1975 elections in India

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This is a list of elections that happened in India during 1975. This is also the year when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency, one of the consequences of which was the suspension of elections.[1]

Legislative Assembly elections

Gujarat

Main article: 1975 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election

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Meghalaya

1975 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly by-election : Songsak[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AHL Miriam D. Shira 2,268 82.68% New
Independent Jangsan Sangma 475 17.32% New
Margin of victory 1,793 65.37% Increase6.54
Turnout 2,743

Rajya Sabha elections

Further information: 1975 Indian Rajya Sabha elections

These people were elected and subsequently served from 1975 to 1981.

Gujarat

Member Name Party
Harisinh B Mahida INC
Viren J Shah IND
Prof Ramlal Parikh JAN

Sikkim

West Bengal

Member Name Party
Jaharlal Banerjee
Pratima Bose INC
Pranab Mukherjee INC
Prof D P Chattopadhyaya INC
Kalyan Roy CPI
Ahmad H Mondal INC

References

  1. ^ Ramakrishnan, T. (5 December 2017). "The 1975 Gujarat Assembly election". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1975 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF GUJARAT" (PDF). ECI New Delhi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Bye-Election to Legislative Assembly : 1975" (PDF). ceomeghalaya.nic.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Meghalaya. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.