Elections in India
The elections in India in 2014 include the Indian general election of 2014 and eight state legislative assembly elections . The tenure of the state legislative assemblies of Andhra Pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Haryana , Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra , Jharkhand , Odisha and Sikkim are due to expire during the year.[1]
General election The voting for the general elections started from 7 April 2014, and the results were announced on 16 May 2014. According to the Election Commission of India , the electoral strength in 2014 was 81.45 crores , the largest in the world.[2]
Results by Alliance Summary of the 2014 Indian general election Party Abbr. Candidates Votes Seats Alliance No. +/- % Number % +/- No. +/- % Name Seats Votes Bharatiya Janata Party BJP 427 -6 78.63% 171,660,230 31.00% 12.20% 282 166 51.93% NDA 336 208,606,860 (37.64%) Shiv Sena SHS 58 11 10.68% 10,262,544 1.85% 0.30% 18 7 3.31% Telugu Desam Party TDP 30 -1 5.52% 14,099,230 2.55% 0.04% 16 10 2.95% Lok Janshakti Party LJP 7 -5 1.29% 2,295,929 0.41% 0.04% 6 6 1.10% Shiromani Akali Dal SAD 10 1.84% 3,636,148 0.66% 0.30% 4 0.74% Rashtriya Lok Samta Party RLSP 4 New 0.74% 1,078,473 0.19% New 3 New 0.55% Apna Dal AD 7 -36 1.29% 821,820 0.15% 0.03% 2 2 0.37% Pattali Makkal Katchi PMK 9 2 1.66% 1,827,566 0.33% 0.14% 1 1 0.18% Swabhimani Paksha SWP 2 1 0.37% 1,105,073 0.20% 0.08% 1 0.18% Naga People's Front NPF 2 1 0.37% 994,505 0.18% 0.02% 1 0.18% All India N.R. Congress AINRC 1 New 0.18% 255,826 0.05% New 1 New 0.18% Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam DMDK 14 -26 2.58% 2,078,843 0.38% 0.37% 0 0.00% Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MDMK 7 3 1.29% 1,417,535 0.26% 0.01% 0 1 0.00% Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) HJCBL 2 -8 0.37% 703,698 0.13% 0.07% 0 1 0.00% Rashtriya Samaj Paksha RSPS 5 -27 0.92% 458,480 0.08% 0.03% 0 0.00% Republican Party of India (A) RPI(A) 45 -10 8.10% 206,689 0.04% 0.05% 0 0.00% National People's Party NPP 7 7 1.29% 576,448 0.10% New 1 New 0.18% Indian National Congress INC 464 24 85.45% 106,935,942 19.31% 9.24% 44 162 8.10% UPA 60 127,844,769 (23.06%) Nationalist Congress Party NCP 36 -32 6.63% 8,635,558 1.56% 0.58% 6 3 1.10% Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD 29 -14 5.52% 7,440,937 1.34% 0.07% 4 0.74% Jharkhand Mukti Morcha JMM 21 -21 3.87% 1,637,994 0.30% 0.10% 2 0.37% Indian Union Muslim League IUML 25 8 4.60% 1,100,096 0.20% 0.01% 2 0.37% Kerala Congress (M) KEC(M) 1 0.18% 424,194 0.08% 0.02% 1 0.18% Rashtriya Lok Dal RLD 10 1 1.84% 696,918 0.13% 0.31% 0 5 0.00% Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | JKNC 3 0.55% 396,713 0.07% 0.05% 0 0.00% Bodoland People's Front BPF 2 0.37% 330,106 0.06% 0.10% 0 1 0.00% Socialist Janata (Democratic) SJD 1 New 0.18% 307,597 0.06% New 0 New 0.00% Revolutionary Socialist Party RSP 6 -11 1.10% 1,666,380 0.30% 0.08% 1 1 0.18% LF, UPA Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) 93 11 17.13% 17,988,955 3.25% 2.08% 9 7 1.66% LF, LDF 10 23,527,833 (4.24%) Communist Party of India CPI 67 11 12.34% 4,327,460 0.78% 0.65% 1 3 0.18% All India Forward Bloc AIFB 39 17 7.18% 1,211,418 0.22% 0.16% 0 2 0.00% LF Quami Ekta Dal QED 9 New 1.66% 354,577 0.06% New 0 New 0.00% EM 0 473,524 (0.08%) Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party SBSP 13 -7 2.39% 118,947 0.02% 0.06% 0 0.00% Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK 35 13 6.45% 9,631,246 1.74% 0.09% 0 18 0.00% DPA 0 10,736,847 (1.93%) Puthiya Tamilagam PT 1 -2 0.18% 262,812 0.05% 0.02% 0 0.00% Manithaneya Makkal Katchi MAMAK 1 -3 0.18% 236,679 0.04% 2.00% 0 0.00% Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi VCK 2 -1 0.37% 606,110 0.11% 0.07% 0 1 0.00% All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK 40 17 7.37% 18,111,579 3.27% 1.60% 37 28 6.81% Everyone Else 137 190,121,841(34.31%) All India Trinamool Congress AITC 131 96 24.13% 21,262,665 3.84% 0.34% 34 15 6.26% Biju Janata Dal BJD 21 3 3.87% 9,489,946 1.71% 0.12% 20 6 3.68% Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS 17 8 3.13% 6,736,270 1.22% 0.60% 11 9 2.03% YSR Congress Party YSRCP 38 New 7.00% 13,995,435 2.53% New 9 New 1.66% Samajwadi Party SP 197 4 36.28% 18,673,089 3.37% 0.05% 5 18 0.92% Aam Aadmi Party AAP 432 New 79.56% 11,325,387 2.05% New 4 New 0.74% All India United Democratic Front AIUDF 18 -7 3.31% 2,333,040 0.42% 0.10% 3 2 0.55% Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party JKPDP 5 -1 0.92% 732,644 0.13% 0.01% 3 0.55% Janata Dal (United) JD(U) 93 38 17.13% 5,992,281 1.08% 0.44% 2 18 0.37% Janata Dal (Secular) JD(S) 34 1 6.26% 3,731,481 0.67% 0.15% 2 1 0.37% Indian National Lok Dal INLD 10 5 1.84% 2,799,899 0.51% 0.20% 2 2 0.37% All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen AIMIM 5 4 0.92% 685,730 0.12% 0.05% 1 0.18% Sikkim Democratic Front SDF 1 0.18% 163,698 0.03% 0.01% 1 0.18% Bahujan Samaj Party BSP 503 3 92.63% 22,946,346 4.14% 2.03% 0 21 0.00% Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) JVM(P) 16 2.95% 1,579,772 0.29% 0.06% 0 1 0.00% Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation CPI(ML)L 82 2 15.10% 1,007,275 0.18% 0.07% 0 0.00% Bahujan Mukti Party BMP 233 New 42.73% 791,951 0.14% New 0 New 0.00% Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS 10 -1 1.84% 708,010 0.13% 0.23% 0 0.00% Asom Gana Parishad AGP 12 6 2.21% 577,730 0.10% 0.33% 0 1 0.00% Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) SUCI(C) 80 ? 14.73% 520,972 0.09% New 0 New 0.00% Peace Party of India PPI 51 31 9.39% 518,724 0.09% 0.04% 0 0.00% Peasants and Workers Party of India PWPI 3 3 0.55% 497,721 0.09% New 0 New 0.00% All Jharkhand Students Union AJSU 10 4 1.84% 488,719 0.09% 0.05% 0 0.00% Social Democratic Party of India SDPI 29 New 5.34% 396,524 0.07% New 0 New 0.00% Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh BBM 23 -16 4.24% 360,854 0.07% 0.05% 0 0.00% Gondwana Ganatantra Party GGP 27 -1 4.97% 301,366 0.05% 0 0.00% Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi BVA 1 0.18% 293,681 0.05% 0 1 0.00% Welfare Party of India WPI 25 New 4.60% 228,642 0.04% New 0 New 0.00% Jai Bharat Samanta Party JBSP 1 -2 0.18% 215,607 0.04% 0.04% 0 0.00% Jai Samaikyandhra Party JaSPa 27 New 4.97% 204,260 0.04% New 0 New 0.00% Jharkhand Party JKP 4 -3 0.74% 203,869 0.04% 0.01% 0 0.00% Pyramid Party of India PPOI 38 -13 7.00% 185,478 0.03% 0.04% 0 0.00% Ambedkarite Party of India API 34 New 6.26% 185,095 0.03% New 0 New 0.00% Lok Satta Party LSP 7 -25 1.29% 165,670 0.03% 0.10% 0 0.00% Aama Odisha Party AOP 9 New 1.66% 155,900 0.03% New 0 New 0.00% National Unionist Zamindara Party NUZP 3 New 0.55% 124,990 0.02% New 0 New 0.00% Sikkim Krantikari Morcha SKM 1 New 0.18% 121,956 0.02% New 0 New 0.00% Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star CPI(ML)RS 47 New 8.66% 114,323 0.02% New 0 New 0.00% Marxist Co-ordination Committee MCO 1 -1 0.18% 110,185 0.02% 0 0.00% Jharkhand Disom Party JDP 19 10 3.50% 109,843 0.02% 0 0.00% United Democratic Party UDP 1 0.18% 106,817 0.02% 0.01% 0 0.00% Independent IND 3,235 596 16,743,719 3.02% -2.17% 3 -6 0.55% Others 1,182 4,023,271 0.73% -4.14% 0 0.00% None of the above NOTA 6,000,197 1.08% New 0 New 0.00% Valid Votes 553,802,946 99.93% 543 100.00% Rejected Votes 372,309 0.07% Total Polled/Turnout 554,175,255 66.44% Registered Electors 834,082,814 Sources: Election Commission of India Archived 15 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Election Commission of India
Parliamentary By-election Legislative Assembly elections In 2014, legislative assembly elections took place for eight states Andhra Pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Haryana , Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand , Maharashtra , Odisha and Sikkim . In first phase, the legislative elections in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim will take place along with Lok Sabha elections.[3] The elections in Andhra Pradesh will be for the two states which will be created on 2 June, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh(post division).
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections to the 294-member Andhra Pradesh assembly were held on 30 April and 7 May 2014.[4] Once the province was officially split on 2 June, this election yielded legislators for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh(Rayalaseema & coastal Andhra).
In Andhra Pradesh (Rayalaseema & coastal Andhra), TDP-BJP alliance got majority in 175 member legislative assembly .[5] N. Chandrababu Naidu became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
In Telangana , Telangana Rashtra Samiti got majority in 119 member Telangana Legislative Assembly .[6] Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao became the Chief Minister of Telangana.
Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections to the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh assembly were held on 9 April 2014.[7] Nabam Tuki continues as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.
Summary of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election result Parties and Coalitions Popular vote Seats Vote % +/- Contested Won +/- Indian National Congress 2,51,575 49.50 0.88 60 42 Bharatiya Janata Party 1,57,412 30.97 25.76 42 11 8 People's Party of Arunachal 45,532 8.96 1.69 16 5 1 Nationalist Congress Party 19505 3.84 15.49 9 0 5 Naga People's Front 3,788 0.75 0.75 11 0 Aam Aadmi Party 142 0.03 0.03 1 0 Independents 24,985 4.92 2.77 16 2 1 None of the above 5,322 1.05 1.05 60 Total 5,08,261 100.00 60 100.00 ±0
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Odisha Odisha Assembly elections to the 147-member Odisha assembly were held on 10 April and 17 April 2014.[9] The results were declared on 16 May 2014.[10] Naveen Patnaik continues as the Chief Minister of Odisha.
Results of the Odisha Legislative Assembly election, 2014[11] [12] Political Party Seats won Number of Votes % of Votes Seat change Biju Janata Dal 117 9,334,852 43.4 14 Indian National Congress 16 5,535,670 25.7 11 Bharatiya Janata Party 10 3,874,739 18.0 4 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 80,274 0.4 1 Samata Kranti Dal 1 86,539 0.4 1 Independents 2 1,084,764 5.0 4 Total 147
Sikkim Sikkim Assembly elections to the 32-member Sikkim assembly were held on 12 April 2014.[13] Votes were counted and results were declared on 16 May 2014. SDF lost 10 seats to SKM resulting in formation of opposition in the assembly which did not exist in previous assembly.[6] Pawan Kumar Chamling continues as the Chief Minister of Sikkim.
Party Votes % Seats +/– Sikkim Democratic Front 169,986 55.03 22 –10 Sikkim Krantikari Morcha 126,024 40.80 10 New Indian National Congress 4,390 1.42 0 0 Bharatiya Janata Party 2,208 0.71 0 0 Trinamool Congress 586 0.19 0 0 Independents 1,227 0.40 0 0 None of the above 4,460 1.44 – – Total 308,881 100.00 32 0 Valid votes 308,881 99.60 Invalid/blank votes 1,254 0.40 Total votes 310,135 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 370,770 83.65 Source: CEO Sikkim
Maharashtra Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis became the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Party Seats won Votes Vote % Seat change Bharatiya Janata Party 122 14,709,455 27.8% 76 Shiv Sena 63 10,235,972 19.3% 19 Indian National Congress 42 9,496,144 18.0% 40 Nationalist Congress Party 41 9,122,299 17.2% 21 Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi 3 329,457 0.6% 1 Peasants and Workers Party of India 3 533,309 1.0% 1 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 2 489,614 0.9% 2 Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh 1 472,925 0.9% 1 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 207,933 0.4% 0 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 1 1,665,033 3.7% 12 Rashtriya Samaj Paksha 1 256,662 0.5% 0 Samajwadi Party 1 92,304 0.2% 3 Independent 7 2,494,016 4.7% — Total [14] 288 —
Haryana Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar became the Chief Minister of Haryana.
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Jharkhand The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand expires on 3 January 2015. Assembly elections of Jharkhand have been held on November–December 2014.
Assembly By-elections 2014 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election : Sujanpur Party Candidate Votes % ±% BJP Narinder Thakur 22,993 49.78% 30.14 INC Anita Kumari Rana 22,455 48.62% 25.30 BSP Parveen Thakur 387 0.84% 0.27 Independent Subhash Chand 352 0.76% New NOTA Nota 351 0.76% New Margin of victory 538 1.16% 30.26 Turnout 46,187 100.00% 29.65 Registered electors 46,659 28.22 BJP gain from Independent Swing 4.96
S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election 1 13 September 2014 Manu Jitendra Choudhury Communist Party of India (Marxist) Prabhat Chowdhury Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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