INDIA GENERAL ELECTION 2014
India General Elections 2014
2014 General Elections Scenario - Dates and Schedule
General Elections 2014 in India will be held in nine phases, starting from April 07 and extending upto May 12th and the counting of votes will be held on May 16. The phases of the Lok Sabha Elections will be held on the following dates :
| Phase-1 | Phase-2 | Phase-3 | Phase-4 | Phase-5 | Phase-6 | Phase-7 | Phase-8 | Phase-9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7 | April 9 | April 10 | April 12 | April 17 | April 24 | April 30 | May 7 | May 12 |
State Wise Parliamentary Constituencies Election Dates of 2014
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seats - No. of PCs going for elections in that phase
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| Election Phase Wise | Phase-1 | Phase-2 | Phase-3 | Phase-4 | Phase-5 | Phase-6 | Phase-7 | Phase-8 | Phase-9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 07/04/14 | 09/04/14 | 10/04/14 | 12/04/14 | 17/04/2014 | 24/04/2014 | 30/04/2014 | 07//05/2014 | 12/05/14 |
| Day | Mon | Wed | Thu | Sat | Thu | Thu | Wed | Wed | Mon |
| State Name | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Andhra Pradesh | 17 | 25 | |||||||
| Andaman and Nicobar | 1 | ||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | ||||||||
| Asom (Assam) | 5 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| Bihar | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Chandigarh | 1 | ||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1 | ||||||||
| Daman and Diu | 1 | ||||||||
| Delhi | 7 | ||||||||
| Goa | 2 | ||||||||
| Gujarat | 26 | ||||||||
| Haryana | 10 | ||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | ||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Jharkhand | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| Karnataka | 28 | ||||||||
| Kerala | 20 | ||||||||
| Lakshadweep | 1 | ||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 9 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Maharashtra | 10 | 19 | 19 | ||||||
| Manipur | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Meghalaya | 2 | ||||||||
| Mizoram | 1 | ||||||||
| Nagaland | 1 | ||||||||
| Orissa | 10 | 11 | |||||||
| Puducherry | 1 | ||||||||
| Punjab | 13 | ||||||||
| Rajasthan | 20 | 5 | |||||||
| Sikkim | 1 | ||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | ||||||||
| Tripura | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | |||
| Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal) | 5 | ||||||||
| West Bengal | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 17 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 7 | 92 | 5 | 122 | 117 | 89 | 64 | 41 |
State Wise 2014 Assembly Election Dates
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seats - No. of ACs going for elections in that phase
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| Election Phase Wise | Phase-2 | Phase-3 | Phase-4 | Phase-5 | Phase-6 | Phase-7 | Phase-8 | Phase-9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 09/04/14 | 10/04/14 | 12/04/14 | 17/04/2014 | 24/04/2014 | 30/04/2014 | 07//05/2014 | 12/05/14 |
| Day | Wed | Thu | Sat | Thu | Thu | Wed | Wed | Mon |
| State Name | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Andhra Pradesh | 119 | 175 | ||||||
| Bihar | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Gujarat | 7 | |||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | |||||||
| Maharashtra | 1 | |||||||
| Mizoram | 1 | |||||||
| Nagaland | ||||||||
| Orissa | 70 | 77 | ||||||
| Sikkim | 32 | |||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | |||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| West Bengal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 71 | 32 | 79 | 2 | 130 | 179 | 2 |
The current situation of the various political parties is as follows.
- Indian National Congress The Congress, having dominated Indian politics ever since Independence, has had a very poor last term. The party has been the target of several high-profile corruption scams, and the general sentiment is against the rising prices and lack of development. The extent of people's displeasure was evident in the 2013 assembly elections, in which the party got wiped out in important states like Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
- Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to win majority in the past two general elections of India. The party has declared Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujarat as the prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general election. The BJP is hoping to capitalize on Modi's image of an able administrator, and the prevalent crisis within the Congress party.
- Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, has declared that his party would be contesting the 2014 general elections from all 300 Lok Sabha seats spread across the country. For many the new party has emerged as the preferred political alternative. Tentative date for 2014 general elections
Elections in Phases
Elections are organized in multiple phases to ensure complete security during the elections and prevent any kind of ruckus. 2009 general elections were held in 5 phases and were successful but this time there is a possibility of change in the number of phases. The national elections may be conducted in more than by five phases.
Polling stations
In 2009 general elections, there were 828,804 polling booths around the nation. The general elections of 2014 are likely to have 780 million voters at over 800,000 polling booths, with around 1.18 million electronic voting machines (EVMs). Communication Plan for Election (COMET), an SMS-based alert system would be used by the ECI during the 2014 election. It will ensure delivery of all election-related messages to the government officials appointed for election duty.
2014 General Elections Opinion Polls
With the 2014 general elections being just a few weeks away, the opinion polls have started pouring in. Overall, the Modi-led BJP seems to be gathering unprecedented momentum, and might emerge as the single-largest party. Here's a summary of the various opinion polls and what they are predicting:
Latest Opinion Polls 2014
ABP News-Nielsen opinion poll : conducted in 129 constituencies with 29,252 respondents during Feb 4-15.
ABP News-Nielsen opinion poll : conducted in 129 constituencies with 29,252 respondents during Feb 4-15.
| NDA | UPA | AAP | Left | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236 | 92 | 10 | 29 | 186 |
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Mid January Opinion Polls 2014
Times Now Cvoter Survey:
Times Now Cvoter Survey:
| NDA | UPA | Others |
|---|---|---|
| 227 | 101 | 215 |
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January Opinion Polls 2014
ABP News-Nielsen:
ABP News-Nielsen:
| Congress | UPA | BJP | NDA | AAP | Others |
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| 81 | 101 | 210 | 226 | 11 | 241 |
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CSDS and CNN-IBN
| Congress | UPA | BJP | NDA | AAP | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92-108 | 107-127 | 192-210 | 211-231 | 205 |
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India Today CVoter
| Congress | UPA | BJP | NDA | AAP | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 103 | 188 | 212 | 30-50 | 228 |
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Headlines Today
| Congress | UPA | BJP | NDA | AAP | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98-108 | 202-222 | 223-233 |
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- ABP News-Nielsen: Survey says NDA will win 206 seats while the UPA will get 136.
- Headlines Today-CVoter: With Modi, the BJP will win 220 seats, and only 179 without him. The UPA is expected to get around 140-150 seats.
- Times Now-India Today-CVoter: According to this survey, the NDA will get 156 seats while the UPA will get 134.
State-wise list of parliamentary constituencies (Lok Sabha seats) in India
The table shows the number of parliamenttary constituencies in each statae and the ruling party of each state :
2009 general elections : 15th Lok Sabha
The 2009 general election in India was conducted in five phases from 16 April 2009 to 13 May 2009. It elected the members of the 15th Lok Sabha, which is scheduled to complete its constitutional term on 31 May 2014. Important members of the 15th Lok Sabha included Meira Kumar of the Indian National Congress as the Speaker, Kariya Munda of Bharatiya Janata Party as the Deputy Speaker. The Leader of the House is Sushil Kumar Shinde (INC), and Leader of the Opposition is Sushma Swaraj (BJP).
The UPA alliance managed clear majority with 262 seats, the remaining coming from supporting parties, helping it defeat the NDA, which managed only 137 seats. The INC won 206 seats while the BJP secured 116 seats. The Samajwadi Party won 23 seats. The Bahujan Samaj Party won 21 while Janata Dal (United) won 20 seats. Nine seats were won by independent candidates.Click here to see 2009 General Elections Result.
Why is the 2014 general election so important?
The general election is a part of the constitutional process and takes place every five years to elect the new government of the country. In 2014, though, a lot more is at stake, in light of the following:
The 2011 Indian Against Corruption movement led by Anna Hazare stimulated a new move of the common man into politics. Emergence of the AAP as a promising party has initiated a new drive in the nation, bringing citizens to fight against corruption by changing the system itself. Resignation of the three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit of the Indian Nation Congress from the post of Chief Minister after a shameful defeat in the Delhi Legislative Assembly election 2013.
The BJP has won the Vidhan Sabha elections in Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Punjab. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi broke its alliance with the INC for the Lok Sabha elections. The Congress is facing a leadership crisis, with Rahul Gandhi, arguably the strongest contender for the position of PM candidate, not viewed as a good choice by political leaders and analysts alike.
India General Elections History
The current Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian Parliament) is the 15th Lok Sabha, whose members were elected in the last general elections, held between 6 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. The current UPA government took office on 22nd May 2009. The members of the Lok Sabha are elected for a term of 5 years, therefore, the term of the current Lok Sabha will end by May 2014. Elections for the next or 16th Lok Sabha will need to be held before May 2014 to enable a new government to be formed. The next elections for the Lok Sabha are likely to be held in the sixteenth half of 2014, if the UPA government completes its full term.
The Parliament of India comprises of two houses - the Lok Sabha (House of the People) or the Lower House and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) or the Upper House. The Lok Sabha is made up of a total of 552 Members of Parliament. Each of these 552 members represents a particular geographic region from across India. These geographic units are known as the Parliamentary Constituencies. In other words, these Parliamentary Constituencies constitute the number of seats in the Lok Sabha.
Out of these 552 MPs, upto 530 members can represent the states, upto 20 members can represent the Union Territories and 2 members can represent the Anglo-Indian community. Members from each of these Parliamentary Constituencies are elected directly by the voters of the particular constituency, according to the Universal Adult Franchise. The elections are held after a period of every 5 years, if the Lok Sabha is not dissolved sooner. Each state has a fixed number of Parliamentary Constituencies which are represented in the Lok Sabha.
The supervision and responsibility of the elections to these Parliamentary Constituencies is carried out by a centralized, independent statutory body called the Election Commission. The size and structure of each of these constituencies is outlined in Section 4 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950. The current 15th Lok Sabha session, which was formed in 2009, has 543 Parliamentary Constituencies. Uttar Pradesh has the maximum number of Parliamentary Constituencies allotted to it, numbering 80.
Political History of India
Ever since India adopted its constitution after its independence in 1947, it has been a sovereign democratic republic. India has a federal form of government where its central government has far greater powers than that of the states. Since India has a multi-party system, several national and regional parties operate on central and regional fronts. If a political party operates in more than 4 states, it becomes a national party.
For most of the democratic history, the central government in India has been led by the Indian National Congress. The Bharatiya Janata Party is another major political party in the country. The INC has in power for 54 out of 67 years of independence of India. Except for two short spells by the BJP, the INC led the nation from 1950 to 1990. The BJP ruled from 1977 to 1980. Then, in 1989, a National Front Coalition that had Janata Dal as the leading party and the Left Front as ally, ruled for only two years. Both these times, it was public discontent over political issues that threw the INC out of power.
The 1990s saw times of political unrest in India as no single party managed to get clear majority and coalitions were the order of the day. As a result of the 1991 general elections, the INC came to power to form a minority government.
From 1996 to 1998, the central government was ruled sixteenth by the BJP and then by a left-supporting United Front coalition. And then in 1998, the BJP led National Democratic Alliance, that included a few regional parties, to became the sixteenth non-INC government that went on to complete a full-term of 5 years. During this decade, several new regional players emerged, like Lok Dal, Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party and Janata Dal.
However, the 2004 general elections again brought the INC at the helm of political affairs as the party gained the maximum number of seats and formed the United Progressive Alliance with Left parties and many other regional parties. In the 2009 parliamentary elections, the INC won the largest number of seats and formed a government by leading a coalition with smaller parties, with the BJP in opposition.
Now, in 2014, we will be part of yet another general election that will decide which party or coalition will form the government.
India Back in 1947
India got independence in 1947, but at the cost of partition of the country on the basis of religion and demography. The British Indian Empire was divided into the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India on August 14, 1947 and August 15, 1947, respectively. Though the British were to leave India by June 1948, Lord Mountbatten, the newly appointed Viceroy, was of the view that India should undergo partition to save it from violence, and that it should be introduced as soon as possible. This led the event to take place in August 1947. According to the Indian Independence Act signed in August 1947, the Muslim majority areas that were in the northwestern and northeast India were separated and Pakistan was created. However, this new state of Pakistan had two parts, located about one thousand miles away from each other. The partition was not easy; around 14 million people migrate across newly found borders, the Radcliffe Line, to find their new homes in the new frontier to justify their religion and identity. It was one of the most violent events in recent history as it resulted in gruesome communal clashes, murders, abductions, rapes and robbery.
Demographics immediately after Independence
Due to partition, there was a massive population displacement. According to the 1951 census of Pakistan, there were about 7,226,600 displaced people in Pakistan, who were Muslims that relocated there from India. At the same time, the 1951 Census of India concluded that number of displaced people that included Hindus and Sikhs relocated from Pakistan was 7,295,870. Since the census was held after three-and-a-half years, it also included the population growth in the meantime.
During the partition, the maximum number of relocated people was in the west, around 11.2 million, and Punjab was affected the most. About 4.7 millions Sikhs and Hindus migrated from West Pakistan to India and 6.5 million Muslims shifted to West Pakistan from India.
The number of people displaced in the East was about 3.3 million, which included 2.6 million who moved to India from East Pakistan, and 0.7 million who migrated to East Pakistan.
At the time of independence in 1947, India's population was 350 million, whereas by 2012 it had swelled to 1.22 billion.
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