Independent India conducted 1st Lok Sabha polls 66 years ago
As many as 53 political parties had contested Independent India's first general election to the Lok Sabha, which began on October 25, 1951. With the Congress receiving around 45% of the total votes, Jawaharlal Nehru was elected as the first Prime Minister. The number of registered voters increased from 17.3 crore in 1951 to 83.4 crore in 2014.