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160: 1429:, historically a Congress(R) stronghold, turned against Gandhi. Dhanagare says the structural reasons included the emergence of a strong and united opposition, disunity and weariness within the Congress(R), an effective opposition and the failure of Gandhi in controlling the mass media, which was under censorship during the Emergency. The structural factors allowed voters to express their grievances, notably their resentment of the emergency and its authoritarian and repressive policies. One grievance often mentioned was the 'Nasbandi' (vasectomy) campaign in rural areas. The middle class also emphasised on the curbing of freedom of speech throughout the country. 1436:, according to the Gangulys, because of poor discipline and factionalism among Congress(R) activists as well as numerous defections that weakened the party. Opponents emphasised the issues of corruption within the Congress(R) and appealed to a deep desire by the voters for fresh leadership. The Congress(R), however, did well in southern states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. The results were mixed in the western states of Maharashtra and Gujarat, although the Janata alliance won all the seats in Mumbai. 573: 175: 390: 145: 2507: 1743: 27: 372: 361: 350: 305: 297: 289: 106: 514:
The Emergency declared by the Indira Gandhi led Congress(R) government was the core issue in the 1977 elections. Civil liberties were suspended during the national emergency from 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977 and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assumed vast powers.
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and imprisonment of political leaders. The Janata campaign said the elections would decide whether India would have "democracy or dictatorship." The Congress(R) looked jittery. Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Babu
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The sixth general elections, which were conducted for 542 seats in single-member constituencies, represented 27 Indian states and union territories. These 542 constituencies remained same until
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Gandhi had become unpopular for her decision and paid for it during the elections. On 18 January, Gandhi called for fresh elections and released some
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quit the party in the first week of February; other notable Congress(R) stalwarts who crossed the floor with Jagjivan Ram before the election were
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was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of India on 24 March. At 81, Desai became the oldest man to be elected Prime Minister of India.
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Roy, Ramashray; Sheth, D. L. "The 1977 Lok Sabha Election Outcome: The Salience of Changing Voter Alignments Since 1969,"
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The Janata Alliance reminded voters of the excesses and human rights violations during the Emergency, like compulsory
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D.N. Dhanagare, "Sixth Lok Sabha Election in Uttar Pradesh – 1977: The End of the Congress Hegemony,"
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From FPJ Archives: Emergency impact - Indira Gandhi loses elections, India gets first non-Gandhi PM
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Mira Ganguly and Bangendu Ganguly, "Lok Sabha Election, 1977: The West Bengal Scene,"
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Klieman, Aaron S. "Indira's India: Democracy and Crisis Government,"
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between 16 and 20 March 1977 to elect the members of the
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G. Ramachandran 2611:Jivatram Kripalani 1748:Elections in India 1689:(2008) pp 491–518 1538:The Times of India 566: 313:Popular vote 260:43.68%, 352 seats 18: 2848: 2847: 2722:Dravidar Kazhagam 2707:Bharatiya Lok Dal 2681:Subramanian Swamy 2601:Jagmohanlal Sinha 2471: 2470: 2349:Jammu and Kashmir 2299:Arunachal Pradesh 1756:General elections 1540:. 28 March 2004. 1418: 1417: 532:Bharatiya Lok Dal 483:lost his seat in 443: 442: 439: 438: 382: 381: 284:Seat change 257:20.33%, 51 seats 58: 57: 2883: 2661:Pranab Mukherjee 2566:George Fernandes 2541:C. 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