2006 elections in India

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Elections in India
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Date(s)StateGovernment before electionChief Minister before electionGovernment after electionChief Minister after electionMaps
4 and 11 April 2006 Assam Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi IN-AS.svg
Bodoland People's Front
22 April, 29 April, and 3 May 2006 Kerala United Democratic Front Oommen Chandy Left Democratic Front V. S. Achuthanandan IN-KL.svg
8 May 2006 Pondicherry Indian National Congress N. Rangaswamy Indian National Congress N. Rangaswamy IN-PY.svg
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
8 May 2006 Tamil Nadu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M. Karunanidhi IN-TN.svg
Indian National Congress
17 April - 8 May 2006 West Bengal Left Front Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Left Front Buddhadeb Bhattacharya IN-WB.svg

Legislative Assembly elections

Indian states of Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu India-state elections 2006.svg
Indian states of Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu

The State Assembly elections in India of 2006 took place between April 3, 2006 and May 8, 2006. The Indian states that went into poll are Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.

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Counting of votes for all the states was completed on May 11, 2006 and results were declared on May 20, 2006.

Assam

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Assam, India

Elections in Assam for 65 ACs occurred on April 3, 2006 and another 61 ACs on April 10, 2006.

Jammu and Kashmir

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency [1]
Assembly ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerRunner UpMargin
#kNames%CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
1 Sangrama 63.31%Shuib Nabi Independent 18,526.88%Javid Hassan Beigh JKPDP 12,2086.61%6,318
2 Pattan 68.97% Sheikh Mustafa Kamal JKNC 26,7361.89% Iftikhar Hussain Ansari JKPDP 23,96945.51%2,767
3 Rafiabad 75.52% Mohammad Dilawar Mir JKPDP 28,1382.46%Mohammed Maqbool Mir JKNC 19,47955.59%8,659
4 Bhaderwah 72.54% Ghulam Nabi Azad INC 62,0726.13%Dhantar Singh Independent 4,05793.87%58,015

Kerala

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Kerala, India
Political
Alliance
No. of
Seats
Popular Vote
 %
LDF 9848.63%
UDF 4242.98%
Source: Indian Elections / Election Commission of India. [2]

Elections in Kerala for 65 ACs occurred on April 22, 2006, 61 ACs on April 29, 2006, and 15 ACs on May 3, 2006. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))-led Left Democratic Front beat the incumbent Indian National Congress-led United Democratic Front by a margin of 56 seats (out of a total of 140 seats). V.S. Achuthanandan, of CPI (M) was sworn in as the 20th Chief Minister of Kerala, on May 18, 2006.

Tamil Nadu

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Tamil Nadu, India
Political
Alliance
No. of
Seats
Assembly Seat
%
DMK+ 16369.6%
AIADMK+ 6929.4%
Independent/Other20.8%
Source: Indian Elections / Election Commission of India. [2]

Elections in Tamil Nadu for 234 ACs occurred in a single phase on May 8, 2006. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led front won the elections, beating the incumbent All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)-led government. The DMK leader, M Karunanidhi was sworn in as chief minister.

West Bengal

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West Bengal, India

Elections in West Bengal for 45 ACs occurred on April 17, 2006, 66 ACs on April 22, 2006, 77 ACs on April 27, 2006, 57 ACs on May 3, 2006, 49 ACs on May 8, 2006.

Puducherry

Elections in Puducherry for 3 ACs occurred on May 3, 2006 and 27 ACs on May 8, 2006.

References

  1. "Election Statistics - Bye Elections - April-May 2006". eci.gov.in. Election Commission Of India. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Parties Statistics". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18.