What was the serial number of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, counted from the first such held in 1952?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. 17th.
- The 2019 Lok Sabha Elections were the 17th general elections to the Lok Sabha, counting from the first one held in 1952.
1951–52 Indian general election:
- It was held between 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952, the first national elections after India attained independence in 1947.
- After the adoption of the constitution on 26 November 1949, an Election Commission was created in 1949.
- In March 1950, Sukumar Sen was appointed as the first Chief Election Commissioner.
- A month later parliament passed the Representation of the People Act which set out how the elections for parliament and state legislatures would be conducted.
- The result was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress (INC), which received 45% of the vote and won 364 of the 489 elected seats.