Question

    When was first General Election Conducted in India?

    A 1947 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 1949 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 1951 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 1952 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    India had its first general election in 1951, which was won by the Indian National Congress, a political party that went on to dominate subsequent elections until 1977, when a non-Congress government was formed for the first time in independent India. The 1990s saw the end of single-party domination and the rise of coalition governments. The elections for the 16th Lok Sabha, held from April 2014 to May 2014, once again brought back single-party rule in the country, with the Bharatiya Janata Party being able to claim a majority in the Lok Sabha.

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