India General Election (Parliament) · 543 Constituencies · 25 States & UTs
The 1996 Indian general election was held across 543 Lok Sabha constituencies in 25 states and union territories. A total of 592,572,288 electors were registered and 343,308,090 votes were polled, recording a national voter turnout of 57.9%. Bharatiya Janata Party won the most seats with 161, followed by Indian National Congress with 140 seats.
Browse the state-wise breakdown below, or click any state to see constituency-level results with individual candidate data.
| Party | Seats Won |
|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 161 |
| Indian National Congress | 140 |
| Janata Dal | 46 |
| Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 32 |
| Tamil Maanila Congress (MOOPANAR) | 20 |
| Dravida Munetra Kazhagam | 17 |
| Samajwadi Party | 17 |
| Telugu Desam Party | 16 |
| Shiv Sena | 15 |
| Communist Party Of India | 12 |
Click any state to view constituency-level results
| State / UT | Seats | Leading Party | Won | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 42 | Indian National Congress | 22 | 63.0% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | Independent | 2 | 55.0% |
| Assam | 14 | Asom Gana Parisad | 5 | 78.5% |
| Bihar | 54 | Janata Dal | 22 | 59.5% |
| Delhi | 7 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5 | 50.6% |
| Goa | 2 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak | 1 | 56.3% |
| Gujarat | 26 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16 | 35.9% |
| Haryana | 10 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 4 | 70.5% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | Indian National Congress | 4 | 57.6% |
| Karnataka | 28 | Janata Dal | 16 | 60.2% |
| Kerala | 20 | Indian National Congress | 7 | 71.1% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 40 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 27 | 54.1% |
| Maharashtra | 48 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 | 52.4% |
| Manipur | 2 | Indian National Congress | 2 | 75.0% |
| Meghalaya | 2 | Independent | 1 | 61.6% |
| Mizoram | 1 | Indian National Congress | 1 | 73.4% |
| Nagaland | 1 | Indian National Congress | 1 | 88.3% |
| Pondicherry | 1 | Indian National Congress | 1 | 75.3% |
| Punjab | 13 | Shiromani Akali Dal | 8 | 62.2% |
| Rajasthan | 25 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 12 | 43.4% |
| Sikkim | 1 | Sikkim Democratic Front | 1 | 77.4% |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | Tamil Maanila Congress (MOOPANAR) | 20 | 66.9% |
| Tripura | 2 | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 2 | 79.1% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 85 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 52 | 46.5% |
| West Bengal | 42 | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST) | 23 | 82.7% |