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 '''General elections''' were held in [[India]] between 16 and 20 March 1977 to elect the members of the [[6th Lok Sabha]]. The elections took place during [[The Emergency (India)|the Emergency period]], which expired on 21 March 1977, shortly before the final results were announced.<ref name=IPU/>
-The election resulted in a heavy defeat for the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), with the incumbent [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] and INC party leader [[Indira Gandhi]] losing her seat in [[Raebareli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rae Bareli]]. The call for restoration of democracy by revoking the Emergency is considered to be a major reason for the sweeping victory for the opposition [[Janata Party|Janata Alliance]],<ref>M.R. Masani, "India's Second Revolution," ''Asian Affairs'' (1977) 5#1 pp 19–38.</ref> whose leader [[Morarji Desai]] was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of India on 24 March. At 81, Desai became the oldest man to be elected Prime Minister of India.
+The election resulted in a heavy defeat for the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), with the incumbent [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] and INC party leader [[Indira Gandhi]] losing her seat in [[Rae Bareli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Rae Bareli]]. The call for restoration of democracy by revoking the Emergency is considered to be a major reason for the sweeping victory for the opposition [[Janata Party|Janata Alliance]],<ref>M.R. Masani, "India's Second Revolution," ''Asian Affairs'' (1977) 5#1 pp 19–38.</ref> whose leader [[Morarji Desai]] was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister of India on 24 March. At 81, Desai became the oldest man to be elected Prime Minister of India.
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