General Elections
2009
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CONTENTS
I.
Page
No.
Schedule For General Elections - 2009
1.
Press Note
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General Statistical Information
29
2.
State / UT-wise Seats in the Lok Sabha
31
3.
Parliamentary Constituencies Reserved for SCs and STs
33
4.
Political Parties that took part in the 2004 Elections
36
5.
Party Position in the 14th Lok Sabha
41
6.
Winners and Runners-up in the 2004 Elections
42
7.
Close Contests in 2004 – Victory Margin Less than 5000 Votes
66
8.
Performance of National Parties in 1999 & 2004
68
9.
Performance of Political Parties State-wise in 1999 and 2004
71
10.
Performance of Parties in SC Constituencies in 2004
106
11.
Performance of Parties in ST Constituencies in 2004
107
12.
Performance of Women in 1999 & 2004 Elections
108
13.
Performance of Women Candidates in States and UTs in 2004 Elections
109
14.
Women Participation in General Elections - 2004
110
15.
Size of Electorate and Valid Votes Polled in General Elections - 2004
112
16.
Votes Polled by Winners as Percentage of Voters and Electors in 2004
113
17.
Number of Polling Stations in General Elections 1999 and 2004
114
18.
Interesting Facts of General Elections 2004
115
Miscellaneous Statistics
119
19.
Facts About Successive General Elections
121
20.
Number of Contestants and Winners in General Elections
122
21.
Representation of Women Members from 1st to 14th Lok Sabha
123
22.
Performance of Independent Candidates from 1st to 14th Lok Sabha
124
23.
Voting Percentage in all General Elections
125
24.
Expenditure on Lok Sabha Elections
126
25.
Poll dates of All Lok Sabha Elections ( 1952-2004)
127
26.
Size of Electorates-States & Union Territories during 1998,1999 & 2004 Elections
128
27.
Candidates Fielded – Seats Won by Parties in 1998,1999 & 2004 Elections
129
28.
Percentage of Valid Votes Polled by Parties in 1998, 1999 & 2004 Elections
129
II.
III.
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IV.
Performance of Parties in AP, Orissa & Sikkim State Assembly Elections 2004
131
V.
Evolution of Electoral System of India
137
VI.
Socio-economic Analysis of Lok Sabha Members
143
29. Average Age of Members from 1st to 14th Lok Sabha
145
30. Educational Background of Members from 1st to 14th Lok Sabha
146
31. Legislative Experience of members of 13th and 14th Lok Sabha
147
32. List of Members Elected to Lok Sabha More than 4 times till 2004
148
VII.
Important Provisions of Representation of People Act, 1951/ other Instructions/
Guidelines
33. Section 8 – Disqualification on Conviction for Certain Offences
VIII.
IX.
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153
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Section 8 A – Disqualification on Ground of Corrupt Practices
154
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Section 34 – Deposits
154
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Section 52 – Death of a Candidate of a Recognized Party before Polls
155
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Section 77 – Account of Election Expenses and Maximum thereof
155
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Section 123 – Corrupt Practices
156
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Section 126 – Prohibition of Public Meetings
159
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Section 158 – Return of Forfeiture of Candidates’ Deposits
159
34. Maximum Election Expenses under Conduct of Election Rules 1961
161
35. The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968
163
36. Model Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Candidates
165
37. EC’s order regarding advertisements of political nature on TV and Cable TV networks
169
38. EC’s order regarding advertisements of political nature on Radio
174
39. EC’s Guidelines for Conduct of Exit/opinion Polls during the Elections
175
40. Press Council of India’s Guidelines on Election Reporting - 1996
177
179
Frequently Asked Questions
41. Electronic Voting Machine
181
42. Election Process
186
Contact details of Election Commissioners and other officers involved in the
election process
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SCHEDULE FOR
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009
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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi – 110 001.
No. ECI/PN/13/2009 Dated: 2nd March, 2009
PRESS NOTE
SUBJECT: SCHEDULE FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2009
The term of the 14th Lok Sabha will expire in the normal course on 1st June, 2009. In terms of the
constitutional provisions, a new Lok Sabha is required to be constituted before the 2nd June, 2009.
2.
In the course of assessment of the scheduling and phasing options available for the general elections,
the Election Commission of India held a meeting with the representatives of all recognized National and
State parties on 3rd February, 2009 to obtain their views on various issues connected with the general
elections. The Commission also held a series of meetings with the Chief Secretaries, Directors General
of Police and Chief Electoral Officers of all States with a view to assessing the law and order situation,
the requirement of Central Police Forces (CPF) and to review the over all preparedness of the election
machinery in the country.
3.
The conduct of General Elections in the entire country requires considerable deployment of Central and
State Police Forces. Mobilization, movement, deployment and disengagement of these forces involve a
complex exercise and detailed home-work. Towards this, the officials of the Commission held detailed
discussions with the representatives
of thethHome Ministry in several rounds. The full Commission had
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detailed discussions, on 6 February and 24 February, with the Union Home Secretary and other senior
officers of the Ministry. The Commission also discussed with the Chairman, Railway Board and other
senior officials about the inter-state movement plan for the transport of CPF and other police forces.
4.
In the process of finalizing the election schedule the Commission has taken into account the schedules
of school examinations, particularly the Central and State Board examinations, to avoid holding elections
during examination period. Besides, polling stations are mostly located in school buildings. Hence, the
Commission had to factor in the examination schedules in various states before finalizing the poll dates.
In addition, various holidays and festivals during the months of April and May, harvest season in certain
parts of the country and the inputs taken from the India Meteorological Department in respect of coming
monsoon have also been taken into account.
5.While deciding on the number of phases, number of poll days for each state and the composition of
the states and constituencies that go to polls on a particular poll day, the Commission has taken various
relevant aspects into consideration. The views expressed by various political parties as well as the State
Governments have also been duly considered.
6.
The Chief Secretaries and DGPs of various states have pointed out the need for the deployment of
Central Police Forces to ensure peaceful, free and fair elections. The Commission has done a detailed
exercise to assess the existing deployment of police forces in various states and the total availability of
CPF for additional induction from outside the state and the time needed to move them from one state
to another. While doing so, the Commission has also endeavored to minimize the crisscross movement
of CPF and State Armed Police (SAP) as far as possible, so that their poll day utility is optimized.
7.
The possible cross-border influences that could affect the peaceful conduct of elections in the
constituencies located at either side of inter-state boundaries have been mapped and this aspect has
also been factored in, to the extent possible, while deciding on the phasing and sequencing options.
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DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES
8.
The extents of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in all States (except Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Manipur and Nagaland) have recently been re-determined by
the Delimitation
Commission set up under the Delimitation Act, 2002. By a Presidential Notification
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issued on 19 February, 2008, the Delimitation Orders of the Delimitation Commission have been made
effective from the same date in all the States, NCT of Delhi and Union Territory of Puducherry (except
the six States indicated above and Meghalaya and Tripura). In respect
of the States of Meghalaya and
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Tripura, the Delimitation Commission’s orders took effect from 20 March, 2008. Thus the present
General Elections to the Lok Sabha for 499 out of 543 Parliamentary Constituencies in all the States,
NCT of Delhi and Union Territory of Puducherry (except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand, Manipur and Nagaland) and to the State Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Orissa
and Sikkim will be held on the basis of the newly delimited constituencies.
ELECTORAL ROLLS
9. The electoral rolls of all States and Union Territories have been updated in terms of the aforesaid delimited
constituencies, with reference to 1.1.2009 as the qualifying date and have been finally published in all
States and Union Territories. However, the process of continuous updating will continue till the last date
for filing nominations. The total electorate in the country after this round of revision is approximately
714 million compared to 671 million in 2004. This marks an increase of 43 million in the electorate.
PHOTO ELECTORAL ROLLS
10. This would be the first time when the entire country, except the three States of Assam, Nagaland and
Jammu & Kashmir, would be using the Photo Electoral Rolls. Out of 543 Parliamentary Constituencies,
photo electoral roll will be used in 522 Parliamentary Constituencies as well as in all the Legislative
Assembly Constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Orissa. Photographs of 82% electors are printed
in the electoral rolls. This will prevent impersonation and facilitate easy identification.
11. The Commission introduced the concept of Photo Electoral Roll in 2005. This was tested as a pilot
project during the 2005 revision in all the constituencies of Kerala and Puducherry, 2 constituencies
of Haryana and 1 constituency each in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. On the successful completion of
the pilot project, the Commission took the decision to conduct the 2009 general election to Lok Sabha
using Photo Electoral Roll. The intervening general elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Kerala,
Puducherry (2006), Himachal Pradesh (2007), Meghalaya, Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh,
Mizoram, Rajasthan, NCT of Delhi (2008 were conducted using Photo Electoral Rolls.
ELECTORS’ PHOTO IDENTITY CARDS (EPIC)
12. As stated earlier, Photo Electoral Roll facilitates easy identification of voters. However, in consonance
with the past practice, the Commission has decided that compulsory identification of voters will be
made in the General Elections to the Lok Sabha and three State Legislative Assemblies and in the byeelections to other Legislative Assemblies. Electors who have been provided with EPIC shall be identified
through EPIC only. Special drive for issuing EPIC to the left out electors has considerably increased the
percentage of EPIC coverage throughout the country (except Assam where the scheme could not be
implemented so far) which now stands at an average of 82%.
13. All the residual electors are advised to obtain their Electors’ Photo Identity Cards from the respective
Electoral Registration Officers (ERO) urgently. The CEOs have been asked to invigorate the EPIC preparation
and distribution campaign and enhance the coverage within next one month.
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POLLING STATIONS
14. Presently there are 8,28,804 polling stations in the country, as compared to 6,87,402 polling stations
during 2004 Lok Sabha elections. This marks an increase of 1,41,402 polling stations. This increase is
largely due to rationalization of polling stations, which the Commission undertook during 2008 and
2009. Of these, as many as, 12,901 new polling stations have been setup for villages having less than
300 electors with a view to address concerns of threat and intimidation to voters. Commission has
undertaken an exercise of ‘Vulnerability Mapping’ in all Constituencies to identify areas and voter
segments vulnerable to threat and intimidation and has endeavored to provide polling stations in the
vulnerable localities. Other considerations for making new polling stations include the need to reduce
the distance required to be traveled by voters, geographical barriers such as rivers and hills etc. This
exercise has been done in all the districts in consultation with political parties.
SCHEDULE
15. The Commission, after taking into account all relevant factors, has now finalized the Schedule for General
Elections to be held in five phases to constitute the 15th Lok Sabha. A summary of the Schedules is
given at Statement-A. An abstract of the schedules for all the States and Union Territories is given in
two different formats at Statement-B1 and B2. List of Constituencies for each of the Phases is given at
Statement-C.
16. The Highlights of the Schedules are indicated below:
PHASES – GENERAL ELECTIONS-2009
PHASE
NUMBER OF STATES & UNION
TERRITORIES
NUMBER OF
PARLIAMENTARY
CONSTITUENCIES
1
17
124
16th April, 2009 (Thursday)
2
13
141
23rd April, 2009 (Thursday)
(22nd April-2009, Wednesday for
1-Inner Manipur PC only)
3
11
107
30th April, 2009 (Thursday)
4
8
85
7th May, 2009 (Thursday)
5
9
86
13th May, 2009 (Wednesday)
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DATE OF POLL
NUMBER OF PHASES IN STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES
NO. OF PHASES
STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES
FIVE
Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh
FOUR
Bihar
THREE
Maharashtra and West Bengal
TWO
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Orissa and Punjab
ONE
Remaining 15 States and 7 Union Territories
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17. Counting will take place on the 16 of May, 2009 and is expected to be completed on the same day.
18. The Commission has decided to forward its recommendations to the President, for issuing five
notifications calling upon the Parliamentary Constituencies covered in each phase in the States and
Union Territories concerned to elect members to the House of the People. With this, the campaign days
for the Constituencies in each phase has been kept to the possible minimum.
GENERAL ELECTIONS TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
19.
The Commission has taken into account the fact that the tenure of the Legislative Assemblies of the
states of Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Sikkim will expire on 30.05.09, 29.06.09 and 23.05.09rd respectively.
It is also conscious of the fact that a new Assembly in Sikkim has to be constituted by 23 May, 2009.
20.
After taking into account all relevant factors, the Commission has decided to hold elections for new
Legislative Assemblies for these states, simultaneously with the General Elections to the 15th Lok
Sabha. Elections to the different Assembly Constituencies in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
will follow the same Schedule as for the corresponding Parliamentary Constituencies of which these are
the relevant assembly segments. For elections to the Legislative Assembly of Sikkim, the same schedule
as far the corresponding Parliamentary Constituency will be followed up to the date of counting and
the date before which the election shall be completed is 23-May-09. The Commission has decided to
forward its recommendations to the Governors of these three States, for issuing Notifications (under
Section 15 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951), calling upon the State Legislative Assembly
Constituencies to elect members to the concerned State Legislative Assemblies, as per Schedule
appended hereto at Statement-D.
BYE ELECTIONS TO LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
21. There are a few casual vacancies in some Legislative Assemblies. The Commission has decided to hold
by-elections to the following seven Assembly Constituencies which are listed below. Bye elections in
these constituencies will be conducted following the same schedule as for the relevant Parliamentary
Constituency.
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STATE
NAME OF AC
Jharkhand
9-Jamtara
Karnataka
50-Bidar
Mizoram
29-South Tuipai
Nagaland
3-Dimapur-III(ST) 17-Chizami(ST) 41-Tizit(ST) 54-Tuensang
Sadar-II(ST)
ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES
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23.
The Commission has decided to use Electronic Voting Machines in all the polling stations of the country
as was done during the last Lok Sabha Election in 2004. There are 13, 68,430 EVMs available in the
country. First Level Checking of these EVMs has already been taken up in all the states/UTs and has been
completed in many places.
As a measure to enhance transparency in allotment of EVMs to different constituencies and polling
stations, the Commission has introduced a two stage randomization procedure– one by the District
Election Officer involving representatives of the recognized political parties, immediately after the first
level checking is over, for allotment of EVMs to different constituencies in the district, and then again at
the level of Returning Officer involving the candidates or their election agents to randomly decide the
specific polling stations in which each of the EVM bearing unique identification number will be used.
MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
24. Consequent on the announcement of the Schedule for the General Elections through this Press Note,
the Model Code of Conduct for the Guidance of Political Parties and Candidates comes into operation
with immediate effect from today itself in the entire country. This will be applicable to all political
parties and to the Union and State and Union Territory Governments. The Commission calls upon all the
political parties, candidates and the Union and State and Union Territory governments to strictly adhere
to the Model Code of Conduct, which is a unique document, evolved with the consensus of political
parties in the country.
REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES
25.
In terms of the existing policy of the Commission regarding Registration of New Political
Parties, processing of any fresh applications filed hereafter for their registration would remain
suspended with immediate effect till completion of the election process on 28th May, 2009.
AFFIDAVITS BY CANDIDATES
26.
All the candidates will be required to file two affidavits along with their nomination papers. The affidavits
will include information on the criminal antecedents of the candidate, assets (including the moveable
and immoveable properties of the candidate, spouse and dependents), liabilities of the candidate and
his/her educational qualifications. The filing of the affidavits is mandatory and its non-filing will result
in the rejection of the nomination paper by the Returning Officer.
27.
As part of the efforts of the Commission to disseminate the information contained in the affidavits to
the citizens at the earliest, instructions have been issued to the Returning Officers to display the copies
of these affidavits on notice-board and to make available, on demand, the copies of the affidavits freely
to other candidates, general public, media, etc. on the very day of filing of affidavits by a candidate.
The copies of these affidavits will also be available in a compiled form with the District Election Officer
concerned. Any individual or any civil society organization desirous of obtaining this compiled information
can apply to the District Election Officer with a nominal payment towards copying charges.
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28.
The Commission appeals to the citizens, the media and all the interested parties to cooperate with the
election authorities for the widest dissemination of this information as contemplated in the directions
of the Courts and the Commission.
ACCOUNTS OF CANDIDATES
29.
It is mandatory under the election law for every contesting candidate to maintain and furnish accounts
of his election expenditure. Under Section 77 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 only the
expenses on account of travel of ‘leaders’ of political party concerned (whose names are communicated
to the Commission and the CEO of the state within the prescribed period of 7 days from the date of
notification) will be exempted from being included in the account of expenses of a candidate. All other
expenses – incurred/authorized by the political parties, other associations, body of persons, individuals
– are required to be included in the account of the candidate.
30.
The Commission has already issued detailed guidelines on the manner in which accounts are to be
maintained and submitted by the candidates and it is incumbent upon them to maintain a daily account
of expenditure and to submit it to the Designated Officer/Election Observer three times during campaign
period. To strengthen the monitoring, the Commission will be taking special steps. A cell comprising
of experts drawn from Income Tax Department will also be set up in the Commission to deal with
information on poll expenses of the candidates.
31.
The Commission has taken a serious note of the illegal use of money power in elections and violation
of expenditure norms in various manners and has decided to track such incidents closely for follow-up
action.
VOTER PARTICIPATION
32.
The Election Commission of India in recent years has initiated various measures to streamline the
process of voter registration. The Booth Level Officer system has helped in enrolling the eligible voters
and in detecting and removing the names of the dead and shifted voters. The Commission hereby calls
upon all the registered voters of the country to participate in the voting process and exercise their
constitutional right to vote. Wider voter-participation will make the democracy in India more vibrant
and deepen its roots more strongly. The Commission has directed the CEOs to take certain voter-friendly
initiatives, like voter help-line, voter assistance booths near polling stations, web-based search facilities
to locate the names in the voter list and so on. The Commission has also issued guidelines to the CEOs
to take special measures to facilitate voting by the physically challenged voters.
33.
The Commission recognizes and acknowledges the role of media and civil society organizations in aiding
the election machinery in the successful conduct of elections. The Commission looks forwards to their
total support and feedback that could help mid-course interventions.
34.
Elections in India in terms of its scale, magnitude and complexities are the largest and most vigorous
democratic exercise in the world. The Commission is confident that all the stake-holders – the political
parties, the candidates, the voting public and the entire election machinery, will fully appreciate the
need for restraint and discipline to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections. The time tested credibility of
electoral system is our nation’s pride. The Commission is fully committed and will strive hard to uphold
and add strength to the deeply-rooted democratic traditions of our nation.
(R.BALAKRISHNAN) Deputy Election Commissioner
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17
124
Number of States/UTs
Number of Parliamentary
Constituencies
140
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28-May-2009
(Thursday)
16-May-2009
(Saturday)
23-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
08-Apr-2009
(Wednesday)
06-Apr-2009
(Monday)
04-Apr-2009
(Saturday)
28-Mar-2009
(Saturday)
02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
2B
77
6
28-May-2009
(Thursday)
16-May-2009
(Saturday)
30-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
13-Apr-2009
(Monday)
11-Apr-2009
(Saturday)
09-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
02-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
3A
Schedule Numbers & Dates
13-Apr-2009
(Monday)
10-Apr-2009
(Friday)
09-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
02-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
3C
1
1
28-May-2009
(Thursday)
16-May-2009
(Saturday)
29
4
28-May-2009
(Thursday)
16-May-2009
(Saturday)
30-April-2009 30-April-2009
(Thursday)
(Thursday)
15 -Apr-2009
(Wednesday)
10-Apr-2009
(Friday)
09-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
02-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
3B
5B
28-Apr-2009
(Tuesday)
25-Apr-2009
(Saturday)
24-Apr-2009
(Friday)
17-Apr-2009
(Friday)
13-May-2009 13-May-2009
(Wednesday) (Wednesday)
27-Apr-2009
(Monday)
25-Apr-2009
(Saturday)
24-Apr-2009
(Friday)
17-Apr-2009
(Friday)
02-Mar-2009 02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
(Monday)
5A
85
8
72
8
14
1
28-May-2009 28-May-2009 28-May-2009
(Thursday)
(Thursday)
(Thursday)
16-May-2009 16-May-2009 16-May-2009
(Saturday)
(Saturday)
(Saturday)
07-May-2009
(Thursday)
22-Apr-2009
(Wednesday)
20-Apr-2009
(Monday)
18-Apr-2009
(Saturday)
11-Apr-2009
(Saturday)
02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
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NOTE:
a) Schedule 2A in only for Manipur (separate schedule was required due to holiday on 23-Apr-2009)
b) Schedule 3B is only for Jammu & Kashmir (separate schedule was required due to holidays on 13 and 14-Apr, 2009)
c) Schedule 3C is only for Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Sikkim (separate schedule was required since 10-Apr, 2009 is not a holiday in these States but is a holiday in other
States in this phase)
d) Schedule 5B is only for Uttar Pradesh (separate schedule was required due to holiday on 27-Apr, 2009)
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28-May-2009
(Thursday)
Date before which the election shall 28-May-2009
be Completed
(Thursday)
8
16-May-2009
(Saturday)
16-May-2009
(Saturday)
Counting of Votes on
7
22-Apr-2009
(Wednesday)
Date of Poll
6
16-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
08-Apr-2009
(Wednesday)
2-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
Last date for withdrawal of
Candidature
5
06-Apr-2009
(Monday)
31-Mar-2009
(Tuesday)
Scrutiny of Nominations
4
04-Apr-2009
(Saturday)
30-Mar-2009
(Monday)
Last Date for filing Nominations
3
28-Mar-2009
(Saturday)
23-Mar-2009
(Monday)
Issue of Notification
2
2A
02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
1
02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
Announcement & Issue of Press
Note
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SUMMARY OF SCHEDULES
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009
ECI PRESS NOTE - 2-Mar, 2009
General Elections -2009 - Statement - A
ECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
General Elections - 2009 - Statement – B1
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
General Elections-2009
NUMBER OF STATES/UTs
VOTING IN DIFFERENT PHASES
STATES AND UTs
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Arunachal Pradesh
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
NCT of Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Puducherry
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Manipur*
Orissa
Punjab
Maharashtra
West Bengal
Bihar
Jammu & Kashmir
Uttar Pradesh
Total
PCs
1
2
1
11
1
1
7
2
26
10
4
20
1
2
1
1
1
25
1
39
2
5
42
14
14
28
29
2
21
13
48
42
40
6
80
543
Phases
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
Total States/UTs Polling on this Day
*
16-Apr-09
23-Apr-09
30-Apr-09
7-May-09
13-May-09
PHASE 1
1
2
PHASE 2
PHASE 3
PHASE 4
PHASE 5
1
11
1
1
7
2
26
10
4
20
1
2
1
1
1
25
1
39
2
5
22
3
6
1
10
20
11
8
17
13
1
11
13
25
13
1
16
124
13
1
17
141
11
16
4
9
17
3
1
18
85
11
17
13
11
8
No. of States and UTs polling in single phase
No. of States and UTs polling in two phases
No. of States and UTs polling in three phases
No. of States and UTs polling in four phases
No. of States and UTs polling in five phases
Total
9
22
8
2
1
2
35
The Phase-2 polling in Manipur will take place on 22-Apr-09
16
10
14
11
1
15
107
2
14
86
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General Elections - 2009 - Statement – B2
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
General Elections -2009
NUMBER OF CONSTITUENCIES VOTING IN DIFFERENT PHASES
IN STATES & UNION TERRITORIES
STATES/ UTs
Constitu
encies
Andhra Pradesh
42
Arunachal Pradesh
2
Assam
14
Bihar
40
Goa
2
Gujarat
26
Haryana
10
Himachal Pradesh
4
Jammu & Kashmir
6
Karnataka
28
Kerala
20
Madhya Pradesh
29
Maharashtra
48
Manipur†
2
Meghalaya
2
Mizoram
1
Nagaland
1
Orissa
21
Punjab
13
Rajasthan
25
Sikkim
1
Tamil Nadu
39
Tripura
2
Uttar Pradesh
80
West Bengal
42
Chhattisgarh
11
Jharkhand
14
Uttarakhand
5
Andaman & Nicobar
1
Islands
Chandigarh
1
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
1
Daman & Diu
1
NCT of Delhi
7
Lakshadweep
1
Puducherry
1
Total Constituencies
543
Total States/UTs Polling on this Day
PHASES
2
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
5
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
POLL DATES AND PHASE
16-Apr-09
PHASE1
22
2
3
13
1
20
13
1
2
1
1
10
23-Apr-09
PHASE2
20
11
13
2
30-Apr-09
PHASE3
07-May-09
PHASE4
11
3
26
1
17
1
11
13
25
1
16
10
11
1
16
2
17
11
6
8
15
14
10
1
4
25
13-May-09
PHASE5
4
2
9
39
18
17
14
11
5
1
1
1
1
124
17
No. of States and UTs polling in single phase
No. of States and UTs polling in two phases
No. of States and UTs polling in three phases
No. of States and UTs polling in four phases
No. of States and UTs polling in five phases
Total
† The Phase-2 polling in Manipur will take place on 22 - Apr-09
17
141
13
107
11
States
22
8
2
1
2
35
1
7
1
85
86
8
9
Constituencies
164
163
90
40
86
543
ECI PRESS NOTE -02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of States and UTs having Single Phase
State Code
States and Union Territories
Schedule No.
Date of Poll
1
2B
3C
4
5A
1
1
1
1
4
3C
5A
2B
1
5A
1
5A
3C
3C
4
1
5A
16-Apr-09
23-Apr-09
30-Apr-09
07-May-09
13-May-09
16-Apr-09
16-Apr-09
16-Apr-09
16-Apr-09
07-May-09
30-Apr-09
13-May-09
23-Apr-09
16-Apr-09
13-May-09
16-Apr-09
13-May-09
30-Apr-09
30-Apr-09
07-May-09
16-Apr-09
13-May-09
S02
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
S05
GOA
S06
GUJARAT
S07
HARYANA
S08
HIMACHAL PRADESH
S11
KERALA
S15
MEGHALAYA
S16
MIZORAM
S17
NAGALAND
S20
RAJASTHAN
S21
SIKKIM
S22
TAMIL NADU
S23
TRIPURA
S26
CHHATTISGARH
S28
UTTARAKHAND
U01
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
U02
CHANDIGARH
U03
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
U04
DAMAN & DIU
U05
NCT of DELHI
U06
LAKSHADWEEP
U07
PUDUCHERRY
Total Constituencies :
18
No. of
Constituencies
2
2
26
10
4
20
2
1
1
25
1
39
2
11
5
1
1
1
1
7
1
1
164
ECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Two Phases
S01 ANDHRA PRADESH Schedule No. 1
Poll Day 16-Apr-09 CONSTITUENCIES NO. NAME
S01 ANDHRA PRADESH Schedule No. 2B
Poll Day 23-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO. NAME 1
Adilabad
23 Kakinada
2
Peddapalle 24 Amalapuram
3
Karimnagar
25 Rajahmundry
4
Nizamabad
26 Narsapuram
5
Zahirabad
27 Eluru
6
Medak
28 Machilipatnam
7
Malkajgiri
29 Vijayawada
8
Secunderabad
30 Guntur
9
Hyderabad
31 Narasaraopet
10 Chevella
32 Bapatla
11 Mahbubnagar
33 Ongole
12 Nagarkurnool
34 Nandyal
13 Nalgonda
35 Kurnool
14 Bhongir
36 Anantapur
15 Warangal
37 Hindupur
16 Mahabubabad
38 Kadapa
17 Khammam
39 Nellore
18 Araku
40 Tirupati
19 Srikakulam
41 Rajampet
20 Vizianagaram
42 Chittoor
21 Visakhapatnam
22 Anakapalle
19
ECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Two Phases
S03 ASSAM Schedule No. 1
Poll Day 16-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES NO. NAME
NO.NAME
1 Karimganj
2 Silchar
3 Autonomous District
S03 ASSAM Schedule No. 2B
Poll Day 23-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES NO. NAME
NO. NAME
4Dhubri
5
Kokrajhar
6 Barpeta
7 Gauhati
8 Mangaldoi
9 Tezpur
10 Nowgong
11 Kaliabor
12 Jorhat
13 Dibrugarh
14Lakhimpur
ECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Two Phases
S10 KARNATAKA Schedule No. 2B Poll Day 23-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO. NAME
S10 KARNATAKA Schedule No. 3A
Poll Day 30-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO. NAME
1 Chikkodi
2 Belgaum
4 Bijapur 5 Gulbarga 6 Raichur 7 Bidar 8 Koppal 9 Bellary 12 Uttara Kannada 18 Chitradurga 19 Tumkur 23 Bangalore Rural
24 Bangalore North
25 Bangalore Central
26 Bangalore South
27 Chikkballapur
28 Kolar
3 Bagalkot
10 Haveri
11 Dharwad
13 Davanagere
14 Shimoga
15 Udupi Chikmagalur
16 Hassan
17 Dakshina Kannada
20 Mandya
21 Mysore
22 Chamarajanagar
20
ECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Two Phases
S12 MADHYA PRADESH
Schedule No. 2B
Poll Day 23-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
S12 MADHYA PRADESH
Schedule No. 3A
Poll Day 30-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO. NAME
1
Morena
2
Bhind
3 Gwalior
4 Guna
5 Sagar
6 Tikamgarh
7 Damoh
20 Rajgarh
21Dewas
22Ujjain
23 Mandsour
24 Ratlam
25Dhar
26 Indore
27 Khargone
28 Khandwa
NO. NAME
8
Khajuraho
9 Satna
10 Rewa
11 Sidhi
12 Shahdol
13 Jabalpur
14 Mandla
15 Balaghat
16 Chhindwara
17 Hoshangabad
18 Vidisha
19 Bhopal
29 Betul
ECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Two Phases
S14 MANIPUR
Schedule No. 1
Poll Day 16-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
S14 MANIPUR
Schedule No. 2A
Poll Day 22-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO. NAME
NO. NAME
2
1
Outer Manipur
21
Inner Manipur
ECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Two Phases
S18 ORISSA
Schedule No. 1
Poll Day 16-Apr-09
S18 ORISSA
Schedule No. 2B
Poll Day 23-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
CONSTITUENCIES
NO. NAME
NO. NAME
1 Bargarh
2 Sundargarh
3 Sambalpur
10 Bolangir
11 Kalahandi
12 Nabarangpur
13 Kandhamal
19 Aska
20 Berhampur
21 Koraput
4 Keonjhar
5 Mayurbhanj
6 Balasore
7 Bhadrak
8 Jajpur
9Dhenkanal
14 Cuttack
15 Kendrapara
16 Jagatsinghpur
17 Puri
18 Bhubaneswar
ECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Two Phases
S19 PUNJAB
Schedule No. 4
Poll Day 07-May-09
CONSTITUENCIES
S19 PUNJAB
Schedule No. 5A
Poll Day 13-May-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO. NAME
NO. NAME
10 Firozpur
11 Bathinda
12 Sangrur
13 Patiala
1Gurdaspur
2
Amritsar
3
Khadoor Sahib
4
Jalandhar
5
Hoshiarpur
6
Anandpur Sahib
7Ludhiana
8
Fatehgarh Sahib
9
Faridkot
22
CI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Two Phases
S27 JHARKHAND
Schedule No. 1
Poll Day 16-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
S27 JHARKHAND
Schedule No. 2B
Poll Day 23-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO. NAME
NO. NAME
4
Chatra
5
Kodarma
11 Khunti
12Lohardaga
13 Palamau
14 Hazaribagh
1
Rajmahal
2Dumka
3Godda
6Giridih
7Dhanbad
8
Ranchi
9
Jamshedpur
10 Singhbhum
An old lady on wheel chair casting her vote at a polling booth in New Delhi on May 10, 2004.
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EECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Three Phases
S13 MAHARASHTRA Schedule No. 1 Poll Day 16-Apr-09 CONSTITUENCIES S13 MAHARASHTRA Schedule No. 2B Poll Day 23-Apr-09 CONSTITUENCIES S13 MAHARASHTRA Schedule No. 3A
Poll Day 30-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO. NAME NO. NAME NO. NAME
1
Nandurbar 2 Dhule 3 Jalgaon 4 Raver 18 Jalna 19 Aurangabad 20 Dindori 21 Nashik 32 Raigad 33 Maval 34 Pune 35 Baramati 36 Shirur 37 Ahmednagar 38 Shirdi 39 Beed 40 Osmanabad 41 Latur 42 Solapur 43 Madha 44 Sangli 45 Satara 46 Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg 47 Kolhapur 48 Hatkanangle 22
23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 5
Buldhana 6
Akola 7 Amravati 8 Wardha 9 Ramtek 10 Nagpur 11 Bhandara - Gondiya 12 Gadchiroli-Chimur 13 Chandrapur 14 Yavatmal-Washim 15 Hingoli 16 Nanded 17 Parbhani 24
Palghar
Bhiwandi
Kalyan
Thane
Mumbai North
Mumbai North West
Mumbai North East
Mumbai North Central
Mumbai South Central
Mumbai South
ECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Three Phases
S25 WEST BENGAL
Schedule No. 3A
Poll Day 30-Apr-09 CONSTITUENCIES S25 WEST BENGAL Schedule No. 4 Poll Day 07-May-09 CONSTITUENCIES S25 WEST BENGAL
Schedule No. 5A
Poll Day 13-May-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO. NAME NO. NAME NO. NAME
9 Jangipur 10 Baharampur 11 Murshidabad 12 Krishnanagar 13 Ranaghat 25 Howrah 26 Uluberia 27 Sreerampur 28 Hooghly 29 Arambag 30 Tamluk 31 Kanthi 38 Bardhaman Purba 39 Budhaman - Durgapur 40 Asansol 41 Bolpur 42 Birbhum 14 Bangaon
15 Barrackpur
16 Dum Dum
17 Barasat
18 Basirhat
19 Jaynagar
20 Mathurapur
21 Diamond Harbour
22 Jadavpur
23 Kolkata Dakshin
24 Kolkata Uttar
1
Coochbehar 2
Alipurduars 3
Jalpaiguri 4Darjeeling 5
Raiganj 6
Balurghat 7
Maldaha Uttar 8
Maldaha Dakshin 32Ghatal 33 Jhargram 34 Medinipur 35 Purulia 36 Bankura 37 Bishnupur 25
ECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Four Phases
S04 BIHAR Schedule No. 1 Poll Day 16-Apr-09 CONSTITUENCIES S04 BIHAR Schedule No. 2B Poll Day 23-Apr-09 CONSTITUENCIES S04 BIHAR Schedule No. 3A Poll Day 30-Apr-09 CONSTITUENCIES S04 BIHAR Schedule No. 4
Poll Day 07-May-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO. NAME NO. NAME NO. NAME NO.NAME 17 Gopalganj 18 Siwan 19 Maharajganj 20 Saran 32 Arrah 33 Buxar 34 Sasaram 35 Karakat 36 Jahanabad 37 Aurangabad 38 Gaya 39 Nawada 40 Jamui 1 Valmiki Nagar 8 Supaul 29 Nalanda 2 Paschim Champaran 9 Araria 30 Patna Sahib 3 Purvi Champaran 10 Kishanganj 31 Pataliputra 4 Sheohar 11 Katihar 5 Sitamarhi 12 Purnia 6 Madhubani 13 Madhepura 7 Jhanjharpur 24 Begusarai 14 Darbhanga 25 Khagaria 15 Muzaffarpur 26 Bhagalpur 16 Vaishali 27 Banka 21 Hajipur 28 Munger 22 Ujiarpur 23 Samastipur ECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Five Phases
S09 JAMMU &
KASHMIR Schedule No. 1 Poll Day 16-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
S09 JAMMU &
KASHMIR Schedule No. 2B Poll Day 23-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
S09 JAMMU &
KASHMIR
Schedule No. 3B
Poll Day 30-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
S09 JAMMU &
KASHMIR
Schedule No. 4
Poll Day 07-May-09
CONSTITUENCIES
S09 JAMMU &
KASHMIR
Schedule No. 5A Poll Day 13-May-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO. NAME NO. NAME NO. NAME
NO. NAME
NO. NAME
6 Jammu
5Udhampur
3 Anantnag
2 Srinagar
26
1 Baramulla
4Ladakh
ECI PRESS NOTE - 02 Mar, 2009
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2009 - Statement - C
List of Constituencies in States and UTs having Five Phases
S24 UTTAR
PRADESH
Schedule No. 1
Poll Day 16-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
S24 UTTAR
PRADESH
Schedule No. 2B
Poll Day 23-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
S24 UTTAR
PRADESH Schedule No. 3A
Poll Day 30-Apr-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO.NAME
NO.NAME
NO.NAME
63 Maharajganj
37 Amethi
30 Sitapur
64 Gorakhpur
38 Sultanpur
31 Hardoi 65 Kushi Nagar
39 Pratapgarh
32 Misrikh
66 Deoria
48 Banda
33 Unnao
67 Bansgaon
50 Kaushambi
34 Mohanlalganj
68 Lalganj
51 Phulpur
35 Lucknow
69 Azamgarh
52 Allahabad
36 Rae bareli
70 Ghosi
54 Faizabad
43 Kanpur
71 Salempur
55 Ambedkar Nagar 44 Akbarpur
72 Ballia
57 Kaiserganj
45 Jalaun
74 Machhlishahr
58 Shrawasti
46 Jhansi
75 Ghazipur
59 Gonda
47 Hamirpur
76 Chandauli
60 Domariyaganj 49 Fatehpur
77 Varanasi
61 Basti
53 Barabanki
79 Mirzapur
62 Sant Kabir Nagar 56 Bahraich
80 Robertsganj
73 Jaunpur
78 Bhadohi
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S24 UTTAR PRADESH
Schedule No. 4
Poll Day 07-May-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO.NAME
S24 UTTAR PRADESH Schedule No. 5B
Poll Day 13-May-09
CONSTITUENCIES
NO.NAME
2 Kairana
1 Saharanpur
3 Muzaffarnagar
4 Bijnor
10 Meerut
5 Nagina
11 Baghpat
6 Moradabad
12 Ghaziabad
7 Rampur
13 Gautam Budhha Nagar 8 Sambhal
14 Bulandshahr
9 Amroha
15 Aligarh
23 Badaun
16 Hathras
24 Aonla
17 Mathura
25 Bareilly
18 Agra
26 Pilibhit
19 Fatehpur Sikri
27 Shahjahanpur
20 Firozabad
28 Kheri
21 Mainpuri
29 Dhaurahra
22 Etah
40 Farrukhabad
41 Etawah
42 Kannauj
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Constituencies Polling on this Day
154
28-May-2009
(Thursday)
Date before which the election shall be
Completed
8
140
28-May-2009
(Thursday)
16-May-2009
(Saturday)
16-May-2009
(Saturday)
Counting of Votes on
7
23-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
16-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
Date of Poll
6
08-Apr-2009
(Wednesday)
2-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
Last date for withdrawal of Candidature
06-Apr-2009
(Monday)
31-Mar-2009
(Tuesday)
5
04-Apr-2009
(Saturday)
30-Mar-2009
(Monday)
Scrutiny of Nominations
28-Mar-2009
(Saturday)
23-Mar-2009
(Monday)
4
02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
Last Date for filing Nominations
Issue of Notification
2
Phase-2
Phase-1
Andhra Pradesh
3
Announcement & Issue of Press Note
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(Thursday)
16-May-2009
(Saturday)
16-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
2-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
31-Mar-2009
(Tuesday)
30-Mar-2009
(Monday)
23-Mar-2009
(Monday)
02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
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Orissa
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28-May-2009
(Thursday)
16-May-2009
(Saturday)
23-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
08-Apr-2009
(Wednesday)
06-Apr-2009
(Monday)
04-Apr-2009
(Saturday)
28-Mar-2009
(Saturday)
02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
Phase-2
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23-May-2009
(Saturday)
16-May-2009
(Saturday)
30-April-2009
(Thursday)
13-Apr-2009
(Monday)
10-Apr-2009
(Friday)
09-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
02-Apr-2009
(Thursday)
02-Mar-2009
(Monday)
3C
Sikkim
ECI PRESS NOTE - 2-Mar, 2009
General Elections - 2009 - Statement - D
II
GENERAL STATISTICAL
INFORMATION
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STATE/UT WISE SEATS IN THE LOK SABHA
For the purpose of constituting the Lok Sabha , the whole country has been divided into 543 Parliamentary
Constituencies , each one of which elects one member. The members of the Lok Sabha are elected directly by
the eligible voters . The President of India can nominate a maximum of two members as representatives of
the Anglo- Indian community . Some seats are reserved in Lok Sabha for the members of the Schedule Castes
and Scheduled Tribes. As per the order issued by the Delimitation Commission in 2008, 412 seats are general,
84 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 47 seats for the Scheduled Tribes .Earlier it was 79 and 41 for
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, respectively.
Table 1 shows State-wise break –up of seats and reserved seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
before and after the Delimitation in 2008.
TABLE 1
Name of the State/Union
Territory
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
STATES:
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh*
Assam*
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir*
Jharkhand@
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur*
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland*
Orissa
Punjab
Seats in the House as constituted in
2004 on the basis of the Delimitation
of Parliamentary and Assembly
Constituencies Order, 1976
Seats in the House as subsequently
constituted as per the Delimitation
of Parliamentary and Assembly
Constituencies Order, 2008
Total
Total
42
2
14
40
11
2
26
10
4
6
14
28
20
29
48
2
2
1
1
21
13
Reserved
for the
Scheduled
Castes
Reserved
for the
Scheduled
Tribes
6
1
7
2
2
2
1
1
4
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
5
5
4
1
1
5
31
42
2
14
40
11
2
26
10
4
6
14
28
20
29
48
2
2
1
1
21
13
Reserved
for the
Scheduled
Castes
7
1
6
1
2
2
1
1
5
2
4
5
3
4
Reserved
for the
Scheduled
Tribes
3
2
4
4
5
2
6
4
1
2
1
5
-
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
II. UNION
TERRITORIES:
Andaman and
Nicobar Islands
Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar
Haveli
Delhi
Daman and Diu
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
25
1
39
2
5
80
42
4
7
18
8
3
1
2
25
1
39
2
5
80
42
4
7
1
17
10
3
1
2
1
-
-
1
-
-
1
1
-
1
1
1
-
1
7
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Total Seats
543
79
41
543
84
* - States excluded from Delimitation Exercise
@ Order issued by the Delimitation Commission was nullified by the Sec 10 B of the Delimitation
Amendment Act ,2008
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ABOUT THE DELIMITATION COMMISSION
The word “Delimitation” literally means the act or process of fixing limits or boundaries of territorial constituencies
in a country or a province having a legislative body. The job of delimitation is assigned to a high power body . Such a
body is known as Delimitation Commission or a Boundary Commission . In India, such Delimitation Commission have
been constituted four times, in 1952 under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1952, in 1963 under the Delimitation
Commission Act 1962, in 1973 under the Delimitation Commission Act, 1972 and in 2002 under the Delimitation
Commission Act, 2002.
The main purpose of the undertaking the delimitation exercise is to rationalize the structure and composition of the
electoral constituencies, on the principle of “One vote and one value”. The Delimitation Commission, set up under the
Delimitation Act, 2002, was entrusted with the task of readjusting all Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in
the country in all the States of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir, on the basis of population ascertained
in 2001 Census.
On 14th January, 2008, the Government of India promulgated an Ordinance amending the Delimitation Act,2002
nullifies the Final Order of the Delimitation Commission for the State of Jharkhand. Later on, the Government have
passed four separate Orders under Section 10 A of the Delimitation Act, 2002, deferring the delimitation exercise in
the four North Eastern States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland .
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PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES RESERVED FOR SCHEDULED
CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES
Sl.
No.
Name of the State/
Union Territory
1.
Andhra Pradesh
(7 SCs & 3 STs)
2.
Assam
(1SCs & 2 STs)
3.
Name of the Parliamentary
Constituencies Reserved for
the Scheduled Caste
Name of the Parliamentary
Constituencies Reserved for the
Scheduled Tribes
Peddapalle
Nagarkurnool
Warangal*
Amalapuram
Bapatla*
Tirupati
Chittoor*
Adilabad*
Mahabubabad*
Araku*
Karimganj
Autonomous District
Kokrajhar
Bihar
(6 SCs & Nil STs)
Gopalganj*
Hajipur
Samastipur*
Sasaram
Gaya
Jamui*
-
4.
Chattisgarh
(1 SCs & 4 STs)
Janjgir Champa*
Surguja
Raigarh
Bastar
Kanker
5.
Gujarat
(2 SCs & 4 STs)
Kachchh*
Ahmedabad West*
Dahod
Chhota Udaipur
Bardoli*
Valsad*
6.
Haryana
(2 SCs & Nil STs)
Ambala
Sirsa
-
7.
Himachal Pradesh
(1 SCs & Nil STs)
Shimla
-
8.
Jharkhand
(1 SCs & 5 STs)
Palamu
Rajmahal
Dumka
Singhbhum
Khunti
Lohardaga
9.
Karnataka
(5 SCs & 2l STs)
Bijapur*
Gulbarga*
Kolar
Chitradurga*
Chamarajanagar
Kerala
(2 SCs & Nil STs)
Alathur
Mavelikkara
10.
33
Raichur*
Bellary*
-
Sl.
No.
Name of the State/
Union Territory
Name of the Parliamentary
Constituencies Reserved for
the Scheduled Caste
Name of the Parliamentary
Constituencies Reserved for the
Scheduled Tribes
11
Madhya Pradesh
(4 SCs & 6 STs)
Bhind*
Tikamgarh*
Dewas*
Ujjain
Shahdol
Mandla
Ratlam*
Dhar
Khargone*
Betul*
12
Maharashtra
(5 SCs & 4 STs)
Amaravati*
Ramtek*
Shirdi*
Latur*
Solapur
Nandurbar
Gadchiroli-Chimur*
Dindori*
Palghar*
13
Manipur
(Nil SCs & 1 STs)
-
Outer Manipur
14
Meghalaya
(Nil SCs & 2 STs)
15
Mizoram
(Nil SCs & 1 STs)
-
Mizoram
16
Orissa
(3 SCs & 5 STs)
Bhadrak
Jajpur
Jagatsinghpur*
Sundargarh
Keonjhar
Mayurbhanj
Nabarangpur
Koraput
17
Punjab
(4 SCs & Nil STs)
Jalandhar*
Hoshiarpur*
Fatehgarh Sahib*
Faridkot*
-
18
Rajasthan
(4 SCs & 3 STs)
Ganganagar
Bikaner*
Bharatpur*
Karauli – Dholpur*
Dausa*
Udaipur*
Banswara
19
Tamil Nadu
(7 SCs & Nil STs)
Tiruvallar*
Kancheepuram*
Viluppuram*
Nilgiris*
Chidambaram
Nagapattinam
Tenkasi
-
20
Tripura
(Nil SCs & 1 STs)
-
Tripura East
21.
Uttarakhand
(1 SCs & Nil STs)
Almora*
-
Shillong*
Tura*
34
Sl.
No.
Name of the State/
Union Territory
22
Uttar Pradesh
(17 SCs & Nil STs)
23.
West Bengal
(10 SCs & 2 STs)
24.
Name of the Parliamentary
Constituencies Reserved for
the Scheduled Caste
Name of the Parliamentary
Constituencies Reserved for the
Scheduled Tribes
Nagina*
Bulandshahr *
Hathras
Agra*
Shahjahanpur*
Hardoi
Misrikh
Mohanlalganj
Etawah*
Jalaun
Kaushambi*
Barabanki
Bahraich*
Bansgaon
Lalganj
Machhlishahr*
Robertsganj
-
Coochbehar
Jalpaiguri*
Ranaghat*
Bangaon*
Jaynagar*
Mathurapur
Arambag*
Bishnupur*
Bardhaman Purba*
Bolpur*
Alipurduars
Jhargram
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(Nil SCs & 1 STs)
-
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
25.
Lakshadweep
(Nil SCs & 1 STs)
-
Lakshadweep
26.
Delhi
(1 SCs & Nil STs)
North West Delhi*
-
* - refers to new reserved constituencies as per order issued by Delimitation Commission in 2008.
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POLITICAL PARTIES THAT TOOK PART IN THE 2004 ELECTIONS
Sl. No.
Abbreviation
NATIONAL PARTIES
1
BJP
2
BSP
3
CPI
4
CPM
5
INC
6
NCP
STATE PARTIES
7
AC
8
ADMK
9
AGP
10
AIFB
11
AITC
12
BJD
13
CPI(ML)(L)
14
DMK
15
FPM
16
INLD
17
JD(S)
18
JD(U)
19
JKN
20
JKNPP
21
JKPDP
22
JMM
23
KEC
24
KEC(M)
25
MAG
26
MDMK
27
MNF
28
MPP
29
MUL
30
NPF
31
PMK
32
RJD
33
RLD
34
RSP
35
SAD
36
SAD(M)
37
SDF
38
SHS
39
SP
40
TDP
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
Arunachal Congress
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Asom Gana Parishad
All India Forward Bloc
All India Trinamool Congress
Biju Janata Dal
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Federal Party of Manipur
Indian National Lok Dal
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Kerala Congress
Kerala Congress (M)
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Mizo National Front
Manipur People’s Party
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
Nagaland Peoples Front
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Revolutionary Socialist Party
Shiromani Akali Dal
Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann)
Sikkim Democratic Front
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
Telugu Desam
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Abbreviation
Party
41
UGDP
United Goans Democratic Party
42
UKKD
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
43
AB
Akhand Bharti
44
ABCD(A)
Akhil Bharatiya Congress Dal (Ambedkar)
45
ABDBM
Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha
46
ABHM
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha
47
ABHS
Akhil Bharatiya Sena
48
ABJS
Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh
49
ABLTASJM
Akhil Bharatiya Lok Tantrik Alp-Sankhyak Jan Morcha
50
ABLTP
Akhil Bharatiya Loktantra Party
51
ABRAHP
Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Azad Hind Party
52
ABRS
Akhil Bharatiya Rajarya Sabha
53
AD
Apna Dal
54
AIMF
All India Minorities Front
55
AIMIM
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen
56
AJSU
All Jharkhand Students Union
57
AKMDMP
All Kerala M.G.R. Dravida Munnetra Party
58
AMB
Amra Bangalee
59
ANC
Ambedkar National Congress
60
AP
Awami Party
61
ARP
Ambedkarist Republican Party
62
ASDC
Autonomous State Demand Committee
63
ASP
Ambedkar Samaj Party
64
BBM
Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha
65
BBP
Bharatiya Backward Party
66
BED
Bharatiya Ekta Dal
67
BEP
Bharatiya Eklavya Party
68
BGTD
Bharatiya Gaon Taj Dal
69
BJVP
Bharatiya Janvadi Party
70
BKD
Bahujan Kisan Dal
71
BKLJP
Bharat Ki Lok Jimmedar Party
72
BKRP
Bharat Kranti Rakshak Party
73
BLKD
Bharatiya Lok Kalyan Dal
74
BLP
Bharatiya Labour Party
75
BMP(AI)
Bharatiya Muhabbat Party (All India)
76
BMSM
Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh
77
BMVP
Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Party
78
BNP
Bharatiya Navshakti party
79
BNRP
Bharatiya Nagrik Party
80
BPSGKD
Bharatiya Prajatantrik Shudh Gandhiwadi Krishak Dal
81
BPSP
Bihar People’s Party
82
BPTP
Bharatiya Prajatantra Party
83
BRP
Bharatiya Rashtravadi Paksha
84
BRPP
Bharatiya Republican Paksha
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85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
Abbreviation
BSDP
BSJM
BSK
BVP
CSP
DBP
DBSP
EKD(UP)
ES
EU
FCI
GGP
HEAP
HJP
HM
HVP
IBSP
IFDP
IJP
INL
JCP
JDP
JHP
JHSP
JJ
JKAL
JKP
JKP(N)
JKPP
JMP
JP
JSP
JUM
JVP
KKJHS
KMM
KNDP
KSVP
KVSP
LBP
LCP
LJNSP
LP(S)
LPI(V)
LPSP
Party
Bharti Sarvadarshi Parishad
Bharatiya Surajya Manch
Bharatiya Sarvkalayan Kranti Dal
Bahujan Vikas Party
Chhattisgarhi Samaj Party
Desh Bhakt Party
Democratic Bharatiya Samaj Party
Ekta Kranti Dal U.P.
Ekta Shakti
Ephraim Union
Federal Congress of India
Gondvana Gantantra Party
Hindu Ekta Andolan Party
Hindustan Janta Party
Hind Morcha
Haryana Vikas Party
Indian Bahujan Samajwadi Party
Indian Federal Democratic Party
Indian Justice Party
Indian National League
Jan Chetna Party
Jharkhand Disom Party
Jai Hind Party
Janhit Samaj Party
Jebamani Janata
Jammu And Kashmir Awami League
Jharkhand Party
Jharkhand Party (Naren)
Jharkhand People’s Party
Janmangal Paksh
Janata Party
Jansatta Party
Jana Unnayan Mancha
Janata Vikas Party
Kranti Kari Jai Hind Sena
Krantikari Manuwadi Morcha
Kannada Nadu Party
Krantikari Samyavadi Party
Kosi Vikas Party
Lok Bhalai Party
Loktantrik Chetna Party
Lok Jan Shakti Party
Labour Party (Secular)
Labour Party Of India(V.V. Prasad)
Lokpriya Samaj Party
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130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
Abbreviation
LRP
LSD
LSWP
MB(S)P
MBT
MC
MCO
MCPI(S)
MJM
MNVP
MRRC
MRS
NBNP
NLP
NMNP
NSP
NSSP
NSTP
NTRTDP(LP)
PBLP
PBRML
PDP
PDS
PHSP
PMP
PMSP
PP
PPOI
PRBP
PRCP
PRP
PSJP
PTSS
PWPI
RCP
RCPI(R)
RGD
RHD
RJAP
RJVP
RKSP
RLSM
RPD
RPI
RPI(A)
Party
Lok Rajya Party
Lok Sewa Dal
Loktantrik Samajwadi Party
Mool Bharati (S) Party
Majlis Bachao Tahreek
Momin Conference
Marxist Co-Ordination
Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S. Srivastava)
Manav Jagriti Manch
Manuvadi Party
Maharashtra Rajiv Congress
Mudiraj Rashtriya Samithi
Navbharat Nirman Party
National Loktantrik Party
Nidaya Malik (N) Party
National Students Party
Niswarth Sewa Party
Naari Shakti Party
NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)
Phule Bharti Lok Party
Paschim Banga Rajya Muslim League
Peoples Democratic Party
Party for Democratic Socialism
Pichhra Samaj Party
Parmarth Party
Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Party
Praja Party
Pyramid Party of India
Peoples Republican Party
Prabuddha Republican Party
Panchayat Raj Party
Parivartan Samaj Party
Proutist Sarva Samaj Party
Peasants And Workers Party of India
Rashtravadi Communist Party
Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Rasik Bhatt)
Rashtriya Garib Dal
Rashtriya Hamara Dal
Rashtriya Janadhikar Party
Rajasthan Vikas Party
Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party
Rashtriya Lok Seva Morcha
Rashtriya Parivartan Dal
Republican Party of India
Republican Party of India(A)
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175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
Abbreviation
RPI(D)
RPI(KH)
RSBP
RSD
RSGP
RSKP
RSMD
RSNP
RSPS
RVNP
RVP
SAP
SBS
SBSP
SDP
SHRP
SHSP
SJP(R)
SLAP
SLP(L)
SMSP
SPI
SPVD
SSD
SSJP
SSP
SVRP
SVSP
SWD
SWJP
TDK
TNGP
TRS
UMFA
USYP
VJC
VJP
VP
VRP
YGP
YSP
Party
Republican Party Of India (Democratic )
Republican Party Of India(Khobragade)
Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party
Rashtriya Sawarn Dal
Rashtriya Garima Party
Rashtriya Sakar Party
Rashtriya Samanta Dal
Rashtriya Samajik Nayak Paksha
Rashtriya Samaj Paksha
Rashtravadi Janata Party
Rashtriya Vikas Party
Samata Party
Shikshit Berozgar Sena
Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party
Socialistic Democratic Party
Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad
Shoshit Samaj Party
Samajwadi Janata Party(Rashtriya)
Social Action Party
Socialist Party(Lohia)
Samata Samaj Party
Secular Party of India
Sampurna Vikas Dal
Shoshit Samaj Dal
Sanatan Samaj Party
Sikkim Sangram Parishad
Shivrajya Party
Savarn Samaj Party
Swaraj Dal
Samajwadi Jan Parishad
Tamil Desiyak Katchi
Trinamool Gana Parishad
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
United Minorities Front, Assam
Urs Samyuktha Paksha
Vidharbha Janata Congress
Vijeta Party
Vikas Party
Vidharbha Rajya Party
Yuva Gantantra Party
Youth and Students Party
Independent
216
IND
Independent
40
PARTY POSITION IN 14th LOK SABHA
Name of Party
Contestants
Indian National Congress
Bhartiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Nationalist Congress Party
Samajwadi Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Shiv Sena
Biju Janata Dal
Janata Dal (United)
Shiromani Akali Dal
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Telugu Desam Party
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Janata Dal (Secular)
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Revolutionary Socialist Party
All India Forward Bloc
All India Trinamool Congress
Asom Gana Parishad
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Muslim League
Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party
Nagaland Peoples Front
Kerala Congress
Mizo National Front
Sikkim Democratic Front
Telangana Rastra Samithi
Lok Jan Shakti Party
National Loktantrik Party
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
Republican Party of India (A)
Bharatiya Navshakti Party
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimen
Indian Federal Democratic Party
Independents
Total
* 39 vacant seats - Source Lok Sabha Sectt.
41
417
364
69
435
34
32
237
42
16
56
12
73
10
6
33
9
4
43
32
6
10
33
12
6
10
3
3
1
1
1
22
40
18
10
7
4
2
1
2385
Strength at
the time of
constitution
145
138
43
19
10
9
36
24
16
12
11
8
8
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
-----
543
Party Position
(as on 12.2.2009)
150
113
42
16
10
11
34
24
16
12
10
1
8
6
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
---1
2
1
1
3
4
1
---1
1
1
----6
505*
WINNERS & RUNNERS UP IN 2004 ELECTIONS
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
Votes
Polled
(%age)
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
Votes
Polled
(%age)
Andhra Pradesh
1-Srikakulam
723.77
75.52
YERRANNAIDU
KINJARAPU
TDP
50.01
KILLI KRUPARANI
INC
45.60
2-Parvathipuram
660.92
73.74
KISHORE CHANDRA
SURYANARAYANA
DEO VYRICHERLA
INC
48.69
DADICHILUKA VEERA
GOURI SANKARA RAO
TDP
47.57
3-Bobbili
746.73
76.54
KONDAPALLI
PYDITHALLI NAIDU
TDP
50.07
JHANSI BOTCHA
INC
45.88
4-Visakhapatnam
965.74
63.75
JANARDHANA REDDY
NEDURUMALLI
INC
54.27
DR.M.V.V.S.MURTHY
TDP
40.75
5-Bhadrachalam
823.42
69.01
MIDIYAM BABU RAO
CPM
45.32
SMT.KPRK
PHANEESWARAMMA
TDP
38.78
6-Anakapalli
782.11
76.44
CHALAPATHIRAO
PAPPALA
TDP
49.28
NANDA GOPAL
GANDHAM
INC
47.31
7-Kakinada
832.28
71.45
MALLIPUDI
MANGAPATI PALLAM
RAJU
INC
49.38
MUDRAGADA
PADMANABHAM
TDP
42.50
8-Rajahmundry
816.13
75.99
ARUNA KUMAR
VUNDAVALLI
INC
50.72
KANTIPUDI
SARVARAYUDU
BJP
32.48
9-Amalapuram
704.22
77.88
G.V. HARSHA KUMAR
INC
49.75
DUNNA JANARDHANA
RAO
TDP
43.86
10-Narasapur
768.54
77.19
CHEGONDI VENKATA
HARIRAMA JOGAIAH
INC
52.41
UPPALAPATI
VENKATAKRISHNAM
RAJU
BJP
44.03
11-Eluru
896.95
77.88
KAVURU SAMBA SIVA
RAO
INC
55.65
BOLLA BULLI RAMAIAH
TDP
41.91
12-Machilipatnam
755.31
76.08
BADIGA
RAMAKRISHNA
INC
51.25
AMBATI BRAHMANAIAH
TDP
44.59
13-Vijayawada
945.55
64.59
RAJAGOPAL
LAGADAPATI
INC
54.95
ASWINI DUTT
CHALASANI
TDP
42.84
14-Tenali
673.46
76.55
BALASHOWRY
VALLABHANENI
INC
54.47
UMMAREDDY
VENKATESWARLU
TDP
42.81
15-Guntur
821.48
70.06
RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA
RAO
INC
56.75
Y. V. RAO
TDP
40.95
16-Bapatla
735.46
77.5
DAGGUBATI
PURANDARESWARI
INC
55.9
DAGGUBATI RAMANAIDU
TDP
43.1
17-Narasaraopet
899.78
71.70
MEKAPATI
RAJAMOHAN REDDY
INC
53.49
MADDI LAKSHMAIAH
TDP
43.91
18-Ongole
799.11
75.14
SREENIVASULU
REDDY MAGUNTA
INC
55.89
BATHULA VIJAYA
BHARATHI
TDP
42.62
42
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
19-Nellore
836.5
72.56
PANABAKA LAKSHMI
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
53.81
20-Tirupathi
850.79
69.99
CHINTA MOHAN
INC
21-Chittoor
875.99
74. 90
D.K. AUDIKESAVULU
22-Rajampet
691.33
69.76
23-Cuddapah
819.2
71.69
24-Hindupur
868.06
73.63
25-Anantapur
875.14
68.42
26-Kurnool
818.81
62.48
27-Nandyal
829.98
28-Nagarkurnool
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
BALAKONDAIAH
KARUPOTALA
BJP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
38.48
60.06
DR. N. VENKATA SWAMY
BJP
36.63
TDP
51.84
INC
44.75
ANNAYYAGARI SAI
PRATHAP
Y.S. VIVEKANANDA
REDDY
NIZAMODDIN
INC
53.49
DR. RAVURI VENKATA
SWAMY
GUNIPATI RAMAIAH
TDP
42.2
INC
56.33
TDP
40.25
INC
48.35
VENKATA MYSURA
REDDY MULE
B.K.PARDHASARATHI
TDP
48.14
ANANTHA VENKATA
RAMI REDDY
KOTLA JAYASURYA
PRAKASHA REDDY
INC
52.44
KALAVA SRINIVASULU
TDP
44.05
INC
52.95
KAMBALAPADU EDIGA
KRISHNAMURTHI
TDP
40.60
70.25
S. P. Y. REDDY
INC
55.25
BHUMA SHOBHA NAGI
REDDY
TDP
41.79
883.35
68.16
DR.MANDA
JAGANNATH
TDP
45.85
K.S.RATNAM
IND
34.57
29-Mahabubnagar
866.55
63.46
D. VITTAL RAO
INC
49.48
YELKOTI YELLA REDDY
TDP
43.95
30-Hyderabad
986.74
55.73
ASADUDDIN OWAISI
AIMIM
38.39
G.SUBASH CHANDERJI
BJP
28.25
31-Secunderabad
973.29
52.59
M. ANJAN KUMAR
YADAV
INC
49.9
BANDARU DATTATRAYA
BJP
42.84
32-Siddipet
1119.81
64.84
SARVEY
SATHYANARAYANA
INC
53.03
DR.K.LINGAIAH
TDP
40.62
33-Medak
901.01
71.60
A. NARENDRA
TRS
50.36
P RAMACHANDRA REDDY
BJP
36.62
34-Nizamabad
782.44
69.37
MADHU GOUD
YASKHI
INC
56.51
SYED YOUSUF ALI
TDP
38.89
35-Adilabad
831.34
72.91
MADHUSUDHAN
REDDY TAKKALA
TRS
49.97
DR S VENUGOPALA
CHARY
TDP
45.04
36-Peddapalli
939.45
67.78
G. VENKAT SWAMY
INC
60.91
DR.MT. C. SUGUNA
TDP
32.9
37-Karimnagar
874.5
65.12
K. CHANDRA
SHAKHER RAO
TRS
51.60
CHENNAMANENI
VIDYASAGAR RAO
BJP
36.60
38-Hanamkonda
831.93
68.92
B.VINOD KUMAR
TRS
59.63
CHADA SURESH REDDY
TDP
33.53
39-Warangal
921.87
75.90
DHARAVATH
RAVINDER NAIK
TRS
46.38
BODAKUNTI
VENKATESHWARLU
TDP
44.29
40-Khammam
1023.18
78.82
RENUKA
CHOWDHURY
INC
50.63
NAMA NAGESWARA RAO
TDP
39.99
41-Nalgonda
1047.87
65.30
SURAVARAM
SUDHAKAR REDDY
CPI
45.76
NALLU INDRASENA
REDDY
BJP
40.40
42-Miryalguda
962.6
74.75
JAIPAL REDDY SUDINI
INC
59.44
VANGALA SWAMY GOUD
TDP
36.91
43
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
Votes
Polled
(%age)
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
Votes
Polled
(%age)
Arunachal Pradesh
43-Arunachal West
221.55
56.19
KHIREN RIJIJU
BJP
55.95
KAMEN RINGU
AC
34.54
44-Arunachal East
163.37
56.56
TAPIR GAO
BJP
51.01
WANGCHA RAJKUMAR
INC
23.47
45-Karimganj
671.49
68.61
LALIT MOHAN
SUKLABAIDYA
INC
47.81
PARIMAL SUKLA BAIDYA
BJP
34.12
46-Silchar
608.23
69.18
SONTOSH MOHAN
DEV
INC
40.48
KABINDRA PURKYASTHA
BJP
36.98
47-Autonomous
District
48-Dhubri
401.38
69.42
BIREN SINGH ENGTI
INC
31.38
ELWIN TERON
ASDC
25.36
863.59
75.10
ANWAR HUSSAIN
INC
43.61
AFZALUR RAHMAN
AGP
30.10
49-Kokrajhar
966.99
79.49
SANSUMA
KHUNGGUR
BWISWMUTHIARY
IND
71.32
SABDA RAM RABHA
IND
21.25
50-Barpeta
762.68
70.90
A. F. GOLAM OSMANI
INC
35.00
KUMAR DEEPAK DAS
AGP
26.07
51-Gauhati
881.78
61.18
KIRIP CHALIHA
INC
40.06
BHUPEN HAZARIKA
BJP
33.13
52-Mangaldoi
848.94
70.18
NARAYAN CHANDRA
BORKATAKY
BJP
40.74
MADHAB RAJBANGSHI
INC
37.22
53-Tezpur
719.77
71.61
MONI KUMAR SUBBA
INC
40.27
PADMA HAZARIKA
AGP
30.48
54-Nowgong
786.07
68.40
RAJEN GOHAIN
BJP
43.6
BISNU PRASAD
INC
39.6
55-Kaliabor
763.08
66.21
DIP GOGOI
INC
39.56
KESHAB MAHANTA
AGP
30.76
56-Jorhat
666.84
62.00
BIJOY KRISHNA
HANDIQUE
INC
33.54
DRUPAD BORGOHAIN
CPI
25.84
57-Dibrugarh
631.24
65.12
SARBANANDA
SONOWAL
AGP
35.00
KAMAKHAYA TASA
BJP
32.06
58-Lakhimpur
800.02
71.05
DR. ARUN KUMAR
SARMAH
AGP
37.61
RANEE NARAH
INC
34.09
59-Bagaha
570.82
49.2
KAILASH BAITHA
JD(U)
41.69
HIRALAL RAM
LJNSP
30.24
60-Bettiah
569.91
44.6
RAGHUNATH JHA
RJD
37.13
MADAN PRASAD
JAISWAL
BJP
32.8
61-Motihari
679.09
55.58
AKHILES PRASAD
SINGH
RJD
51.33
RADHA MOHAN SINGH
BJP
37.05
62-Gopalganj
694.49
56.41
ANIRUDH PRASAD
ALIAS SADHU YADAV
RJD
48.38
PRABHU DAYAL SINGH
JD(U)
20.6
63-Siwan
637.55
60.46
RJD
49.8
OM PRAKASH YADAV
JD(U)
33.56
64-Maharajganj
664.43
59.61
MOHAMMAD
SHAHABUDDIN
PRABHUNATH SINGH
JD(U)
42.67
JITENDRA SWAMI
RJD
35.68
65-Chapra
446.10
38.30
LALU PRASAD
RJD
51.31
RAJEEV PRATAP RUDY
BJP
37.76
Assam
Bihar
44
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
66-Hajipur
773.6
64.00
RAM VILAS PASWAN
LJNSP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
61.72
67-Vaishali
748.76
62.53
RAGHUBANSH
PRASAD SINGH
RJD
48.28
VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA
IND
34.13
68-Muzaffarpur
784.1
63.37
GEORGE FERNANDES
JD(U)
47.2
BHAGWAN LAL SAHANI
RJD
45.97
69-Sitamarhi
690.85
54.61
SITARAM YADAV
RJD
47.21
NAVAL KISHORE RAI
JD(U)
33.03
70-Sheohar
666.4
54.87
SITARAM SINGH
RJD
45.5
MOHAMMAD ANWARUL
HAQ
BJP
34.42
71-Madhubani
695.15
55.27
DR. SHAKEEL AHMAD
INC
47.21
HUKUM DEO NARAYAN
YADAV
BJP
34.68
72-Jhanjharpur
704.24
60.51
DEVENDRA PRASAD
YADAV
RJD
45.92
JAGANNATH MISHRA
JD(U)
44.1
73-Darbhanga
762.66
63.55
MD. ALI ASHRAF
FATMI
RJD
56.08
KIRTI AZAD
BJP
37.27
74-Rosera
713.8
57.30
RAM CHANDRA
PASWAN
LJNSP
55.23
DASHAI CHAUDHARY
JD(U)
35.84
75-Samastipur
864.74
60.31
ALOK KUMAR MEHTA
RJD
50.59
RAM CHANDRA SINGH
JD(U)
35.93
76-Barh
864.1
69.53
VIJAY KRISHNA
RJD
49.4
NITISH KUMAR
JD(U)
45.04
77-Balia
632.34
53.52
SURAJ SINGH
LJNSP
36.98
SHATRUGHNA PRASAD
SINGH
CPI
24.93
78-Saharsa
738.28
57.33
RANJEET RANJAN
LJNSP
47.47
DINESH CHANDRA YADAV
JD(U)
43.3
79-Madhepura
695.67
58.58
LALU PRASAD
RJD
49.49
SHARAD YADAV
JD(U)
39.43
80-Araria
652.44
55.06
SUKDEO PASWAN
BJP
33.21
RAMJI DAS RISHIDEO
SP
28.96
81-Kishanganj
813.32
63.62
TASLIMUDDIN
RJD
51.68
SYED SHAHNAWAZ
HUSSAIN
BJP
31.95
82-Purnea
709.02
60.11
UDAY SINGH
BJP
34.47
RAJESH RANJAN ALIAS
PAPPU YADAV
LJNSP
32.66
83-Katihar
704.45
60.83
NIKHIL KUMAR
CHOUDHARY
BJP
41.01
SHAH TARIQ ANWAR
NCP
40.65
84-Banka
713.89
58.82
GIRIDHARI YADAV
RJD
47.61
DIGVIJAY SINGH
JD(U)
46.96
85-Bhagalpur
757.29
54.56
SUSHIL KUMAR MODI
BJP
45.58
SUBODH RAY
CPM
30.01
86-Khagaria
676.02
56.47
RABINDRA KU. RANA
RJD
47.7
RENU KUMARI
JD(U)
37.77
87-Monghyr
838.2
63.98
JAY PRAKASH
NARAYAN YADAV
RJD
54.08
DR. MONAZIR HASSAN
JD(U)
40.25
88-Begusarai
678.67
52.98
RAJIV RANJAN SINGH
JD(U)
44.43
KRISHNA SAHI
INC
41.42
89-Nalanda
895.12
68.23
NITISH KUMAR
JD(U)
52.65
DR. KUMAR PUSHPANJAY
LJNSP
41.21
90-Patna
901.62
51.78
RAM KRIPAL YADAV
RJD
48.12
C. P. THAKUR
BJP
43.84
45
CHHEDI PASWAN
JD(U)
Votes
Polled
(%age)
30.98
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
91-Arrah
787.4
57.90
KANTI SINGH
RJD
Votes
Polled
(%age)
38.03
92-Buxar
649.16
53.12
LALMUNI CHAUBEY
BJP
31.73
DADAN SINGH
IND
23.28
93-Sasaram
697.27
53.98
MIRA KUMAR
INC
59.76
MUNI LALL
BJP
22.72
94-Bikramganj
733.99
56.51
AJIT KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)
41.61
RAM PRASAD SINGH
RJD
33.6
95-Aurangabad
767.24
54.73
NIKHIL KUMAR
INC
37.8
SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)
36.83
96-Jahanabad
863.84
69.29
GANESH PRASAD
SINGH
RJD
46.31
ARUN KUMAR
JD(U)
40.94
97-Nawada
1010.04
67.09
VIRCHANDRA
PASWAN
RJD
48.51
SANJAY PASWAN
BJP
42.97
98-Gaya
883.4
61.51
RAJESH KUMAR
MANJHI
RJD
52.62
BALBIR CHAND
BJP
40.97
99-Panaji
254.82
59.86
SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK
BJP
56.84
D’SOUZA WILFRED
NCP
34.78
100-Mormugao
297.68
57.86
ALEMAO CHURCHIL
BRAZ
INC
55.24
ANGLE RAMAKANT
SOIRU
BJP
38.27
101-Kutch
459.04
45.60
GADHAVI
PUSHPADAN
SHAMBHUDAN
BJP
48.16
SHAILENDRASINH JADEJA
INC
41.84
102-Surendranagar
455.55
41.05
KOLI PATEL
SOMABHAI
GANDABHAI
BJP
48.26
SAVSHIBHAI KANJIBHAI
MAKWANA
INC
40.81
103-Jamnagar
433.44
40.43
AHIR VIKRAMBHAI
ARJANBHAI MADAM
INC
47.17
KORADIA
CHANDRESHBHAI
VALJIBHAI (CHANDRESH
PATEL)
BJP
45.88
104-Rajkot
538.63
32.64
DR. KATHIRIA
VALLABHBHAI
RAMJIBHAI
BJP
59.52
BALVANTBHAI
BACHUBHAI MANVAR
NCP
32.79
105-Porbandar
490.48
49.29
PATEL HARILAL
MADHAVJIBHAI
(HARIBHAI PATEL)
BJP
46.71
RADADIYA VITHALBHAI
HANSRAJBHAI
INC
45.55
106-Junagadh
658.71
53.18
BARAD JASUBHAI
DHANABHAI
INC
50.05
CHIKHALIYA BHAVNABEN
DEVARAJBHAI
BJP
43.84
107-Amreli
475.65
46.38
VIRJIBHAI THUMMAR
INC
46.39
DILEEP SANGHANI
BJP
45.96
108-Bhavnagar
444.83
35.98
RANA
RAJENDRASINH
GHANASHYAMSINH
(RAJUBHAI RANA)
BJP
55.6
GIGABHAI BHAVUBHAI
GOHIL (GIGABHAI GOHIL)
INC
37.52
109-Dhandhuka
516.55
44.68
VARMA RATILAL
KALIDAS
BJP
48.27
YOGENDRAKUMAR
MAVJIBHAI MAKWANA
INC
43.85
RAM NARESH RAM
CPI
(ML)
(L)
Votes
Polled
(%age)
19.01
Goa
Gujarat
46
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
110-Ahmedabad
548.56
39.67
HARIN PATHAK
BJP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
55.03
111-Gandhinagar
845.58
39.76
L. K. ADVANI
BJP
61.04
112-Mehsana
695.41
56.26
JIVABHAI AMBALAL
PATEL
INC
48.84
113-Patan
538.16
47.5
KANODIA
MAHESHKUMAR
MITHABHAI
BJP
114-Banaskantha
642.36
48.99
CHAVDA HARISINHAJI
PRATAPSINHAJI
115-Sabarkantha
654.47
51.44
116-Kapadvanj
595.31
117-Dohad
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
GUPTA RAJKUMAR
GIGRAJ
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
40.88
GABHAJI MANGAJI
THAKOR
NITINBHAI RATILAL PATEL
INC
35.36
BJP
46.75
50.91
RASTRAPAL PRAVIN
SOMABHAI
INC
46.52
INC
46.88
CHAUDHARY HARIBHAI
PARATHIBHAI
BJP
45.8
MADHUSUDAN
MISTRY
INC
48.36
BARA RAMILABEN
BAHECHARBHAI
BJP
42.26
47.05
VAGHELA
SHANKERSINH
LAXMANSINH
INC
53.81
VAGHELA LILADHARBHAI
KHODAJI
BJP
40.47
517.85
42.71
KATARA BABUBHAI
KHIMABHAI
BJP
44.06
TAVIYAD DR.
PRABHABAHEN
KISHORSINH
INC
43.99
118-Godhra
537.38
47.02
SOLANKI
BHUPENDRASINH
PRABHATSINH
BJP
55.00
PATEL RAJENDRASINH
BALVANTSINH
INC
45.00
119-Kaira
450.93
39.34
DINSHA PATEL
INC
54.12
BJP
41.53
120-Anand
591.24
51.66
SOLANKI
BHARATSINH
MADHAVSINH
INC
52.05
GAEKWAD
SHUBHANGINIRAJE
RANJITSINH
JAYPRAKASH
VAGHAJIBHAI PATEL
(BABALBHAI)
BJP
41.72
121-Chhota Udaipur
556.52
52.23
NARANBHAI RATHWA
INC
44.36
RAMSINH RATHWA
BJP
37.85
122-Baroda
652.41
39.38
JAYABEN THAKKAR
BJP
48.45
GAEKWAD SATYAJITSINH
DULEEPSINH
INC
47.44
123-Broach
680.8
54.92
VASAVA
MANSUKHBHAI
DHANJIBHAI
BJP
44.01
PATEL MUHAMMAD
FANSIWALA
INC
33.41
124-Surat
896.28
37.70
KASHIRAM RANA
BJP
56.69
CHANDRAVADAN
CHHOTUBHAI
PITHAWALA
INC
39.89
125-Mandvi
644.81
56.11
CHAUDHARY
TUSHARBHAI
AMARSINHBHAI
INC
59.95
MANSINH PATEL
BJP
33.07
126-Bulsar
689.98
52.28
KISHANBHAI
VESTABHAI PATEL
INC
46.63
CHAUDHARI MANIBHAI
RAMJIBHAI
BJP
40.19
127-Ambala
847.73
70.68
SELJA
INC
48.99
RATTAN LAL KATARIA
BJP
21.27
128-Kurukshetra
850.86
73.23
NAVEEN JINDAL
INC
42.55
ABHAY SINGH CHAUTALA
INLD
23.72
129-Karnal
818.93
66.04
ARVIND KUMAR
SHARMA
INC
38.95
I. D. SWAMI
BJP
18.83
Haryana
47
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
130-Sonepat
737.12
64.75
KISHAN SINGH
SANGWAN
BJP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
31.67
131-Rohtak
662.05
62.96
BHUPINDER SINGH
INC
132-Faridabad
844.72
54.62
AVTAR SINGH
BHADANA
133-Mahendragarh
849.31
59.43
134-Bhiwani
871.14
135-Hissar
136-Sirsa
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
DHARAM PAL SINGH
MALIK
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
30.65
48.97
ABHIMANYU
BJP
26.25
INC
42.3
MOHD. ILYAS
INLD
24.31
INDERJIT SINGH
INC
42.24
DR. SUDHA YADAV
BJP
17.47
73.09
KULDEEP BISHNOI
INC
33.40
SURENDER SINGH
HVP
30.60
769.85
67.74
JAI PARKASH
INC
52.89
SURENDER SINGH
BARWALA
INLD
29.15
841.68
68.99
ATMA SINGH GILL
INC
41.51
DR. SUSHIL INDORA
INLD
33.02
137-Simla
528.66
51.88
DHANI RAM SHANDIL
INC
58.86
HIRA NAND KASHYAP
BJP
38.4
138-Mandi
669.55
62.91
PRATIBHA SINGH
INC
53.41
MAHESHWAR SINGH
BJP
43.47
139-Kangra
643.18
62.32
CHANDER KUMAR
INC
48.91
SHANTA KUMAR
BJP
46.14
140-Hamirpur
654.1
61.46
SURESH CHANDEL
BJP
47.89
THAKUR RAM LAL
INC
47.64
141-Baramulla
334.77
35.65
ABDUL RASHID
SHAHEEN
JKN
38.13
NIZAM-UDDIN BHAT
JKPDP
35.18
142-Srinagar
195.68
18.57
OMAR ABDULLAH
JKN
50.30
ADVOCATE GHULAM
NABI LONE
JKPDP
38.46
143-Anantnag
150.22
15.04
MEHBOOBA MUFTI
JKPDP
49.55
DR. MEHBOOB BEG
JKN
23.63
144-Ladakh
128.93
73.52
THUPSTAN
CHHEWANG
IND
51.84
HASSAN KHAN
JKN
31.9
145-Udhampur
608.07
45.09
CH. LAL SINGH
INC
39.61
PROF. CHAMAN LAL
GUPTA
BJP
31.85
146-Jammu
821.67
44.49
MADAN LAL SHARMA
INC
38.94
DR. NIRMAL SINGH
BJP
36.81
147-Bidar
815.79
59.49
RAMCHANDRA
VEERAPPA
BJP
38.35
NARSINGRAO HULLA
SURYAWANSHI
INC
35.45
148-Gulbarga
827.89
57.57
IQBAL AHMED
SARADGI
INC
37.76
BASAWARAJ PATIL
SEDAM
BJP
30.82
149-Raichur
825.1
58.44
A.VENKATESH NAIK
INC
35.08
RAJA MADANGOPAL
NAYAK
JD(S)
35.02
150-Koppal
894.08
63.29
K. VIRUPAXAPPA
INC
39.84
NAGAPPA BHEEMAPPA
SALONI
BJP
34.96
151-Bellary
950.33
66.81
G. KARUNAKARA
REDDY
BJP
33.57
KONDAIAH K C
INC
30.23
152-Davangere
910.4
68.40
G.M. SIDDESWARA
BJP
40.7
MALLIKARJUN S S
INC
37.11
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
48
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
153-Chitradurga
918.91
69.85
N.Y.
HANUMANTHAPPA
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
35.11
KODANDARAMAIAH P
JD(S)
Votes
Polled
(%age)
31.03
154-Tumkur
863.74
70.78
S. MALLIKARJUNAIAH
BJP
35.08
JAGADEESH D L
JD(S)
34.81
155-Chikballapur
931.13
70.85
R.L. JALAPPA
INC
40.4
SHASHI KUMAR
JD(S)
33.96
156-Kolar
909.26
72.13
K.H. MUNIYAPPA
INC
42.41
VEERAIAH D S
BJP
41.13
157-Kanakapura
1552.62
57.61
TEJASHWINI SEE
RAMESH
INC
37.64
RAMACHANDRA GOWDA
BJP
30.12
158-Bangalore
North
159-Bangalore
South
160-Mandya
1157.24
54.26
DR. H.T. SANGLIANA
BJP
40.93
JAFFER SHARIEF C K
INC
38.31
800.65
49.42
ANANTH KUMAR
BJP
48.3
KRISHNAPPA M
INC
40.52
857.56
71.63
AMBAREESH M. H.
INC
47.94
DR. S RAMEGOWDA
JD(S)
33.43
161-Chamarajanagar
853.21
71.73
M. SHIVANNA
JD(S)
37.11
A SIDDARAJU
INC
31.96
162-Mysore
957.27
64.81
C. H. VIJAYASHANKAR
BJP
33.06
A S GURUSWAMY
JD(S)
32
163-Mangalore
791.57
72.01
D. V. SADANANDA
GOWDA
BJP
48.61
M VEERAPPA MOILY
INC
44.39
164-Udupi
780.36
68.63
MANORAMA
MADHWARAJ
BJP
47.37
VINAYA KUMAR SORAKE
INC
43.65
165-Hassan
912.2
70.69
H. D. DEVEGOWDA
JD(S)
50.72
H C SRIKANTAIAH ALIAS
ANNAIAH
INC
29.85
166-Chikmagalur
819.25
73.06
D. C. SRIKANTAPPA
BJP
41.67
B L SHANKAR
INC
32.68
167-Shimoga
887.29
70.72
S. BANGARAPPA
BJP
50.73
AYANUR MANJUNATH
INC
42.15
168-Kanara
833.93
69.14
ANANTHKUMAR
HEGDE
BJP
51.94
ALVA MARGARET
INC
31.29
169-Dharwad South
864.81
71.98
KUNNUR
MANJUNATH
CHANNAPPA
BJP
51.2
PROF. I G SANADI
INC
34.42
170-Dharwad North
810.55
64.84
PRALHAD JOSHI
BJP
47.51
B S PATIL
INC
37.26
171-Belgaum
893.9
66.10
ANGADI SURESH
CHANABASAPPA
BJP
45.96
AMARSINH VASANTRAO
PATIL
INC
36.48
172-Chikkodi
838.01
70.78
JIGAJINAGI RAMESH
CHANDAPPA
BJP
45.3
GHATAGE S B
INC
40.11
173-Bagalkot
868.47
65.60
GADDIGOUDAR
PARVATAGOUDA
CHANDANAGOUDA
BJP
52.9
PATIL R S
INC
33.63
174-Bijapur
789.73
59.54
BASANAGOUDA R
PATIL(YATNAL)
BJP
43.67
BASANAGOUDA
SOMANAGOUDA PATIL
(MANAGULI)
INC
38.92
901.6
77.77
P. KARUNAKARAN
CPM
48.5
N A MOHAMMED
INC
36.49
Kerala
175-Kasaragod
49
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
176-Cannanore
861
79.19
A. P. ABDULLAKUTTY
CPM
Votes
Polled
(%age)
50.53
177-Badagara
828.53
75.83
P. SATHEEDEVI
CPM
178-Calicut
781.18
70.39
M. P. VEERENDRA
KUMAR
179-Manjeri
907.28
71.89
180-Ponnani
730.34
181-Palghat
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
MULLAPPALLY
RAMACHANDRAN
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
40.79
51.81
M T PADMA
INC
36.05
JD(S)
43.54
ADV V BALARAM
INC
35.18
T. K. HAMZA
CPM
47.05
K P A MAJEED
MUL
41.79
62.32
E. AHAMMED
MUL
48.48
P P SUNEER
CPI
34.41
820.86
73.78
N. N. KRISHNADAS
CPM
45.7
V S VIJAYA RAGHAVAN
INC
33.74
182-Ottapalam
806.84
73.90
S. AJAYA KUMAR
CPM
49.07
K A THULASI
INC
40.35
183-Trichur
687.71
69.41
C. K. CHANDRAPPAN
CPI
46.67
A C JOSE
INC
39.99
184-Mukundapuram
723.01
70.68
LONAPPAN
NAMBADAN
CPM
51.89
PADMAJA VENUGOPAL
INC
35.69
185-Ernakulam
658.92
61.63
DR. SEBASTIAN PAUL
IND
49.03
DR EDWARD EDEZHATH
INC
38.39
186-Muvattupuzha
745.87
75.80
P. C. THOMAS
(PULLOLIL)
IFDP
34.38
ADV P M ISMAIL
CPM
34.31
187-Kottayam
705.78
73.27
K. SURESH KURUP
CPM
48.35
ANTO ANTONY
INC
42.27
188-Idukki
728.52
70.54
K. FRANCIS GEORGE
KEC
48.53
BENNY BEHANAN
INC
38.99
189-Alleppey
730.1
75.23
DR. K. S. MANOJ
CPM
45.95
V M SUDHEERAN
INC
45.81
190-Mavelikara
644.61
73.99
C. S. SUJATHA
CPM
43.17
RAMESH CHENNITHALA
INC
42.02
191-Adoor
684.43
71.31
CHENGARA
SURENDRAN
CPI
48.54
KODIKUNNIL SURESH
INC
40.57
192-Quilon
705.48
68.42
P. RAJENDRAN
CPM
50.36
SOORANAD
RAJASEKHARAN
INC
34.62
193-Chirayinkil
669.64
65.63
VARKALA
RADHAKRISHNAN
CPM
46.83
M I SHANAVAS
INC
39.26
194-Trivandrum
763.83
68.78
P. K. VASUDEVAN
NAIR
CPI
37.45
V S SIVAKUMAR
INC
30.3
195-Morena
487.44
33.97
ASHOK CHHAVIRAM
ARGAL
BJP
53.61
BARELAL JATAV
INC
23.39
196-Bhind
606.36
43.68
DR. RAMLAKHAN
SINGH
BJP
38.71
SATYADEV KATARE
INC
37.56
197-Gwalior
564.69
40.88
RAMSEVAK SINGH (
BABUJI)
INC
43.65
JAIBHAN SINGH PAWAIYA
BJP
37.3
198-Guna
668.39
47.02
JYOTIRADITYA
MADHAVRAO
SCINDIA
INC
49.96
HARIVALLABH SHUKLA
BJP
37.04
Madhya Pradesh
50
Constituency
Constituency Name
Name
Voters
Voters in
in
1000
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
199-Sagar
479.44
38.33
VIRENDRA KUMAR
BJP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
60.69
200-Khajuraho
772.44
49.78
DR. RAMKRISHNA
KUSHMARIYA “ BABA
JEE “
BJP
201-Damoh
591.22
42.28
CHANDRABHAN
BHAIYA
202-Satna
610.6
46.11
203-Rewa
630.75
204-Sidhi
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
UTTAM KHATIK
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
29.82
43.04
SATYAVRAT CHATURVEDI
“ VINOD BHAIYA “
INC
28.57
BJP
45.98
TILAK SINGH LODHI
INC
29.98
GANESH SINGH
BJP
39.26
RAJENDRA KUMAR
SINGH “ DADA BHAI”
INC
25.57
43.17
CHANDRAMANI
TRIPATHI
BJP
36.79
PRADEEP KUMAR PATEL
BSP
29.69
457.21
42.19
CHANDRAPRATAP
SINGH
BJP
45.97
TILAKRAJ SINGH
INC
35.13
205-Shahdol
509.34
39.03
DALPAT SINGH
PARASTE
BJP
41.24
RAJESH NANDANI SINGH
INC
35.47
206-Balaghat
609.32
60.92
GAURI SHANKAR
CHATURBHUJ BISEN
BJP
31.84
KANKAR MUNJARE
JP
17.38
207-Mandla
588.27
53.72
FAGGAN SINGH
KULASTE
BJP
40.47
HEERA SINGH MARKAM
GGP
29.44
208-Jabalpur
571.4
42.49
RAKESH SINGH
BJP
54.54
VISHWANATH DUBEY
INC
37.12
209-Seoni
599.55
49.82
NEETA PATERIYA
BJP
44.73
KALYANI PANDEY
INC
28.92
210-Chhindwara
754.64
65.92
KAMALNATH
INC
40.89
PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL
BJP
32.45
211-Betul
547.7
48.78
KHANDELWAL VIJAY
KUMAR (MUNNI
BHAIA)
BJP
52.58
RAJENDRA JAISWAL
INC
23.82
212-Hoshangabad
634.34
49.28
SARTAJ SINGH
BJP
55.91
OMPRAKASH HAJARILAL
RAGHUVANSHI
BANAPURA
INC
34.41
213-Bhopal
858.46
46.47
KAILASH JOSHI
BJP
65.41
SAJID ALI
INC
29.77
214-Vidisha
656.56
50.01
SHIVRAJ SINGH
BJP
65.19
NARBADA PRASAD
SHARMA
INC
25.48
215-Rajgarh
599.23
46.88
LAKSHMAN SINGH
BJP
47.25
SHAMBHOO SINGH
INC
41.12
216-Shajapur
720.24
54.21
THAWARCHAND
GEHLOT
BJP
58.87
SHYAM BAPULAL
MALVIYA
INC
35.52
217-Khandwa
605.29
49.71
NAND KUMAR SINGH
CHAUHAN ( NANDU
BHAIYA)
BJP
55.63
AMITABH MANDLOI
INC
38.66
218-Khargone
652.25
50.67
KRISHNA MURARI
MOGHE
BJP
49.33
TARACHAND SHIVAJI
PATEL
INC
40.34
219-Dhar
703.37
53.07
CHHATAR SINGH
DARBAR
BJP
49.12
UMANG SINGHAR
INC
44.48
51
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
220-Indore
854.5
50.92
SUMITRA MAHAJAN
BJP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
59.46
221-Ujjain
720.78
57.97
DR. SATYANARAYAN
JATIYA
BJP
222-Jhabua
628.9
48.75
KANTILAL BHURIA
223-Mandsaur
776.54
56.53
224-Rajapur
480.54
225-Ratnagiri
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
RAMESHWAR PATEL
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
36.77
51.3
PREMCHAND GUDDU
INC
41.53
INC
51.24
RELAM CHAUHAN
BJP
38.48
DR LAXMINARAYAN
PANDEYA
BJP
54.53
RAJENDRA SINGH
GAUTAM
INC
36.55
57.51
SURESH PRABHAKAR
PRABHU
SHS
54.94
SUDHIR SAWANT
INC
38.1
560.98
61.36
ANANT GEETE
SHS
59.66
GOVINDRAO NIKAM
NCP
33.11
226-Kolaba
793.45
63.48
A. R. ANTULAY
INC
39.35
VIVEK PATIL
PWPI
35.33
227-Mumbai South
274.36
44.22
MILIND MURLI
DEORA
INC
50.28
JAYAWANTIBEN MEHTA
BJP
46.55
228-Mumbai South
Central
229-Mumbai North
Central
347.97
49.4
MOHAN RAWALE
SHS
36.94
AHIR SACHIN
NCP
30.56
514.59
46.05
EKNATH M. GAIKWAD
INC
49.8
MANOHAR GAJANAN
JOSHI
SHS
47.21
230-Mumbai North
East
231-Mumbai North
West
232-Mumbai North
925.66
46.88
KAMAT GURUDAS
INC
53.3
KIRIT SOMAIYA
BJP
42.57
747.69
49.33
SUNIL DUTT
INC
51.59
SANJAY NIRUPAM
SHS
45.26
1119.34
47.07
GOVINDA
INC
50.01
RAM NAIK
BJP
45.7
233-Thane
1313.25
40.53
PARANJAPE PRAKASH
VISHVANATH
SHS
48.08
DAVKHARE VASANT
SHANKARRAO
NCP
46.39
234-Dahanu
683.35
42.58
SHINGADA
DAMODAR BARKU
INC
41.85
ADV. CHINTAMAN
WANGA
BJP
32.58
235-Nashik
656.53
43.13
PINGALE DEVIDAS
ANANDRAO
NCP
46.85
PATIL DASHARATH
DHARMAJI
SHS
44.56
236-Malegaon
590.77
48.35
HARISCHANDRA
DEVRAM CHAVAN
BJP
36.94
MAHALE HARIBHAU
SHANKAR
JD(S)
36.18
237-Dhule
455.57
37.16
CHAURE BAPU HARI
INC
46.25
GAVIT RAMDAS RUPLA
BJP
44.55
238-Nandurbar
639.91
52.52
GAVIT MANIKRAO
HODLYA
INC
54.99
DR. NATAWADKAR
SUHAS JAYANT
BJP
38.18
239-Erandol
609.8
50.28
ANNASAHEB M. K.
PATIL
BJP
47.48
ADV. VASANTRAO
JEEVANRAO MORE
NCP
46.15
240-Jalgaon
616.97
49.80
Y. G. MAHAJAN (SIR)
BJP
48.44
DR. ULHAS VASUDEO
PATIL
INC
45.09
241-Buldhana
761.26
63.62
ADSUL ANANDRAO
VITHOBA
SHS
48.6
MUKUL BALKRUSHNA
WASNIK
INC
40.73
242-Akola
735.37
57.90
DHOTRE SANJAY
SHAMRAO
BJP
42.61
LAXMANRAO TAYADE
INC
28.14
Maharashtra
52
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
243-Washim
720.72
62.59
GAWALI (PATIL)
KU. BHAVANA
PUNDLIKRAO
SHS
Votes
Polled
(%age)
49.77
244-Amravati
676.42
56.14
ANANT GUDHE
SHS
245-Ramtek
647.48
56.36
MOHITE SUBODH
BABURAO
246-Nagpur
792.54
48.6
247-Bhandara
680.48
248-Chimur
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
NAIK MANOHAR
RAJUSING
NCP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
41.32
30.04
OMPRAKASH ALIAS
BACCHU BABARAOJI
KADU
IND
27.94
SHS
42.74
DR. SHRIKANT JICHKAR
INC
40.56
VILAS MUTTEMWAR
INC
47.17
ATALBAHADURSINGH
BJP
34.61
67.64
PATLE SHISHUPAL
NATTHU
BJP
40.76
PRAFUL PATEL
NCP
40.32
775.52
69.66
SHIVANKAR
MAHADEORAO
SUKAJI
BJP
43.42
PROF. JOGENDRA
KAWADE
PRBP
30.68
249-Chandrapur
841.14
63.26
AHIR HANSRAJ
GANGARAM
BJP
43.51
NARESH PUGLIA
INC
36.4
250-Wardha
626.11
54.69
WAGMARE SURESH
GANAPAT
BJP
42.97
PRABHATAI RAU
INC
42.46
251-Yavatmal
663.98
58.59
RATHOD HARISING
NASARU
BJP
44.96
PATIL UTTAMRAO
DEORAOJI
INC
36.4
252-Hingoli
728.33
61.24
SURYAKANTA PATIL
NCP
45.03
SHIVAJI GYANBARAO
MANE
SHS
43.3
253-Nanded
800.15
55.35
D. B. PATIL
BJP
45.15
KHATGAONKAR
BHASKARRAO BAPURAO
INC
42.11
254-Parbhani
675.99
58.49
TUKARAM
GANPATRAO RENGE
PATIL
SHS
50.2
SURESH AMBADASRAO
WARPUDKAR
NCP
41.89
255-Jalna
756.37
60.85
DANVE RAOSAHEB
DADARAO PATIL
BJP
48.87
PAWAR UTTAMSINGH
RAJDHARSINGH
INC
40.76
256-Aurangabad
912.57
55.79
CHANDRAKANT
KHAIRE
SHS
52.37
RAMKRUSHNA BABA
PATIL
INC
39.01
257-Beed
884.23
67.01
JAISINGRAO
GAIKWAD PATIL
NCP
48.07
SOLANKE PRAKASH
SUNDARRAO
BJP
42.71
258-Latur
822.36
63.62
BJP
49.19
PATIL SHIVRAJ
VISHWANATH
INC
45.43
259-Osmanabad
637.93
59.50
PATIL RUPATAI
DILIPRAO
NILANGEKAR
NARHIRE KALPANA
RAMESH
SHS
46.15
DHOBALE LAXMAN
KONDIBA
NCP
45.9
260-Sholapur
656.8
55.42
BJP
48.14
UJWALATAI
SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE
INC
47.26
261-Pandharpur
689.13
53.26
DESHMUKH
SUBHASH
SURESHCHANDRA
ATHAWALE RAMDAS
BANDU
RPI(A)
50.38
KSHIRSAGAR NAGNATH
DATTATRAY
BJP
35.92
262-Ahmednagar
687.72
53.11
NCP
52.77
PROF. N. S. PHARANDE
BJP
41.86
GADAKH TUKARAM
GANGADHAR
53
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
263-Kopargaon
668.7
62.07
E. V. ALIAS
BALASAHEB VIKHE
PATIL
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
53.34
264-Khed
732.05
55.51
ADHALARAO PATIL
SHIVAJIRAO
SHS
265-Pune
769.02
47.81
KALMADI SURESH
266-Baramati
893.33
48.38
267-Satara
675.01
58.79
268-Karad
714.52
269-Sangli
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
MURKUTE BHANUDAS
KASHINATH
SHS
Votes
Polled
(%age)
40.28
49.25
ASHOK NAMDEVRAO
MOHOL
NCP
46.4
INC
48.6
PRADIP TRIMBAK RAWAT
BJP
39.09
PAWAR
SHARADCHANDRA
GOVINDRAO
LAXMANRAO
PANDURANG JADHAV
(PATIL)
NCP
71.03
PRITHVIRAJ SAHEBRAO
JACHAK
BJP
23.68
NCP
41.71
HINDURAO N. NAIK
NIMBALKAR
SHS
41.13
60.5
PATIL SHRINIWAS
DADASAHEB
NCP
61.12
MANKUMARE VASANT
DNYANDEV
SHS
33.59
693
58.48
PATIL PRAKSHBAPU
VASANTDADA
INC
44.02
DEEPAK (BABA)
ABASAHEB SHINDE
MHAISALKAR
BJP
32.24
270-Ichalkaranji
791.09
65.11
MANE NIVEDITA
SAMBHAJIRAO
NCP
53.38
DR. PATIL SANJAY (DADA)
SHAMRAO
SHS
40.61
271-Kolhapur
813.34
70.01
MANDLIK
SADASHIVRAO
DADOBA
NCP
49.42
MAHADIK DHANANJAY
BHIMRAO
SHS
47.6
272-Inner Manipur
416.41
56.22
DR. THOKCHOM
MEINYA
INC
37.00
MOIRANGTHEM NARA
CPI
25.15
273-Outer Manipur(
619.15
77.82
MANI CHARENAMEI
IND
37.09
D. LOLI ADANEE
BJP
23.81
274-Shillong
367.78
46.85
PATY RIPPLE
KYNDIAH
INC
51.68
S. LONIAK MARBANIANG
IND
32.4
275-Tura
311.11
61.77
PURANO AGITOK
SANGMA
AITC
61.69
DR. MUKUL SANGMA
INC
38.31
348.55
63.60
VANLALZAWMA
MNF
52.46
DR. LALTLUANGLIANA
KHIANGTE
IND
45.67
954.72
91.77
W. WANGYUH
NPF
73.12
K. ASUNGBA SANGTAM
INC
25.78
278-Mayurbhanj
696
70.26
SUDAM MARNDI
JMM
37.43
BHAGIRATHI MAJHI
BJP
36.29
279-Balasore
947.57
71.36
MAHAMEGHA
BAHAN AIRA
KHARBELA SWAIN
BJP
58.37
NIRANJAN PANDA
INC
33.36
280-Bhadrak
932.28
69.06
ARJUN CHARAN
SETHI
BJD
52.5
MURALIDHAR JENA
INC
42.3
281-Jajpur
876.21
68.52
MOHAN JENA
BJD
51.61
AMIYA KANTA MALLIK
INC
45.73
282-Kendrapara
836.27
70.46
ARCHANA NAYAK
BJD
54.2
SRIKANT KUMAR JENA
INC
43.82
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
276-Mizoram
Nagaland
277-Nagaland
Orissa
54
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
283-Cuttack
820.3
66.36
BHARTRUHARI
MAHTAB
284-Jagatsinghpur
926.51
71.34
285-Puri
888.96
286-Bhubaneswar
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
BJD
Votes
Polled
(%age)
60.56
JAYANTI PATNAIK
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
39.44
BRAHMANANDA
PANDA
BJD
50.34
RANJIB BISWAL
INC
44.16
69.02
BRAJA KISHORE
TRIPATHY
BJD
52
PINAKI MISRA
INC
45.14
853.05
57.24
PRASANNA KUMAR
PATASANI
BJD
51.29
SOUMYA RANJAN
PATNAIK
INC
38.16
287-Aska
680.38
54.40
HARI HAR SWAIN
BJD
56.08
RAMKRUSHANA PATNAIK
INC
36.59
288-Berhampur
719.38
60.23
CHANDRA SEKHAR
SAHU
INC
49.48
ANADI SAHU
BJP
42.3
289-Koraput
735.67
64.56
GIRIDHAR GAMANG
INC
45.5
PAPANNA MUTIKA
BJD
39.62
290-Nowrangpur
780.73
67.34
PARSURAM MAJHI
BJP
46.11
CHANDRA SEKHAR
MAJHI
INC
42.92
291-Kalahandi
754.1
66.58
BIKRAM KESHARI
DEO
BJP
47.35
BHAKTA CHARAN DAS
INC
42.83
292-Phulbani
787.29
66.51
SUGRIB SINGH
BJD
42.93
ABHIMANYU BEHERA
INC
40.48
293-Bolangir
728.38
66.23
SANGEETA KUMARI
SINGH DEO
BJP
44.33
SARAT PATTANAYAK
INC
30.51
294-Sambalpur
810.6
65.32
PRASANNA ACHARYA
BJD
48.18
SANJAY BHOI
INC
46.36
295-Deogarh
823.3
67.49
DHARMENDRA
PRADHAN
BJP
51.75
SRI SRIBALLAV
PANIGRAHI
INC
42.15
296-Dhenkanal
790.37
67.28
TATHAGATA
SATAPATHY
BJD
53.59
KAMAKHYA PRASAD
SINGHDEO
INC
38.04
297-Sundargarh
732.35
60.57
JUAL ORAM
BJP
45.96
FRIDA TOPNO
INC
40.54
298-Keonjhar
814.66
68.84
ANANTA NAYAK
BJP
43.66
NILAKANTHA NAYAK
INC
37.62
299-Gurdaspur
785.83
64.93
VINOD KHANNA
BJP
49.32
SUKHBUNS KAUR
BHINDER
INC
46.15
300-Amritsar
711.82
55.06
NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU
BJP
55.38
RAGHUNANDAN LAL
BHATIA
INC
39.99
301-Tarn Taran
717.38
61.13
DR. RATTAN SINGH
AJNALA
SAD
50.83
SUKHBINDER SINGH (
SUKH SARKARIA)
INC
42.97
302-Jullundur
741.74
60.79
RANA GURJEET
SINGH
INC
46.46
NARESH GUJRAL
SAD
41.95
303-Phillaur
722.54
61.15
CHARANJIT SINGH
ATWAL
SAD
44.91
SANTOSH CHOWDHARY
INC
31.23
304-Hoshiarpur
655.69
57.65
AVINASH RAI
KHANNA
BJP
44.2
COMRADE DARSHAN
SINGH MATTU
CPM
28.28
Punjab
55
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
305-Ropar
790.22
58.74
SUKHDEV SINGH
LIBRA
SAD
Votes
Polled
(%age)
43.99
306-Patiala
874.13
61.32
PRENEET KAUR
INC
307-Ludhiana
869.93
55.75
SHARANJIT SINGH
DHILLON
308-Sangrur
836.82
68.97
309-Bhatinda
763.2
310-Faridkot
311-Firozepur
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
SHAMSHER SINGH
DULLO
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
39.73
46.89
KANWALJIT SINGH
SAD
44.19
SAD
37.85
MUNISH TEWARI
INC
34.45
SUKHDEV SINGH
DHINDSA
SAD
34.28
ARVIND KHANNA
INC
31.02
59.35
PARAMJIT KAUR
GULSHAN
SAD
42.37
KAUSHALYA CHAMAN
BHAURA
CPI
34.17
893.14
70.75
SUKHBIR SINGH
BADAL
SAD
53.29
KARAN KAUR BRAR
INC
38.14
866.64
66.63
ZORA SINGH MAAN
SAD
41.21
JAGMEET SINGH BRAR
INC
39.87
312-Ganganagar
722.94
54.07
NIHALCHAND
MEGHWAL
BJP
45.85
BHARATRAM
INC
44.83
313-Bikaner
1077.36
56.75
DHARMENDRA
BJP
48.06
RAMESHWAR LAL
INC
42.76
314-Churu
833.98
60.84
RAMSINGH KASWAN
BJP
48.05
BAL RAM JAKHAR
INC
44.47
315-Jhunjhunu
681.51
49.80
SHISH RAM OLA
INC
40.23
SANTOSH AHLAWAT
BJP
36.8
316-Sikar
779.47
52.84
SUBHASH MEHARIA
BJP
47.15
NARAYAN SINGH
INC
40.14
317-Jaipur
881.08
46.47
GIRDHARI LAL
BHARGAVA
BJP
54.56
PRATAP SINGH
KHACHARIAWAS
INC
42.4
318-Dausa
716.9
49.04
SACHIN PILOT
INC
51.6
KARTAR SINGH BHADANA
BJP
35.58
319-Alwar
542.88
43.07
DR. KARAN SINGH
YADAV
INC
45.47
MAHANT CHANDNATH
BJP
43.93
320-Bharatpur
576.99
48.54
VISHVENDRA SINGH
BJP
55.44
VED PRAKASH
INC
36.15
321-Bayana
490.63
41.02
RAMSWAROOP KOLI
BJP
54.02
MAHENDRA SINGH
INC
41.87
322-Sawai Madhopur
665.59
49.67
NAMO NARAIN
INC
55.22
JASKAUR
BJP
38.52
323-Ajmer
529.55
44.08
RASA SINGH RAWAT
BJP
59.44
HAJI HABIBURREHAMAN
INC
35.28
324-Tonk
594.36
46.52
KAILASH MEGHWAL
BJP
53.12
NAND KISHORE BAIRWA
INC
43.27
325-Kota
580.11
43.75
RAGHUVEER SINGH
KOSHAL
BJP
51.42
HARI MOHAN SHARMA
INC
39.05
326-Jhalawar
567.61
47.81
DUSHYANT SINGH
BJP
53.53
SANJAY GURJAR
INC
39.16
327-Banswara
666.1
48.51
DHAN SINGH RAWAT
BJP
40.42
PRABHULAL RAWAT
INC
37.17
328-Salumber
629.83
49.26
MAHAVEER
BHAGORA
BJP
44.72
BHERULAL MEENA
INC
40.79
329-Udaipur
759.7
55.75
KIRAN MAHESHWARI
BJP
52.4
GIRIJA VYAS
INC
42.54
Rajasthan
56
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
330-Chittorgarh
672.48
48.54
SHRICHAND KRIPLANI
BJP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
55.82
331-Bhilwara
619.7
50.32
VIJAYENDRAPAL
SINGH
BJP
332-Pali
542.74
45.46
PUSP JAIN
333-Jalore
655.87
45.92
334-Barmer
1048.7
335-Jodhpur
336-Nagaur
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
VISHWA VIJAY SINGH
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
35.63
51.2
KAILASH VYAS
INC
41.41
BJP
48.66
SURENDRA KUMAR
SURANA
INC
37.01
B. SUSHEELA
BJP
48.98
BUTA SINGH
INC
43.01
64.00
MANVENDRA SINGH
BJP
60.25
COL. SONA RAM
CHOUDHARY
INC
34.32
864.93
55.04
JASWANT SINGH
BISHNOI
BJP
50.22
BADRI RAM JAKHAR
INC
45.31
631.47
44.02
BHANWAR SINGH
DANGAWAS
BJP
45.08
RAMRAGHUNATH
INC
33.89
219.65
77.95
NAKUL DAS RAI
SDF
69.84
BIRAJ ADHIKARI
INC
27.43
338-Madras North
915.87
45.77
KUPPUSAMI. C
DMK
62.25
BJP
34.57
339-Madras Central
512.82
49.06
DAYANIDHI MARAN
DMK
61.68
BALAGANGA N.
ADMK
35.52
340-Madras South
934.55
47.96
BAALU, T. R.
DMK
60.41
BADER SAYEED ( TMT)
ADMK
36.79
341-Sriperumbudur
843.1
59.23
KRISHNASWAMY. A
DMK
61.39
VENUGOPAL. DR. P
ADMK
33.48
342-Chengalpattu
759.08
65.02
MOORTHY, A.K.
PMK
56.86
RAMACHANDRAN. K N
ADMK
37.27
343-Arakkonam
775.44
66.85
VELU, R.
PMK
49.9
SHANMUGAM. N
ADMK
36.72
344-Vellore
746.91
61.28
KADER MOHIDEEN,
K. M
DMK
58.46
SANTHANAM. A
ADMK
34.55
345-Tiruppattur
776.09
63.99
VENUGOPAL, D.
DMK
58.47
SUBRAMANI. K. G
ADMK
35.16
346-Vandavasi
703.27
62.35
RAMACHANDRAN
GINGEE, N.
MDMK
56.15
RAJALAKSHMI. R
ADMK
34.62
347-Tindivanam
726.92
62.98
DHANARAJU. K
PMK
50.6
ARUNMOZHITHEVAN. A
ADMK
38.06
348-Cuddalore
760.18
62.99
VENKATAPATHY. K
DMK
52.63
RAJENDRAN. R
ADMK
35.35
349-Chidambaram
743.41
66.09
PONNUSWAMY, E.
PMK
46.2
THIRUMAAVALAVAN
THOL
JD(U)
34.41
350-Dharmapuri
709.99
54.86
SENTHIL, DR. R.
PMK
55.99
ELANGOVAN. P. D.
BJP
25.56
351-Krishnagiri
738.74
59.07
SUGAVANAM. E. G
DMK
54.59
NANJE GOWDU. K
ADMK
38.45
352-Rasipuram
695.98
61.46
RANI. K
INC
55.2
ANBALAGAN. S
ADMK
35.87
Sikkim
337-Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
57
SUKUMAR NAMBIAR. M N
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
353-Salem
741.44
59.29
THANGKABALU K. V.
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
59.96
RAJASEKARAN. A
ADMK
Votes
Polled
(%age)
36.28
354-Tiruchengode
864.45
59.92
SUBBULAKSHMI
JAGADEESAN
DMK
58.02
PALANISWAMI. K
ADMK
37.27
355-Nilgiris
780.89
59.29
PRABHU R.
INC
63.28
MATHAN. M @ MASTER
MATHAN. M
BJP
32.99
356-Gobichettipalayam
680.1
64.64
ELANGOVAN, E. V. K. S. INC
62.76
GOVINDARAJAR, N. R.
ADMK
31.22
357-Coimbatore
878.87
55.51
SUBBARAYAN, K.
CPI
57.46
RADHAKISHNAN. C. P
BJP
38.74
358-Pollachi
643
61.87
KRISHNAN, DR. C
MDMK
56.76
MURUGAN. G
ADMK
37.96
359-Palani
695.44
63.92
KHARVENTHAN, S. K.
INC
64.55
KISHORE KUMAR. K
ADMK
31.26
360-Dindigul
690.23
60.75
CHITTHAN, N. S. V.
INC
58.98
JEYARAMAN. M
ADMK
36.5
361-Madurai
739.68
55.05
MOHAN, P.
CPM
56.03
BOSE, A K.
ADMK
38.07
362-Periyakulam
700.53
66.28
AARON RASHID J. M.
INC
49.51
DHINAKARAN. T T V
ADMK
46.49
363-Karur
743.59
69.70
PALANISAMY, K. C.
DMK
60.57
PALANICHAMY, RAJA. N
ADMK
34.9
364-Tiruchirappalli
708.14
59.48
GANESAN. L
MDMK
63.68
PARANJOTHI. M
ADMK
33.07
365-Perambalur
707.03
70.88
RAJA, A.
DMK
55.12
SUNDARAM. DR. M.
ADMK
33.43
366-Mayiladuturai
695.63
68.09
MANI SHANKAR AIYAR
INC
59.11
MANIAN. O S
ADMK
30.97
367-Nagapattinam
751.44
71.65
VIJAYAN, A. K. S.
DMK
61.67
ARCHUNAN. P J
ADMK
32.89
368-Thanjavur
708.72
68.78
PALANIMANICKAM. S. S.
DMK
56.58
THANGAMUTHU. K
ADMK
39.77
369-Pudukkottai
820.27
66.42
REGUPATHY, S.
DMK
56.83
RAVICHANDRAN. A
ADMK
37.75
370-Sivaganga
667.21
61.58
CHIDAMBARAM, P.
INC
60.01
KARUPPIAH. S P
ADMK
35.62
371-Ramanathapuram
674.39
58.83
BHAVANI
DMK
RAJENTHIRAN. M. S. K.
49.72
MURUGESAN. C
ADMK
33.41
372-Sivakasi
830.64
63.27
RAVICHANDRAN, A
MDMK
56.47
KANNAN. P
ADMK
36.66
373-Tirunelveli
633.78
58.34
DHANUSKODI
ATHITHAN, R.
INC
58.4
AMIRTHA GANESAN, R.
ADMK
32.04
374-Tenkasi
712.15
65.68
APPADURAI, M.
CPI
48.87
MURUGESAN. S
ADMK
31.71
375-Tiruchendur
631.01
61.17
RADHIKA SELVI. V
DMK
62.52
THAMODARAN. T
ADMK
33.72
376-Nagercoil
673.56
60.69
BELLARMIN. A. V.
CPM
60.88
RADHAKRISHNAN. P
BJP
36.49
377-Tripura West
701.16
67.50
KHAGEN DAS
CPM
70.86
NIRMALA DASGUPTA
INC
16.00
378-Tripura East
623.09
66.62
BAJU BAN RIYAN
CPM
66.48
PULIN BIHARI DEWAN
BJP
16.61
705.74
52.07
MUNSHIRAM
RLD
42.74
GHAN SHYAM CHANDR
KHARWAR
BSP
31.37
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
379-Bijnor
58
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
380-Amroha
885.16
65.93
HARISH NAGPAL
IND
Votes
Polled
(%age)
32.48
381-Moradabad
655.17
48.41
DR. SHAFIQURRAHMAN
BARQ
SP
382-Rampur
810.6
57.10
383-Sambhal
759.38
384-Budaun
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
MAHMOOD MADNI
RLD
Votes
Polled
(%age)
30.46
33.29
CHANDRA VIJAY SINGH
URF BABY RAJA
BJP
27.82
P. JAYA PRADA NAHATA SP
35.7
BAGUM NOOR BANO
ALIAS MEHTAB ZAMANI
BEGUM
INC
25.16
60.8
PRO. RAM GOPAL
YADAV
SP
47.02
TARANNUM AQEEL
BSP
20.94
590.01
49.15
SALEEM IQBAL
SHERVANI
SP
45.04
BRIJPAL SINGH SHAKYA
BJP
36.34
385-Aonla
536.46
46.82
KUNWAR SARVRAJ
SINGH
JD(U)
28.58
RAJVEER SINGH
SP
27.3
386-Bareilly
822.85
52.88
SANTOSH GANGWAR
BJP
32.77
AKBAR AHMED DEMPI
BSP
25.52
387-Pilibhit
677.11
52.66
MANEKA GANDHI
BJP
37.75
SATYAPAL GANGWAR
SP
22.58
388-Shahjahanpur
633.85
51.12
KUNWAR JITIN
PRASAD
INC
34.83
RAM MURTI SINGH
VERMA
SP
21.92
389-Kheri
706.72
49.16
RAVI PRAKASH
VERMA
SP
31.78
DAUD AHMAD
BSP
30.12
390-Shahabad
579.63
46.08
ILIYAS AZMI
BSP
36.26
SATYA DEV SINGH
BJP
28.26
391-Sitapur
596.57
46.15
RAJESH VERMA
BSP
28.79
MUKHTAR ANEES
SP
27.91
392-Misrikh
550.85
44.70
ASHOK KUMAR
RAWAT
BSP
37.59
SUSHILA SAROJ
SP
34.07
393-Hardoi
522.1
43.03
USHA VERMA
SP
38.97
SHIV PRASAD VERMA
BSP
31.46
394-Lucknow
578.56
35.28
ATAL BIHARI
VAJPAYEE
BJP
56.12
MADHU GUPTA
SP
18.38
395-Mohanlalganj
571.88
44.73
JAI PRAKASH
SP
25.98
RADHE LAL
BSP
25.53
396-Unnao
547.57
42.02
BRAJESH PATHAK
BSP
32.57
DEEPAK KUMAR
SP
29.33
397-Rae Bareli
643.56
48.42
SONIA GANDHI
INC
58.75
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
SP
19.94
398-Pratapgarh
572.55
42.98
AKSHAY PRATAP
SINGH “GOPAL JI”
SP
41.59
RAJKUMARI RATNA
SINGH
INC
29.49
399-Amethi
589.6
44.50
RAHUL GANDHI
INC
66.18
CHANDRA PARKASH
MISHRA MATIYART
BSP
16.85
400-Sultanpur
721.05
49.21
MOHD. TAHIR
BSP
36.28
SHAILENDRA PRATAP
SINGH
SP
22.16
401-Akbarpur
741.57
51.28
MAYA WATI
BSP
43.83
SHANKH LAL MAJHI
SP
35.97
402-Faizabad
686.6
51.76
MITRASEN
BSP
30.19
LALLU SINGH
BJP
25.31
403-Bara Banki
540.25
44.47
KAMLA PRASAD
BSP
36.35
RAM SAGAR
SP
32.48
59
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
404-Kaiserganj
569.95
44.78
BENI PRASAD VERMA
405-Bahraich
549.54
38.6
406-Balrampur
698.11
407-Gonda
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
SP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
38.59
ARIF MOHAMMAD KHAN
BJP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
36.36
RUBAB SAYEDA
SP
34.38
BHAGAT RAM MISHRA
BSP
29.59
53.05
BRIJ BHUSHAN
SHARAN SINGH
BJP
38.81
RIZWAN ZAHEER ALIAS
RIJJU BHAYA
BSP
31.27
606.65
43.6
KIRTI VARDHAN
SINGH ALIAS RAJA
BHAIYA
SP
41.53
GHAN SHYAM SHUKLA
BJP
35.43
408-Basti
576.4
40.69
LAL MANI PRASAD
BSP
26.93
SRIRAM CHAUHAN
BJP
22.53
409-Domariaganj
643.13
47.64
MOHD. MUQUEEM
BSP
31.49
JAGDAMBIKA PAL
INC
23.27
410-Khalilabad
700.72
50.18
BHALCHANDRA
YADAVA
BSP
33.5
BHISHMA SHANKAR
TIWARI ALIAS KUSHAL
TIWARI
SP
29.64
411-Bansgaon
632.11
43.86
MAHAVEER PRASAD
INC
28.54
SADAL PRASAD
BSP
25.94
412-Gorakhpur
689.25
48.13
ADITYA NATH
BJP
51.31
JAMUNA PRASAD
SP
30.7
413-Maharajganj
746.62
56.94
PANKAJ
BJP
30.63
AKHILESH
SP
21.95
414-Padrauna
790.05
52.61
BALESHWAR YADAV
NLP
26.18
KUNWAR RATANJEET
PRATAP NARAYAN SINGH
INC
25.12
415-Deoria
729.79
46.53
MOHAN SINGH
SP
32.57
SRIPRAKASH MANI
TRIPATHI
BJP
25.41
416-Salempur
669.62
45.11
HARIKEVAL PRASAD
SP
29.21
BHOLA PANDEY
INC
26.78
417-Ballia
619.76
43.33
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
SJP(R)
43.59
KAPILDEO YADAV
BSP
30.51
418-Ghosi
721.58
50.56
CHANDRADEO
PRASAD RAJBHAR
SP
27.92
BAL KRISHNA
BSP
25.01
419-Azamgarh
711.43
49.92
RAMAKANT YADAV
BSP
36.3
DURGA PRASAD YADAV
SP
35.32
420-Lalganj
763.55
49.01
DAROGA PRASAD
SAROJ
SP
37.13
DR. BALIRAM
BSP
31.53
421-Machhlishahr
676.37
45.93
UMAKANT YADAV
BSP
35.1
CHANDRA NATH SINGH
SP
26.92
422-Jaunpur
713.01
47.11
PARASNATH YADAVA
SP
30.8
OM PRAKASH DUBEY
(BABA DUBEY)
BSP
27
423-Saidpur
711.34
46.33
TUFANI SAROJ
SP
32.61
R A PRASAD
BSP
28.42
424-Ghazipur
869.18
58.86
AFAJAL ANSARI
SP
47.82
MONOJ
BJP
21.73
425-Chandauli
704.44
44.56
KAILASH NATH SINGH
YADAV
BSP
29.05
ANAND RATNA MAURYA
SP
28.81
426-Varanasi
633.08
42.60
DR. RAJESH KUMAR
MISHRA
INC
32.68
SHANKAR PRASAD
JAISWAL
BJP
23.61
427-Robertsganj
724.82
43.63
LALCHANDRA
BSP
26.15
PAKAURI LAL
SP
24.72
60
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
428-Mirzapur
728.02
44.66
NARENDRA KUMAR
KUSHWAHA
429-Phulpur
755.22
53.58
430-Allahabad
656.5
431-Chail
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
BSP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
27.74
VEERENDRA SINGH
BJP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
22.74
ATIQUE AHAMAD
SP
35.15
KESHARI DEVI PATEL
BSP
26.63
42.13
KUNWAR REWATI
RAMAN SINGH URF
MANI JI
SP
35.64
DR. MURALI MANOHAR
JOSHI
BJP
31.32
555.38
37.42
SHAILENDRA KUMAR
SP
35.33
VACHASPATI
BSP
35.22
432-Fatehpur
506.7
39.61
MAHENDRA PRASAD
NISHAD
BSP
32.28
ACHAL SINGH
SP
21.91
433-Banda
526.34
40.99
SHYAMA CHARAN
GUPT
SP
35.17
RAM SAJEEWAN
BSP
24.47
434-Hamirpur
604.1
50.97
RAJNARAYAN ALIAS
RAJJU MAHRAJ
SP
36.57
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
CHANDEL
BSP
30.42
435-Jhansi
819.65
53.7
CHANDRAPAL SINGH
YADAV
SP
29.13
BABU LAL KUSHWAHA
BSP
25.92
436-Jalaun
579.78
44.25
BHANU PRATAP
SINGH VERMA
BJP
33.67
GHANSHYAM KORI
SP
29.05
437-Ghatampur
504.77
41.8
RADHEY SHYAM KORI
SP
31.72
PYARELAL SANKHWAR
BSP
29.68
438-Bilhaur
641.4
46.83
RAJA RAM PAL
BSP
34.8
LAL SINGH TOMAR
SP
30.99
439-Kanpur
618.72
43.35
SHRIPRAKASH
JAISWAL
INC
34.12
SATYA DEV PACHAURI
BJP
33.21
440-Etawah
703.96
55.67
RAGHURAJ SINGH
SHAKYA
SP
52.25
SARITA BHADAURIA
BJP
25.24
441-Kannauj
758.63
56.39
AKHILESH YADAV
SP
61.21
TH. RAJESH SINGH
BSP
20.69
442-Farrukhabad
665.44
48.71
CHANDRA BHUSHAN
SINGH (MUNNOO
BABU)
SP
26.47
LOUISE KHURSHID
INC
26.06
443-Mainpuri
719.92
59.45
MULAYAM SINGH
YADAV
SP
63.96
ASHOK SHAKYA
BSP
17.03
444-Jalesar
650.36
52.41
PRO. S.P SINGH
BAGHEL
SP
44.14
PRATYENDRA PAL SINGH
(PAPPU BHAIYA)
BJP
27.83
445-Etah
587.12
52.03
KU. DEVENDRA
SINGH YADAV
SP
47.04
ASHOK RATAN SHAKYA
BJP
38.29
446-Firozabad
531.36
40.69
RAM JI LAL SUMAN
SP
39.97
KISHORI LAL MAHAUR
BJP
29.66
447-Agra
642.72
44.92
RAJ BABBAR
SP
37.82
MURARI LAL MITTAL
FATEHPURIA
BJP
28.9
448-Mathura
602.19
47.16
MANVENDRA SINGH
INC
31.12
CHOUDHARY
LAXMINARAYAN
BSP
24.79
449-Hathras
492.14
40.57
KISHAN LAL DILER
BJP
35.57
RAM VIR SINGH BHAIYAJI
BSP
30.93
61
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
450-Aligarh
633.68
47.25
BIJENDRA SINGH
451-Khurja
600.7
41.24
452-Bulandshahr
685.26
453-Hapur
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
26.38
SHEELA GAUTAM
BJP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
25.94
ASHOK KUMAR
PRADHAN
BJP
35.74
RAVI GAUTAM
BSP
28.89
55.89
KALYAN SINGH
BJP
37.69
BADRUL ISLAM
RLD
35.26
799.74
44.27
SURENDRA PRAKASH
GOYAL
INC
29.4
RAMESH CHAND TOMAR
BJP
24.1
454-Meerut
697.48
52.44
MOHD. SHAHID
BSP
36.2
MALOOK NAGAR
RLD
26.26
455-Baghpat
656.9
41.83
AJIT SINGH
RLD
53.76
AULAD ALI
BSP
20.18
456-Muzaffarnagar
862.41
56.67
CH. MUNAWWAR
HASAN
SP
35.51
AMARPAL SINGH
BJP
27.51
457-Kairana
816.73
66.9
ANURADHA
CHOUDHARY
RLD
64.15
SHAHNAWAZ
BSP
22.22
458-Saharanpur
990.42
63.24
RASHEED MASOOD
SP
35.67
MANSOOR ALI KHAN
BSP
32.96
459-Cooch Behar
952.56
82.93
HITEN BARMAN
AIFB
51.54
GIRINDRA NATH
BARMAN
AITC
27.76
460-Alipurduars
840.84
80.47
JOACHIM BAXLA
RSP
45.7
MANOJ TIGGA
BJP
28.44
461-Jalpaiguri
890.11
80.65
MINATI SEN
CPM
47.65
PARASH DATTA
AITC
27.36
462-Darjeeling
888.08
71.11
DAWA NARBULA
INC
44.7
MONI THAPA
CPM
33.28
463-Raiganj
917.58
79.99
PRIYARANJAN
DASMUNSI
INC
45.98
MINATI GHOSH
CPM
41.71
464-Balurghat
925.63
82.1
RANEN BARMAN
RSP
44.87
MANOMOHAN ROY
BJP
37.18
465-Malda
849.11
78.03
A. B. A. GHANI KHAN
CHOUDHURY
INC
48.63
PRANAB DAS
CPM
35.54
466-Jangipur
883.13
81.71
PRANAB MUKHERJEE
INC
48.88
ABUL HASNAT KHAN
CPM
44.7
467-Murshidabad
1007.22
84.16
ABDUL MANNAN
HOSSAIN
INC
45.86
MOINUL HASSAN
AHAMED
CPM
44.32
468-Berhampore
991.52
81.27
ADHIR RANJAN
CHOWDHURY
INC
51.24
PRAMOTHES
MUKHERJEE
RSP
41.27
469-Krishnagar
930.29
83.3
JYOTIRMOYEE SIKDAR
CPM
42.73
SATYA BRATA
MOOKHERJEE
BJP
40.54
470-Nabadwip
1177.77
84.83
ALAKESH DAS
CPM
47.56
NILIMA NAG ( MALLICK)
AITC
46.71
471-Barasat
1153.16
83.11
SUBRATA BOSE
AIFB
45.13
DR. RANJIT KUMAR
PANJA
AITC
44.07
472-Basirhat
907.59
82.03
AJAY CHAKRABORTY
CPI
50.97
SUJIT BOSE
AITC
30.91
473-Joynagar
806.33
71.01
SANAT KUMAR
MANDAL
RSP
55.81
ASIT BARAN THAKUR
BJP
27.22
West Bengal
62
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
474-Mathurapur
907.79
81.65
BASUDEB BARMAN
CPM
Votes
Polled
(%age)
48.56
475-Diamond Harbour
836.54
75.96
SAMIK LAHIRI
CPM
476-Jadavpur
1022.32
75.53
SUJAN
CHAKRABORTY
477-Barrackpore
794.42
81.01
478-Dum Dum
1248.36
479-Calcutta North
West
480-Calcutta North
East
481-Calcutta South
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
RADHIKA RANJAN
PRAMANIK
AITC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
39.53
51.51
SOUGATA ROY
AITC
33.13
CPM
49.44
KRISHNA BOSE
AITC
40.67
TARIT BARAN
TOPDAR
CPM
55.77
ARJUN SINGH
AITC
34.99
80.89
AMITAVA NANDY
CPM
49.61
TAPAN SIKDAR
BJP
41.74
360.11
59.12
SUDHANGSHU SEAL
CPM
42.15
SUBRATA MUKHERJEE
AITC
30.2
568.89
70.78
MD. SALIM
CPM
50
AJIT KUMAR PANJA
AITC
37.03
772.74
70.47
MAMATA BANERJEE
AITC
50.93
RABIN DEB
CPM
38.19
482-Howrah
911.63
73.52
SWADESH
CHAKRABORTTY
CPM
53.69
DR. BIKRAM SARKAR
AITC
26.6
483-Uluberia
851.55
75.40
HANNAN MOLLAH
CPM
49.88
RAJIB BANERJEE
AITC
32.02
484-Serampore
946.25
73.64
SANTASRI
CHATTERJEE
CPM
42.7
AKBAR ALI KHANDOKER
AITC
40.62
485-Hooghly
924.92
79.65
RUPCHAND PAL
CPM
53.72
INDRANI MUKHERJEE
AITC
35.67
486-Arambagh
964.84
81.26
ANIL BASU
CPM
77.16
SWAPAN KUMAR NANDI
BJP
15.75
487-Panskura
874.55
82.45
GURUDAS DASGUPTA
CPI
61.92
HEMA CHOUBEY
AITC
29.96
488-Tamluk
1035.27
87.35
SETH LAKSHMAN
CHANDRA
CPM
48.99
ADHIKARY SUVENDU
AITC
43.45
489-Contai
926.77
85.75
PRASANTA PRADHAN
CPM
50.15
NITISH SENGUPTA
AITC
43.76
490-Midnapore
908.5
78.84
PRABODH PANDA
CPI
52.84
RAHUL ( BISWAJIT)
SINHA
BJP
35.14
491-Jhargram
795.31
77.32
RUPCHAND MURMU
CPM
64.01
NITYANANDA HEMBRAM
AITC
19.83
492-Purulia
696.22
70.20
BIR SINGH MAHATO
AIFB
48.99
SHANTIRAM MAHATO
INC
28.06
493-Bankura
695.49
68.23
ACHARIA BASUDEB
CPM
60.07
DEB PRASAD KUNDU
(TARA)
AITC
26.96
494-Vishnupur
806.62
76.64
SUSMITA BAURI
CPM
64.28
JANARDAN SAHA
AITC
23.14
495-Durgapur
847.62
73.66
SUNIL KHAN
CPM
59.61
SHIB NARAYAN SAHA
BJP
26.87
496-Asansol
725.2
66.52
BIKASH CHOWDHURY
CPM
51
GHATAK MOLOY
AITC
33.85
497-Burdwan
997.02
81.71
NIKHILANANDA SAR
CPM
67.51
ANINDYA GOPAL MITRA
BJP
20.23
498-Katwa
966.26
82.72
MAHBOOB ZAHEDI
CPM
51.2
AHMED SULTAN
AITC
36.36
499-Bolpur
770.06
74.41
CHATTERJEE
SOMNATH
CPM
65.56
DR. NIRMAL MAJI
AITC
25.26
63
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
724.06
70.31
DOME RAM
CHANDRA
501-Surguja
676.7
48.78
502-Raigarh
648.94
503-Janjgir
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
CPM
Votes
Polled
(%age)
51.42
GOPAL CHANDRA DAS
INC
Votes
Polled
(%age)
24.95
NAND KUMAR SAI
BJP
52.77
KHELSAY SINGH
INC
37.48
62.43
VISHNUDEO SAI
BJP
50.75
RAMPUKAR SINGH
INC
39.3
717.7
52.23
KARUNA SHUKLA
BJP
42.31
DR. CHARANDAS
MAHANT
INC
40.73
504-Bilaspur
621.42
44.02
PUNNULAL MOHLE
BJP
52.26
DR. BASANT PAHRE
INC
39.13
505-Sarangarh
587.91
49.35
GUHARAM AJGALLE
BJP
41.26
PARASRAM BHARDWAJ
INC
31.21
506-Raipur
689.52
50.33
RAMESH BAIS
BJP
54.54
SHYAMACHARAN
SHUKLA
INC
35.75
507-Mahasamund
771.43
65.99
AJIT JOGI
INC
53.75
VIDHYA CHARAN SHUKLA
BJP
38.39
508-Kanker
553.89
48.09
SOHAN POTAI
BJP
49.52
MRS. GANGA POTAI
THAKUR
INC
36.23
509-Bastar
450.42
43.33
BALIRAM KASHYAP
BJP
47.26
MAHENDRA KARMA
INC
35.19
510-Durg
761.81
52.08
TARACHAND SAHU
BJP
50.24
BHUPESH BAGHEL
INC
42.17
511-Rajnandgaon
665.93
59.37
PRADEEP GANDHI
BJP
47.23
DEVVRAT SINGH
INC
45.08
512-Rajmahal
691.12
64.47
HEMLAL MURMU
JMM
32.76
THOMAS HANSDA
INC
32.33
513-Dumka
625.12
57.71
SHIBU SOREN
JMM
54.32
SONE LAL HEMBROM
BJP
35.92
514-Godda
831.36
62.09
FURKAN ANSARI
INC
44.88
PRADEEP YADAV
BJP
41.66
515-Chatra
435.5
44.51
DHIRENDRA
AGARWAL
RJD
27.89
INDER SINGH NAMDHARI
JD(U)
23.56
516-Kodarma
825.71
62.28
BABULAL MARANDI
BJP
44.4
CHAMPA VERMA
JMM
25.64
517-Giridih
714.38
54.42
TEK LAL MAHTO
JMM
49.03
RAVINDRA KUMAR
PANDEY
BJP
28.06
518-Dhanbad
941.48
53.82
CHANDRA SHEKHAR
DUBEY
INC
37.76
RITA VERMA
BJP
25.08
519-Ranchi
695.75
50.49
SUBODH KANT
SAHAY
INC
40.82
RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY
BJP
38.61
520-Jamshedpur
776.52
56.59
SUNIL KUMAR
MAHATO
JMM
51
ABHA MAHTO
BJP
37.4
521-Singhbhum
520.15
56.56
BAGUN SUMBRAI
INC
42.55
LAXMAN GILUA
BJP
31.17
522-Khunti
490.77
54.24
SUSHILA KERKETTA
INC
44.45
KARIYA MUNDA
BJP
34.01
523-Lohardaga
466.46
51.56
RAMESHWAR ORAON
INC
48
DUKHA BHAGAT
BJP
28.65
524-Palamu
641.54
49.76
MANOJ KUMAR
RJD
32.22
BRAJ MOHAN RAM
BJP
23.63
500-Birbhum
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
64
Constituency Name
Voters in
1000
Voter
Turnout
(% age)
Winner
Candidate Name
Party
Name
705.44
59.78
BHUBNESHWAR
PRASAD MEHTA
526-Tehri Garhwal
561.43
43.44
527-Garhwal
503.24
528-Almora
Runner-up
Candidate Name
Party
Name
CPI
Votes
Polled
(%age)
50.47
YASHWANT SINHA
BJP
Votes
Polled
(%age)
35.54
MANABENDRA SHAH
BJP
47.63
VIJAY BAHUGUNA
INC
44.52
46.62
MAJ. GEN. ( RETD)
BHUWAN CHANDRA
KHANDURI (AVSM)
BJP
51.21
LT. GENERAL ( RETD.) TEJ
PAL SINGH RAWAT
INC
41.09
505.22
49.89
BACHI SINGH RAWAT
BJP
44.68
RENUKA RAWAT
INC
42.69
529-Nainital
616.63
48.88
K. C. SINGH BABA
INC
44.7
VIJAY BANSAL
BJP
36.73
530-Hardwar
486.35
53.19
RAJENDRA KUMAR
SP
32.35
DR. BHAGWANDASS
BSP
24.61
153.82
63.66
MANORANJAN
BHAKTA
INC
55.77
BISHNU PADA RAY
BJP
35.95
268.67
51.14
PAWAN KUMAR
BANSAL
INC
52.06
SATYA PAL JAIN
BJP
35.22
84.7
69.04
DELKAR MOHANBHAI
SANJIBHAI
BNP
40.93
GAVLI SITARAM
INC
25.7
55.59
70.16
PATEL DAHYABHAI
VALLABHBHAI
INC
49.51
GOPAL K. TANDEL
BJP
48.42
535-New Delhi
202.56
44.59
AJAY MAKAN
INC
52.04
JAGMOHAN
BJP
45.73
536-South Delhi
478.88
47.01
VIJAY KUMAR
MALHOTRA
BJP
50.25
R. K. ANAND
INC
46.91
537-Outer Delhi
1553.85
46.13
SAJJAN KUMAR
INC
55.06
SAHIB SINGH
BJP
40.66
538-East Delhi
1190.81
45.69
SANDEEP DIKSHIT
INC
56.22
LAL BIHARI TIWARI
BJP
36.93
539-Chandni Chowk
179
53.05
KAPIL SIBAL
INC
71.17
SMRITI Z. IRAANI
BJP
26.8
540-Delhi Sadar
271.54
57.56
JAGDISH TYTLER
INC
51.58
VIJAY GOEL
BJP
45.7
541-Karol Bagh
249.18
49.32
KRISHNA TIRATH
INC
55.62
ANITA ARYA
BJP
40.52
31.82
81.52
DR. P.
POOKUNHIKOYA
JD(U)
49.02
P. M. SAYEED
INC
48.79
483.82
76.07
RAMADASS. M.
PMK
49.95
LALITHA
KUMARAMANGALAM
BJP
35.65
525-Hazaribagh
Uttarakhand
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
531-Andaman &
Nicobar Islands
Chandigarh
532-Chandigarh
Dadra & Nager Haveli
533-Dadra & Nagar
Haveli
Daman & Diu
534-Daman And Diu
Delhi
Lakshadweep
542-Lakshadweep(
Pondicherry
543-Pondicherry
65
CLOSE CONTESTS IN 2004 – VICTORY MARGIN LESS THAN 5000 VOTES
Constituency
Name
1
Candidate Name
Winner Party
2
3
Votes
% of Votes
Secured/
Votes Polled
Runner-Up
Margin
4
5
6
7
Andhra Pradesh
1-Hindupur
NIZAMODDIN
INDIAN NATIONAL
CONGRESS
419744
48.35
TELUGU
DESAM
1840
2-Katihar
NIKHIL KUMAR
CHOUDHARY
BHARATIYA JANATA
PARTY
288922
41.01
2565
3-Banka
GIRIDHARI YADAV
RASHTRIYA JANATA
DAL
339880
47.61
NATIONALIST
CONGRESS
PARTY
JANATA DAL
(UNITED)
4-Amreli
VIRJIBHAI THUMMAR
220649
46.39
KATARA BABUBHAI
KHIMABHAI
228154
44.06
BHARATIYA
JANATA PARTY
INDIAN
NATIONAL
CONGRESS
2030
5-Dohad
INDIAN NATIONAL
CONGRESS
BHARATIYA JANATA
PARTY
SURESH CHANDEL
BHARATIYA JANATA
PARTY
313243
47.89
INDIAN
NATIONAL
CONGRESS
1615
7-Raichur
A.VENKATESH NAIK
INDIAN NATIONAL
CONGRESS
289424
35.08
JANATA DAL
(SECULAR)
508
8-Tumkur
S. MALLIKARJUNAIAH
BHARATIYA JANATA
PARTY
303016
35.08
JANATA DAL
(SECULAR)
2351
9-Muvattupuzha
P. C. THOMAS
(PULLOLIL)
INDIAN FEDERAL
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
256411
34.38
COMMUNIST
PARTY
OF INDIA
(MARXIST)
529
10-Alleppey
DR. K. S. MANOJ
COMMUNIST PARTY
OF INDIA (MARXIST)
335494
45.95
INDIAN
NATIONAL
CONGRESS
1009
HARISCHANDRA
DEVRAM CHAVAN
PATLE SHISHUPAL
NATTHU
BHARATIYA JANATA
PARTY
218259
36.94
JANATA DAL
(SECULAR)
4528
BHARATIYA JANATA
PARTY
277388
40.76
NATIONALIST
CONGRESS
PARTY
3009
13-Wardha
WAGMARE SURESH
GANAPAT
BHARATIYA JANATA
PARTY
269045
42.97
INDIAN
NATIONAL
CONGRESS
3188
14-Osmanabad
NARHIRE KALPANA
RAMESH
SHIVSENA
294436
46.15
NATIONALIST
CONGRESS
PARTY
1649
15-Satara
LAXMANRAO
PANDURANG JADHAV
(PATIL)
NATIONALIST
CONGRESS PARTY
281577
41.71
SHIVSENA
3957
Bihar
4669
Gujarat
361
Himachal Pradesh
6-Hamirpur
Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
11-Malegaon
12-Bhandara
66
1
Uttar Pradesh
16-Mohanlalganj
2
3
4
5
6
7
JAI PRAKASH
SAMAJWADI PARTY
148578
25.98
KAILASH NATH SINGH
YADAV
SHAILENDRA KUMAR
BAHUJAN SAMAJ
PARTY
204625
29.05
SAMAJWADI PARTY
196206
35.33
SAMAJWADI PARTY
176129
26.47
20-Aligarh
CHANDRA BHUSHAN
SINGH (MUNNOO
BABU)
BIJENDRA SINGH
INDIAN NATIONAL
CONGRESS
167142
26.38
BHARATIYA
JANATA PARTY
2791
Jharkhand
21-Rajmahal
HEMLAL MURMU
JHARKHAND MUKTI
MORCHA
226411
32.76
INDIAN
NATIONAL
CONGRESS
2974
Daman & Diu
22-Daman And
Diu
PATEL DAHYABHAI
VALLABHBHAI
INDIAN NATIONAL
CONGRESS
27523
49.51
BHARATIYA
JANATA PARTY
JANATA DAL (UNITED)
15597
49.02
INDIAN
NATIONAL
CONGRESS
17-Chandauli
18-Chail
19-Farrukhabad
Lakshadweep
23-Lakshadweep(ST) DR. P. POOKUNHIKOYA
BAHUJAN
SAMAJ PARTY
SAMAJWADI
PARTY
2568
BAHUJAN
SAMAJ PARTY
INDIAN
NATIONAL
CONGRESS
630
The polling personnel carrying polling materials on elephant-back for the first phase of General Elections 2004
for the polling booth Nos. 137 and 138 located at Assam-Meghalaya border of Kamrup district of Assam on
April 19, 2004.
67
1669
2745
607
71
PERFORMANCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN 2004 AND 1999 ELECTIONS
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2004
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
Arunachal Congress
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Asom Gana Parishad
All India Forward Bloc
All India Trinamool Congress
Biju Janata Dal
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Federal Party of Manipur
Indian National Lok Dal
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic
Party
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Kerala Congress
Kerala Congress (M)
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Mizo National Front
Manipur People’s Party
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
Nagaland Peoples Front
Votes
Won
%age
of seats
won
Votes polled
by Party
%age of
votes
polled
364
435
34
69
417
32
1351
138
19
10
43
145
9
364
37.91
4.37
29.41
62.32
34.77
28.12
26.94
86371561
20765229
5484111
22070614
103408949
7023175
245123639
22.16
5.33
1.41
5.66
26.53
1.8
62.89
1
33
12
10
33
12
65
0
0
2
3
2
11
0
0
0
16.67
30
6.06
91.67
0
76527
8547014
2069600
1365055
8071867
5082849
1281688
0.02
2.19
0.53
0.35
2.07
1.3
0.33
16
1
20
43
73
6
7
3
16
0
0
3
8
2
0
1
100
0
0
6.98
10.96
33.33
0
33.33
7064393
88179
1936703
5732296
9144963
493067
70078
267457
1.81
0.02
0.5
1.47
2.35
0.13
0.02
0.07
9
1
1
2
4
1
1
10
3
5
1
0
0
4
1
0
1
1
55.56
100
0
0
100
100
0
10
33.33
1846843
353905
209880
7584
1679870
182864
77055
770098
715366
0.47
0.09
0.05
0
0.43
0.05
0.02
0.2
0.18
68
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Revolutionary Socialist Party
Shiromani Akali Dal
Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann)
Sikkim Democratic Front
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
Telugu Desam
United Goans Democratic Party
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
6
42
32
6
10
6
1
56
237
33
1
4
801
898
2385
5435
Votes
Won
%age
of seats
won
6
24
3
3
8
0
1
12
36
5
0
0
159
15
5
543
100
57.14
9.38
50
80
0
100
21.43
15.19
15.15
0
0
19.85
1.67
0.21
9.99
Votes polled
by Party
2169020
9384147
2463607
1689794
3506681
387682
153409
7056255
16824072
11844811
5881
43899
112664459
15441786
16549900
389779784
%age of
votes
polled
0.56
2.41
0.63
0.43
0.9
0.1
0.04
1.81
4.32
3.04
0
0.01
28.90
3.96
4.25
GENERAL ELECTIONS - 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Arunachal Congress
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Asom Gana Parishad
All India Trinamool Congress
Biju Janata Dal
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Forward Bloc
Federal Party of Manipur
Hill State People’s Democratic Party
Himachal Vikas Congress
Seats
Won
Votes
%age
of seats
won
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
339
225
54
72
453
96
60
1299
182
14
4
33
114
1
21
369
53.69
6.22
7.41
45.83
25.17
1.04
35
28.41
86562209
15175845
5395119
19695767
103120330
3332702
11282084
244564056
23.75
4.16
1.48
5.4
28.3
0.91
3.1
67.11
1
29
8
29
12
19
15
2
1
1
0
10
0
8
10
12
2
0
0
1
0
34.48
0
27.59
83.33
63.16
13.33
0
0
100
70760
7046953
1182061
9363785
4378536
6298832
1288060
30039
40301
264002
0.02
1.93
0.32
2.57
1.2
1.73
0.35
0.01
0.01
0.07
69
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Haryana Vikas Party
Indian National Lok Dal
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Janata Party
Kerala Congress
Kerala Congress (M)
Lok Shakti
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Manipur People’s Party
Manipur State Congress Party
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
Nationalist Congress Party
NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)
People’s Democratic Movement
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Republican Party of India
Revolutionary Socialist Party
Shiromani Akali Dal
Sikkim Democratic Front
Shivsena
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
Samajwadi Party
Sikkim Sangram Parishad
Telugu Desam
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
United Democratic Party
United Goans Democratic Party
United Minorities Front, Assam
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
2
5
6
23
26
1
1
10
5
1
2
12
132
13
1
8
61
14
5
9
1
63
14
151
1
34
28
1
1
2
750
654
1945
4648
70
Won
0
5
4
0
0
1
1
0
4
0
1
2
8
0
0
5
7
0
3
2
1
15
1
26
0
29
0
0
0
0
158
10
6
543
Votes
%age
of seats
won
0
100
66.67
0
0
100
100
0
80
0
50
16.67
6.06
0
0
62.5
11.48
0
60
22.22
100
23.81
7.14
17.22
0
85.29
0
0
0
0
21.07
1.53
0.31
11.68
Votes polled
by Party
188731
2002700
454481
974609
167649
365313
357402
40997
1620527
145192
222417
833562
8260311
61635
33164
2377741
10150492
505664
1500817
2502949
107828
5672412
297337
13717021
86466
13297370
2058636
107197
11153
53661
98138763
11738089
9996386
364437294
%age of
votes
polled
0.05
0.55
0.12
0.27
0.05
0.1
0.1
0.01
0.44
0.04
0.06
0.23
2.27
0.02
0.01
0.65
2.79
0.14
0.41
0.69
0.03
1.56
0.08
3.76
0.02
3.65
0.56
0.03
0
0.01
26.93
3.22
2.74
PERFORMANCE OF POLITICAL PARTIES STATE-WISE
IN 2004 & 1999 GENERAL ELECTIONS
Andhra Pradesh-2004
Name of Party
Seats
Votes
Won
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
9
0
0
3006018
8.41
26
0
0
507381
1.42
Communist Party of India
1
1
100
479511
1.34
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1
1
100
373148
1.04
Indian National Congress
34
29
85.29
14861984
41.56
National Parties Total
71
31
43.66
19228042
53.77
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
1
0
0
9458
0.03
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
2
0
0
16313
0.05
Rashtriya Janata Dal
2
0
0
7260
0.02
Samajwadi Party
2
0
0
41770
0.12
Telugu Desam
33
5
15.15
11844811
33.12
State Parties Total
40
5
12.5
11919612
33.33
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
54
6
11.11
3131601
8.76
INDEPENDENTS
114
0
0
1483415
4.15
Total
279
42
15.05
35762670
Bahujan Samaj Party
State Parties
Andhra Pradesh -1999
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Bharatiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties
8
6
7
42
4
67
4
71
Votes
Won
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
7
0
0
5
0
12
87.5
0
0
11.9
0
17.91
3303772
443775
467959
14278099
17793
18511398
9.90
1.33
1.40
42.79
0.05
55.48
0
0
10859
0.03
NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Republican Party of India
Samajwadi Party
Telugu Desam
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
13
1
1
3
34
56
60
102
285
0
0
0
0
29
29
1
0
42
0
0
0
0
85.29
51.79
1.67
0
14.74
61635
1124
1919
16469
13297370
13389376
993515
471195
33365484
0.18
0
0.01
0.05
39.85
40.13
2.98
1.41
Arunachal Pradesh-2004
Name of Party
Seats
Won
Won %
2
1
3
2
0
2
100
0
66.67
207286
38341
245627
53.85
9.96
63.81
1
1
1
3
1
6
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
15.38
76527
6241
4901
87669
4896
46736
384928
19.88
1.62
1.27
22.78
1.27
12.14
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Arunachal Congress
All India Trinamool Congress
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
Arunachal Pradesh-1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Arunachal Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
Total
72
Seats
Won
1
2
3
0
1
1
2
1
6
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
0
100
66.67
69389
242275
311664
16.3
56.92
73.22
0
0
0
0
33.33
70760
33076
103836
10163
425663
16.62
7.77
24.39
2.39
Assam -2004
Name of Party
Seats
Won
Won %
12
1
2
14
29
2
0
0
9
11
16.67
0
0
64.29
37.93
2379524
172332
68627
3637405
6257888
22.94
1.66
0.66
35.07
60.33
12
3
2
0
16.67
0
2069600
108837
19.95
1.05
1
1
1
4
22
18
47
116
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
14
0
0
0
0
9.09
0
2.13
12.07
125966
3533
11757
109088
2428781
294482
1390938
10372089
1.21
0.03
0.11
1.05
23.42
2.84
13.41
Contested
Seats
Won
Won %
12
1
2
14
1
30
2
0
0
10
0
12
16.67
0
0
71.43
0
40
2958058
57735
175522
3808472
1287
7001074
29.84
0.58
1.77
38.42
0.01
70.63
8
8
2
1
6
2
27
14
44
115
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7.14
2.27
12.17
1182061
52385
2700
1276
19842
53661
1311925
671249
928219
9912467
11.92
0.53
0.03
0.01
0.2
0.54
13.24
6.77
9.36
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Asom Gana Parishad
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Janata Dal (United)
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
Revolutionary Socialist Party
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
Assam – 1999
Name of Party
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Asom Gana Parishad
Nationalist Congress Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
United Minorities Front, Assam
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
73
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
Bihar- 2004
Name of Party
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Contested
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
16
40
6
1
4
1
68
5
0
0
0
3
0
8
31.25
0
0
0
75
0
11.76
4272195
1050484
343926
227298
1315935
286357
7496195
14.57
3.58
1.17
0.77
4.49
0.98
25.56
21
0
0
705783
2.41
2
24
26
6
7
32
118
76
200
462
0
6
22
0
0
0
28
4
0
40
0
25
84.62
0
0
0
23.73
5.26
0
8.66
5559
6558538
8994821
21801
23124
684200
16993826
2907868
1931555
29329444
0.02
22.36
30.67
0.07
0.08
2.33
57.94
9.91
6.59
Bihar – 1999
Name of Party
Seats
Votes
Contested
Won
Bharatiya Janata Party
29
23
Bahujan Samaj Party
30
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Won
%
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
79.31
8204850
23.01
0
0
338049
0.95
9
0
0
959705
2.69
2
1
50
350958
0.98
Indian National Congress
16
4
25
3142603
8.81
Janata Dal (Secular)
13
0
0
50023
0.14
Janata Dal (United)
23
18
78.26
7405701
20.77
122
46
37.7
20451889
57.36
National Parties
National Parties Total
74
State Parties
All India Forward Bloc
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Janata Party
Lok Shakti
Nationalist Congress Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Revolutionary Socialist Party
Shivsena
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
United Goans Democratic Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
3
13
9
2
19
36
1
4
6
1
94
94
187
497
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
7
0
1
54
0
0
0
0
0
19.44
0
0
0
0
7.45
0
0.53
10.87
9640
727510
25475
18619
476004
10085302
164
9188
23534
11153
11386589
2331468
1482483
35652429
0.03
2.04
0.07
0.05
1.34
28.29
0
0.03
0.07
0.03
31.94
6.54
4.16
Goa - 2004
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Won
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak
Shivsena
United Goans Democratic Party
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
75
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
2
2
1
1
6
1
0
1
0
2
50
0
100
0
33.33
258750
12015
164432
88629
523826
46.83
2.17
29.76
16.04
94.81
2
2
1
5
5
16
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
12.5
7584
6244
5881
19709
8962
552497
1.37
1.13
1.06
3.57
1.62
Goa – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Nationalist Congress Party
Shivsena
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won
%
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
2
2
2
6
2
0
0
2
100
0
0
33.33
211022
11991
159844
382857
51.49
2.93
39.01
93.43
2
2
4
2
4
16
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
12.5
15517
3227
18744
2059
6134
409794
3.79
0.79
4.57
0.5
1.5
Gujarat – 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
Janata Dal (United)
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
26
20
1
25
1
73
14
0
0
12
0
26
53.85
0
0
48
0
35.62
7204915
225637
16301
6671926
176634
14295413
47.37
1.48
0.11
43.86
1.16
93.98
4
11
15
9
65
162
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
16.05
130403
80352
210755
179681
525055
15210904
0.86
0.53
1.39
1.18
3.45
76
Gujarat- 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Nationalist Congress Party
Republican Party of India
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
26
4
1
26
3
9
69
20
0
0
6
0
0
26
76.92
0
0
23.08
0
0
37.68
7145614
9752
5957
6187113
7657
53957
13410050
52.48
0.07
0.04
45.44
0.06
0.4
98.49
7
3
6
7
23
5
62
159
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16.35
71015
5987
12954
17975
107931
5565
91476
13615022
0.52
0.04
0.1
0.13
0.79
0.04
0.67
Haryana - 2004
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Won
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Forward Bloc
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Indian National Lok Dal
Janata Dal (Secular)
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
77
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
10
10
10
30
1
0
9
10
10
0
90
33.33
1393106
403254
3409950
5206310
17.21
4.98
42.13
64.33
1
1
0
0
0
0
2637
2487
0.03
0.03
10
1
1
2
6
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1815683
1346
1849
5235
137050
1966287
22.43
0.02
0.02
0.06
1.69
24.3
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
32
76
160
0
0
10
0
0
6.25
671368
249413
8093378
8.3
3.08
Haryana – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Haryana Vikas Party
Indian National Lok Dal
Nationalist Congress Party
Republican Party of India
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
5
3
1
10
1
20
5
0
0
0
0
5
100
0
0
0
0
25
2036797
136330
10511
2435752
1124
4620514
29.21
1.96
0.15
34.93
0.02
66.26
2
5
2
1
7
17
3
74
114
0
5
0
0
0
5
0
0
10
0
100
0
0
0
29.41
0
0
8.77
188731
2002700
3940
5176
29393
2229940
10064
112521
6973039
2.71
28.72
0.06
0.07
0.42
31.98
0.14
1.61
Himachal Pradesh – 2004
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Won
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Janata Dal (Secular)
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
78
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
4
4
4
12
1
00
3
4
25
0
75
33.33
1104066
43475
1294988
2442529
44.24
1.74
51.89
97.88
1
1
2
9
23
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
17.39
4453
7092
11545
41412
2495486
0.18
0.28
0.46
1.66
Himachal Pradesh - 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Himachal Vikas Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
3
1
1
4
2
11
3
0
0
0
0
3
100
0
0
0
0
27.27
987167
6512
9720
843225
4100
1850724
46.27
0.31
0.46
39.52
0.19
86.74
1
3
1
5
6
22
1
0
0
1
0
4
100
0
0
20
0
18.18
264002
6711
1991
272704
10276
2133704
12.37
0.31
0.09
12.78
0.48
Jammu & Kashmir – 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Forward Bloc
Janata Dal (Secular)
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic
Party
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
6
3
1
3
13
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
66.67
15.38
515965
49754
18466
623182
1207367
23.04
2.22
0.82
27.83
53.92
4
1
6
4
3
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
33.33
0
33.33
5457
1616
493067
67619
267457
0.24
0.07
22.02
3.02
11.94
1
2
21
12
37
83
0
0
3
0
1
6
0
0
14.29
0
2.7
7.23
1115
5883
842214
24409
165352
2239342
0.05
0.26
37.61
1.09
7.38
79
Jammu & Kashmir – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Janata Party
Lok Shakti
Nationalist Congress Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
6
2
1
5
5
1
20
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
33.33
0
0
0
0
0
10
495715
75943
15649
280065
14421
2193
883986
31.56
4.84
1
17.83
0.92
0.14
56.28
6
4
1
2
3
4
20
15
28
83
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
6
66.67
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
7.23
454481
12666
133
4587
2965
10274
485106
50243
151229
1570564
28.94
0.81
0.01
0.29
0.19
0.65
30.89
3.2
9.63
Karnataka - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Forward Bloc
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
24
9
28
61
18
0
8
26
75
0
28.57
42.62
8732783
305435
9247605
18285823
34.77
1.22
36.82
72.81
1
1
0
0
0
0
3900
12413
0.02
0.05
28
4
1
1
2
0
0
0
7.14
0
0
0
5135205
468682
4268
14388
20.45
1.87
0.02
0.06
80
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
1
3
40
31
40
172
0
0
2
0
0
28
0
0
5
0
0
16.28
27853
19027
5685736
554983
588117
25114659
0.11
0.08
22.64
2.21
2.34
Karnataka – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Nationalist Congress Party
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
19
6
1
28
27
10
91
7
0
0
18
0
3
28
36.84
0
0
64.29
0
30
30.77
6077020
144970
17434
10150765
2425538
2967576
21783303
27.19
0.65
0.08
45.41
10.85
13.28
97.45
5
2
1
8
5
26
130
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
21.54
54950
22346
4707
82003
84000
404368
22353674
0.25
0.1
0.02
0.37
0.38
1.81
Kerala – 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Janata Dal (Secular)
81
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
19
14
4
13
17
67
0
0
3
12
0
15
0
0
75
92.31
0
22.39
1566569
74656
1190526
4754567
4846637
12432955
10.38
0.49
7.89
31.52
32.13
82.41
1
0
0
3270
0.02
1
1
100
340111
2.25
Janata Dal (United)
Kerala Congress
Kerala Congress (M)
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
Rashtriya Lok Dal
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
4
1
1
2
1
11
4
95
177
0
1
0
1
0
3
1
1
20
0
100
0
50
0
27.27
25
1.05
11.3
7806
353905
209880
733228
3485
1651685
307276
694512
15086428
0.05
2.35
1.39
4.86
0.02
10.95
2.04
4.6
Kerala – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Kerala Congress
Kerala Congress (M)
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Shivsena
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
14
5
4
12
17
1
5
58
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
16
0
0
0
66.67
47.06
0
0
27.59
1008047
14331
1164157
4290986
6051905
333023
206950
13069399
6.56
0.09
7.57
27.9
39.35
2.17
1.35
84.99
1
1
2
3
2
9
2
73
142
1
1
2
0
0
4
0
0
20
100
100
100
0
0
44.44
0
0
14.08
365313
357402
810135
5655
4700
1543205
33345
732027
15377976
2.38
2.32
5.27
0.04
0.03
10.04
0.22
4.76
82
Madhya Pradesh- 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
29
28
2
1
29
1
90
25
0
0
0
4
0
29
86.21
0
0
0
13.79
0
32.22
8884913
876871
43462
9936
6289013
24570
16128765
48.13
4.75
0.24
0.05
34.07
0.13
87.38
2
1
3
29
35
45
124
294
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9.86
7074
18334
21323
590090
636821
951456
742198
18459240
0.04
0.1
0.12
3.2
3.45
5.15
4.02
Madhya Pradesh – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Janata Party
Nationalist Congress Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Republican Party of India
Shivsena
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
40
27
1
1
40
4
2
115
29
0
0
0
11
0
0
40
72.5
0
0
0
27.5
0
0
34.78
11811850
1326558
58906
11985
11135161
18073
5561
24368094
46.58
5.23
0.23
0.05
43.91
0.07
0.02
96.1
2
10
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
72611
45456
3842
2467
2213
0.29
0.18
0.02
0.01
0.01
83
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
2
20
41
72
116
344
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
0
0
0
0
11.63
13908
346848
487345
228134
273286
25356859
0.05
1.37
1.92
0.9
1.08
Maharashtra - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
Janata Dal (Secular)
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
26
46
1
3
26
18
120
13
0
0
0
13
9
35
50
0
0
0
50
50
29.17
7745290
1046234
17831
246349
8143246
6271036
23469986
22.61
3.05
0.05
0.72
23.77
18.31
68.52
1
1
2
22
14
40
101
151
412
0
0
0
12
0
12
1
0
48
0
0
0
54.55
0
30
0.99
0
11.65
213731
1921
7628
6888306
269121
7380707
2068757
1333828
34253278
0.62
0.01
0.02
20.11
0.79
21.55
6.04
3.89
Maharashtra – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
26
16
2
3
42
84
Seats
Won
13
0
0
0
10
Won %
50
0
0
0
23.81
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
6995634
105698
20861
172226
9812144
21.18
0.32
0.06
0.52
29.71
Janata Dal (Secular)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Nationalist Congress Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Republican Party of India
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
2
91
1
24
50
26.37
300316
17406879
0.91
52.7
38
1
2
22
2
65
27
78
261
6
0
0
15
0
21
2
1
48
15.79
0
0
68.18
0
32.31
7.41
1.28
18.39
7126760
8290
476825
5567484
116415
13295774
1247568
1081381
33031602
21.58
0.03
1.44
16.86
0.35
40.25
3.78
3.27
Manipur- 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Trinamool Congress
Federal Party of Manipur
Janata Dal (United)
Manipur People’s Party
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
2
1
1
1
5
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
100
0
20
213892
104722
154055
107435
580104
20.65
10.11
14.88
10.37
56.02
1
1
1
1
4
3
12
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
33.33
16.67
20131
88179
37455
77055
222820
232633
1035557
1.94
8.52
3.62
7.44
21.52
22.46
Manipur – 1999
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Won
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India
Indian National Congress
1
1
2
85
0
0
0
Votes
Won %
0
0
0
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
9110
35337
226047
1.02
3.95
25.29
Janata Dal (United)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Federal Party of Manipur
Manipur People’s Party
Manipur State Congress Party
Nationalist Congress Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
1
5
0
0
0
0
28507
299001
3.19
33.46
2
1
2
1
1
7
2
4
18
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
50
100
0
28.57
0
0
11.11
30039
145192
222417
120559
15645
533852
1540
59255
893648
3.36
16.25
24.89
13.49
1.75
59.74
0.17
6.63
Meghalaya - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Trinamool Congress
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
1
2
3
0
1
1
0
50
33.33
58560
309233
367793
8.63
45.55
54.18
1
1
1
5
1
1
0
2
100
100
0
40
191938
191938
119162
678893
28.27
28.27
17.55
Meghalaya – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Hill State People’s Democratic Party
Nationalist Congress Party
People’s Democratic Movement
86
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
2
2
2
6
0
0
1
1
0
0
50
16.67
61849
4455
214324
280628
9.45
0.68
32.75
42.89
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
100
0
40301
182883
33164
6.16
27.95
5.07
United Democratic Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
1
4
2
2
14
0
1
0
0
2
0
25
0
0
14.29
107197
363545
5147
5010
654330
16.38
55.56
0.79
0.77
Mizoram - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
National Parties Total
State Parties
Mizo National Front
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
0
0
1
Votes
Won %
100
100
0
0
33.33
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
0
0
182864
182864
6512
159170
348546
52.46
52.46
1.87
45.67
Mizoram – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
National Parties Total
State Parties
Lok Shakti
Rashtriya Janata Dal
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
7
0
0
0
0
1
1
Won %
0
0
0
0
33.33
14.29
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
0
0
669
2132
2801
10022
278963
291786
0.23
0.73
0.96
3.43
95.61
Nagaland – 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
1
1
87
Seats
Won
0
0
Won %
0
0
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
246109
246109
25.78
25.78
State Parties
Janata Dal (Secular)
Nagaland Peoples Front
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
1
1
2
2
5
0
1
1
0
1
0
100
50
0
20
5149
698128
703277
5333
954719
0.54
73.12
73.66
0.56
Nagaland - 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Lok Shakti
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
100
50
37156
516119
553275
5.12
71.18
76.31
1
1
2
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
20
5763
5763
166007
725045
0.79
0.79
22.9
Orissa - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Biju Janata Dal
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Janata Dal (United)
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Revolutionary Socialist Party
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
9
12
21
42
7
0
2
9
77.78
0
9.52
21.43
3268296
372769
6845738
10486803
19.3
2.2
40.43
61.93
12
2
11
0
91.67
0
5082849
73785
30.02
0.44
1
1
1
1
5
23
0
1
0
0
0
12
0
100
0
0
0
52.17
4021
260529
19250
7811
105595
5553840
0.02
1.54
0.11
0.05
0.62
32.8
88
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
9
26
100
0
0
21
0
0
21
132266
761415
16934324
0.78
4.5
Orissa - 1999
Name of Party
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (United)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Biju Janata Dal
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Janata Party
Nationalist Congress Party
Shivsena
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Contested
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
9
4
3
2
20
2
40
9
0
0
0
2
0
11
100
0
0
0
10
0
27.5
3268201
43160
156001
26344
4901186
3902
8398794
24.63
0.33
1.18
0.2
36.94
0.03
63.3
12
7
1
3
3
26
16
23
105
10
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
21
83.33
0
0
0
0
38.46
0
0
20
4378536
225226
2901
17328
18011
4642002
53232
173693
13267721
33
1.7
0.02
0.13
0.14
34.99
0.4
1.31
Punjab - 2004
Name of Party
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
Seats
Contested
Won
3
13
1
1
11
29
89
3
0
0
0
2
5
Votes
Won %
100
0
0
0
18.18
17.24
Votes
polled by
Party
1071650
784454
260752
185444
3495187
5797487
%age of
votes
polled
10.48
7.67
2.55
1.81
34.17
56.68
State Parties
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Janata Dal (Secular)
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
Shiromani Akali Dal
Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann)
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
1
0
0
7505
0.07
1
1
10
6
1
2
22
21
70
142
0
0
8
0
0
0
8
0
0
13
0
0
80
0
0
0
36.36
0
0
9.15
1080
1833
3506681
387682
3064
3350
3911195
238782
281608
10229072
0.01
0.02
34.28
3.79
0.03
0.03
38.24
2.33
2.75
Punjab – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Forward Bloc
Nationalist Congress Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Republican Party of India
Shiromani Akali Dal
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
3
3
1
1
11
2
2
23
1
0
1
0
8
0
0
10
33.33
0
100
0
72.73
0
0
43.48
801806
336375
327484
190824
3365176
2475
9079
5033219
9.16
3.84
3.74
2.18
38.44
0.03
0.1
57.49
1
3
2
2
9
17
23
57
120
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
13
0
0
0
0
22.22
11.76
4.35
0
10.83
700
7022
1770
8776
2502949
2521217
985249
214840
8754525
0.01
0.08
0.02
0.1
28.59
28.8
11.25
2.45
90
Rajasthan – 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Indian National Lok Dal
Janata Dal (United)
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
25
24
2
2
25
2
80
21
0
0
0
4
0
25
84
0
0
0
16
0
31.25
8494488
548297
64347
89042
7179939
35802
16411915
49.01
3.16
0.37
0.51
41.42
0.21
94.69
2
0
0
28839
0.17
5
1
2
10
20
16
69
185
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13.51
90320
78556
2684
51505
251904
197340
471289
17332448
0.52
0.45
0.02
0.3
1.45
1.14
2.72
Rajasthan - 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Janata Party
Lok Shakti
Nationalist Congress Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
24
16
4
1
25
4
2
76
16
0
0
0
9
0
0
25
66.67
0
0
0
36
0
0
32.89
7826294
457196
68878
80491
7475888
9797
264440
16182984
47.23
2.76
0.42
0.49
45.12
0.06
1.6
97.66
3
2
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11750
6569
33255
8546
0.07
0.04
0.2
0.05
91
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
2
14
30
15
44
165
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
0
15.15
1490
68233
129843
33676
223674
16570177
0.01
0.41
0.78
0.2
1.35
Sikkim – 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Sikkim Democratic Front
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
1
1
0
0
0
0
60258
60258
27.43
27.43
1
1
2
4
1
1
0
1
100
100
0
25
153409
153409
5981
219648
69.84
69.84
2.72
Sikkim – 1999
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Won
National Parties
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Sikkim Democratic Front
Sikkim Sangram Parishad
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
92
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
1
1
0
0
0
0
9762
9762
4.76
4.76
1
1
2
1
4
1
0
1
0
1
100
0
50
0
25
107828
86466
194294
1077
205133
52.56
42.15
94.72
0.53
Tamil Nadu – 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Janata Dal (United)
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
6
30
2
2
10
50
0
0
2
2
10
14
0
0
100
100
100
28
1455899
167619
852981
824524
4134255
7435278
5.07
0.58
2.97
2.87
14.4
25.89
33
3
0
0
0
0
8547014
6886
29.77
0.02
16
20
4
5
3
2
4
90
40
391
571
16
0
4
5
0
0
0
25
0
0
39
100
0
100
100
0
0
0
27.78
0
0
6.83
7064393
884293
1679870
1927367
3985
5154
6645
20125607
205692
947938
28714515
24.6
3.08
5.85
6.71
0.01
0.02
0.02
70.09
0.72
3.3
Tamil Nadu – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
6
2
2
11
3
24
4
0
1
2
0
7
66.67
0
50
18.18
0
29.17
1945286
695762
639516
3022107
41096
6343767
7.14
2.56
2.35
11.1
0.15
23.3
24
10
41.67
6992003
25.68
93
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Forward Bloc
Janata Party
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Nationalist Congress Party
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Shivsena
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
19
8
1
5
1
7
3
1
27
96
44
198
362
12
0
0
4
0
5
0
0
0
31
1
0
39
63.16
0
0
80
0
71.43
0
0
0
32.29
2.27
0
10.77
6298832
61809
20489
1620527
1814
2236821
8062
450
1946899
19187706
1359858
339948
27231279
23.13
0.23
0.08
5.95
0.01
8.21
0.03
0
7.15
70.46
4.99
1.25
Tripura – 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Trinamool Congress
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
1
2
2
5
0
2
0
2
0
100
0
40
103494
911073
189134
1203701
7.82
68.8
14.28
90.9
1
1
0
0
0
0
67379
6475
5.09
0.49
2
2
3
12
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
16.67
73854
14861
31837
1324253
5.58
1.12
2.4
Tripura- 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
1
2
2
5
94
Seats
Won
0
2
0
2
Votes
Won %
0
100
0
40
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
154434
677487
167173
999094
12.82
56.24
13.88
82.94
State Parties
All India Trinamool Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
1
1
1
3
4
5
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
11.76
174154
1895
949
176998
11514
16988
1204594
14.46
0.16
0.08
14.69
0.96
1.41
Uttar Pradesh – 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Indian National Lok Dal
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
77
80
6
2
73
4
242
10
19
0
0
9
0
38
12.99
23.75
0
0
12.33
0
15.7
11810187
13139200
70888
10937
6412293
18871
31462376
22.17
24.67
0.13
0.02
12.04
0.04
59.06
10
0
0
60945
0.11
4
1
3
3
10
10
9
68
118
297
481
1138
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
35
39
2
1
80
0
0
33.33
0
0
30
0
51.47
33.05
0.67
0.21
7.03
12938
1724
425460
10835
38153
2391825
49995
14243280
17235155
2540602
2031483
53269616
0.02
0
0.8
0.02
0.07
4.49
0.09
26.74
32.35
4.77
3.81
95
Uttar Pradesh – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Janata Party
Lok Shakti
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
Republican Party of India
Shivsena
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
77
85
11
2
76
18
2
271
29
14
0
0
10
0
0
53
37.66
16.47
0
0
13.16
0
0
19.56
15020338
12001923
150516
13884
8001685
46943
321294
35556583
27.64
22.08
0.28
0.03
14.72
0.09
0.59
65.42
2
3
5
3
15
2
84
114
213
610
1208
0
0
0
0
0
1
26
27
4
1
85
0
0
0
0
0
50
30.95
23.68
1.88
0.16
7.04
14214
9244
7851
4514
29614
249621
13078834
13393892
3432771
1965746
54348992
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.05
0.46
24.06
24.64
6.32
3.62
West Bengal – 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Forward Bloc
All India Trinamool Congress
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
13
36
3
32
37
1
122
0
0
3
26
6
0
35
0
0
100
81.25
16.22
0
28.69
2983950
331319
1484152
14271042
5385754
9901
24466118
8.06
0.9
4.01
38.57
14.56
0.03
66.12
3
29
3
1
100
3.45
1352423
7786178
3.66
21.04
96
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Revolutionary Socialist Party
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
5
0
0
36726
0.1
3
1
2
4
2
15
64
23
146
355
0
0
0
3
0
0
7
0
0
42
0
0
0
75
0
0
10.94
0
0
11.83
15248
3111
56429
1658787
9462
108514
11026878
301267
1205970
37000233
0.04
0.01
0.15
4.48
0.03
0.29
29.8
0.81
3.26
West Bengal- 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Trinamool Congress
All India Forward Bloc
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Janata Party
Muslim League Kerala State Committee
Nationalist Congress Party
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Revolutionary Socialist Party
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
13
19
3
32
41
4
112
2
0
3
21
3
0
29
15.38
0
100
65.62
7.32
0
25.89
3928424
86250
1223879
12553991
4688932
5773
22487249
11.13
0.24
3.47
35.57
13.29
0.02
63.72
28
3
3
4
5
10
2
4
1
2
62
13
122
309
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
13
0
0
42
28.57
66.67
0
0
0
0
0
75
0
0
20.97
0
0
13.59
9189631
1215911
21873
7543
15576
19517
3510
1500653
7444
6219
11987877
151163
666676
35292965
26.04
3.45
0.06
0.02
0.04
0.06
0.01
4.25
0.02
0.02
33.97
0.43
1.89
97
Chhattisgarh - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Janata Dal (United)
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
11
11
1
1
11
35
10
0
0
0
1
11
90.91
0
0
0
9.09
31.43
3413759
324122
30608
16479
2869260
6654228
47.78
4.54
0.43
0.23
40.16
93.13
1
0
0
5017
0.07
1
1
10
13
20
34
102
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
10.78
3089
5909
78298
92313
123021
275614
7145176
0.04
0.08
1.1
1.29
1.72
3.86
Jharkhand - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Janata Dal (United)
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Nagaland Peoples Front
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
14
14
1
1
9
39
1
0
1
0
6
8
7.14
0
100
0
66.67
20.51
3090365
219247
356058
37688
2007334
5710692
33.01
2.34
3.8
0.4
21.44
61
8
0
0
202343
2.16
5
5
2
2
0
4
0
2
0
80
0
100
356106
1523976
17238
328197
3.8
16.28
0.18
3.51
98
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
1
3
10
36
36
71
182
0
0
0
6
0
0
14
0
0
0
16.67
0
0
7.69
4229
16948
63982
2513019
492955
644647
9361313
0.05
0.18
0.68
26.84
5.27
6.89
Uttarakhand - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
5
3
1
5
14
3
0
0
1
4
60
0
0
20
28.57
1095316
180885
4360
1024062
2304623
40.98
6.77
0.16
38.31
86.22
2
0
0
8112
0.3
2
2
5
4
15
7
18
54
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
5
0
0
20
0
6.67
0
0
9.26
3683
7071
212085
43899
274850
17304
76094
2672871
0.14
0.26
7.93
1.64
10.28
0.65
2.85
Andaman & Nicobar Islands - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
1
1
1
1
1
5
99
Seats
Won
0
0
0
1
0
1
Votes
Won %
0
0
0
100
0
20
Votes
polled by
Party
55294
1122
4175
85794
2364
148749
%age of
votes
polled
35.95
0.73
2.71
55.77
1.54
96.7
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
1
0
0
1448
0.94
1
2
4
12
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
8.33
1448
989
2639
153825
0.94
0.64
1.72
Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Nationalist Congress Party
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
1
1
2
1
0
1
100
0
50
76891
62944
139835
52.74
43.17
95.91
1
1
2
5
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
20
1015
1015
4941
145791
0.7
0.7
3.39
Chandigarh - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Indian National Lok Dal
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
1
1
1
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
100
33.33
94632
6203
139880
240715
35.22
2.31
52.06
89.6
1
1
3
10
17
00
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
5.88
17762
17762
997
9196
268670
6.61
6.61
0.37
3.42
100
Chandigarh – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
1
1
1
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
100
33.33
127475
7781
132924
268180
45.07
2.75
47
94.82
1
1
2
10
16
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
6.25
4853
4853
883
8900
282816
1.72
1.72
0.31
3.15
Dadra & Nager Haveli - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
1
1
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13178
725
1158
21772
1576
38409
15.56
0.86
1.37
25.7
1.86
45.35
1
1
2
1
2
10
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
100
0
10
5823
941
6764
34665
4865
84703
6.87
1.11
7.99
40.93
5.74
101
Dadra & Nager Haveli – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Shivsena
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
14975
10601
25576
20.83
14.74
35.57
1
1
2
5
0
0
1
1
0
0
50
20
14029
14029
32300
71905
19.51
19.51
44.92
Daman & Diu - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
State Parties Total
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
1
1
1
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
100
33.33
26916
1152
27523
55591
48.42
2.07
49.51
100
0
3
0
1
0
33.33
0
55591
0
Daman & Diu – 1999
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Shivsena
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
102
Seats
Won
Votes
Won %
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
100
50
21910
25136
47046
43.13
49.48
92.61
1
1
1
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
25
332
332
3422
50800
0.65
0.65
6.74
Delhi - 2004
Name of Party
Contested
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
All India Forward Bloc
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
Shivsena
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Seats
Won
Won %
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
7
7
7
21
1
0
6
7
14.29
0
85.71
33.33
1677833
102269
2261199
4041301
40.67
2.48
54.81
97.95
1
2
1
1
5
33
70
129
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5.43
638
626
165
1074
2503
29706
52322
4125832
0.02
0.02
0
0.03
0.06
0.72
1.27
Delhi - 1999
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Votes
Won %
Won
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
National Parties Total
State Parties
Nationalist Congress Party
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
7
3
7
1
18
7
0
0
0
7
100
0
0
0
38.89
1963125
85017
1591682
52721
3692545
51.75
2.24
41.96
1.39
97.34
6
3
9
18
52
97
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
7.22
6367
5242
11609
25661
63673
3793488
0.17
0.14
0.31
0.68
1.68
103
Lakshadweep - 2004
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Won %
Won
National Parties
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Janata Dal (United)
Samajwadi Party
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
Total
Votes
Votes
%age of
polled by
votes
Party
polled
1
1
0
0
0
0
15526
15526
48.79
48.79
1
1
2
1
4
0
0
1
0
1
100
0
50
0
25
15597
229
15826
468
31820
49.02
0.72
49.74
1.47
Lakshadweep – 1999
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Votes
Won %
Won
National Parties
Indian National Congress
Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (United)
National Parties Total
State Parties
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
1
100
0
0
33.33
16113
542
12924
29579
53.96
1.82
43.28
99.06
0
1
4
0
0
1
0
0
25
0
281
29860
0
0.94
Puducherry - 2004
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Votes
Won %
Won
National Parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
National Parties Total
State Parties
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation)
Janata Dal (United)
104
Votes
polled by
Party
%age of
votes
polled
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
172472
2665
175137
35.65
0.55
36.2
1
0
0
1359
0.28
1
0
0
27546
5.69
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Rashtriya Janata Dal
State Parties Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised) PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
Total
1
1
4
1
14
21
1
0
1
0
0
1
100
0
25
0
0
4.76
241653
1328
271886
1601
35192
483816
49.95
0.27
56.2
0.33
7.27
Puducherry - 1999
Name of Party
Seats
Contested
Votes
Won %
Won
National Parties
Indian National Congress
National Parties Total
State Parties
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
State Parties Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Votes
polled by
Party
1
1
1
1
100
100
165108
165108
37.17
37.17
1
1
2
6
9
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
11.11
140920
111737
252657
26397
444162
31.73
25.16
56.88
5.94
An elderly lady being carried on a bicycle to a polling station of
Nowgong Parliamentary of Assam during General Elections 2004 on
April 26, 2004.
105
%age of
votes
polled
PERFORMANCE OF PARTIES IN SC CONSTITUENCIES IN 2004
State
AIFB BJD BJP BSP CPI CPM DMK INC
Andhra
Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal
Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya
Pradesh
Maharashtra
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Tamil
Nadu
Uttar
Pradesh
West
1
Bengal
Chhattis
garh
Jhar
khand
Uttar
anchal
Delhi
Total
1
JD
(S)
JD LJN MD PMK RJD RLD RPI RSP SAD SHS SP TDP Total
(U) SP MK
(A)
Seats
5
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
7
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
4
1
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
1
3
3
5
1
1
1
7
1
1
7
5
17
2
8
2
2
1
1
1
3
18
6
5
2
6
3
1
14
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
A family of voters going together on a camel cart
towards the polling station to cast their votes in Barmer,
Rajasthan during the third phase of General Election-2004
on May 5, 2004.
106
2
3
2
8
1
1
1
79
PERFORMANCE OF PARTIES IN ST CONSTITUENCIES IN 2004
State
BJP
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Mizoram
Orissa
Rajasthan
Tripura
West Bengal
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Dadra & Nager Haveli
Lakshadweep
Total
BNP
CPM
INC
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
4
1
IND
JD(U)
JMM
MNF
RSP
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
1
15
1
3
14
2
1
1
3
1
Tribal women displaying their Photo Identity Cards at the polling booth at Koraput in
Orissa during the first phase of General Elections-2004 on April 20, 2004.
107
1
State
Total
2
2
4
5
4
1
1
5
3
1
2
4
5
1
1
41
PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN IN 2004 & 1999 ELECTIONS
General Elections-2004
PARTY
1. BJP
2. BSP
3. CPI
4. CPM
5. INC
6. NCP
NATIONAL
PARTIES
STATE PARTIES
REGISTERED
(Unrecognised)
PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
TOTAL
SEATS
CONTESTED WON
30
10
20
1
2
8
5
45
12
5
2
110
30
66
62
14
1
117
355
45
%age
FD*
3
16
1
1
5
3
29
WON
33.33%
5.00%
62.50%
26.67%
40.00%
27.27%
FD*
10.00%
80.00%
50.00%
12.50%
11.11%
60.00%
26.36%
VALID
VOTES
6940884
1081843
292866
2730678
11922098
787051
23755420
33
60
21.21%
1.61%
50.00%
96.77%
10241047
928616
117
239
12.68%
100.00%
67.32%
744908
35669991
General Elections-1999
PARTY
1. BJP
2. BSP
3. CPI
4. CPM
5. INC
6. JD(S)
7. JD(U)
NATIONAL
PARTIES
STATE PARTIES
REGISTERED
(Unrecognised)
PARTIES
INDEPENDENTS
TOTAL
CONTESTED
25
11
4
5
51
5
3
104
SEATS
WON
15
1
1
3
14
0
1
35
55
47
13
0
78
284
1
FD*
1
9
3
2
13
5
2
35
WON
60.00%
9.09%
25.00%
60.00%
27.45%
0.00
33.33%
33.65%
%age
FD*
4.00%
81.82%
75.00%
40.00%
25.49%
100.00%
66.67%
33.65%
VALID
VOTES
6868355
648158
461068
1318834
10823461
114577
364498
20598951
26
46
23.64%
-
47.27%
97.87%
8723560
693842
1.28%
17.25%
97.44%
64.44%
819441
88152641
76
49
183
*Forefeited Deposit
108
PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN CANDIDATES IN STATES & UTs
IN 2004 ELECTIONS
Sl. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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11
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14
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18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Name of the State/Union Territory
Total Seats
ANDHRA PRADESH
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
ASSAM
BIHAR
GOA
GUJARAT
HARYANA
HIMACHAL PRADESH
JAMMU & KASHMIR
KARNATAKA
KERALA
MADHYA PRADESH
MAHARASHTRA
MANIPUR
MEGHALAYA
MIZORAM
NAGALAND
ORISSA
PUNJAB
RAJASTHAN
SIKKIM
TAMIL NADU
TRIPURA
UTTAR PRADESH
WEST BENGAL
CHHATTISGARH
JHARKHAND
UTTARAkhand
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
CHANDIGARH
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
DAMAN & DIU
DELHI
LAKSHADWEEP
PONDICHERRY
Total
42
2
14
40
2
26
10
4
6
28
20
29
48
2
2
1
1
21
13
25
1
39
2
80
42
11
14
5
1
1
1
1
7
1
1
543
109
No. of Women
Contestants
Elected
21
0
6
14
1
11
8
2
4
10
15
30
29
1
0
0
0
9
10
17
0
23
0
61
34
12
13
5
1
1
1
0
15
0
1
355
Forfeited
Deposit
3
0
0
3
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
5
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
4
0
7
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
45
12
0
5
9
1
6
5
1
3
6
10
23
21
1
0
0
0
4
4
12
0
17
0
37
24
10
9
4
1
1
1
0
12
0
0
239
WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN GENERAL ELECTIONS 2004
STATE/UT
WOMEN
ELECTORS
WOMEN
VOTERS
POLL %
WOMEN
TOTAL
1. ANDHRA PRADESH
25791224
17384444
67.40%
69.95%
2 . ARUNACHAL PRADESH
332470
183909
55.32%
56.35%
3 . ASSAM
7193283
4701710
65.36%
69.11%
4 . BIHAR
23506264
12134913
51.62%
58.02%
5 . GOA
465320
264934
56.94%
58.77%
6 . GUJARAT
16333302
6543424
40.06%
45.18%
7 . HARYANA
5659926
3554361
62.80%
65.72%
8 . HIMACHAL PRADESH
2053167
1211994
59.03%
59.71%
9 . JAMMU & KASHMIR
2899880
841489
29.02%
35.20%
10 . KARNATAKA
18986838
11962519
63.00%
65.14%
11 . KERALA
10957045
7567329
69.06%
71.45%
12 . MADHYA PRADESH
18361940
7124280
38.80%
48.09%
13 . MAHARASHTRA
30223732
15263748
50.50%
54.38%
14 . MANIPUR
790456
512834
64.88%
67.41%
15 . MEGHALAYA
640720
377125
58.86%
52.69%
16 . MIZORAM
276505
170000
61.48%
63.60%
17 . NAGALAND
494319
446002
90.23%
91.77%
18 . ORISSA
12460298
7929405
63.64%
66.06%
19 . PUNJAB
7963105
4794658
60.21%
61.59%
20 . RAJASTHAN
16563357
7290569
44.02%
49.97%
21 . SIKKIM
136199
102890
75.54%
77.95%
22 . TAMIL NADU
23982970
13642797
56.89%
60.81%
23 . TRIPURA
954854
604452
63.30%
67.08%
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STATE/UT
WOMEN
ELECTORS
WOMEN
VOTERS
POLL %
24 . UTTAR PRADESH
50295882
20720447
41.20%
48.16%
25 . WEST BENGAL
22639342
17066370
75.38%
78.04%
26 . CHHATTISGARH
6814700
3100827
45.50%
52.09%
27 . JHARKHAND
7898175
3801786
48.13%
55.69%
28 . UTTARAKHAND
2724433
1197917
43.97%
48.07%
29 . ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
110143
70284
63.81%
63.66%
30 . CHANDIGARH
235246
117886
50.11%
51.14%
31 . DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
57622
40904
70.99%
69.04%
32 . DAMAN & DIU
39637
29751
75.06%
70.16%
33. NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
3809550
1697944
44.57%
47.09%
34 . LAKSHADWEEP
19153
16122
84.17%
81.52%
35 . PONDICHERRY
326009
244202
74.91%
76.07%
TOTAL
321997066
172714226
53.64%
58.07%
A long queue of voters in front of a polling station of Nowgong Parliamentary
Constituency of Assam during General Elections 2004 on April 26, 2004.
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SIZE OF ELECTORATE & VALID VOTES POLLED
IN GENERAL ELECTIONS 2004
Sl.
No.
Name of the State/Union
Territory
Total
electors
Electors
who voted
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
ANDHRA PRADESH
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
ASSAM
BIHAR
GOA
GUJARAT
HARYANA
HIMACHAL PRADESH
JAMMU & KASHMIR
KARNATAKA
KERALA
MADHYA PRADESH
MAHARASHTRA
MANIPUR
MEGHALAYA
MIZORAM
NAGALAND
ORISSA
PUNJAB
RAJASTHAN
SIKKIM
TAMIL NADU
TRIPURA
UTTAR PRADESH
WEST BENGAL
CHHATTISGARH
JHARKHAND
UTTARAKHAND
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS
CHANDIGARH
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
DAMAN & DIU
DELHI
LAKSHADWEEP
PONDICHERRY
51146342
684034
15014874
50559672
941167
33675062
12320557
4181995
6368115
38592095
21125473
38390101
63012208
1536510
1289374
549959
1041433
25651989
16615399
34712385
281937
47252271
1978222
110624490
47437431
13719442
16812339
5562637
241645
527684
122681
79232
8763475
39033
636667
112
35776275
385446
10377354
29332306
553105
15213501
8097064
2497149
2241729
25139122
15093960
18463451
34263317
1035696
679321
349799
955690
16945092
10233165
17346549
219769
28732954
1327000
53278071
37021478
7146189
9363363
2673832
153841
269849
84703
55591
4126443
31820
484336
valid
votes
polled
35762670
384928
10372089
29329444
552497
15210904
8093378
2495486
2239342
25114659
15086428
18459240
34253278
1035557
678893
348546
954719
16934324
10229072
17332448
219648
28714515
1324253
53269616
37000233
7145176
9361313
2672871
153825
268670
84703
55591
4125832
31820
483816
%age
of valid
votes
99.96
99.87
99.95
99.99
99.89
99.98
99.95
99.93
99.89
99.9
99.95
99.98
99.97
99.99
99.94
99.64
99.9
99.94
99.96
99.92
99.94
99.93
99.79
99.98
99.94
99.99
99.98
99.96
99.99
99.56
100
100
99.99
100
99.89
Percentage
of invalid
votes
0.04
0.13
0.05
0.01
0.11
0.02
0.05
0.07
0.11
0.1
0.05
0.02
0.03
0.01
0.06
0.36
0.1
0.06
0.04
0.08
0.06
0.06
0.21
0.02
0.06
0.01
0.02
0.04
0.01
0.44
0
0
0.01
0
0.11
VOTES POLLED BY WINNERS AS PERCENTAGE OF VOTERS IN
GENERAL ELECTIONS 2004
Groups
Below 20%
20% to 30%
31% to 40%
41% to 50%
51% to 60%
61% to 70%
Above 70%
Total
No. of Winners
00
16
95
214
176
36
06
543
VOTES POLLED BY WINNERS AS PERCENTAGE OF ELECTORS
IN GENERAL ELECTIONS 2004
Groups
Below 10%
11% to 20%
21% to 30%
31% to 40%
41% to 50%
51% to 60%
61% to 70%
Above 70%
Total
No. of Winners
02
93
220
186
36
04
02
00
543
113
NUMBER OF POLLING STATIONS
IN GENERAL ELECTIONS 1999 AND 2004
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No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
States/Union
Territory
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh *
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand *
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand *
West Bengal
A & N Islands
Chandigarh
D & N Haveli
Daman & Diu
Lakshadweep
NCT of Delhi
Pondicherry
Total
Number of Polling Stations
General Elections 1999
60,960
1,741
17,653
83,170
0*
1,135
35,053
15,449
6,230
6,513
0*
44,497
23,007
56,455
74,111
2,001
1,576
782
1,581
30,015
18,220
40,869
336
54,847
2,367
123,862
0*
61,514
370
645
123
82
43
8,666
778
774,651
Number of Polling Stations
General Elections 2004
56,036
1,756
17,646
49,683
15,669
1,003
36,826
12,574
6,232
7,215
17,061
39,788
20,333
42,312
62,476
2,003
1,582
798
1,586
26,250
15,649
35,835
349
45,729
2,372
102,359
6,819
48,775
329
407
128
84
40
9,141
557
687402
* States constituted after General Elections 1999.
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INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2004
• First General Elections to the Lok Sabha conducted completely by using Electronic Voting Machines in all
Polling Stations .
• 671,487,930 electorates registered in the electoral rolls.
• 5435 candidates contested the elections for which 6,87,402 polling stations set up.
• 3050 candidates represented 215 political parties and 2385 candidates were Independents.
• Polling station with least number of electors: Only ONE voter in Polling station No. - 29; (Dharampur) in
Miao Assembly segment of Arunachal East Parliamentary Constituency .
• Parliamentary Constituency with largest number of electors - 3368399 (Outer Delhi).
• Parliamentary Constituency with lowest number of elctors - 39033 (Lakshadweep).
• Maximum contestants in a Parliamentary Constituency - 35 (Madras South)
• Maximum Women contestants in a State - 61 (UP)
• Minimum women contestants in a State -1 (Goa)
• Maximum women winners - 7 (UP)
• Out of 543 elected MPs, 45 were women.
• Maximum age of the candidate-94 years (Ramchandra Veerappa in Bidar, Karnataka)
• Minimum age of the candidate - 25 years (Many).
• Maximum age of the winning candidate-94 years (Ramchandra Veerappa in Bidar, Karnataka)
• Minimum age of the winning candidate-26 years Sachin Pilot in Dausa (Rajasthan)
• Maximum votes secured - Sajjan Kumar Outer Delhi - 855543
• Minimum votes secured - Ashok Kumar Chandni Chowk- 45
• Minimum votes secured by a winner - Dr. P. Pookunhikoya - 15597 votes (Lakshadweep).
• Maximum margin, Arambagh in West Bengal with 592502 votes. The runner -up lost his deposit.
• Minimum margin, Lakshadweep, 71 Votes
• Average age of the elected MPs is 52.63 Years.
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Largest 5 Parliamentary Constituencies, area wise, in General Elections 2004
AREA
(sq. km)
STATE / UT NAME
JAMMU & KASHMIR
Ladakh
173266.37
RAJASTHAN
Barmer
71601.24
GUJARAT
Kutch
41644.55
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Arunachal West
40572.29
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Arunachal East
39749.64
Smallest 5 Parliamentary Constituencies, area wise, in General Elections 2004
AREA
(sq. km)
STATE / UT NAME
NCT OF DELHI
Delhi Sadar
28.09
MAHARASHTRA
Mumbai South Central
18.31
MAHARASHTRA
Mumbai South
13.73
WEST BENGAL
Calcutta North West
13.23
NCT OF DELHI
Chandni Chowk
10.59
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT INDELIBLE INK
• Indelible ink is a not an ordinary ink. Once applied on the finger it dries up in 60 seconds
and remains for a few months. It cannot be removed by any chemical, detergents or oil.
• Ink is applied on voter’s finger as a line from the top end of the nail to the bottom of the
first joint of the left fore finger with effect from 1.2.2006. Earlier, the ink was applied on
the joint of nail and skin.
• In the case of proxy voting, ink is applied on the middle finger of the left hand of proxy.
• Ink plays an important role for conducting fair and impartial elections to control fake
voting.
• Ensures each voter exercise only one vote.
• Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited, a Government of Karnataka undertaking,
manufactures this special ink and also exports to many countries.
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An old lady of 109 years being brought to a polling booth to cast her vote in New Delhi on May 10, 2004.
117
118
III
MISCELLANEOUS
STATISTICS
119
120
FACTS ABOUT SUCCESSIVE GENERAL ELECTIONS
There has been a marked increase in the total number of candidates contesting the elections. While
in 1952 there were 1874 candidates for 489 elective seats, the number steadily increased to 2784
candidates in 1971. The 1980 elections saw an increase in the number candidates to 4629. The
9th General elections had 6160 candidates in the fray, while in the 10th General Elections, 8668
candidates contested for 543 elective seats. In the Eleventh General Elections , 13952 candidates
contested for the 543 seats, which were reduced drastically to 4750 candidates in 12th Lok Sabha,
because of increase of security deposit amount in August 1996. In the General Elections 2004 , 5435
candidates contested the elections, for which Election Commission set up 6,87,402 polling stations
. First time, the General Elections were conducted using 8.50 lakh Electronic Voting Machines in the
country replacing completely the traditional system of ballot papers and ballot boxes. 671,487,930
were the registered electorates , out of which 389,948,330 exercised their voting rights.
Year
Total
Number of
Seats
Total
number of
Candidates
1952
1957
1962
1967
1971
1977
1980
1984
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999
2004
489
494
494
520
518
542
542
542
543
543
543
543
543
543
1,874
1,519
1,985
2,369
2,784
2,439
4,629
5,312
6,160
8,668
13952
4750
4648
5435
Total
Electorate
173,212,343
193,652,179
216,361,569
248,904,300
274,189,132
321,174,327
356,205,329
399,816,294
498,906,129
498,363,801@
592,572,288
605,880,192
619,536,847
671,487,930
@ Excluding Jammu & Kashmir
121
Total number of
Votes Polled
--------120,513,915
119,904,284
152,724,611
151,536,802
194,263,915
202,752,893
249,585,334
309,050,495
282,700,942
343,308,090
375,441,739
371,669,104
389,948,330
Total Number
of Polling
Stations
-----220,478
238,031
243,693
342,918
373,910
436,813
505,751
580,798
576,353@
767,462
773,494
774,651
687,402
NUMBER OF CONTESTANTS AND WINNERS IN GENERAL ELECTIONS
General
Election
Year
Number of
Seats
vailable
For
Election
Total
Number of
contestants
Average
number of
contestants
per seat
Male
Total
Number
contesting
Elected
Female
%age
winning
Contesting Elected
Percentage
winning
First
1952
489
1874
3.83
-
-
-
-
-
-
Second
1957
494
1519
3.07
1474
472
32.02
45
22
48.89
Third
1962
494
1985
4.01
1919
463
24.12
66
31
46.97
Fourth
1967
520
2369
4.55
2302
491
21.32
67
29
43.28
Fifth
1971
518
2784
5.37
2698
497
18.42
86
21
24.41
Sixth
1977
542
2439
4.50
2369
523
22.07
70
19
27.14
Seventh
1980
542
4629
8.54
4486
514
11.45
143
28
19.58
Eighth
1984
542
5312
9.80
5150
500
9.70
162
42
25.93
Ninth
1989
543
6160
11.34
5962
514
8.62
198
29
14.65
Tenth
1991
543
8668
15.96
8342
506
6.06
326
37
11.35
Eleventh
1996
543
13952
25.69
13353
503
3.76
599
40
6.68
Twelfth
1998
543
4750
8.75
4476
500
11.17
274
43
15.69
Thirteenth
1999
543
4648
8.56
4364
494
11.31
284
49
17.25
Fourteenth
2004
543
5435
10.01
5080
498
9.80
355
45
12.68
Note : Total no. of contestants include the number of candidates elected unopposed, if any.
Male voters at a long queue in front of a polling booth in Hazaribagh Parliamentary
Constituency of Jharkhand during the first phase of General Elections-2004 on April 20, 2004.
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REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN MEMBERS FROM
FIRST TO FOURTEENTH LOK SABHA
The representation of women in the successive Lok Sabhas has remained between 19 and 49. The Thirteenth
Lok Sabha had a maximum of 49 members representing 9.02 % of the total strength of the Lower House. The
12th Lok Sabha had 43 women members who constituted 7.91% of the total strength of the House. The 6th
Lok Sabha had the lowest representation of women members with only 19 members. They represented 3.50
% of the total strength of the Lower House.
Lok Sabha
Total No.
of seats
Number of
Women
contestants
No. of
Women
Members
elected
Percentage
to the total
seats
Percentage of
total number
of women
contestants
First - 1952
489
-
-
-
-
Second-1957
494
45
22
4.45
48.89
Third-1962
494
66
31
6.27
46.97
Fourth-1967
520
67
29
5.57
43.28
Fifth-1971
518
86
21
4.05
24.41
Sixth-1977
542
70
19
3.50
27.14
Seventh-1980
542
143
28
5.16
19.58
Eighth-1984
542
162
42
7.74
25.93
Nineth-1989
543
198
29
5.34
14.64
Tenth—1991
543
326
37
7.10
11.35
Eleventh—1996
543
599
40
7.36
6.68
Twelfth-1998
543
274
43
7.91
15.69
Thirteenth-1999
543
284
49
9.02
17.25
Fourteenth-2004
543
355
45
8.29
12.67
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PERFORMANCE OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES FROM FIRST TO
FOURTEENTH LOK SABHA
Year of the
Election
Total Number of
Contestants
Total No. of
Independent
Candidates
Number of
Independent
Candidates
Elected
Total No. of
Independents
Candidates
Forfeited
Deposits
First - 1952
1874
533
37
360
Second-1957
1519
481
42
324
Third-1962
1985
479
20
378
Fourth-1967
2369
866
35
747
Fifth-1971
2784
1134
14
1066
Sixth-1977
2439
1224
9
1190
Seventh-1980
4629
2826
9
2794
Eighth-1984
5312
3791
5
3745
Nineth-1989
6160
3712
12
3672
Tenth—1991
8668
5514
5
5497
Eleventh—1996
13952
10635
9
10604
Twelfth-1998
4750
1915
6
1898
Thirteenth-1999
4648
1945
6
1928
Fourteenth-2004
5435
2385
5
2370
A Kashmiri migrant woman from Baramula casting her vote
at the Mishriwala Camp in Jammu during the first phase of
General Elections-2004 on April 20, 2004.
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VOTING PERCENTAGE IN ALL GENERAL ELECTIONS
General Election
Year
Male
Female
Total
percentage
First
1952
-
-
61.22
Second
1957
-
-
62.20
Third
1962
63.31
46.63
55.42
Fourth
1967
66.73
55.48
61.33
Fifth
1971
60.90
49.11
55.29
Sixth
1977
65.63
54.91
60.49
Seventh
1980
62.16
51.22
56.92
Eighth
1984
68.18
58.60
63.56
Nineth
1989
66.13
57.32
61.95
Tenth
1991
61.58
51.35
56.93
Eleventh
1996
62.06
53.41
57.94
Twelfth
1998
65.72
57.88
61.97
Thirteenth
1999
63.97
55.64
59.99
Fourteenth
2004
61.66
53.30
57.65
* Calculated on the basis of valid votes polled.
Note : Sex-wise break-up of electors is not available for First & Second General Elections.
A long queue of voters in front of a polling booth of West Tripura
Parliamentary Constituency during General Elections-2004 on
April 22, 2004.
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EXPENDITURE ON LOK SABHA ELECTIONS
The following statement shows the total expenditure incurred in the revision of electoral rolls
and the conducting of Elections to the Lok Sabha, since the First General Elections held in 1952
Expenditure Incurred
Year of Elections
Total Amount (in Rs.) (Provisional)
1952
10,45,00,000
1957
5,90,00,000
1962
7,32,00,000
1967
10,79,69,000
1971
11,60,87,450
1977
23,03,68,000
1980
54,77,39,000
1984
81,51,34,000
1989
1,54,22,00,000
1991
359,10,24,679
1996
597,34,41,000
1998
666,22,16,000*
1999
880,00,00,000**
2004
1300,00,00,000***
* Including the demand of election expenditure incurred on Andhra Pradesh and Maharastra
** Approximate figures
*** Provisional
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POLL DATES OF ALL LOK SABHA ELECTIONS
Year of Election
1951-52
Period of Poll*
October 1951, December 1951, February 1952
1957
24th February to 14th March, 1957
1962
19th – 25th February, 1962
1967
17th to 21st February, 1967
1971
1st to 10th March, 1971
1977
16th to 20th March, 1977
1980
3rd to 6th January, 1980
1984
24th to 28th December, 1984
1989
22nd to 26th November, 1989
1991
20th May to 15th June, 1991
1996
27th April, 1996, 2nd to 30th May 1996
1998
16th to 23rd February, 1998
1999
September 5, 11, 18, 25, 3rd to 6th October 1999
2004
20th April to 10th May, 2004
* Period of Election indicates the first day of the Poll and the last day of the Poll of the Election.
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SIZE OF ELECTORATE –STATES &UNION TERRITORIES
DURING 1998,1999 & 2004 ELECTIONS
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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10
11
12
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14
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17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Name of State/Union Territory
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh*
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand*
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand*
West Bengal
Total
* States Constituted after 1999
Total Electors
1998
232013
49133135
565621
14277806
58766580
531146
0
95832
71934
8297622
880746
28770306
11086895
3628864
5022782
0
33098338
21188712
36738
44607368
56205250
1330209
1157494
442457
926569
23393600
665486
15344540
29751400
236494
45577788
1727463
101982480
0
46846524
605880192
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Total Electors
1999
247384
49654389
611572
14290673
58788098
585006
0
98376
72216
8712530
908849
29512402
11038955
3786479
5030094
0
34284098
22058901
37619
46915473
56853196
1372339
1178250
449406
955914
24187490
701990
15717304
31106488
255377
47733664
1796055
102946404
0
47649856
619536847
Total Electors
2004
241645
51146342
684034
15014874
50559672
527684
13719442
122681
79232
8763475
941167
33675062
12320557
4181995
6368115
16812339
38592095
21125473
39033
38390101
63012208
1536510
1289374
549959
1041433
25651989
636667
16615399
34712385
281937
47252271
1978222
110624490
5562637
47437431
671487930
CANDIDATES FIELDED AND SEATS WON BY PARTIES
IN 1998, 1999 AND 2004 GENERAL ELECTIONS
Category
1998
1999
2004
National Parties
1493(387)
1299(369)
1351(364)
State Parties
471(101)
750(158)
801(159)
Regd. Parties
871(49)
654(10)
898(15)
Independents
1915(6)
1945(6)
2385(5)
Note : Figures in brackets represent seats won by each group
PERCENTAGE OF VALID VOTES POLLED BY PARTIES
Category
1998
1999
2004
National Parties
67.98
67.11
62.89
State Parties
18.79
26.93
28.90
Regd. Parties
10.87
3.22
3.96
Independents
2.37
2.74
4.25
Poll personnel applying indelible ink to a woman voter in old
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh during the third phase of General
Election-2004 on May 5, 2004.
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130
IV
PERFORMANCE OF PARTIES
IN ANDHRA PRADESH,
ORISSA & SIKKIM ASSEMBLY
ELECTIONS, 2004
131
132
ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION IN 2004
PARTY
National Parties
SEATS
VOTES POLLED
CONTESTED
WON
VOTES
PERCENTAGE
BJP
27
2
942008
2.63%
BSP
160
1
440719
1.23%
CPI
12
6
545867
1.53%
CPM
14
9
656721
1.84%
INC
234
185
13793461
38.56%
Total
447
203
16378776
45.79%
STATE PARTIES & PARTIES
FROM OTHER STATES
313
48
13619733
38.08%
313
48
13619733
38.08%
264
32
3419689
9.56%
Total
264
32
3419689
9.56%
INDEPENDENTS
872
11
2349436
6.57%
Total
872
11
2349436
6.57%
Grand Total
1896
294
35767634
Total
REGISTERED (Unrecognised)
PARTIES
ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION IN 1999
PARTY
SEATS
National Parties
VOTES POLLED
CONTESTED
WON
VOTES
PERCENTAGE
BJP
24
12
1223481
3.67%
BSP
48
0
58468
0.18%
CPI
45
0
539700
1.62%
CPM
48
2
567761
1.70%
INC
293
91
13526309
40.61%
JD (S)
23
0
7804
0.02%
Total
481
105
15923523
47.80%
STATE PARTIES
409
180
14700655
44.13%
Total
409
180
14700655
44.13%
452
4
1092423
3.28%
TOTAL
452
4
1092423
3.28%
INDEPENDENTS
762
5
1593015
4.78%
Total
762
5
1593015
4.78%
Grand Total
2104
294
33309616
REGISTERED (Unrecognised)
PARTIES
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ORISSA STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION IN 2004
PARTY
National Parties
BJP
BSP
CPI
CPM
INC
Total
STATE PARTIES & PARTIES
FROM OTHER STATES
Total
REGISTERED
(Unrecognised) PARTIES
Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Grand Total
SEATS
CONTESTED
63
86
6
3
133
291
157
WON
32
0
1
1
38
72
65
VOTES POLLED
VOTES
PERCENTAGE
2898105
17.11%
326724
1.93%
129989
0.77%
93159
0.55%
5896713
34.82%
9344690
55.18%
5168081
30.52%
157
59
65
2
5168081
355035
30.52%
2.10%
59
295
295
802
2
8
8
147
355035
2065650
2065650
16933456
2.10%
12.20%
12.20%
ORISSA STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION IN 2000
PARTY
National Parties
BJP
BSP
CPI
CPM
INC
JD (S)
JD (U)
NCP
TOTAL
STATE PARTIES
Total
REGISTERED
(Unrecognised) PARTIES
Total
INDEPENDENTS
Total
Grand Total
SEATS
CONTESTED
63
105
29
15
145
24
8
31
420
191
191
21
WON
38
0
1
1
26
1
0
0
67
72
72
0
21
236
236
868
0
8
8
147
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VOTES POLLED
VOTES
PERCENTAGE
2570074
18.20%
162184
1.15%
172398
1.22%
109256
0.77%
4770654
33.78%
118978
0.84%
48135
6.33%
34986
0.25%
7986665
56.54%
4617102
32.69%
4617102
32.69%
14486
0.10%
14486
1506216
1506216
14124469
0.10%
10.66%
10.66%
SIKKIM STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION IN 2004
PARTY
SEATS
National Parties
VOTES POLLED
CONTESTED
WON
VOTES
PERCENTAGE
BJP
4
0
667
0.34%
CPM
1
0
144
0.07%
INC
28
1
51329
26.13%
Total
33
1
52140
26.54%
STATE PARTIES
32
31
139662
71.09%
Total
32
31
139662
71.09%
REGISTERED
(Unrecognised) PARTIES
10
0
1213
0.62%
Total
10
0
1213
0.62%
INDEPENDENTS
16
0
3450
1.76%
Total
16
0
3450
1.76%
Grand Total
91
32
196465
SIKKIM STATE ASSEMBLY ELECTION IN 1999
PARTY
National Parties
SEATS
VOTES POLLED
CONTESTED
WON
VOTES
PERCENTAGE
CPM
2
0
398
0.19%
INC
31
0
7512
3.67%
Total
33
0
7910
3.86%
STATE PARTIES
63
31
193041
94.20%
Total
63
31
193041
94.20%
INDEPENDENTS
9
1
3976
1.94%
Total
9
1
3976
1.94%
Grand Total
105
32
204927
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136
V
EVOLUTION OF
ELECTORAL SYSTEM
OF INDIA
137
138
EVOLUTION OF INDIAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM
After attaining independence in August 1947, there was a need to hold General Elections in free India
to elect a truly representative government elected on the basis of universal adult suffrage. Therefore, Article
324, which provides for the setting up of Election Commission as an independent constitutional authority,
was brought into force from 26th November, 1949, whereas, most of the other provisions were made effective
from 26th January, 1950 (when the Constitution of India became effective).
Election Commission was formally constituted on 25th January, 1950, i.e., one day before India became
as Sovereign Democratic Republic. First Chief Election Commissioner, Shri Sukumar Sen, was appointed on 21st
March, 1950.
From 1950 to 16th October, 1989, the Commission functioned as a single member body. From 16th
October, 1989 to 1st January, 1990, it was converted into a three member body but on 1st January, 1990, it
reverted to the system of single member body. However, since 1st October, 1993, the Commission is regularly
functioning as a three member body.
The Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners are given the same salary and
allowances as of a Judge of the Supreme Court. All the three Commissioners have equal powers in decision
making and in case of any difference of opinion on any issue, the decision is taken by the majority. The term
of the office of CEC and ECs is six years or till the age of 65, whichever is earlier.
For the purpose of first General Elections to the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas, the first delimitation
order was issued by President, in consultation with Election Commission and with the approval of Parliament
on 13th August, 1951.
Parliament passed the first Act on 12th May, 1950 (Representation of the People Act, 1950) and second
Act on 17th July, 1951 (Representation of the People Act, 1951) for the conduct of elections of the both houses
of Parliament and Vidhan Sabhas for each State.
Electoral Rolls for these constituencies were published in all States by 15th November, 1951. The total
number of voters (excluding Jammu and Kashmir) was 17,32,13,635, as against the total population of India
(excluding Jammu and Kashmir), according to 1951 census, 35,66,91,760. The first General Elections to the Lok
Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas were held between October, 1951 and March, 1952. The first Lok Sabha consisting
of 497 members was constituted on 2nd April, 1952. The first Rajya Sabha consisting of 216 members was
constituted on 3rd April, 1952.
After the constitution of the two Houses of Parliament and the State Legislative Assemblies, the first
Presidential election was held in May, 1952 and the first duly elected President assumed the charge of office
on 13th May, 1952.
At the time of the first General Election in 1951-52, the Commission had recognized 14 political parties
as multi-state parties and 59 parties as the state parties. Presently, there are seven recognized national parties
40 State parties.
For the first and second General Elections in 1951-52, and 1957, the Election Commission adopted
the ‘Balloting System’ of voting. Under this system, every candidate was allotted a separate ballot box at each
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polling station in a screened compartment and the voter was required only to drop his ballot paper into the
ballot box of the candidate of his choice.
From the 3rd General Elections in 1962 onwards, the Commission switched over to ‘marking system’ of
voting. Under this system, a common ballot paper containing the names and election symbols of all contesting
candidates is printed on which the voter has to put a mark with an arrow cross mark rubber stamp on or near
the symbol of the candidate of his choice. All the marked ballot papers are put into a common ballot box.
The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were used for the first time in part of Parur Assembly
Constituency in Kerala in 1982, on experimental basis. Later, the extensive use of EVMs started in 1998. The
EVMs were used at all polling stations in the country in the 14th General Election to the Lok Sabha in 2004.
Since 1951-52, fourteen General Elections have been held to the Lok Sabha and more than 300 general
elections to the Vidhan Sabhas.
*****
Elderly voters showing their voter’s identity card gather under a tree after casting their votes at a polling booth of Sonepat in Haryana
on May 10, 2004.
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SOME FEATURES OF INDIAN ELECTIONS
At the time of the last General Election to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2007, an exclusive polling
station was set up only for one elector in Perambara Assembly Constituency.
The highest altitude at which the polling stations have been provided are in the State of Jammu and
Kashmir: at Leh and Anlay Phoo in Leh Assembly Constituency at the height of 5000 mtr.
At the time of the general election to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in 1996, there were as many
as 1033 contesting candidates in Modakurichi Assembly Constituency.
Maximum number of candidates for any Parliamentary Constituency was 480 from Nalgonda
Parliamentary Constituency in Andhra Pradesh at the time of the general elections to the Lok Sabha in 1996.
Value of one vote : In Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan Assemblies Elections in 2008, in Dhar and
Nathdwara Assembly constituencies respectively, the winning margin was just ONE VOTE.
Also in Karnataka Assembly Elections in 2004, in Santhemarahalli Assembly, the winning margin was
only ONE VOTE.
Voters going toward the polling station in Barmer, Rajasthan during the third phase of
General Election-2004 on May 5, 2004.
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VI
SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
OF LOK SABHA MEMBERS
143
144
AVERAGE AGE OF MEMBERS FROM
FIRST TO FOURTEENTH LOK SABHA
LOK SABHA
AVERAGE AGE OF
MEMBERS
FIRST
46.5
SECOND
46.7
THIRD
49.4
FOURTH
48.7
FIFTH
49.2
SIXTH
52.1
SEVENTH
49.9
EIGHTH
51.4
NINTH
51.3
TENTH
51.4
ELEVENTH
52.8
TWELFTH
46.4
THIRTEETH
55.5
FOURTEENTH
52.63
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND OF MEMBERS FROM FIRST TO
FOURTEENTH LOK SABHA
The fourteenth Lok Sabha had 157 post-graduate members which was the highest figure in all the Lok
Sabhas. There were 249 graduate members in the 14th Lok Sabha though the 13th Lok Sabha had registered
the highest figure of 256. There were 22 Members with Doctorate degree in the 14th Lok Sabha as compared
to highest figure of 29 recorded in 11th Lok Sabha.
The table below shows the educational qualifications of the members of 1st to 14th Lok Sabha.
Educational
Back- ground
1st
Under
atriculates’
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
112 120
141
54
119
52
53
42
10
18
15
12
15
19
Matriculates’/
UnderGraduates
88
87
101
82
132
118
112
94
101
102
107
90
96
Graduates
177 160
157
172
178
205
213
238
233
220
222
237
256
249
PostGraduates
85
92
98
113
127
132
136
131
124
145
149
149
145
157
Doctorates
15
9
7
17
8
9
8
10
17
20
29
24
27
22
90
A long queue of voters in front of a polling station of Chittoor
Parliamentary Constituency of Andhra Pradesh during General Election
2004 on April 26, 2004.
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LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE OF MEMBERS OF 14TH LOK SABHA
Members Type
Male
Female
Total
Total Members
498
45
543
201
29
230
Re-elected Members of 13th
Lok Sabha
209
13
222
Members having experience
of Rajya Sabha
36
3
39
Members having experience
of Legislative Assemblies
233
11
234
Members having experience
of Legislative Councils
22
-
22
96
20
116
First Time elected Members
Members who made
Legislative debut with 14th
Lok Sabha
LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE OF MEMBERS OF 13TH LOK SABHA
Members Type
Male
Female
Total
Total Members
494
49
543
153
19
172
Re-elected Members of 12th
Lok Sabha
247
23
270
Members having experience
of Rajya Sabha
36
4
40
Members having experience
of Legislative Assemblies
206
11
217
20
-
20
84
13
97
First Time elected Members
Members having experience
of Legislative Councils
Members who made
Legislative debut with 13th
Lok Sabha
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LIST OF MEMBERS ELECTED TO 14TH LOK SABHA
MORE THAN FOUR TIMES
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Name of the Member
Lok Sabha to which elected
TEN TERMS
Chatterjee, Shri Somnath
Vajpayee, Shri Atal Bihari
NINE TERMS
Fernandes, Shri George
Gamang, Shri Giridhar
EIGHT TERMS
Acharia, Shri Basudeb
Bhakta, Shri Manoranjan
Chandra Shekhar, Shri
Choudhury, Shri A.B.A Ghani Khan
Gavit, Shri Manikrao Hodlya
Mandal, Shri Sanat Kumar
Mollah, Shri Hannan
Pandey, Dr.Laxminarayan
Paswan, Shri Ram Vilas
Patil, Shri Balasaheb Vikhe
Sangma*, Shri Puno Agitok
*Resigned from Lok Sabha on 10 October,
2005
Shah, Lt.Col. (Retd.) Maharaja Manabendra
SEVEN TERMS
Basu, Shri Anil
Dev, Shri Santosh Mohan
Jatiya, Dr. Satyanarayan
Kamal Nath, Shri
Pal, Shri Rupchand
Ramchandra Veerappa*, Shri
*Expired on 18th July 2004
Venkatswamy, Shri G.
SIX TERMS
Banerjee, Kumari Mamata
Bhargav, Shri Girdhari Lal
Chidambaram, Shri P.
Delkar, Shri Mohanbhai
Dome, Dr. Ram Chandra
Gangwar, Shri Santosh Kumar
Mahajan, Smt. Sumitra
Muttemwar, Shri Vilas Baburao
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5th,6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th
6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th 13th, 14th
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th 14th
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th
6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th
7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
7th, 8th, 9th,10th, 12th, 13th, 14th
7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 14th
8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th
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Lok Sabha to which elected
Nitish Kumar, Shri
Pathak, Shri Harin
Pawar, Shri Sharad Chandra Govindrao
Rana, Shri Kashi Ram
Riyan, Shri Bajuban
Sethi, Shri Arjun Charan
Soren, Shri Shibu
Thomas, Shri P.C.
Topdar, Shri Tarit Baran
Verma, Shri Ratilal Kalidas
FIVE TERMS
Advani, Shri Lal Krishna
Ahamed, Shri E.
Annayyagari, Shri Sai Prathap
Athithan, Shri Dhanuskodi
Bais, Shri Ramesh
Chhatwal, Shri Sartaj Singh
Chinta Mohan, Dr.
Chouhan, Shri Shivraj Singh
Dasmunsi, Shri Priya Ranjan
Engti, Shri Biren Singh
Gandhi, Smt. Maneka
Handique, Shri Bijoy Krishna
Kusmaria, Dr. Ramkrishna
Mahato, Shri Bir Singh
Masood, Shri Rasheed
Muniyappa, Shri K.H.
Murmu, Shri Rupchand
Paswan, Shri Sukdeo
Patil, Shri Prakash V.
Prabhu, Shri R.
Rathwa, Shri Naranbhai, J.
Rawale, Shri Mohan
Rawat, Prof. Rasa Singh
Shervani, Shri Saleem Iqbal
Shingda, Shri Damu Barku
Singh, Shri Ajit
Singh, Shri Lakshman
Sumbrui, Shri Bagun
Vaghela, Shri Shankersinh
Yadav, Shri Devendra Prasad
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VII
IMPORTANT PROVISIONS
OF THE REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE
ACT, 1951 AND OTHER
INSTRUCTIONS / GUIDELINES
The necessary provisions for conducting free and fair Elections in the country and entrusting the work to the
Election Commission of India were provided in the Constitution of India under Art 324. The detailed procedures
for the conduct of Elections are prescribed in the Representation of People Act of 1951 which are further
supplemented by the Conduct of Elections Rules ,1961.
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Sec 8. Disqualification on conviction for certain offences
(1) A person convicted of an offence punishable under—
(a) Section 153A (offence of promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race,
place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony)
or Section 171E (offence of bribery) or Section 171F (offence of undue influence or personation at
an election) or Sub-Section (1) or Sub-Section (2) of Section 376 or Section 376A or Section 376B
or Section 376C or Section 376D (offences relating to rape) or Section 498A (offence of cruelty
towards a woman by husband or relative of a husband) or Sub-Section (2) or Sub-Section (3) of
Section 505 (offence of making statement creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between
classes or offence relating to such statement in any place of worship or in any assembly engaged
in the performance of religious worship or religious ceremonies) of the Indian Penal Code (45 of
1860); or
(b) the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 (22 of 1955) which provides for punishment for the preaching
and practice of “untouchability”, and for the enforcement of any disability arising therefrom; or
(c) Section 11 (offence of importing or exporting prohibited goods) of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of
1962); or
(d) Sections 10 to 12 (offence of being a member of an association declared unlawful, offence
relating to dealing with funds of an unlawful association or offence relating to contravention of an
order made in respect of a notified place) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of
1967); or
(e) the Foreign Exchange (Regulation) Act, 1973 (46 of 1973); or
(f) the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (61 of 1985); or
(g) Section 3 (offence of committing terrorist acts) or Section 4 (offence of committing disruptive
activities) of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (28 of 1987); or
(h) Section 7 (offence of contravention of the provisions of Sections 3 to 6) of the Religious Institutions
(Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1988 (41 of 1988); or
(i)
Section 125 (offence of promoting enmity between classes in connection with the election) or
Section 135 (offence of removal of ballot papers from polling stations) or Section 135A (offence of
booth capturing) of clause (a) of Sub-Section (2) of Section 136 (offence of fraudulently defacing or
fraudulently destroying any nomination paper) of this Act; 1[or]
(j)
Section 6 (offence of conversion of a place of worship) of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions)
Act, 1991;or
(k) Section 2 (offence of insulting the Indian National Flag or the Constitution of India) or Section 3
(offence of preventing singing of National Anthem) of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour
Act, 1971 (69 of 1971),or
(l) the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 (3 of 1988); or
(m) the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988); or
(n) the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (15 of 2002), shall be disqualified, where the convicted
person is sentenced to—
(i) only fine, for a period of six years from the date of such conviction;
(ii) imprisonment, from the date of such conviction and shall continue to be disqualified for a
further period of six years since his release.
(2)
A person convicted for the contravention of—
(a) any law providing for the prevention of hoarding or profiteering; or
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(b) any law relating to the adulteration of food or drugs; or
(c)
(3)
A person convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years [other
than any offence referred to in Sub-Section (1) or Sub-Section (2)] shall be disqualified from the date of
such conviction and shall continue to be disqualified for a further period of six years since his release.
(4)
Notwithstanding anything 8[in Sub-Section (1), Sub-Section (2) or Sub-Section (3)] a disqualification
under either subsection shall not, in the case of a person who on the date of the conviction is a member
of Parliament or the Legislature of a State, take effect until three months have elapsed from that date
or, if within that period an appeal or application for revision is brought in respect of the conviction or
the sentence, until that appeal or application is disposed of by the court.
any provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 (28 of 1961);
Explanation :- In this Section
(a) “law providing for the prevention of hoarding or profiteering” means any law, or any order, rule or
notification having the force of law, providing for—
(i)
the regulation of production or manufacture of any essential commodity;
(ii) the control of price at which any essential commodity may be bought or sold;
(iii) the regulation of acquisition, possession, storage, transport, distribution, disposal, use or
consumption of any essential commodity;
(iv) the prohibition of the withholding from sale of any essential commodity ordinarily kept for sale;
(b) “drug” has the meaning assigned to it in the Durgs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940);
(c)
(d) “food” has the meaning assigned to it in the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954
“essential commodity” has the meaning assigned to it in the Essential Commodity Act, 1955
(10 of 1955);
Sec 8A. Disqualification on Ground of Corrupt Practices
(1) The case of every person found guilty of a corrupt practice by an order under Section 99 shall
be submitted, as soon as may be, after such order takes effect, by such authority as the Central
Government may specify in this behalf, to the President for determination of the question as to
whether such person shall be disqualified and if so, for what period:
Provided that the period for which any person may be disqualified under this Sub-Section shall in
no case exceed six years from the date on which the order made in relation to him under Section
99 takes effect.
(2) Any person who stands disqualified under Section 8A of this Act as it stood immediately before
the commencement of the Election Laws (Amendment) Act, 1975 (40 of 1975), may, if the period
of such disqualification has not expired, submit a petition to the President for the removal of such
disqualification for the unexpired portion of the said period.
(3) Before giving his decision on any question mentioned in Sub-Section (1) or on any petition submitted
under Sub-Section, the President shall obtain the opinion of the Election Commission on such
question or petition and shall act according to such opinion.
Sec 34. Deposits
(1) A candidate shall not be deemed to be duly nominated for election from a constituency unless he
deposits or causes to be deposited:-
(a) in the case of an election from a Parliamentary constituency, a sum of Ten thousand rupees
or where the candidate is member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of five
thaousand rupees; and
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(b) in the case of an election from an Assembly or Council constituency, a sum of Five thousand
rupees or where the candidate is a member of Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, a sum of
two thousand rupees :
Provide that where a candidate has been nominated by more than one nomination paper for
election in the same constituency, not more than one deposit shall be required of him under
this Sub-Section.
(2) Any sum required to be deposited under Sub-Section (I) shall not be deemed to have been deposited
under that Sub-Section unless at the time of delivery of nomination paper [under Sub-Section (I) or,
as the case may be, Sub-Section (IA) of Section 33] the candidate has either deposited or caused to be
deposited that sum with the returning officer in cash or enclosed with the nomination paper a receipt
showing that the sum has been deposited by him or on his behalf in the Reserve Bank of India or in a
Government Treasury.
Section 52. Death of a Candidate of a Recognized political party before poll
(1)
If a candidate set up by a recognized political party –
(a) dies at any time after 11.00 A.M. on the last date for making nominations and his nomination is
found valid on scrutiny under Section 36; or
(b) whose nomination has been found valid on scrutiny under Section 36 and who has not withdrawn
his candidature under Section 37, dies, and in either case, a report of his death is received any any
time before the publication of the list of contesting candidates under Section 38; or
(c)
the returning officer shall, upon being satisfied about the fact of the death of the candidate, by order,
announce an adjournment of the poll to a date to be notified later and report the fact to the Election
Commission and also to the appropriate authority:
Provided that no order for adjourning a poll should be made in a case referred to in clause (a) except
after the scrutiny of all the nominations including the nomination of the deceased candidate.
(2)
The Election Commission shall, on the receipt or a report from returning officer under Sub-Section (1),
call upon the recognized political party whose candidate has died, to nominate another candidate for the
said poll within seven days of issue of such notice to such recognized political party and the provisions
of Sections 30 to 37 shall, so far as my be, apply in relation to such nomination as they would apply to
other nominations:
Provided that no person who has given a notice of withdrawal of his candidature under Sub-Section (1)
of Section 37 before the adjournment of the poll shall be ineligible for being nominated as a candidate
for the election after such adjournment.
dies as a contesting candidate and a report of his death is received before the commencement of
the poll,
(3)Where a list of contesting candidates had been published under Section 38 before the
adjournment of the poll under Sub-Section (1), the returning officer shall again prepare and
publish a fresh list of contesting candidates under that Section so as to include the name of the
candidate who has been validly nominated under Sub-Section (2).
Explanation – For the purposes of this Section, Sections 33 and 38, “recognized Political party”,
means a political party recognized by the Election Commission under the Election Symbols
(Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968
Section 77. Account of election expenses and maximum thereof
(1) Every candidate at an election shall, either by himself or by his election agent, keep a file separate
and correct account of all expenditure in connection with the expenses incurred or authorized
by him or by his election agent between [the date on which he has been nominated] and the
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date of declaration of the result there of, both dates inclusive.
Explanation 1 – For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that
(a) the expenditure incurred by leaders of a political party on account of travel by air or by
any other means of transport for propagating programme of the political party shall not be
deemed to be the expenditure in connection with the election incurred or authorized by a
candidate of that political party or his election agent for the purposes of this sub-section;
(b) any expenditure incurred in respect of any arrangements made, facilities provided or any
other act or thing done by any person in the service of the Government and belonging to
any of the classes mentioned in clause (7) of Section 123 in the discharge or purported
discharge of his official duty as mentioned in the proviso to that clause shall not be deemed
to be expenditure in connection with the election incurred or authorized by a candidate or
by his election agent for the purposes of this Sub-Section.
Explanation 2 – For the purpose of clause (a) of Explanation 1, the expression “leaders of a political
party”, in respect of any election, means –
(i)
where such political party is a recognized political party, such persons not exceeding forty
in number, and
(ii) where such political party is other than a recognized political party, such persons not
exceeding twenty in number,
whose names have been communicated to the Election Commission and the Chief Electoral
Officers of the States by the political party to be leaders for the purposes of such election,
within a period of seven days from the date of the notification for such election published in the
Gazette of India or Official Gazette of the State, as the case may be, under this Act:
Provided that a political party may, in the case where any of the persons referred to in clause
(i) or, as the case may be, in clause (ii) dies or cease to be a member of such political party,
by further communication to the Election Commission and the Chief Electoral Officers of the
States, substitute new name, during the period ending immediately before forty-eight hours
ending with the hour fixed for the conclusion of the last poll for such election, for the name of
such person died or ceased to be a member, for the purposes of designating the new leader in
his place.
(2) The account shall contain such particulars, as may be prescribed.
(3) The total of the said expenditure shall not exceed such amount as may be prescribed.
Sec 123. Corrupt practices
The following shall be deemed to be corrupt practices for the purposes of this Act:—
(1)
“Bribery”, that is to say—
(A) any gift, offer or promise by a candidate or his agent or by any other person with the consent of
a candidate or his election agent of any gratification, to any person whomsoever, with the object,
directly or indirectly of inducing—
(a) a person to stand or not to stand as, or to withdraw or not to withdraw from being a candidate
at an election, or
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(b) an elector to vote or refrain from voting at an election, or as a reward to—
(i)
(ii) an elector for having voted or refrained from voting;
a person for having so stood or not stood, or for having withdrawn or not having
withdrawn his candidature; or
(B) the receipt of, or agreement to receive, any gratification, whether as a motive or a reward—
(a) by a person for standing or not standing as, or for 6[withdrawing or not withdrawing] from
being, a candidate; or
(b) by any person whomsoever for himself or any other person for voting or refraining from
voting, or inducing or attempting to induce any elector to vote or refrain from voting, or any
candidate to withdraw or not to withdraw his candidature.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause the term “gratification” is not restricted to pecuniary
gratifications or gratifications estimable in money and it includes all forms of entertainment and all forms of
employment for reward but it does not include the payment of any expenses bona fide incurred at, or for the
purpose of, any election and duly entered in the account of election expenses referred to in Section 78.
(2) Undue influence, that is to say, any direct or indirect interference or attempt to interfere on the part of
the candidate or his agent, or of any other person 7[with the consent of the candidate or his election
agent], with the free exercise of any electoral right:
Provided that—
(a) without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of this clause any such person as is referred
to therein who—
(i)
threatens any candidate or any elector, or any person in whom a candidate or an elector
is interested, with injury of any kind including social ostracism and ex-communication or
expulsion from any caste or community; or
(ii)
induces or attempts to induce a candidate or an elector to believe that he, or any person in
whom he is interested, will become or will be rendered an object of divine displeasure or
spiritual censure;
(iii) shall be deemed to interfere with the free exercise of the electoral right of such candidate
or elector within the meaning of this clause;
(b) a declaration of public policy, or a promise of public action, or the mere exercise of a legal right
without intent to interfere with an electoral right, shall not be deemed to be interference within
the meaning of this clause.
(3) The appeal by a candidate or his agent or by any other person with the consent of a candidate
or his election agent to vote or refrain from voting for any person on the ground of his religion,
race, caste, community or language or the use of, or appeal to religious symbols or the use of, or
appeal to, national symbols, such as the national flag or the national emblem, for the furtherance
of the prospects of the election of that candidate or for prejudicially affecting the election of any
candidate:
Provided that no symbol allotted under this Act to a candidate shall be deemed to be a religious
symbol or a national symbol for the purposes of this clause.
(3A) The promotion of, or attempt to promote, feelings of enmity or hatred between different classes
of the citizens of India on grounds of religion, race, caste, community, or language, by a candidate
or his agent or any other person with the consent of a candidate or his election agent for the
furtherance of the prospects of the election of that candidate or for prejudicially affecting the
election of any candidate.
(3B) The propagation of the practice or the commission of sati or its glorification by a candidate or
his agent or any other person with the consent of the candidate or his election agent for the
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furtherance of the prospects of the election of that candidate or for prejudicially affecting the
election of any candidate.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this clause, “sati” and “glorification” in relation to sati shall
have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act,
1987 (3 of 1988).
(4) The publication by a candidate or his agent or by any other person with the consent of a candidate
or his election agent, of any statement of fact which is false, and which he either believes to
be false or does not believe to be true, in relation to the personal character or conduct of any
candidate, or in relation to the candidature, or withdrawal,of any candidate, being a statement
reasonably calculated to prejudice the prospects of that candidate’s election.
(5) The hiring or procuring, whether on payment or otherwise, of any vehicle or vessel by a candidate
or his agent or by any other person with the consent of a candidate or his election agent, or the
use of such vehicle or vessel for the free conveyance of any elector (other than the candidate
himself, the members of his family or his agent) to or from any polling station provided under
Section 25 or a place fixed under Sub-Section (1) of Section 29 for the poll,
Provided that the hiring of a vehicle or vessel by an elector or by several electors at their joint
costs for the purpose of conveying him or them to and from any such polling station or place fixed
for the poll shall not be deemed to be a corrupt practice under this clause if the vehicle or vessel
so hired is a vehicle or vessel not propelled by mechanical power:
Provided further that the use of any public transport vehicle or vessel or any tramcar or railway
carriage by any elector at his own cost for the purpose of going to or coming from any such polling
station or place fixed for the poll shall not be deemed to be a corrupt practice under this clause.
Explanation.—In this clause, the expression “vehicle” means any vehicle used or capable of being
used for the purpose of road transport, whether propelled by mechanical power or otherwise and
whether used for drawing other vehicles or otherwise.
(6) The incurring or authorizing of expenditure in contravention of section 77.
(7) The obtaining or procuring or abetting or attempting to obtain or procure by a candidate or
his agent or, by any other person 1[with the consent of a candidate or his election agent], any
assistance (other than the giving of vote) for the furtherance of the prospects of that candidate’s
election, from any person in the service of the Government and belonging to any of the following
classes, namely:—
(a) gazetted officers;
(b) stipendiary judges and magistrates;
(c) members of the armed forces of the Union;
(d) members of the police forces;
(e) excise officers;
(f)
(g) such other class of persons in the service of the Government as may be prescribed:
revenue officers other than village revenue officers known as lambardars, malguzars, patels,
deshmukhs or by any other name, whose duty is to collect land revenue and who are remunerated
by a share of, or commission on, the amount of land revenue collected by them but who do not
discharge any police functions; and
Provided that where any person, in the service of the Government and belonging to any of
the classes aforesaid, in the discharge or purported discharge of his official duty, makes any
arrangements or provides any facilities or does any other act or thing, for, to, or in relation to,
any candidate or his agent or any other person acting with the consent of /the candidate or his
election agent (whether by reason of the office held by the candidate or for any other reason), such
arrangements, facilities or act or thing shall not be deemed to be assistance for the furtherance of
the prospects of that candidate’s election.
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(8) booth capturing by a candidate or his agent or other person.
Explanation.—(1) In this Section, the expression “agent” includes an election agent, a polling
agent and any person who is held to have acted as an agent in connection with the election with
the consent of the candidate.
(2) For the purposes of clause (7), a person shall be deemed to assist in the furtherance of the
prospects of a candidate’s election if he acts as an election agent of that candidate.
(3) For the purposes of clause (7), notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, the publication
in the Official Gazette of the appointment, resignation, termination of service, dismissal or
removal from service of a person in the service of the Central Government (including a person
serving in connection with the administration of a Union territory) or of a State Government shall
be conclusive proof—
(i)
(ii) where the date of taking effect of such appointment, resignation, termination of service, dismissal
or removal from service, as the case may be, is stated in such publication, also of the fact that such
person was appointed with effect from the said date, or in the case of resignation, termination of
service, dismissal or removal from service, such person ceased to be in such service with effect
from the said date.
(4) For the purposes of clause (8), “booth capturing” shall have the same meaning as in Section
135A.
of such appointment, resignation, termination of service, dismissal or removal from service, as
the case may be, and
Sec. 126. Prohibition of public meetings during period of forty eight hours ending
with hour fixed for conclusion of poll
(1) No person shall-
a)
convene, hold or attend, join or address any public meeting or procession in connection
with an election; or
b)
display to the public any election matter by means of cinematograph, television or any
other similar apparatus; or
c)
propagate any election matter to the public by holding, or by arranging the holding of, any
musical concert or any theatrical performance or any other entertainment or amusement
with a view to attracting the members of the public thereto,
d)
in any polling area during the period of forty-eight hours ending with fixed for the conclusion
of the poll for any election in the polling area.
(2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
(3) In this section, the expression “election matter” means any matter intended or calculated to
influence or affect the result of an election.
Sec 158. Return of forfeiture of candidate’s deposits
(1) The deposit made under Section 34 or under the Section read with Sub-Section (2) of Section 39
shall either be returned to the person making it or his legal representative or be forfeited to the
approximate authority in accordance with the provision of this Section.
(2) Except in cases here under mentioned in this Section, the deposit shall be returned as soon as
practicable after the result of the election is declared.
(3) If the candidate is not shown in the list of contesting candidates, or if he dies before the
commencement of the poll, the deposit shall be returned as soon as practicable after the
publication of the list or after his death, as the case may be.
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(4) Subject to the provisions of Sub-Section (3), the deposit shall be forfeited if at an election where
a poll has been taken, the candidate is not elected and the number of valid votes polled by him
does not exceed one-sixth of the total number of valid votes by all the candidates or in case of
election of more than one member at the election, one-sixth of the total number of valid votes so
polled divided by the number of members to be elected:
Provided that where at an election held in, accordance with the system of proportional representation
by means of the single transferable vote, a candidate is not elected, the deposit made him shall be
forfeited if he does not get more than one-sixth of the number of votes prescribed in this behalf as
sufficient to secure the return of a candidate.
(5)
Notwithstanding anything in Sub-Sections (2), (3) and (4) –
(a) If at a general election, the candidate is a contesting candidate in more than one Parliamentary
Constituency or in more than one Assembly Constituency, not more than one of the deposits shall
be returned, and the others shall be forfeited.
(b) If the candidate is a contesting candidate at an election in more than one council constituency or
at an election in a council constituency and at an election by the members of the State Legislative
Assembly to fill seats in the Legislative Council, not more than one of the deposits shall be
returned, and the others shall be forfeited.
Women voters lining up in a queue outside a polling Station of Mangalore
Parliamentary Constituency of Karnataka during General Elections 2004
on April 26, 2004.
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MAXIMUM ELECTION EXPENSES UNDER CONDUCT OF ELECTION
RULES, 1961
(See Rule 90)
The total of the expenditure of which account is to be kept under Section 77 of the Conduct of
Election Rules, 1961 and which is incurred or authorized in connection with an election in a State
or Union territory mentioned in column 2 of the Table below shall not exceed –
(a)
in any one Parliamentary Constituency of that State or Union territory, the amount specified in the
corresponding column 3 of the said Table; and
(b)
in any one Assembly Constituency, if any, of that State or Union territory, the amount specified in the
corresponding column 4 of the said Table: -
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Name of State
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Maximum limit of election expenses in any one
Parliamentary
Assembly
Constituency
Constituency
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4
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25,00,000
10,00,000
17,00,000
6,00,000
25,00,000
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10,00,000
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10,00,000
25,00,000
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25,00,000
10,00,000
25,00,000
10,00,000
22,00,000
5,00,000
22,00,000
5,00,000
20,00,000
5,00,000
25,00,000
5,00,000
25,00,000
10,00,000
25,00,000
10,00,000
25,00,000
10,00,000
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I. STATES:
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
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Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
II. UNION TERRITORIES:
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Maximum limit of election expenses in any one
Parliamentary
Assembly
Constituency
Constituency
25,00,000
7,00,000
25,00,000
10,00,000
25,00,000
10,00,000
17,00,000
14,00,000
10,00,000
10,00,000
25,00,000
10,00,000
20,00,000
Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu
Delhi
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
An aged voter looking at a poster on Electronic Voting Machine (EVM)
outside the polling booth of Raipur Parliamentary Constituency,
Chattisgarh for the first phase of General Elections-2004 on April 20, 2004.
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----9,00,000
5,00,000
THE ELECTION SYMBOLS
(RESERVATION AND ALLOTMENT) ORDER, 1968
IMPORTANT PROVISIONS
Sec. 4. Allotment of symbols – In every contested election a symbol shall be allotted to a contesting
candidate in accordance with the provisions of this Order and different symbols shall be allotted to different
contesting candidates at an election in the same constituency.
Sec. 5. Classification of symbols – (1) For the purpose of this Order symbols are either reserved or free.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in this Order, a reserved symbol is a symbol which is reserved for a recognised
political party for exclusive allotment to contesting candidates set up by that party.
(3) A free symbol is a symbol other than a reserved symbol.
Sec 6. Classification of political parties – (1) For the purposes of this Order and for such other purposes as
the Commission may specify as and when necessity therefor arises, political parties are either recognised
political parties or unrecognised political parties.
(2) A recognised political party shall either be a National party or a State party.
Sec 6A. Conditions for recognition as a State Party – A political party shall be eligible for recognition as a
State party in a State, if, and only if, any of the following conditions is fulfilled:
(i) At the last general election to the Legislative Assembly of the State, the candidates set up by the
party have secured not less than six percent of the total valid votes polled in the State; and, in
addition, the party has returned at least two members to the Legislative Assembly of that State
at such general election; or
(ii) At the last general election to the House of the People from that State, the candidates set up by
the party have secured not less than six percent of the total valid votes polled in the State; and,
in addition, the party has returned at least one member to the House of the People from that
State at such general election; or
(iii) At the last general election to the Legislative Assembly of the State, the party has won at least
three percent of the total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly, (any fraction exceeding
half being counted as one), or at least three seats in the Assembly, whichever is more; or
(iv) At the last general election to the House of the People from the State, the party has returned
at least one member to the House of the People for every 25 members or any fraction thereof
allotted to that State.
Sec 6B. Conditions for recognition as a National Party – A political party shall be eligible to be recognized
as National party, if, and only if, any of the following conditions is fulfilled:
(i)
The candidates set up by the party, in any four or more States, at the last general election to
the House of the People, or to the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned, have secured
not less than six percent of the total valid votes polled in each of those States at that general
election; and, in addition, it has returned at least four members to the House of the People at
the aforesaid last general election from any State or States; or
(ii) At the last general election to the House of the People, the party has won at least two percent of
the total number of seats in the House of the People, any fraction exceeding half being counted
as one; and the party’s candidates have been elected to that House from not less than three
States; or
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(iii) The party is recognized as State party in at least four States.
Sec 6C. Conditions for continued recognition as a National or State party. – If a political party is recognised
as a State party under paragraph 6A, or as a National party under paragraph 6B, the question whether it
shall continue to be so recognised after any subsequent general election to the House of the People or, as
the case may be, to the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned, shall be dependent upon the fulfilment
by it of the conditions specified in the said paragraphs on the results of that general election.
At present there are
• 7 National Parties namely, Bhartiya Janata Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Communist Party of India,
Communist Party of India ( Marxist), Indian National Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and
Rashtriya Janta Dal,
• 40 State Parties,
• 980 Registered Unrecognised Parties.
Engineers checking Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) for the first phase
of General Elections-2004 at CEO office in Jammu on April 19, 2004.
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MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT FOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND
CANDIDATES
1. General Conduct
(1) No party or candidate shall include in any activity which may aggravate existing differences or
create mutual hatred or cause tension between different castes and communities, religious or
linguistic.
(2) Criticism of other political parties, when made, shall be confined to their policies and programme,
past record and work. Parties and Candidates shall refrain from criticism of all aspects of private
life, not connected with the public activities of the leaders or workers of other parties. Criticism of
other parties or their workers based on unverified allegations or distortion shall be avoided.
(3) There shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes. Mosques, Churches,
Temples or other places of worship shall not be used as forum for election propaganda.
(4) All parties and candidates shall avoid scrupulously all activities which are “corrupt practices” and
offences under the election law, such as bribing of voters, intimidation of voters, impersonation of
voters, canvassing within 100 meters of polling stations, holding public meetings during the period
of 48 hours ending with the hour fixed for the close of the poll, and the transport and conveyance
of voters to and from polling station.
(5) The right of every individual for peaceful and undisturbed home-life shall be respected, however
much the political parties or candidates may resent his political opinions or activities. Organising
demonstrations or picketing before the houses of individuals by way of protesting against their
opinions or activities shall not be resorted to under any circumstances.
(6) No political party or candidate shall permit its or his followers to make use of any individual’s land,
building, compound wall etc., without his permission for erecting flag-staffs, suspending banners,
pasting notices, writing slogans etc.
(7) Political parties and candidates shall ensure that their supporters do not create obstructions in or
break up meetings and processions organised by other parties. Workers or sympathisers of one
political party shall not create disturbances at public meetings organised by another political party
by putting questions orally or in writing or by distributing leaflets of their own party. Processions
shall not be taken out by one party along places at which meetings are held by another party.
Posters issued by one party shall not be removed by workers of another party.
II. Meetings
(1) The party or candidate shall inform the local police authorities of the venue and time any proposed
meeting well in time so as to enable the police to make necessary arrangements for controlling
traffic and maintaining peace and order.
(2) A Party or candidate shall ascertain in advance if there is any restrictive or prohibitory order in
force in the place proposed for the meeting if such orders exist, they shall be followed strictly. If
any exemption is required from such orders, it shall be applied for and obtained well in time.
(3) If permission or license is to be obtained for the use of loudspeakers or any other facility in connection
with any proposed meeting, the party or candidate shall apply to the authority concerned well in
advance and obtain such permission or license.
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(4)Organizers of a meeting shall invariably seek the assistance of the police on duty for dealing with
persons disturbing a meeting or otherwise attempting to create disorder. Organisers themselves
shall not take action against such persons.
III Procession
(1) A Party or candidate organizing a procession shall decide beforehand the time and place of the
starting of the procession, the route to be followed and the time and place at which the procession
will terminate. There shall ordinary be on deviation from the programme.
(2) The organizers shall give advance intimation to the local police authorities of the programme so as
to enable the letter to make necessary arrangement.
(3) The organisers shall ascertain if any restrictive orders are in force in the localities through which
the procession has to pass, and shall comply with the restrictions unless exempted specially by the
competent authority. Any traffic regulations or restrictions shall also be carefully adhered to.
(4) The organisers shall take steps in advance to arrange for passage of the procession so that there is
no block or hindrance to traffic. If the procession is very long, it shall be organised in segments of
suitable lengths, so that at convenient intervals, especially at points where the procession has to
pass road junctions, the passage of held up traffic could be allowed by stages thus avoiding heavy
traffic congestion.
(5) Processions shall be so regulated as to keep as much to the right of the road as possible and the
direction and advice of the police on duty shall be strictly complied with.
(6) If two or more political parties or candidates propose to take processions over the same route
or parts thereof at about the same time, the organisers shall establish contact well in advance
and decide upon the measures to be taken to see that the processions do not clash or cause
hindrance to traffic. The assistance of the local police shall be availed of for arriving at a satisfactory
arrangement. For this purpose the parties shall contact the police at the earliest opportunity.
(7) The political parties or candidates shall exercise control to the maximum extent possible in the
matter of processionists carrying articles which may be put to misuse by undesirable elements
especially in moments of excitement.
(8) The carrying of effigies purporting to represent member of other political parties or their leaders,
burning such effigies in public and such other forms demonstration shall not be countenanced by
any political party or candidate.
IV. Polling Day
All Political parties and candidates shall –
( i )
co-operate with the officers on election duty to ensure peaceful and orderly polling and complete
freedom to the voters to exercise their franchise without being subjected to any annoyance or
obstruction.
( ii)
supply to their authorized workers suitable badges or identity cards;
(iii)
agree that the identity slip supplied by them to voters hall be on plain (white) paper and shall not
contain any symbol, name of the candidate or the name of the party;
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(iv)
refrain from serving or distributing liquor on polling day and during the twenty- four hours
preceding it ;
( v)
not allow unnecessary crowd to be collected near the camps set up by the political parties and
candidates near the polling booths so as to avoid Confrontation and tension among workers and
sympathizers of the parties and the candidate;
(vi)
ensure that the candidate’s camps shall be simple .The shall not display any posters, flags, symbols
or any other propaganda material. No eatable shall be served or crowd allowed at the camps;
and
(vii) co-operate with the authorities in complying with the restrictions to be imposed on the plying of
vehicles on the polling day and obtain permits for them which should be displayed prominently on
those vehicles.
V. Polling Booth
Excepting the voters, no one without a valid pass from the Election Commission shall enter the polling
booths.
VI. Observers
The Election Commission is appointing Observers. If the candidates or their agents have any specific complaint
or problem regarding the conduct of elections they may bring the same to the notice of the Observer.
VII. Party in Power
The party in power whether at the Centre or in the State or States concerned, shall ensure that no cause is
given for any complaint that it has used its official position for the purposes of its election campaign and in
particular (i) (a) The Ministers shall not combine their official visit with electioneering work and shall not also make
use of official machinery or personnel during the electioneering work;
(b) Government transport including official air-crafts, vehicles, machinery and personnel shall not be
used for furtherance of the interest of the party in power;
(ii) Public places such as maidans etc., for holding election meetings, and use of helipads for air-flights
in connection with elections shall not be monopolized by itself. Other parties and candidates shall be
allowed the use of such places and facilities on the same terms and conditions on which they are used
by the party in power;
(iii) Rest houses, dark bungalows or other Government accommodation shall not be monopolized by
the party in power or its candidates and such accommodation shall be allowed to be used by other
parties and candidates in a fair manner but no party or candidate shall use or be allowed to use such
accommodation (including premises appertaining thereto) as a campaign office or for holding any public
meeting for the purposes of election propaganda;
(iv) Issue of advertisement at the cost of public exchequer in the newspapers and other media and the
misuse of official mass media during the election period for partisan coverage of political news and
publicity regarding achievements with a view to furthering the prospects of the party in power shall be
scrupulously avoided.
(v) Ministers and other authorities shall not sanction grants/payments out of discretionary funds from the
time elections are announced by the Commission; and
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(vi) From the time elections are announced by Commission, Ministers and other authorities shall not –
(a) announce any financial grants in any form or promises thereof; or
(b) (except civil servants) lay foundation stones etc. of projects or schemes of any kind; or
(c) make any promise of construction of roads, provision of drinking water facilities etc.; or
(d) make any ad-hoc appointments in Government, Public Undertakings etc.
which may have the effect of influencing the voters in favour of the party in power.
Note :
The Commission shall announce the date of any election which shall be a date ordinarily not more
than three weeks prior to the date on which the notification is likely to be issued in respect of such
elections.
(vii) Ministers of Central or State Government shall not enter any polling station or place of counting except
in their capacity as a candidate or voter or authorised agent.
SOME FACTS ABOUT MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
• The Model Code of Conduct was agreed to by all the political parties in 1968.
• The Election Commission first effectively put to use the Model Code of Conduct in the year 1991 to
ensure fair elections and level playing field .
• The Election Commission monitors and enforces the Code through Election Observers.
• It ensures that party in power does not get undue advantage over the political rivals.
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ELECTION COMMISSION’s ORDER REGARDING ADVERTISEMENTS OF
POLITICAL NATURE ON T.V CHANNELS & CABLE T.V NETWORKS
(No. 509/75 2004/JS-I Dated 15th April.2004)
ORDER
1. Whereas, Section 6 of the Cable Television (Regulation) Act. 1995. provides that no person shall transmit
or re-transmit through a cable service any advertisement unless such advertisement is in conformity
with the prescribed advertisement code; and
2. Whereas, Sub- rule (3) of Rule 7 of the Cable Television Network (Regulations) Rules, 1994 laying down
the advertising code in terms of the abovementioned Section 6 provides that “no advertisement shall
be permitted, the objects whereof, are wholly or mainly of a religious or political nature; advertisements
must not be directed towards any religious or political end”; and
3. Whereas, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, by its judgment and order dated 23-03-2004 in WPMP
No.5214/2004 (Gemini TV Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Election Commission of India and others), suspended the above
mentioned provisions of Rule 7(3) of the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Rules, 1994; and
4. Whereas the Hon’ble Supreme court, by its interim order dated 2-4-2004. In SLP (Civil) No.6679/2004
(Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Vs M/s Gemini TV and Others), in substitution of the order
under challenge, had directed as below: (i)
No cable operator or TV channel shall telecast any advertisement, which does not conform to the
law of the country and which offends the morality, decency and susceptibility of views or which is
shocking, disgusting and revolting;
(ii)
The telecast shall be monitored by the Election Commissioner of India;
(iii)
The question as to whether the expenditure incurred by the candidate on inserting such
advertisement should or should not be included, shall be considered on 5th April, 2004; and
(iv)
The modalities whether such advertisements are in conformity with law, shall be laid down by the
Election Commissioner of India.
5. Whereas, The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India by its further order dated 13th April. 2004, in SLP (Civil) No.
6679/2004 has directed as follows:
“--- Before we pass the order, it will be worthwhile to notice certain provisions of the Cable Television
Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 [for short, “the Act”], as amended from time to time, and the Rules
framed there under. The object of the Act is to regulate the operation of the cable television network
in the country. Section 6 of the Act provides that no person shall transmit or retransmit through
a cable service any advertisement unless such advertisement is in conformity with the prescribed
advertisement code. Section 11 of the Act provides that if any authorized officer has reason to believe
that the provisions of the Act have been or are being contravened by any cable operator, he may seize
the equipment being used by such cable operator for operating the cable television network. Section
12 of the Act provides for confiscation of the equipment in the event of any violation of the provisions
of the Act. Similarly, Section 13 of the Act also provides for seizure or confiscation of the equipment
and punishment. Section 16 further provides for punishment for contravention of the provisions of
the Act. Section 19 lays down that an authorized officer, if he thinks necessary or expedient so to do in
the public interest, may, by order, prohibit any cable operator from transmitting or re-transmitting any
advertisement which is not in conformity with the prescribed programme code and advertisement
code and it is likely to promote enmity on grounds of religion, race, language, caste or community or
any other grounds whatsoever, disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different
religion, racial, linguistic or regional groups or castes or communities or which is likely to disturb public
tranquility. Section 22 of the Act empowers the Central Government to frame Rules to carry out the
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provisions of Act. The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 22 of
the Act is empowered to make Rules which arc known as The Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994
[for short, “the Rules”]. Rule 7 of the Rules provides that where an advertisement is carried in the
cable service it shall be so designed as to conform to the laws of the country and should not offend
morality, decency and religious susceptibilities of the subscribers. Subrule (2), inter alia, provides that
no advertisement shall be permitted which derides any race, caste, colour, creed and nationality, is
against any provision of the Constitution of India and tends to incite people to crime, cause disorder
or violence or breach of law or glorifies violence or obscenity in any way. Sub-rule (3) further provides
that no advertisement shall be permitted the objects whereof are wholly or mainly of religious or
political nature, advertisements must not be directed towards any religious or political end. It is in this
background, we now propose to pass the following order:
Every registered National and State, political party and every contesting candidate proposing to
issue advertisement on television channel and/or cable network will have to apply to the Election
Commission/Designated Officer (as designated by the Election Commission) not later than three days
prior to the date of the proposed commencement of the telecast of such advertisement. In case of
any other person or unregistered political parties, they will have to apply not later than seven days
prior to the date of the telecast. Such application shall be accompanied by two copies of the proposed
advertisement in electronic form along with a duly attested transcript thereof. In case of first phase
of elections, the application shall be disposed of within two days of its receipt and until decision
thereon is taken, our order dated 2nd April, 2004, shall apply. In case of subsequent phase of election,
the application shall be disposed of within three days of its receipt and until the decision thereon is
taken, our order dated 2nd April, 2004, shall apply. While disposing of such applications, it will be
open to the Election Commission/Designated Officer to direct deletion/modification of any part of the
advertisement.
The application for certification shall contain following details:
(a) The cost of production of the advertisement;
(b) The approximate cost of proposed telecast of such advertisement on a television channel or
cable network with the break-up of number of insertions and rate proposed to be charged for
each such insertion;
(c)
(d) If the advertisement is issued by any person other than a political party or a candidate, that
person shall state on oath that it is not for the benefit of the political party or a candidate and
that the said advertisement has not been sponsored or commissioned or paid for by any political
party or a candidate; and
(e) A statement that all the payments shall be made by way of cheque or demand draft.
It shall also contain a statement whether the advertisement inserted is for the benefit of the
prospects of the election of a candidate(s)/parties;
We find that Section 2(a) of the Act defines “authorized officer”, within his local limits of jurisdiction,
as (a) District Magistrate; (b) Subdivisional Magistrate; or (c) or Commissioner of Police. Similarly, Section
28- A of the Representation of People Act, 1951 provides that the Returning Officer, Assistant Returning
Officer, Presiding Officer, Polling Officer and any other officer appointed under this part and any police officer
designated for the time being by the State Government, for the conduct of any election shall be deemed
to be on deputation to the Election Commission for the period commencing on and from the date of the
notification calling for such election and ending with the date of declaration of results of such election and,
accordingly, such officer shall during that period, be subject to the control, superintendence and discipline
of the Election Commission.
Since it is not physically possible for the Election Commission to have a pre-censorship of all the
advertisements on various cable networks and television channels, it has become necessary to authorize
the Election Commission to delegate its powers in this behalf to the respective District Magistrates of all
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the States or Union Territories, not below the rank of a Sub-divisional Magistrate or a member of the State
Provincial Civil Service. This may be done by a general order issued by the Election Commission. These
officers shall act under the control, superintendence and discipline of the Election Commission. The Election
Commission in its turn may delegate its powers to the Chief Electoral Officer of each State or the Union
Territories, as the case may be.
The Chief Electoral Officer of each State or Union Territory may appoint a committee for entertaining
complaints or grievances of any political party or candidate or any other person in regard to the decision
to grant or to refuse certification of an advertisement. The committee so appointed shall communicate its
decision to the Election Commission.
The committee so constituted will function under the overall superintendence, direction and control
of the Election Commission of India.
The decision given by the committee shall be binding and complied with by the political parties,
candidates, or any other person applying for advertisements in electronic media subject to what has been
stated above.
The comments and observations for deletion or modification, as the case may be, made, shall be
binding and complied with by the concerned political party or contesting candidate or any other person
within twenty four hours from the receipt of such communication and the advertisement so modified will
be re-submitted for review and certification.
We may clarify that provisions of Section 126 of the Representation of People Act, 1951, shall apply
to the advertisement covered by this order.
If any political party, candidate or any other person is aggrieved by the decision taken either by the
committee or by the Designated Officer/Election Commission it will be open for them to approach only this
court for clarification or appropriate orders and no other court, tribunal or authority shall entertain any
petition in regard to the complaint against such advertisement. This order shall come into force with effect
from 16th April, 2004 and shall continue to be in force till 10th May, 2004.
This order is being issued in exercise of the powers under Article 142 of the Constitution of India and
it shall bind all the political parties, candidates, persons, group of persons or Trusts who propose to insert
the advertisement in the electronic media, including cable network and/or television channels as well as
cable operators.
It will be open to the Election Commission to requisition such staff as may be necessary for monitoring
the telecast of such advertisements. Where the Election Commission is satisfied that there is a violation of
this order or any provisions of the Act, it will issue an order to the violator to forthwith stop such violations
and it will also be open to direct seizure of the equipments. Every order shall be promptly complied with by
the person(s) on whom such order is served.
The funds to meet the cost of monitoring the advertisements should be made available to the
Election Commission by the Union of India. Adequate publicity of this order shall be given by the Union of
India on the electronic media and through print media.
This order is in continuation of the order passed by this Court on 2n April, 2004 and shall remain in
operation as an interim measure till 10th May, 2004.
Subject to the aforesaid order, the judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh dated 23rd March
2004 shall remain stayed. This order is passed not in derogation of but in addition to the powers of the
Central Government in regard to the breach of the provisions of the Act.”
6. Now therefore, in pursuance of the aforesaid directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the Election
Commission hereby directs as follows: -
(i) The Chief Electoral Officer Delhi is hereby directed to constitute a Committee comprising
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the following persons to deal with the applications by the political parties and organizations
mentioned in para (ii) herein below:
a)
The Joint Chief Electoral officer - Chairperson.
b)
Returning Officer of an Parliamentary Constituency in Delhi.
c)
One expert being an officer not below the rank of Class-1 officer to be requisitioned from the
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
(ii) The above Committee will entertain applications for certification of any advertisement to be
inserted in a television channel or cable network by the following:-
a)
All registered political parties having their headquarters in NCT of Delhi.
b)
All groups or organizations or associations or persons having their headquarters in NCT of
Delhi.
(iii) The Chief Electoral Officer of even- other State/Union Territory is hereby directed to constitute the
following Committee to deal with applications by political parties and organizations mentioned
in para (iv) below:-
a)
The Additional, Joint Chief Electoral Officer - Chairperson.
b)
Returning Officer of any Parliamentary constituency located in the capital of the State.
c)
One expert being an officer not below the rank of Class-1 officer to be requisitioned from the
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
(iv) The Committee constituted in para (iii) above will entertain applications for certification for
advertisement on television channel and cable network by the following:-
(a) All registered political parties having their headquarters in that State /Union Territory,
(b) All organisations or group of persons or associations having their registered offices in that State/
Union Territory.
(v) The Returning Officer of every Parliamentary constituency in the country are hereby declared
as Designated Officers for the purpose of entertaining application for certification of an
advertisement proposed to be issued on cable network or television channel by an individual
candidate contesting the election from the Parliamentary’ constituency of which such Designated
Officer is the Returning Officer and candidates contesting in the Assembly constituencies falling
within that Parliamentary constituency. The said Returning Officer may co-opt any of the
Assistant Returning Officers, not below the rank of a Sub-divisional Magistrate belonging to the
State Provincial Civil Service to assist him in the task of certification of applications.
7. The Chief Electoral Officer of every State/Union Territory will constitute the following Committee to
entertain complaints/grievances of any political party or candidate or any other person in regard to
the decision to grant or refuse certification of an advertisement:-
(i)
(ii) Any Observer appointed by the Election Commission of India
(iii) One expert to be co-opted by the Committee other than the one mentioned in paras 6 (i) and 6
(iii) above.
8.
The applications for certification of any advertisements by every registered political parties and every
contesting candidates shall be made to the Committees mentioned in paras 6 (i) and 6 (iii) above or
the Designated Officer as mentioned in para 6 (iv) above, as the case may be, not later than 3 (three)
days prior to the date of the commencement of the telecast of such advertisem ents. In the case of
first phase of elections such applications shall be disposed of within 2 (two) days of its receipt and
until decision thereon is taken, the order of the Supreme Court dated 2-4-2004 shall apply.
The Chief Electoral Officer - Chairperson.
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9. Where an application for certification of advertisement is by any other person or unregistered political
parties, it will have to be made not later than 7 (seven) days prior to the date of telecast.
10. Every such application, in the format prescribed at Annexure A, shall be accompanied by the
following:
(i) Two copies of the proposed advertisement in the electronic form along with a duly attested
transcript thereof,
(ii) The application for certification shall contain following details:-
a)
The cost of production of the advertisement:
b)
The approximate cost of proposed telecast of such advertisement on a television channel or
cable network with the break-up of number of insertions and rate proposed to be charged for
each such insertion:
c)
It shall also contain a statement whether the advertisement inserted is for the benefit of the
prospects of the election of a candidate(s)/parties;
d)
If the advertisement is issued by any person other than a political party or a candidate, that
person shall state on oath that it is not for the benefit of the political party or a candidate and
that the said advertisement has not been sponsored or commissioned or paid for by any political
party or a candidate:
e)
A statement that all the payment shall be made by way of cheque or demand draft.
11. While taking a decision on the applications for certification of an advertisement, it will be open for the
Committees constituted in para 6 (i) and 6 (iii) above or the Designated Officer as in para 6 (v) above
or the review Committee as constituted in para 7 above to direct deletion/modification of any part of
the advertisement. Every such order making comments and observation for deletion and modification
shall be binding and be complied by the concerned political party or contesting candidate or any other
person within 24 hours from the receipt of such communication. The advertisement so modified will
be re-submitted for review and certification.
12. Where the Committees constituted in para 6 (i) and 6 (iii) above or the Designated Officer or the review
Committee as constituted in para 7 above as the case may be, is satisfied that the advertisement meets
the requirements of the law and in accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court as inserted in
paras 4 and 5 above, it should issue a certificate to the effect of the advertisement concerned is fit for
telecast. The format for the certificate is at Annexure B.
13. The directions contained in the order dated 13t h April 2004 by Supreme Court shall be strictly
complied with by everyone concerned and will remain in operation till 10th May 2004 and it shall
bind all the political parties, candidates, persons, group of persons or Trusts who propose to insert the
advertisements in the electronic media, including the cable networks and/or television channels as
well as cable operators.
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ELECTION COMMISSION’s ORDER REGARDING ADVERTISEMENTS OF
POLITICAL NATURE ON RADIO
(No. 509/75/2004/J.S-I/Vol.II/RCC/
Dated: 21st November, 2008)
ORDER
Sub: The Commission’s order dated 15th April, 2004, regarding advertisements of political nature on T.V
Channels & Cable T.V. Networks - Extension to Radio
1.
The Commission. vide its order No. 509/75/2004/JS-I dated 15th April, 2004, in pursuance of the order
dated 13-4-2004 of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SLP(Civil) No.
6679/2004(Ministry of I&B Vs M/s Gemini TV and Others), issued directions regarding advertisements of
political nature on T.V Channels & Cable T.V. Networks.
2.
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has, vide their letter No. 1/04/2004BC.IV dated 20th November, 08, informed that clause-II (4) of the Code for Commercial
Advertising on All India Radio, has been amended by adding the following proviso :-
“But advertisements in the form of spots and jingles on payment of prescribed fees, from political parties
/candidates/any other person shall be accepted only in respect of General Elections to Lok Sabha/
General Election to the State Assemblies/General Election to Local bodies during the period when the
Model Code of Conduct is in force. Such advertisements shall be subject to prebroadcast scrutiny by the
Election Commission of India/authorities under the Election Commission of India in respect of elections
to Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies and State Election Commissions in the case of Local bodies.”
3.
In view of the above, the Commission has directed that its order dated 15th April, 2004, regarding
advertisements of political nature on TV Channel/Cable Networks shall apply to advertisements on
Radio also, including the Private FM Channels, during the period Model Code of Conduct is in operation
in connection with general election to the House of the People or to the Legislative Assembly of any
State/UT. Accordingly, for broadcasting any advertisement of political nature on Radio, application for
certification for broadcast shall be submitted to the Committee set up in the office of the Chief Electoral
Officer of the State concerned for pre-broadcast scrutiny and certification permitting broadcast of the
advertisement. The application shall be submitted in the same format as the one prescribed vide the
order dated 15-4-2004 for advertisement on TV Channel/Cable Networks, alongwith the Tape/ CD and
an attested transcript of the proposed advertisement . The format for certification of advertisement shall
also be the same as that prescribed in the order dated 15-4-2004. The reference to ‘telecast’ in these
formats shall be read to include ‘broadcast’ for the purposes of advertisements on Radio.
4.
It is clarified that all other directions and the conditions specified in the order dated 15th April, 2004,
and the subsequent instructions on the subject shall apply in the case of advertisements of political
nature on Radio.
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ELECTION COMMISSION’s GUIDELINES FOR PUBLICATION AND
DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS OF OPINION POLLS / EXIT POLLS
(No.509/121/2004/JS-1 Dated : 17th February, 2009)
ORDER
Subject:- Guidelines for Publication and Dissemination of Results of Opinion polls/Exit polls.
The Election Commission had issued an Order on 20th January, 1998 prescribing the following guidelines
for publication and dissemination of results of opinion polls and exit polls.:
(i)
The organizations or agencies conducting Opinion Polls shall be free to conduct such polls, and
publish results thereof, in or by any print or electronic media, at any time, except the period
mentioned in clause (ii), during the run up to the polls for the aforesaid general elections to the
House of the People and State Legislative Assemblies mentioned above.
(ii) No result of any opinion poll conducted at any time shall be published, publicized or disseminated,
in thany manner whatsoever,
in or by any print or electronic media, after 1700 hours on the
th
14 February, 1998 (16 February, 1998 being the first day of poll for the aforesaid general
elections) and till half an hour after the closing of poll in all States and Union Territories, expect
three Parliamentary Constituencies in the State of Jammu and Kashmir i.e., 1730 hours on the
28th February, 1998.
(iii) The above organizations and agencies shall also be free to conduct exit polls. But the result of
any such exit poll conducted at any time shall also not be published, publicized or disseminated,
in any manner whatsoever, in or by any print or electronic media, at any time from 0700 hours
on the 16th February, 1998 (being the first day of poll for the aforesaid general elections) and till
half an hour after the closing of poll in all States and union Territories, except three Parliamentary
constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, i.e. 1730 hours on the 28th February, 1998.
(iv)
Any organizations or agencies conducting any Opinion Poll or Exit Poll, while publishing,
publicizing or disseminating the result of any such poll, must indicate the sample size of the
electorate covered by such polls and geographic spread of survey so conducted. They must
invariably give the details of methodology followed, likely percentage of errors, the professional
background and experience of the organization or organizations and the key professionals
involved in the conduct and analysis of the poll.”
2.
The above guidelines were followed by the media and other organizations/agencies in the general
election to the House of the People and legislative assemblies held in 1998. The Commission vide its
order dated 20th August, 1999, again adopted these guidelines for the then ensuing general election to
the House of the People. The order was challenged in the Hon’ble Supreme Court in writ petition No. 80
of 1998 and some other connected petitions. During the course of the hearing of the said matters before
the Hon’ble Supreme Court, in September, 1999, the Commission opted to withdraw the said guidelines
and accordingly issued an order on 14th September,1999, withdrawing the guidelines.
3.
In a meeting convened by the Commission with the recognized National and State Political parties on the
6th April, 2004, all the political parties which attended the meeting expressed the unanimous view that
publishing the results of opinion polls and exit polls should not be permitted till the completion of the
poll in all constituencies in multiphased elections. A similar view was expressed by some of the political
parties in the meeting held by the Commission on 3rd February, 2009.
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4.
In the meanwhile, a writ petition (WP (C)No. 207 of 2004), was filed before the Hon’ble Supreme Court
seeking the following reliefs:-
(a) that the result and analysis of the opinion polls and exit polls be not published in the newspaper,
magazines and other print media and also by electronic media including radio, television and
internet;
(b) direct the Election Commission to enforce its guidelines issued from time to time dated 20-0198, 10-02-98 and 20-08-99 particularly in view of Section 126 of the Representation of the People
Act.”
5.
In the above writ petition, the Hon’ble Supreme Court passed the following order on 19-012009:
“ Adjourned, in view of the pending legislation which, we are told, has already been initiated
by the Rajya Sabha. We make it clear that, in the meantime, Election Commission would be at
liberty to issue any other appropriate direction.”
6.
The Commission has considered the matter. In pursuance of the above mentioned order of
the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the Commission, in exercise of its powers under Article 324 of
the Constitution, and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, issues the following directions
with regard to dissemination of results of opinion polls and exit polls regarding elections to
the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of States/Union Territories, by any media/agency./
organization/individuals:
7.
No result of any opinion poll or exit poll conducted at any time shall be published, publicized or
disseminated in any manner, whatsoever, by print, electronic or any other media, at any time-
(a) during the period of 48 hours ending with the hour fixed for closing of poll in an election held in a
single phase; and
(b) in a multi-phased election, and in the case of elections in different States announced simultaneously,
at any time during the period starting from 48 hours before the hour fixed for closing of poll in the
first phase of the election and till the poll is concluded in all the phases in all States.
Explanation: In this Order: (a) Electronic media’ includes Radio and Television -both Government owned and Private and covers
Satellite/DTH, Terrestrial and Cable Channels.
(b) `Dissemination’ includes publication in any newspaper, magazine or periodical, or display on
electronic media, or circulation by means of any pamphlet, poster, placard, handbill or any other
document.
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PRESS COUNCIL OF INDIA’S GUIDELINES ON ELECTION
REPORTING-1996
i) General Election is a very important feature of our democracy and it is imperative that the media transmits
to the electorate fair and objective reports of the election campaign by the contesting parties. Freedom
of the Press depends to a large measure on the Press itself behaving with a sense of responsibility. It is,
therefore, necessary to ensure that the media adheres to this principle of fair and objective reporting of
the election campaign.
The Press Council has, therefore, formulated the following guidelines to the media for observance during
elections:
1. It will be the duty of the Press to give objective reports about elections and the candidates. The
newspapers are not expected to indulge in unhealthy election campaigns, exaggerated reports about any
candidate/party or incident during the elections. In practice, two or three closely contesting candidates
attract all the media attention. While reporting on the actual campaign, a newspaper may not leave out
any important point raised by a candidate and make an attack on his or her opponent.
2. Election campaign along communal or caste lines is banned under the election rules. Hence, the Press
should eschew reports which tend to promote feelings of enmity or hatred between people on the
ground of religion, race, caste, community or language.
3.
The Press should refrain from publishing false or critical statements in regard to the personal character
and conduct of any candidate or in relation to the candidature or withdrawal of any candidate or his
candidature, to prejudice the prospects of that candidate in the elections. The Press shall not publish
unverified allegations against any candidate/party.
4.
The Press shall not accept any kind of inducement, financial or otherwise, to project a candidate/party.
It shall not accept hospitality or other facilities offered to them by or on behalf of any candidate/party.
5.
The Press is not expected to indulge in canvassing of a particular candidate/party. If it does, it shall allow
the right of reply to the other candidate/party.
6.
The Press shall not accept/publish any advertisement at the cost of public exchequer regarding
achievements of a party/ government in power.
7.
The Press shall observe all the directions/orders/instructions of the Election Commission/Returning
Officers or Chief Electoral Officer issued from time to time.
ii) Guidelines on ‘Pre-poll’ and ‘Exit-polls’ Survey-1996
The Press Council of India having considered the question of desirability or otherwise of publication of
findings of pre-poll surveys and the purpose served by them, is of the view that the newspapers should
not allow their forum to be used for distortions and manipulations of the elections and should not allow
themselves to be exploited by the interested parties.
The Press Council, therefore, advises that in view of the crucial position occupied by the electoral process
in a representative democracy like ours, the newspapers should be on guard against their precious forum
being used for distortions and manipulations of the elections. This has become necessary to emphasize
today since the print media is sought to be increasingly exploited by the interested individuals and groups
to misguide and mislead the unwary voters by subtle and not so subtle propaganda on casteist, religious
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and ethnic basis as well as by the use of sophisticated means like the alleged pre-poll surveys. While the
communal and seditious propaganda is not difficult to detect in many cases, the interested use of the
pre-poll survey, sometimes deliberately planted, is not so easy to uncover. The Press Council, therefore,
suggests that whenever the newspapers publish pre-poll surveys, they should take care to preface
them conspicuously by indicating the institutions which have carried such surveys, the individuals and
organisations which have commissioned the surveys, the size and nature of sample selected, the method
of selection of the sample for the findings and the possible margin of error in the findings.
2.
Further in the event of staggered poll dates, the media is seen to carry exit-poll surveys of the polls
already held. This is likely to influence the voters where the polling is yet to commence. With a view to
ensure that the electoral process is kept pure and the voters’ minds are not influenced by any external
factors, it is necessary that the media does not publish the exit-poll surveys till the last poll is held.
3.
The Press Council, therefore, requests the Press to abide by the following guideline in respect of the exit
polls:
Guideline: No newspaper shall publish exit-poll surveys, however, genuine they may be, till the last of the polls is over.
Long queue of voters at a polling booth in Ernakulam of Kerala on May 10, 2004.
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VIII
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
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ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE
Q. 1.What is an Electronic Voting Machine?
Ans. It is a simple electronic device used to record votes in place of ballot papers and boxes which were used
earlier in conventional voting system.
Q. 2.What are the advantages of EVM over the traditional ballot paper/ballot box system?
Ans. (i)
It eliminates the possibility of invalid and doubtful votes which, in many cases, are the root causes
of controversies and election petitions.
(ii) It makes the process of counting of votes much faster than the conventional system.
(iii) It reduces to a great extent the quantity of paper used thus saving a large number of trees making
the process eco-friendly.
(iv) It reduces cost of printing almost nil as only one sheet of ballot paper required for each Polling
Station.
Q. 3. Apart from India which are the other countries that use EVMs in elections?
Ans. Bhutan used the Indian EVMs for the whole country during their last elections. These machines were
also used by Nepal for some of their constituencies during the last general elections in the country.
Q. 4.When was the EVM introduced in India?
Ans. It was first used in 1982 in the bye-election to Parur Assembly Constituency of Kerala for a limited number
of polling stations (50 polling stations).
Q. 5.What are the unique features of Indian EVMs?
Ans. It is a simple machine that can be operated easily by both the polling personnel and the voters. It
is sturdy enough to withstand rough handling and variable climatic conditions. Being a stand alone
machine without any network connectivity, nobody can interfere with its programming and manipulate
the result. Keeping the erratic power supply position in many places in the country, the machines have
been made to run on batteries.
Q. 6.What was the necessity to switch to EVM from ballot paper election?
Ans. Counting of Ballot papers at an election used to take long hours creating a charged atmosphere for the
counting officials as well as candidates/political parties. Sometimes this was aggravated further by the
demand for recounting resulting for the low margin of difference of votes between the top 2 candidates
coupled with large number of invalid and doubtful votes.
Q. 7.Who manufacture EVMs in India?
Ans. The two Central Governement undertakings i.e. Bharat Electronics Limited and Electronics Corporation of
India Limited are the only manufacturers from whom the EVMs are procured by the Election Commission
of India.
Q. 8. Before approving EVM whether ECI consulted the political parties?
Ans.Yes. The matter was discussed with all the recognized political parties and demonstration held before
them.
Q. 9.Whether ECI took the advice of technical expert before approving the EVM?
Ans.Yes. Before inducting the EVMs, opinion of the Technical Committee comprising Prof. S. Sampath, Prof.
P.V. Indiresan and Dr. C Rao Kasarbada was obtained. The Committee examined the machines minutely
from all technical angles and unanimously recommended their use in elections.
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Q. 10.What are the features of Control Unit?
Ans.
The Control Unit is the main unit which stores all data and controls the functioning of EVM. The
program which controls the functioning of the control unit is burnt into a micro chip on a “one time
programmable basis”. Once burnt it cannot be read, copied out or altered. The EVMs use dynamic
coding to enhance security of data transmitted from ballot unit to control unit. The new EVMs have
also got real time clock and date-time stamping facility which enables them to record the exact time
and date whenever a key is pressed. After the voting is completed and the close button is pressed,
the machine does not accept any data or record any vote. Through the press of “total” button, the
control unit can display the number of votes recorded till that time which can be cross checked with
the register of voters in Form 17-A. The display system of the control unit shows the total number of
votes polled in a polling station and the candidate-wise votes polled in the machine when the ‘result’
button is pressed by the counting staff in the presence of counting agents at the counting centre. The
control unit can also detect any physical tampering made with the connecting cable and indicate the
same in the display unit.
Q.11. How the EVMs can be used in the areas where there is no electricity?
Ans.
The EVM does not depend on electricity. It runs on alkaline batteries.
Q. 12.What is the maximum number of votes which can be cast in the EVM?
Ans.
An EVM can record a maximum of 3840 votes which far exceeds the number of voters(usually less
then 1400) assigned to a polling station.
Q. 13. In some elections large number of candidates contest. What is the maximum number of candidates
which EVM can cater to?
Ans.
Elections can be conducted through EVMs when the maximum number of candidates does not
exceed 64.
Q. 14.What will happen if the number of contesting candidate goes beyond 64?
Ans.
In such cases poll has to be conducted through conventional method of ballot papers/boxes.
Q. 15. How an illiterate voter will know the steps to vote by using EVM at the polling station? Whose help
should he take?
Ans.
The Presiding Officer will have a card-board replica of the ballot unit with him. Through this he will
demonstrate you how to vote through the EVM. He will, however, not be allowed to enter the polling
chamber where the actual ballot unit is kept.
Q. 16. Can anybody tamper with the EVMs?
Ans.Utmost care has been taken to make the EVM tamper proof. The programming of the microprocessor
chip used in EVMs is burned into the chip. The fused program can neither be altered nor overwritten.
Any attempt to burn additional or substitute code on the chip would destroy its existing program and
render it unusable/useless. As an additional precautionary measure, the machines prepared for a poll
are physically sealed in the presence of candidates or their agents and kept in secure strong rooms
guarded by Central Police Force which can also be watched by the representatives of the candidates.
The storage places for these pre-poll or polled EVMs can be accessed only by following a stringent
procedure set by the Commission ensuring complete transparency.
Q. 17.Whether EVM can be pre-programmed by anybody to favour any party or candidate?
Ans.
In order to programme a substituted chip to transfer votes preferentially to a particular candidate, it
would be necessary for the program to identify the serial number of the favoured candidate. Since the
order in which the candidates appear on the reference ballot paper depends upon the nominations
filed and found valid, it cannot be predicted in advance before the list of contesting candidates is
actually drawn up.
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Q. 18.What are the procedures ECI follows to ensure transparency and to prove that EVM is not manipulated
by anybody?
Ans.
The Commission has set up stringent procedures at various stages to ensure the security of the
machines. The machines are manufactured only by two public sector undertakings conforming
to the specifications prescribed by the Commission in consultation with the Technical Committee
comprising of renowned professionals. The machines are checked only by the engineers of the
two PSUs before each election. These are generally stored in Strong rooms in district headquarters
where the entry is restricted. A person is allowed inside the store only after making necessary
entries in the Log Book indicating the date and time of entry alongwith purpose for doing so. Once
the machines are prepared for poll by the Returning Officer affixing ballot papers, they are taken
to the strong room in the presence of the Election Observer, candidates or their agents and kept
under double lock on which the candidates/agents can put their seals. The whole process is also
videographed. The polled EVMs are stored in strong rooms following similar procedures and are
guarded by the security forces in a three tier cordon. The candidates or their agents are also allowed
to keep an watch on the strong room from a visible distance.
Q. 19.What is new procedure called “EVM randomization”, can I know why this is being done?
Ans.Despite the EVMs being tamper proof, further precautions are taken by way of a two stage
randomization process for the EVMs to be used in an election. This is done to make sure that nobody
comes to know beforehand to which constituency/ polling station a specific EVM will be used. For
this purpose, serial numbers of all the EVMs to be used under the jurisdiction of a District Election
Officer are listed. The EVMs which are to be used in a particular constituency is then randomly
selected through a computerized process which is known as first level randomization. Another
randomization called second level randomization is done by the Returning Officer afterwards to
determine which specific EVM will be used at a particular polling station of that constituency.
Q. 20. Suppose on the poll day an EVM developes problem, in that case what is the remedy available?
Ans.
The defective EVM is immediately replaced by a new one by the Sector Officer who constantly
moves with spare polling materials in the area allotted to him covering a few polling stations.
Q. 21.
What is a procedure followed to seal the EVM? Why this is being done? How this is being done?
Ans.
Physical sealing of different segments of an EVM is done to prevent access to the buttons controlling
various process of the poll. This is done in several stages. Sealing of ballot screen of the ballot unit
and the candidate set section of the control unit are done under the supervision of Returning Officer
in the presence of the candidates or their agents to prevent tampering with the alignment of the
ballot paper and making unwanted changes in the candidate buttons that are actually required for a
particular poll. Similarly if the result section is not sealed, any one can see the result of a particular
polling station before it is taken up for counting at the counting center on the specified date. The
candidates or their agents are invited by the election authorities to put their signatures on the tags/
paper seals along with the seals of the Returning/Presiding Officers.
Q. 22. After poll, where the EVMs are kept till counting?
Ans.
The polled EVMs are generally stored in a secure storage centre in the constituency or a nearby
place on which the candidates or their representatives can keep an watch. Mostly it is the same
place where the counting is done.
Q. 23. How the votes are counted in EVM?
Ans.
In the Counting Centre, the EVMs are kept on a number of counting tables whose number does not
normally exceed 14. Seating arrangements are made for the counting agents in such a way that they
can clearly watch the EVM and its display. When the result button of an EVM is pressed, its display
segment indicates the total number of votes polled in a particular polling station and then shows the
votes polled by each candidate in a serial order. Besides the counting staff, these are noted by the
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counting agents also. At the end of each round, the result of that round and the progressive total is
announced. The result is compiled by summing up the round wise totals.
Q. 24. In our country electoral malpractices such as booth capturing etc. are reported here and there.
Whether EVMs are helpful in preventing booth capturing?
Ans.
There is no way to prevent booth capturing as such if the EVM itself is snatched away by the booth
capturers. However, the machine can not register more than 5 votes in a minute or 300 votes in an
hour whereas a ballot box could be stuffed with any number of ballot papers. Further, on the sight
of the booth- capturers, the Presiding Officer can stop the polling by pressing the “Close” button in
the Control unit.
Q. 25. Is it possible to use EVM in simultaneous election for Parliament and State Legislative Assembly?
Ans.Yes, simultaneous election for Parliamentary and State Legislative Assembly can be conducted
through EVMs. Two separate EVMs – one for the Parliamentary election and the other for the
Assembly election are used in such a situation.
Q. 26. How long the Control Unit stores the result in its memory?
Ans
The result is stored permanently in the memory chip of the EVM till it is intentionally cleared for
readying the machine for subsequent elections. Removal of batteries from the machine does not
have any effect on its memory.
Q. 27. At the time of counting, suppose a display in EVM is not showing the result in such case how the
result can be verified?
Ans.
The manufacturers of the EVMs have developed an “Auxiliary Display Unit” (ADU). With the use of
this ADU, results can be retrieved most of the times when there is a failure of the original display on
the Control unit.
Q. 28. Is it possible to vote more than once by pressing the button again and again?
Ans.
No. Once a candidate button is pressed, it will record the vote in favour of the candidate shown
against the button. The machine will not record any more vote until the ballot button of the Control
Unit is pressed again by the Presiding/Polling Officer.
Q. 29. Earlier there was a system of mixing ballot papers so that the voting preference in a particular
polling station is not known. Now the EVMs are counted one by one and the voting preference of a
particular polling station become known to everybody – Can anything be done about it?
Ans.
A device called ‘Totaliser” has been developed by the manufacturers of the EVMs which can, at a
time, connected with several control units. It will then indicate the total number of votes polled in
each polling station where these EVMs had been used as well as the grand total of votes polled in
those polling stations. The number of votes polled by each candidate will, however, be shown for
the whole group of polling stations to which the EVMs were used and not for any individual polling
station making it impossible to know the pattern of voting in a particular polling station.
Q. 30.What the world thinks of Indian EVMs?
Ans.
The Indian EVM is a far simpler machine than its counterpart in the USA. Unlike in USA, our EVM is a
stand alone machine which can not be connected to any network and controlled through network or
remote. Its original programme contained in a burnt chip can not be altered , making it tamper proof.
Q. 31. How can a blind voter vote by using EVM?
Ans.Like all physically challenged or infirm voters, a blind voter is permitted to take a companion with
him to help him cast the vote. The companion can accompany him upto the polling compartment.
In addition to this, many of the EVMs have ‘Braille” signage on the ballot units indicating the serial
number of the candidate. A dummy ballot paper indicating the names and the serial numbers of the
contesting candidates is provided to the Presiding Officers of selected polling stations. The Presiding
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Officer of such polling station will give the dummy ballot paper to the blind voter on his request. The
voter will then note the serial number of the candidate of his choice and return the dummy ballot
paper to the Presiding Officer before proceeding to the polling compartment. Now, with the help of
“Braille” signage he will be able to locate the particular serial number of the candidate on the ballot
unit on his own and be able to cast his vote independently.
•General Elections, 2004 was conducted totally by using 10.75 lakh EVMs in the country.
•
7700 Metric Ton of paper was used for printing of ballot paper in General Elections, 1999.
•
8800 Metric Ton of paper was used for printing of ballot paper in General Elections, 1996.
A visually challenged old man voter is being taken
towards the polling station for voting at a polling
booth of South Bangalore during General Elections
- 2008 of the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, on
May 10, 2008.
Polling staff testing the working conditions of Electronic Voting
Machines for State Assembly Elections at Serampore Textile
College, Hooghly West Bengal on April 21, 2006.
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ELECTION PROCESS
[A ]
WHO CAN CONTEST ELECTIONS ?
Q.1. What is the minimum age for becoming a candidate for Lok Sabha (House of the People) or vidhan
sabha (legislative assembly) election?
Ans. Not less than Twenty Five Years of age on the date of scrutiny of nomination papers.
(Refer : Article 84 (b) of Constitution of India and Article 173 (b) of the Constitution read with Sec. 36
(2) of the Representation of People Act, 1951.)
Q. 2. I am not registered as a voter in any constituency. Can I contest election?
Ans. No.
You have to be registered as a voter in the current electoral roll to contest election.
(Refer: Sec. 4 (d) and Section 5 (c) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 3. I am registered as a voter in a particular State. Can I contest election for Lok Sabha (House of the
People) from outside that State?
Ans. Yes
You can contest election from any constituency in the Country, except autonomous Districts of Assam,
Lakshadweep and Sikkim
(Refer : Sec. 4 of the Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 4. A person is a member of Scheduled Caste in a particular State. Can he contest election from any other
State for Lok Sabha from a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes?
Ans.
Yes .
He can contest election from any other State from a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes.
(Refer : Sec. 4 of the Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 5. A person is a member of Schedule Tribe in a particular State. Can he contest election from any other
State for Lok Sabha (House of People) from a seat reserved for Scheduled Tribes?
Ans.
Yes.
He can contest election from any other State from a seat reserved for Scheduled Tribes except
Lakshadweep, other than those in autonomous Districts of Assam and excluding the tribal areas of
Assam.
(Refer: Sec. 4 of the Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 6. A person is an elector in a particular State. Can he contest election for a seat in the Vidhan Sabha
(Legislative Assembly) of any other State?
Ans.
No . (Refer: Sec. 5 of the Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 7. A person is a member of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes community. Can he contest an election
from a general constituency?
Ans.
Yes.
(Refer: Sec. 4 & 5 of the Representation of People Act, 1951)
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Q. 8.
A person is convicted for some offence and is sentenced to imprisonment for 2 years. Can he contest
elections?
Ans. No.
(Refer: Section 8 (3) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 9. Supposing such person is on bail, pending disposal of his appeal, can he contest the election?
Ans. No.
Even if a person is on bail, after the conviction and his appeal is pending for disposal, he is disqualified
from contesting an election as per Supreme Court’s decision. But if his conviction is also stayed, then
he can contest.
Q. 10. Can a person confined in Jail vote in an election?
Ans. No.
Such person can not vote at any election if he is confined in a prison, whether under a sentence of
imprisonment or transportation or otherwise, or is in the lawful custody of the police.
(Refer: Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951)
Q. 11. Is a person subjected to preventive detention under any law entitled to vote in an election?
Ans.
Yes.
He is entitled to vote by Postal Ballot paper
(Refer: Proviso to Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and Rule 18 (a) (iv) of
Conduct of Elections Rules 1961).
[B ]
SECURITY DEPOSIT
Q. 12. Every candidate is required to make security deposit. How much is the security deposit for Lok Sabha
election?
Ans. Rs. Ten Thousand
(Refer Sec. 34 (1) (a) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 13. Is there any concession in security deposit for a candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled
Tribe for Lok Sabha election?
Ans. Yes.
It is Rs. Five thousand.
(Refer Sec. 34 (1) (a) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 14. How much is the security deposit for a Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election?
Ans.
Rupees Five Thousand
(Refer Sec. 34 (1) (b) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 15. Is there any concession in security deposit for a candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled
Tribe for Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election?
Ans. Yes.
It is Rs. Two thousand five hundred
(Refer Sec. 34 (1) (b) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
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Q. 16. If a person, who is a member of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes contests election from general
seat, how much security deposit he is required to make to contest election for Lok Sabha / Vidhan
Sabha (Legislative Assembly)
Ans.
Rs. Five thousand for Lok Sabha / Rs. Two thousand five hundred for Vidhan Sabha.
(Refer Section 34 (1) (a) (b) of Representation of People Act 1951)
Q. 17. Which candidates lose the deposit?
Ans. A defeated candidate who fails to secure more than one-sixth of the valid votes polled in the
constituency will lose his security deposit
(Refer: section 158(4) of Representation of People Act. 1951.)
[C ]
NOMINATIONS
Q. 18. Suppose, I am a candidate of a recognised National or State party, how many proposers I require for
my nomination?
Ans. Only one.
(Refer: Sec. 33 (1) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 19. If I am an independent candidate or a candidate of registered unrecognized Political Party, how many
proposers I require for nomination?
Ans. Ten.
(Refer: Proviso to Sec. 33(1) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 20. Can a person contest election to Lok Sabha (House of People)/Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly)
from as many constituencies as he likes?
Ans. No.
A person cannot contest from more than two constituencies at a general election for Lok Sabha /
Vidhan Sabha.
(Refer: Section 33 (7) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 21. Whether same restriction applies in relation to bye-elections to any House held simultaneously?
Ans. Yes.
You cannot contest more than two bye-elections to the same House, if called simultaneously by the
Election Commission.
(Refer: Section 33 (7) of Representation of People Act, 1951Q. 22.
How
papers can be filed for standing as a candidate in the same Constitutency?
Ans.
Four.
(Refer: Proviso to section 33 (6) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
many
nomination
Q. 23. Can I go to the Office of Returning Officer for filing a nomination with a procession ?
Ans.
No.
The maximum number of vehicles that will be allowed to come within the periphery of 100 mtrs.
of Returning Officer’s office has been restricted to 3 and maximum number of persons that will be
allowed to enter the office of Returning Officer has been limited to 5 (including the candidate).
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Q. 24. How many persons are allowed at the time of scrutiny of nominations by the Returning Officer?
Ans.
The candidate, his election agent, one Proposer and one other person (who can be an advocate) duly
authorized in writing by the candidate, but no other person, may attend at the time fixed for scrutiny
of nominations by Returning Officer.
(Refer: Sec. 36 (1) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 25. If a candidate, to whose nomination paper an objection has been raised, applies for time to rebut such
objection, can Returning Officer grant time for such candidate?
Ans.
Yes.
The Returning Officer may adjourn the hearing of the objection till the next day or the day after that
but not beyond 11.00 a.m. on that day. The hearing in any case should be completed by Returning
Officer well before 3.00 p.m. on the day fixed for withdrawal of candidatures.
[D ]
OATH OR AFFIRMATION
Q. 26. Is it necessary for a candidate to make and subscribe an oath or affirmation before an officer authorized
by the Election Commission?
Ans.
Yes.
(Refer: Article 84 (a) or Article 173 (a) of the Constitution, Section 4(a) of Govt. of Union Territory Act,
1963 or section 4(a) Government of National Territory of Delhi Act, 1991)
Q. 27.Who are authorized persons by the Election Commission before whom to make and subscribe an oath
or affirmation?
Ans.
For any particular election, the authorized persons are, principally, the Returning Officer and the
Assistant Returning Officer for the constituency. In the case of a candidate confined in a prison or
under preventive detention, the superintendent of the prison or commandant of the detention camp
in which he is so confined or is under such detention is authorized to administer the oath. And in the
case of a candidate confined to bed in a hospital or elsewhere owing to illness or any other cause,
the medical superintendent in charge of the hospital or the medical practitioner attending on him
is similarly authorized. If a candidate is outside India, Indian Ambassador or High Commissioner or
diplomatic consular authorized by him can also administer oath/affirmation.
Q. 28.When the oath or affirmation by the candidate is required to be made?
Ans.
The candidate, in person, is required to make the oath or affirmation immediately after presenting his
nomination papers and in any case not later than the day previous to the date of the scrutiny.
[E]
ALLOTMENT OF ELECTION SYMBOLS
Q. 29.Who allots the election symbols to contesting candidates?
Ans.
Returning Officer.
[Refer: The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968]
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Q. 30. How reserved election symbol is allotted to candidate of a recognized National or State Party?
Ans.
For allotment of reserve symbol, the candidate has to declare in his nomination form that he has
been setup by the concerned recognized party and has to submit prescribed declaration in Form B
from the authorized office bearer of the party to the effect that he has been setup by that party.
The declaration in Form-B should be duly signed by the office bearer of the Party whose specimen
signatures have been communicated in Form-A subject to condition that both the Forms have been
delivered to Chief Electoral Officer of the State and Returning Officer before 3 P.M on the last date of
making nominations.
[Refer: Paras 8 and 13 the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.]
Q. 31. Can a candidate deliver the declaration in Form A and Form B with facsimile signature or signature by
means of rubber stamp etc. of the office bearer of the political party?
Ans.
No.
Forms A & Form B must bear the signatures in ink of authorized office bearer of the political party.
[Refer: Para 13 the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.]
Q. 32. Can a candidate sponsored by a registered unrecognized political party or a candidate contesting as
independent choose any one of the free symbols specified in the list of free symbols?
Ans.
Yes.
For the purpose, such candidate may choose 3 free symbols from the list, in order of preference and
mention the same in his nomination paper.
[Refer: Para 12 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.]
Q. 33. Is it necessary for a candidate sponsored by registered unrecognized political party to submit the
Forms-A & Form-B to the Chief Electoral Officer of the State and Returning Officer?
Ans.
Yes.
[Refer: Para 13 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.]
[F]
ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Q. 34.Whether there is any restriction for plying of vehicles for electioneering purposes?
Ans.
No.
You can ply any number of vehicles (all mechanized/motorized vehicles including 2 wheelers) for the
purpose but you have to seek prior approval of the Returning Officer for plying such vehicles and must
display permit issued by Returning Officer in original (not photocopy) prominently on the windscreen
of the Vehicle. The permit must bear the number of the vehicle and name of the candidate in whose
favour it is issued. The expenditure incurred on this will be booked against you.
Q. 35. Can a vehicle be used for electioneering purposes without getting permit from the District Election
Officer/Returning Officer?
Ans.
No.
Such vehicle shall be deemed to be unauthorized by campaigning for the candidate and may attract
penal provisions of Chapter IX A of the Indian Penal Code and shall therefore be immediately out of
the campaigning exercise.
Q. 36. Is there any restriction for displaying/carrying poster/ placard/ banner/flag of the concerned party or
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of the candidate on the vehicle during the procession?
Ans.You may display /carry one poster/placard/banner/flag of your party/or your own on vehicle during
the procession.
Q. 37. Is external fitting/modification allowed in the Vehicles used for campaigning?
Ans.
External modification of vehicles including fitting of Loudspeaker thereon, would be subject
to the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act/Rules and any other Local Act/Rules. Vehicles
with modifications and special campaign vehicles like Video Rath etc., can be used only
after obtaining the requisite permission from the competent authorities under the Motor
Vehicles Act.
Q. 38. Are there conditions/guidelines for setting up and operating of Temporary Offices by Party or
candidate?
Ans.
Yes.
Such offices can not be opened by way of any encroachment either on public or private property/ in
any religious places or campus of such religious places/ contiguous to any educational institution /
hospital / within 200 meters of an existing polling station. Further, such offices can display only one
party flag and banner with party symbol/photographs and the size of the banner used in such offices
should not exceed ‘4 feet X 8 feet’ subject to the further condition that if the local laws prescribe a
lower size for banner / hoarding etc., then the lower size prescribed by local law shall prevail.
Q. 39.What is the deadline after which no public meetings and processions can be taken out?
Ans. You can not hold public meetings and processions during the period of 48 hours ending with the hour
fixed for the conclusion of poll. Suppose, poll day is 12th June 2009 (Friday) and hours of poll are from
8.00A.M to 5.00 P.M., the public meetings and processions shall be closed at 5.00 P.M on the 10th June
2009 (Wednesday).
(Refer: Sec. 126 of Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 40. Is there any restriction on the presence of political functionaries in a constituency after campaign
period is over?
Ans.
Yes.
After the closure of campaign period(mentioned in answer to Q.6 above), presence of political
functionaries etc. who have been brought from outside the constituency and who are not voters of
the constituency should not continue to remain present in the constituency. Such functionaries should
leave the constituency immediately after campaign period is over.
Q. 41. Is such restriction applicable in the case of office bearer who is in-charge of election of a political
party in the State?
Ans.
Yes.
However, such restriction is not insisted upon during the general elections to Lok Sabha/State Assembly
only in respect of the office bearer who is in-charge of the State during the election period. Such office
bearer shall declare his place of stay in the State Headquarters and his movement during the period
in question shall remain confined normally between his party office and place of his stay. The above
restrictions will be applicable to all other functionaries in all elections.
Q. 42. Are there any arrangements for videography of critical events during the election process?
Ans.Yes. Video Teams are formed in constituency to record and videotape critical events like meetings
addressed/attended by Ministers, National/State level leaders of political parties, violent incidents,
etc.
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Q. 43. Is wearing of special accessories like cap, mask, scarf etc. permitted during the campaigning?
Ans.
Yes.
However supply and distribution of main apparels like saree, shirt, etc. by party/candidate is not
permitted as it may amount to bribary of voters.
[G]
POLL DAY
Q. 44. Is there any facility provided to voters for locating their names in the electoral roll if a political party
cannot set up or not willing to set up a booth in an area?
Ans.
Yes.
A “VOTER ASSISTANCE BOOTH” is set up in premises/buidling location where three or more polling
stations are located with a proper signage manned by a team of officials who are provided with lists
of roll in alphabetical order to assist the voters for locating their sl. no. in the roll and polling station. If
political parties inform of their inability in advance, the Districts Election Officer may consider making
such arrangements in other areas also.
Q. 45. Are there any guidelines for setting up of election booth by candidate/political parties near polling
station on the day of poll?
Ans.
Election booth can be set up beyond a distance of 200 meters from the polling stations, only with 1
table and 2 chairs with an umbrella or a piece of tarpaulin or cloth to protect the two occupants with
one banner (3 x 41/2 feet) to display the name of the candidate/ party / election symbol at the booth.
No crowed is allowed.
Q. 46. Is it necessary to obtain written permission of the concerned Government authorities or local
authorities for setting up of election booth?
Ans.
Yes.
It is necessary to obtain the written permission of the concerned Government authorities or local
authorities before setting up of such booths. Written permission must be available with the persons
manning the booth for production before the police /election authorities concerned on demand.
Q. 47. Is there any restriction on the printing of pamphlets, posters etc ?
Ans
Yes.
You shall not print or publish, or cause to be printed or published names of any election pamphlet or
poster which does not bear on its face and addresses of the printer and the publisher thereof.
(Refer : Section 127A of Representation of 1951)
Q. 48. Is there any restriction of canvassing in or near polling station ?
Ans.
Yes.
Canvassing for votes etc. within a distance of one hundred meteres of polling station is prohibited on
the day of poll.
(Refer : Section 130 of Representation of 1951)
Q. 49. Is there any restriction of going armed to or near polling station ?
Ans.
Yes.
No person is allowed to go armed with arms as defined in Arms Act 1959 of any kind within the
neighborhood of a polling station on the day of poll.
(Refer: Section 134B of Representation of 1951)
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Q. 50.Who is entitled for voting through Postal ballot system?
Ans.
Special voters, service voters, voters on election duty and electors subjected to preventive detention
are entitled to vote by post subject to their fulfilling the requirements specified under the Rules.
(Refer: Rule 18 of Conduct of Elections Rules ,1961)
Q. 51. Who can exercise Proxy Voting?
Ans. As an alternative option to postal ballot, service voters belonging to the Armed Forces and members
belonging to a Force to which provisions of the Army Act applies, have been provided with a facility to
opt to vote either through proxy or through postal ballot papers.
(Refer: Section 60 of Representation of People Act,1951)
[H]
MICRO OBSERVERS
Q. 52.What is the concept of Micro Observer?
Ans.
An officer/official of Central Government/Public Sector undertakings of Central Government working
in the district is deployed as a Micro Observer at a polling station or a group of polling stations located
in a premises/building who works directly under the control and supervision of Observer of Election
Commission of India.
Q. 53.What is the criteria for deployment of Micro Observers?
Ans.
Polling stations are short listed for the purpose on the basis of various factors which contribute to
vulnerability of voters.
Q. 54.What are the duties of Micro Observer on the poll day?
Ans.
The duties of Micro Observer are mainly to watch the following auspects:-
(i)
Mock poll procedures,
(ii)
Presence of polling agents and observance of ECI instructions with regard to them,
(iii)Observance of entry pass system and access to polling station,
(iv)
Proper identification of electors in accordance with ECI guidelines,
(v)
Identification and recording procedures for the absentee, shifted and duplicate voters list (ASD
list), wherever made,
(vi)
Application of Indelible Ink,
(vii) Noting down particulars of electors in the register in Form 17A,
(viii) Maintenance of secrecy of voting,
(ix)
Conduct of polling agents, their complaints,
If the Micro observer feels that the poll is, for any reason being vitiated he will immediately
bring it to the notice of the constituency Observer for taking remedial action.
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[I]
ELECTION EXPENDITURE
Q. 55. Is a candidate free to spend as much as he likes on his election?
Ans. No.
A candidate is not free to spend as much as he likes on his election. The law prescribes that the total
election expenditure shall not exceed the prescribed maximum limit for the constituency concerned.
(Refer: Rule 90 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 and Section 123 (6) of Representation of People
Act, 1951.)
Q. 56.What is the limit for election expenditure in a parliamentary constituency in bigger states, like, UP,
Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, M.P?
Ans. The limit for election expenditure is revised from time to time. At present the limit of expenditure for
a parliamentary constituency in bigger states like U. P, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh is Rs.
25 lakhs.
(Refer: Rule 90 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961)
Q .57.What is the limit of such expenditure for an Assembly Constituency in these bigger States?
Ans. At present, the limit of election expenditure for an assembly constituency in the above bigger states is
Rs. 10 lakhs.
(Refer: Rule 90 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961)
Q .58. Are these limits uniform for all States? If not, can you tell the lowest limit for a Parliamentary
Constituency at present?
Ans. No.
The maximum limit of election expenditure varies from State to State. The lowest limit at present for
a parliamentary constituency is Rs. 10 lakhs for the constituency of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman
and Diu and Lakshadweep.
(Refer: Rule 90 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961)
Q. 59. Are the candidates required to file any account of election expenses?
Ans. Yes.
Every candidate at an election to the House of the People or State Legislative Assembly is required to
keep, either by himself or by his election agent, a separate and correct account of all expenditure in
connection with the election incurred or authorized by him or his election agent between the date
on which he has been nominated and the date of declaration of result, both dates inclusive. Every
contesting candidate has to lodge a true copy of the said account within 30 days of result of the
election.
(Refer : Sections 77 & 78 of the Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q.60.Who is the authority before whom such account is to be lodged?
Ans. The account of election expenses shall be lodged by a contesting candidate with the District Election
Officer of the district in which the constituency from which he contested lies.
(Refer : Section 78 of the Representation of People Act, 1951)
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Q. 61. If a candidate is contesting from more than one constituency, is he required to file separate accounts
or only one consolidated account?
Ans. If a candidate is contesting from more than one constituency, he has to lodge a separate return of
election expenses for every election which he has contested. The election for each constituency is a
separate election.
(Refer : Section 77 of the Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 62.What is the penalty if a candidate does not file his account of election expenses?
Ans. If the Election Commission is satisfied that a person has failed to lodge an account of election expenses
within the time and in the manner required by or under the Representation of People Act,1951 and
he has no good reason or justification for the failure, it has the power to disqualify him for a period of
3 years for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of Parliament or the Legislative
Assembly or Legislative Council of a State.
(Refer : Section 10A of the Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 63.Whether expenditure on travel incurred by Star Campaigners (leaders ) of political party for propagating
programme of that party shall be treated as expenditure incurred/authorized by a candidate of that
party? If so what are the conditions?
Ans. Only in the case of expenditure on travel in respect of Star Campaigners (leaders) of the Political
Party who have submitted the list of such leaders (40 in the case of National and State parties and
20 in the case of registered unrecognized party) within 7 days from the date of issue of notification
to the Election Commission and Chief Electoral Officer of the State concerned for availing benefit is
exempted, failing which such expenditure shall be treated as an expenditure incurred/authorized by
the concerned candidate of that party.
(Refer : Clause (a) of Explanation 1 to Section 77 of the Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 64.Whether a person who is not a member of the party can be nominated as a Star Campaigner (Leader)
of the Party for the purpose?
Ans.
No.
(Refer: Section 77(1) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 65. Can the name of a Star Campaigner(s) be allowed to be substituted from the list of Star
Campaigners (leaders) after it is submitted to the Commission?
Ans.
No.
Substituting a name from the list is permitted under the law only where any of the persons mentioned
in the list dies or ceases to be a member of the political party concerned and not otherwise.
(Refer : Explanation 2 to Section 77(1) of Representation of People Act, 1951)
Q. 66.Whether a candidate who has been declared as a Star Campaigner (leader) by a political party can be
considered to be a Star Campaigner (leader) of his political party in his own constituency from where
he is contesting election for the purpose of explanation to Section 77 (1) of Representation of People
Act, 1951.?
Ans.
No.
Such leader cannot be considered Star Campaigner (leader) of his political party in his own constituency.
In his own constituency, he is a candidate first. The expenditure incurred by him within his constituency
is to be booked against his election expenditure.
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Q. 67. Can a friend of a candidate incur expenditure for promoting his election without his approval?
Ans. Expenditure exceeding the amount of Rs.10/- incurred for promoting of election without approval of
the candidate is punishable.
(Refer: Section 171H of Indian Penal Code)
Q. 68. Suppose an expenditure is incurred by a friend with the approval of candidate for promoting his
election, is such expenditure to be booked against the accounts of candidate?
Ans. Yes.
(Refer: Section 77 of Representation of People Act, 1951)
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IX
CONTACT DETAILS OF ELECTION
COMMISSIONERS AND OTHER
OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE
ELECTION PROCESS
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IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS & EMAIL ADDRESSES OF THE ELECTION
COMMISSION OF INDIA
S.No.
NAME & EMAIL ADDRESS
OFFICE
RESIDENCE
FAX
1.
Shri N. Gopalaswami
Chief Election Commissioner
Email: [email protected]
23716552
23713689
24652424
23711023
2.
Shri Navin B. Chawla
Election Commissioner
23720012
23717027
23017939
23739933
3.
Dr. S. Y. Quraishi
Election Commissioner
23720013
23717035
23792733
23355631
4.
Shri R. Balakrishnan
Dy. Election Commissioner
Email: [email protected]
23356025
23715028
24677505
23318506
5.
Shri J.P. Prakash
Dy. Election Commissioner
Email: [email protected]
23052013
24649698
23355623
6.
Shri Alok Shukla
Dy. Election Commissioner
23717047
23717049
For More Information
Please visit Election Commission’s website- www.eci.gov.in
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23717059
TELEPHONE NUMBERS & EMAIL ADDRESSES OF CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICERS OF
STATES & UTs
Sr
No.
1
State/ UT
Name of CEO
Andhra Pradesh
Office
Sh. I.V.Subba Rao
[email protected]
23457317
040-
Sh. Yeshi Tsering
[email protected]
Residence
Fax
23414268
23455781
03602212437
2292587
2212511
2
Arunachal Pradesh
3
Assam
Sh. Hemanta Narzary
[email protected]
03612261465
2234885
2261330
4
Bihar
Sh. Sudhir Kumar Rakesh
[email protected]
06122224856
2357233
2224611
5
Chhattisgarh
Shri S. K. Kujur
[email protected]
07712236685
6
Goa
Sh. Ajit Srivastava
[email protected]
08322225215
2422202
2419603
7
Gujarat
Sh. Vinod Babbar
[email protected]
07923250316
23254837
23250317
8
Haryana
Sh. Sajjan Singh
[email protected]
01722711697
2701388
2706556
9
Himachal Pradesh
Sh. Anil Kumar Khachi
[email protected]
01772621876
2620371
10
Jammu and Kashmir
Sh. B.R. Sharma
[email protected]
01942473609
2479403
2452654
11
Jharkhand
Sh. Debasish Gupta
[email protected]
06512440077
2281622
2441552
12
Karnataka
Sh. M.N.Vidyashankar
[email protected]
08022864401
26722287
22869322
13
Kerala
Smt. Nalini Netto
[email protected]
04712305116
2727326
2309334
14
Madhya Pradesh
Sh. J.S. Mathur
[email protected]
07552550488
2675737
2555162
15
Maharashtra
Sh. Debashish Chakrabarty
02222029965
22882367
22835698
16
Manipur
Sh. Shambhu Singh
[email protected]
03852452512
2450212
2452207
17
Meghalaya
Sh. P. Naik
[email protected]
03642225935
2223746
2220202
18
Mizoram
Sh. Lalmalsawma
[email protected]
03892322558
2335547
2325131
19
Nagaland
Sh. C.J. Ponraj
[email protected]
03702290456
2229876
2290460
20
Orissa
Smt. Alka Panda
[email protected]
06742536639
2555511
21
Punjab
Ms. Kusumjit Sidhu
[email protected]
01722742803
2602098
200
2236685
2621876
2536645
2748327
Sr
No.
22
State/ UT
Rajasthan
Name of CEO
Office
Residence
Fax
Sh. Vinod Zutshi
[email protected] in
01412227411
2227200
Sh. T.T.Dorji
[email protected] in
03592202792
202448
Sh. Naresh Gupta
[email protected] in
04425670390
26244146
25674855
Sh. Sanjeev Ranjan
[email protected]
03812324185
2314623
2324185
2707005
23
Sikkim
24
Tamil Nadu
25
Tripura
26
Uttarakhand
Smt. Radha Raturi
[email protected] in
01352712055
2735006
2712014
27
Uttar Pradesh
Sh. Anuj Kumar Vishnoi
[email protected] in
05222238106
2209524
2238148
28
West Bengal
Sh. Debashis Sen
[email protected]
03322310880
23590002
22310840
29
Andaman and
Nicobar Islands
Sh. Sanjeev Khirval
[email protected]
03192233364
227047
233181
30
Chandigarh
Sh. R.K. Rao
01722700109
2784222
2700053
31
Dadra and Nagar
Haveli
Sh. P.K.Gupta
[email protected]
02602632126
2230555
2645466
32
Delhi
Smt.Satbir Silas Bedi
[email protected]
01123977130
23936211
23969611
33
Daman and Diu
Sh. Praveen Kumar
[email protected]
02602230473
34
Lakshadweep
Sh. R.P.Pal
[email protected]
04896262256
35
Puducherry
Sh. S. Kumaraswamy
[email protected]
04132334143
201
204725
2230771
262348
2272855
263180
2337500
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