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18th Lok Sabha general election

Total elected seats

543 seats

Sources

  • Tier 1Election Commission of India— ECI statistical report, 18th Lok Sabha(2024-06-04)inspect source
VERIFIED — PRIMARYConfidence: HIGH· Retrieved 2026-08-21· Source date 2024-06-04

18th Lok Sabha general election

Turnout

65.79 %

Sources

  • Tier 1Election Commission of India— ECI turnout statistics, 18th Lok Sabha(2024-06-04)inspect source
  • Tier 2Lokniti-CSDS— Lokniti-CSDS post-poll study context
VERIFIED — PRIMARYConfidence: HIGH· Retrieved 2026-08-21· Source date 2024-06-04

What this answer can and cannot establish

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