| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Sansad / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Lok Sabha / House of the People |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Rajya Sabha / Council of States
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) | 7 April 2014
12 May 2014 |
| Purpose of elections |
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Mr. Narendra Modi, more than doubled its share from 116 to 282 seats in the 545-member House of the People. The BJP headed the National Democratic Alliance coalition (NDA), which altogether won an absolute majority, with over 330 seats. The Indian National Congress (INC) presided by Ms. Sonia Gandhi saw its share drastically reduced from 206 to 44 seats.
During the election campaign, the BJP pledged to work for development and economic growth, promising more jobs. Mr. Modi promised "minimum government, maximum governance". The INC ran on the government's record, citing an average annual growth rate of 7.5% and 140 million people raised out of poverty in the last ten years. It vowed to continue to promote social harmony and issues of national interest. The 128-year-old party was reportedly suffering internal divisions and struggling to recover from several corruption scandals.
On 26 May, Mr. Modi was sworn in as the new Prime Minister, succeeding Mr. Manmohan Singh (INC). |
Date of previous elections: 16 April - 13 May 2009
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 18 May 2014
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: April - May 2019
Number of seats at stake: 543 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 8,251 (7,583 men, 668 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 8.1%
Number of parties contesting the election: 464
Number of parties winning seats: 35
Alternation of power: Yes
Number of parties in government: 6
Names of parties in government: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Lok Jan Shakti Party, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Shivsena, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP).
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 4 June 2014
Name of the new Speaker: Ms. Sumitra Mahajan (BJP) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 (from/to) | 7 April 2014
12 May 2014 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
834'082'814
554'175'255 (66.44%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Candidates |
Votes |
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% |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
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| Indian National Congress (INC) |
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| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) |
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| All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) |
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| Biju Janata Dal (BJD) |
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| Shivsena |
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| Telugu Desam Party (TDP) |
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| Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) |
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| Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)) |
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| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party |
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| Nationalist Congress Party |
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| Lok Jan Shakti Party |
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| Samajwadi Party (SP) |
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| Rashtriya Janata Dal |
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| Aam Aadmi Party |
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| Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) |
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| All India United Democratic Front |
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| Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |
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| Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) |
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| Independents |
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| Indian National Lok Dal |
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| Indian Union Muslim League |
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| Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) |
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| Janata Dal (United) |
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| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) |
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| Apna Dal |
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| Communist Party of India (CPI) |
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| All India N.R. Congress |
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| Kerala Congress (M) (KC(M)) |
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| All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
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| Nagaland People's Front (NPF) |
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| National Peoples Party |
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| Revolutionary Socialist Party |
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| Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) |
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| Swabhimani Paksha |
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| Pattali Makkal Katchi |
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| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
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|
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| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
282
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|
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|
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| Indian National Congress (INC) |
44
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| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) |
37
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| All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) |
34
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| Biju Janata Dal (BJD) |
20
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| Shivsena |
18
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| Telugu Desam Party (TDP) |
16
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| Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) |
11
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| Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)) |
9
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| Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party |
9
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| Nationalist Congress Party |
6
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| Lok Jan Shakti Party |
6
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| Samajwadi Party (SP) |
5
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| Rashtriya Janata Dal |
4
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| Aam Aadmi Party |
4
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| Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) |
4
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| All India United Democratic Front |
3
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| Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |
3
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| Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) |
3
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| Independents |
3
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| Indian National Lok Dal |
2
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| Indian Union Muslim League |
2
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| Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)) |
2
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| Janata Dal (United) |
2
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| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) |
2
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| Apna Dal |
2
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| Communist Party of India (CPI) |
1
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| All India N.R. Congress |
1
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| Kerala Congress (M) (KC(M)) |
1
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| All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
1
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| Nagaland People's Front (NPF) |
1
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| National Peoples Party |
1
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| Revolutionary Socialist Party |
1
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| Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) |
1
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| Swabhimani Paksha |
1
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| Pattali Makkal Katchi |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
481
62
11.42%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
Lok Sabha (26.05.2014, 27.05.2014, 23.06.2014, 01.01.2015, 01.01.2017)
http://cabsec.nic.in/showpdf.php?type=council_cabinet_cabinetministers
http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2014/12%20-%20State%20wise%20Voter%20Turnout.pdf |
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