Elections in the Republic of India in 1979 included elections to two state legislative assemblies, elections to the Indian Rajya Sabha and for the post of the vice-president.
Legislative Assembly elections
Mizoram
Sikkim
Party Votes % Seats Sikkim Janata Parishad 22,776 31.49 16 Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary) 14,889 20.58 11 Sikkim Prajatantra Congress 11,400 15.76 4 Janata Party 9,534 13.18 0 Indian National Congress 1,476 2.04 0 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 241 0.33 0 Sikkim Scheduled Caste League 85 0.12 0 Independents 11,938 16.50 1 Total 72,339 100.00 32 Valid votes 72,339 94.81 Invalid/blank votes 3,960 5.19 Total votes 76,299 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 117,157 65.13 Source: ECI[2]
Rajya Sabha elections
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Vice-presidential election
The 1979 Indian vice presidential election was not needed as former Chief Justice Mohammad Hidayatullah was elected unopposed for the post.[4]
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