735,327 | 1.3% | 4 (new) |
  | Samta Party | 9 | 2 | 221,866 | 0.4% | 2 (new) |
  | Communist Party of India | 15 | 1 | 327,231 | 0.6% | 2 |
  | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | 77 | 1 | 325,787 | 0.6% | 1 (new) |
  
  ### West Bengal
  
  | Party | Party | Candidates | Seats | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Left Front and allies | Communist Party of India (Marxist) Including candidates from Samajwadi Party contesting on CPI(M) tickets. | 213 | 153 | 13,670,198 | 37.16 |
  | Left Front and allies | All India Forward Bloc | 34 | 21 | 1,912,183 | 5.20 |
  | Left Front and allies | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 23 | 18 | 1,367,439 | 3.72 |
  | Left Front and allies | Communist Party of India | 12 | 6 | 642,993 | 1.75 |
  | Left Front and allies | Marxist Forward Bloc | 2 | 2 | 150,099 | 0.41 |
  | Left Front and allies | Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra) | 2 | 2 | 129,367 | 0.35 |
  | Left Front and allies | Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Rasik Bhatt) | 2 | 0 | 105,366 | 0.29 |
  | Left Front and allies | Biplobi Bangla Congress | 1 | 1 | 60,453 | 0.16 |
  | Left Front and allies | Janata Dal | 5 | 0 | 105,697 | 0.29 |
  | Indian National Congress | Indian National Congress | 288 | 82 | 14,523,964 | 39.48 |
  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bharatiya Janata Party | 292 | 0 | 2,372,480 | 6.45 |
  | Gorkha National Liberation Front | Gorkha National Liberation Front | 3 | 3 | 161,498 | 0.44 |
  | Jharkhand Party (Naren) | Jharkhand Party (Naren) | 8 | 1 | 145,503 | 0.40 |
  | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 26 | 0 | 134,436 | 0.37 |
  | Forward Bloc (Socialist) | Forward Bloc (Socialist) | 20 | 1 | 123,316 | 0.34 |
  | Bahujan Samaj Party | Bahujan Samaj Party | 48 | 0 | 67,853 | 0.18 |
  | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 30 | 0 | 47,206 | 0.13 |
  | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | 3 | 0 | 43,261 | 0.12 |
  | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) | 29 | 0 | 20,555 | 0.06 |
  | Muslim League | Muslim League | 20 | 0 | 19,221 | 0.05 |
  | Amra Bangalee | Amra Bangalee | 46 | 0 | 17,330 | 0.05 |
  | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Mardi) | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Mardi) | 5 | 0 | 11,593 | 0.03 |
  | Pachim Banga Rajya Muslim League | Pachim Banga Rajya Muslim League | 5 | 0 | 5,359 | 0.01 |
  | Indian National League | Indian National League | 7 | 0 | 4,480 | 0.01 |
  | Social Action Party | Social Action Party | 16 | 0 | 4,476 | 0.01 |
  | Jharkhand Party | Jharkhand Party | 5 | 0 | 3,533 | 0.01 |
  | Hul Jharkhand Party | Hul Jharkhand Party | 2 | 0 | 3,309 | 0.01 |
  | Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh | Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh | 2 | 0 | 2,448 | 0.01 |
  | Samajwadi Jan Parishad | Samajwadi Jan Parishad | 2 | 0 | 1,218 | 0.00 |
  | Indian Democratic People's Party | Indian Democratic People's Party | 3 | 0 | 515 | 0.00 |
  | All India Christian Democratic and Backward People's Party | All India Christian Democratic and Backward People's Party | 1 | 0 | 392 | 0.00 |
  | Indian Union Muslim League | Indian Union Muslim League | 1 | 0 | 251 | 0.00 |
  | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha | 2 | 0 | 178 | 0.00 |
  | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh | 1 | 0 | 49 | 0.00 |
  | Independents | Independents | 844 | 4 | 898,677 | 2.44 |
  | Total | Total | 2,035 | 294 | 36,788,753 | 100 |
  | Source: Election Commission of India ||||||
  