2014 elections in India

The elections in India in 2014 include the Indian general election of 2014 and seven state legislative assembly elections. The tenure of the state legislative assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, 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]

 Summary of the 2014 Indian general election

	Party		Alliance	Abbr.	Candidates			Votes			Seats
					No.	+/-	%	Number	%	+/-	No.	+/-	%
	Bharatiya Janata Party		NDA	BJP	428	-5	78.82%	171,657,549	31.00%	12.20%	282	166	51.93%
	Indian National Congress		UPA	INC	464	24	85.45%	106,938,242	19.31%	9.24%	44	162	8.10%
	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam			ADMK	40	17	7.37%	18,115,825	3.27%	1.60%	37	28	6.81%
	All India Trinamool Congress			AITC	131	96	24.13%	21,259,681	3.84%	0.34%	34	15	6.26%
	Biju Janata Dal			BJD	21	3	3.87%	9,491,497	1.71%	0.12%	20	6	3.68%
	Shiv Sena		NDA	SHS	58	11	10.68%	10,262,982	1.85%	0.30%	18	7	3.31%
	Telugu Desam Party		NDA	TDP	30	-1	5.52%	14,094,545	2.55%	0.04%	16	10	2.95%
	Telangana Rashtra Samithi			TRS	17	8	3.13%	6,736,490	1.22%	0.60%	11	9	2.03%
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)		LF, LDF	CPI(M)	93	11	17.13%	17,986,773	3.25%	2.08%	9	7	1.66%
	YSR Congress Party			YSRCP	38	New	7.00%	13,991,280	2.53%	New	9	New	1.66%
	Nationalist Congress Party		UPA	NCP	36	-32	6.63%	8,635,554	1.56%	0.58%	6	3	1.10%
	Lok Janshakti Party		NDA	LJP	7	-5	1.29%	2,295,929	0.41%	0.04%	6	6	1.10%
	Samajwadi Party			SP	197	4	36.28%	18,672,916	3.37%	0.05%	5	18	0.92%
	Aam Aadmi Party			AAP	432	New	79.56%	11,325,635	2.05%	New	4	New	0.74%
	Rashtriya Janata Dal		UPA	RJD	30	-14	5.52%	7,442,313	1.34%	0.07%	4		0.74%
	Shiromani Akali Dal		NDA	SAD	10		1.84%	3,636,148	0.66%	0.30%	4		0.74%
	All India United Democratic Front			AIUDF	18	-7	3.31%	2,333,040	0.42%	0.10%	3	2	0.55%
	Rashtriya Lok Samata Party		NDA	RLSP	3	New	0.74%	1,078,473	0.19%	New	3	New	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%	5,992,196	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%
	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha		UPA	JMM	21	-21	3.87%	1,637,990	0.30%	0.10%	2		0.37%
	Indian Union Muslim League		UPA	IUML	25	8	4.60%	1,100,096	0.20%	0.01%	2		0.37%
	Apna Dal		NDA	AD	7	-36	1.29%	821,820	0.15%	0.03%	2	2	0.37%
	Communist Party of India		LF, LDF	CPI	67	11	12.34%	4,327,298	0.78%	0.65%	1	3	0.18%
	Pattali Makkal Katchi		NDA	PMK	9	2	1.66%	1,827,566	0.33%	0.14%	1	1	0.18%
	Revolutionary Socialist Party		LF, UPA	RSP	6	-11	1.10%	1,666,380	0.30%	0.08%	1	1	0.18%
	Swabhimani Paksha		NDA	SWP	2	1	0.37%	1,105,073	0.20%	0.08%	1		0.18%
	Naga People's Front		NDA	NPF	2	1	0.37%	994,505	0.18%	0.02%	1		0.18%
	All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen			AIMIM	5	4	0.92%	685,729	0.12%	0.05%	1		0.18%
	National People's Party		NDA	NPP	7	7	1.29%	576,444	0.10%	New	1	New	0.18%
	Kerala Congress		UPA	KEC(M)	1		0.18%	424,194	0.08%	0.02%	1		0.18%
	All India N.R. Congress		NDA	AINRC	1	New	0.18%	255,826	0.05%	New	1	New	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%	22,946,182	4.14%	2.03%	0	21	0.00%
	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		DPA	DMK	35	13	6.45%	9,636,430	1.74%	0.09%	0	18	0.00%
	Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam		NDA	DMDK	14	-26	2.58%	2,079,392	0.38%	0.37%	0		0.00%
	Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)			JVM(P)	16		2.95%	1,579,772	0.29%	0.06%	0	1	0.00%
	Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		NDA	MDMK	7	3	1.29%	1,417,535	0.26%	0.01%	0	1	0.00%
	All India Forward Bloc		LF	AIFB	39	17	7.18%	1,211,418	0.22%	0.16%	0	2	0.00%
	Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation			CPI(ML)L	82	2	15.10%	1,007,274	0.18%	0.07%	0		0.00%
	Bahujan Mukti Party			BMP	232	New	42.73%	785,358	0.14%	New	0	New	0.00%
	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena			MNS	10	-1	1.84%	708,118	0.13%	0.23%	0		0.00%
	Haryana Janhit Congress (BL)		NDA	HJCBL	2	-8	0.37%	703,698	0.13%	0.07%	0	1	0.00%
	Rashtriya Lok Dal		UPA	RLD	10	1	1.84%	696,919	0.13%	0.31%	0	5	0.00%
	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi		DPA	VCK	2	-1	0.37%	606,110	0.11%	0.07%	0	1	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%	520,959	0.09%	New	0	New	0.00%
	Peace Party of India			PPI	51	31	9.39%	518,726	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%
	Rashtriya Samaj Paksha		NDA	RSPS	5	-27	0.92%	458,580	0.08%	0.03%	0		0.00%
	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference		UPA	JKNC	3		0.55%	396,713	0.07%	0.05%	0		0.00%
	Social Democratic Party of India			SDPI	29	New	5.34%	396,522	0.07%	New	0	New	0.00%
	Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh			BBM	23	-16	4.24%	360,854	0.07%	0.05%	0		0.00%
	Quami Ekta Dal		EM	QED	9	New	1.66%	354,578	0.06%	New	0	New	0.00%
	Bodoland People's Front		UPA	BPF	2		0.37%	330,106	0.06%	0.10%	0	1	0.00%
	Socialist Janata (Democratic)		UPA	SJD	1	New	0.18%	307,597	0.06%	New	0	New	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%
	Puthiya Tamilagam		DPA	PT	1	-2	0.18%	262,812	0.05%	0.02%	0		0.00%
	Manithaneya Makkal Katchi		DPA	MAMAK	1	-3	0.18%	236,679	0.04%	2.00%	0		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%	204,235	0.04%	New	0	New	0.00%
	Jharkhand Party			JKP	4	-3	0.74%	203,869	0.04%	0.01%	0		0.00%
	Republican Party of India (A)		NDA	RPI(A)	44	-10	8.10%	199,848	0.04%	0.05%	0		0.00%
	Pyramid Party of India			PPOI	38	-13	7.00%	185,449	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%	169,648	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%
	Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party		EM	SBSP	13	-7	2.39%	118,947	0.02%	0.06%	0		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								553,801,801	100.00%		543		100.00%
Rejected Votes
Total Polled
Registered Electors								834,101,479	66.40%
Sources: Election Commission of India Election Commission of India

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 will be held on 30 April and 7 May 2014.^[4] Once the province is officially split on 2 June, this election will yield 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.

S. No.	Party	Seats won	Vote %	Seat change
1	Telugu Desam Party	102	44.6	44
2	Bharatiya Janata Party	4	2.2	4
3	YSR Congress	67	44.4	67
4	Independent	1	-
5	Indian National Congress	0	32.60	100
	Total	175

In Telangana, Telangana Rashtra Samiti got majority in 119 member Telangana Legislative Assembly.^[6] Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao became the Chief Minister of Telangana.

S. No.	Party	Seats won	Vote %	Seat change
1	Telangana Rashtra Samiti	63	34.0	50
2	Indian National Congress	21	25.0	30
3	Telugu Desam Party	15	14.5	19
4	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen	7	3.7	0
5	Bharatiya Janata Party	5	7.0	3
6	YSR Congress	3	3.4	3
7	Bahujan Samaj Party	2	1.3	2
7	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	1	1.5	0
7	Communist Party of India	1	0.9	3
7	Independent	1	-
	Total	119

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 results of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014 ^[8]

	Political Party	Flag	Seats Contested	Won	Net Change in seats	% of Seats	Votes	Vote %	Change in vote %
	Indian National Congress		60	42	1	70.0	2,51,575	49.5	0.88
	Bharatiya Janata Party		42	11	8	18.33	1,57,412	30.97	25.79
	People's Party of Arunachal		16	5	1	8.33	45,532	8.96	1.69
	Independents		16	2	1	0.03	24,985	-	-
			Total	60	Voters	7,59,344	Turnout	4,93,928 (64.99 %)

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.

 Summary of results of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly election, 2014

	Political Party	Flag	Candidates	Number of Votes	Seats Won	Net Change in seats	% of Votes	Change in % of vote
	SDF		32	169983	22	10	55.0%
	SKM		32	126024	10	10	40.8%	-
	INC		32	4390	0	0	1.4%
	BJP		13	2208	0	0	0.7%
	AITMC		7	586	0	0	0.2%	-
	Independent		5	1227	0	0	0.4
	NOTA		-	4460	-	-	1.4%	-
			Total	478,861	Turnout	-	Voters	-

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%	N/A
Total[14]	288	N/A

Haryana

Haryana

Manohar Lal Khattar became the Chief Minister of Haryana.

Party	Seats won[15]	Vote %[15]	Seat change
Bharatiya Janata Party	47	33.2	43
Indian National Lok Dal	19	24.1	12
Indian National Congress	15	20.6	25
Haryana Janhit Congress-BL	2	3.6	3
Bahujan Samaj Party	1	4.4	0
Shiromani Akali Dal	1	0.6	0
Independent	5		N/A
	Total	90	N/A

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

Party	Seats won[15]	Vote %[15]	Seat change
People's Democratic Party	28	22.7%	7
Bhartiya Janata Party	25	23.0%	14
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference	15	20.8%	13
Indian National Congress	12	18.0%	5
Others	7	-	-
	Total	87	-

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.

Source: ^[16]

Party	Flag/Symbol	Seats Won	Vote Percantage
Bharatiya Janata Party		37	31.3%
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha		19	20.4%
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P)		8	10%
Indian National Congress		6	10.5%
All Jharkhand Students Union		5	3.7%
Bahujan Samaj Party		1	1.8%
Communist Party of India (ML)(L)		1	1.5%
Jharkhand Party		1	1.1%
Marxist Co-ordination Committee		1	1.0%
Jai Bharat Samanta Party		1	0.8%
Navjawan Sangharsh Morcha		1	0.5%
Nominated		1

See also

• V. S. Sampath

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External links

• Election Commission of India