Lowest Voter Turnout Lok Sabha Constituencies

1984 Lok Sabha (Parliament) Election · Top 25 constituencies by turnout

In the 1984 Lok Sabha election, the lowest voter turnout was in Koraput (Odisha) at just 34.80%. The full ranked list of the top 25 constituencies is below — click any constituency to see its complete candidate-wise result.

Percentage of registered electors who cast a vote.

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Rank Constituency State Winner Party Turnout
1 Koraput ST Odisha Gridhar Gomango Indian National Congress 34.80%
2 Nabarangpur ST Odisha Khagapati Pradhani Indian National Congress 39.34%
3 Singhbhum ST Bihar Begun Sumbrui Indian National Congress 39.43%
4 Khunti ST Bihar Simon Tigga Indian National Congress 39.60%
5 Dahod ST Gujarat Damor Somjibhai Punjabhai Indian National Congress 39.71%
6 Lohardaga ST Bihar Sumati Oraon Indian National Congress 40.26%
7 Bastar ST Madhya Pradesh Mankuram Sodi Indian National Congress 40.45%
8 Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Sheila Kaul Indian National Congress 40.93%
9 Chail SC Uttar Pradesh Bihari Lal Shailesh Indian National Congress 43.15%
10 Bagaha SC Bihar Bhola Raut Indian National Congress 43.80%
11 Bayana SC Rajasthan Lala Ram Ken Indian National Congress 44.54%
12 Bidar SC Karnataka Nasing Suryavansi Indian National Congress 45.05%
13 Morena SC Madhya Pradesh Kammodilal Jatav Indian National Congress 45.37%
14 Basti SC Uttar Pradesh Ram Awadh Prasad Indian National Congress 45.92%
15 Rajmahal ST Bihar Seth Hembrom Indian National Congress 46.00%
16 Ranchi Bihar Sheo Prasad Sahu Indian National Congress 46.09%
17 Shahdol ST Madhya Pradesh Dalbir Singh Indian National Congress 46.28%
18 Almora Uttar Pradesh Harish Chandra Singh Indian National Congress 46.51%
19 Dahanu ST Maharashtra Shingada Damu Barku Indian National Congress 47.38%
20 Palamau SC Bihar Kamla Kumari Indian National Congress 47.42%
21 Sundargarh ST Odisha Maurice Kujur Indian National Congress 47.54%
22 Bahraich Uttar Pradesh Arif Mohammad Khan Indian National Congress 47.64%
23 Kodarma Bihar Tilak Dhari Singh Indian National Congress 47.79%
24 Ghatampur SC Uttar Pradesh Ganga Ram Indian National Congress 47.79%
25 Kaiserganj Uttar Pradesh Rana Vir Singh Indian National Congress 47.88%

Why this list matters

The lowest-turnout constituencies are typically dense urban ones — Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, parts of Delhi — and Jammu & Kashmir constituencies during periods of unrest. Urban apathy is a long-running concern in Indian politics: cities with educated, connected electorates often turn out at lower rates than the rural seats they criticise. Low turnout can favour parties with the most committed voter base, since they're the ones who show up.

"Lowest turnout" here is filtered to constituencies with valid electors and votes-polled data on file.

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