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]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Legislative Assembly elections [ edit ]
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
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
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
Source:[ 8]
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
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
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
Manohar Lal Khattar became the Chief Minister of Haryana.
Jammu and Kashmir
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 [ edit ]
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