Page 64 - General Election

Detailed table on the performance of independent candidates is given below from 1952 to 2019
General Elections:

Performance of Independent Candidates in General Elections 1952 to 2019
Total No. of Total No. of Independent
Year of Total No. of Independent No. of Independent Candidates Forfeited
election Contestants Candidates Candidates Elected Deposits
First -
1952 1874 533 37 360
Second -
1957 1519 481 42 324
Third -
1962 1985 479 20 378
Fourth -
1967 2369 866 35 747
Fifth -
1971 2784 1134 14 1066
Sixth -
1977 2439 1224 9 2794
Seventh -
1980 4629 2826 9 2794
Eighth -
1984-85 5492 3797 5 3752
Nineth -
1989 6160 3712 12 3672
Tenth -
1991-92 8749 5546 5 5529
Eleventh -
1996 13952 10635 9 10604
Twelfth -
1988 4750 1915 6 1898
Thirteent
h - 1999 4648 1945 6 1928
Fourteent
h - 2004 5435 2385 5 2370
Fifteenth
- 2009 8070 3831 9 3806
Sixteenth
- 2014 8251 3234 3 3218
Seventee
nth - 2019 8054 3461 4 3,449

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