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Legislative Assembly elections in India were conducted for nine legislative assemblies in 2013. Voting in Chhattisgarh was held in two phases on 11 November and 19 November 2013. [1] The Election Commission of India (ECI) successfully conducted elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland in February [2] and in Karnataka on 5 May. The elections in Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan were conducted in December while the counting that took place on 8 December showed a clear majority for BJP in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, while Congress retained the state of Mizoram and Delhi got a hung assembly, with no single party getting a clear majority. [3]
Tripura had assembly elections on 14 February 2013. The eleventh general election to the Tripura Vidhan Saudha started after Tripura's Chief Election Officer of the election department, Ashutosh Jindal, announced the event on 11 January. [2] According to the report by The Times of India , the chief election officer of the state told that the voter turnout across the state was 93.57%, which set the record for the country's highest-ever voter turnout, [4] beating the previous record of 91.22 which was also set by Tripura in its 2008 assembly election. [5]
Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | |||||
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) | 1,059,327 | 48.11 | 0.10 | 49 | 3 | ||||
Indian National Congress (INC) | 804,457 | 36.53 | 0.15 | 10 | |||||
Communist Party of India (CPI) | 34,500 | 1.57 | 0.09 | 1 | |||||
Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT) | 167,078 | 7.59 | 1.38 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) | 31,717 | 1.95 | 0.26 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 33,808 | 1.54 | 0.05 | 0 | |||||
Independents (IND) | 21,126 | 0.96 | 2.28 | 0 | |||||
Others | 50,052 | 1.75 | 0.25 | 0 | |||||
Total | 2,202,065 | 100.00 | 60 | ±0 |
Meghalaya held elections on 23 February to elect its 21st government. Meghalaya had a voter turnout of 71.24%. [2] Results: INC - 29, UDP - 7 (out of 60) [7]
S. No. | Party | Seats won | Seats change |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Indian National Congress | 29 | 4 |
2 | Independents | 13 | 8 |
3 | United Democratic Party | 8 | 3 |
4 | Hill State People's Democratic Party | 4 | 2 |
5 | Nationalist Congress Party | 2 | 13 |
6 | National Peoples Party | 2 | 2 |
7 | Garo National Council | 1 | 1 |
8 | North East Social Democratic Party | 1 | 1 |
Total | 60 |
Nagaland held elections on 23 February, with a voter turnout of 92%. [2] [7]
S. No. | Party | Seats won | Seats change | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Naga People's Front | 37 | 11 | |
2 | Indian National Congress | 8 | 15 | |
3 | Independents | 8 | 1 | |
4 | Nationalist Congress Party | 4 | 2 | |
5 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 | 1 | |
6 | Janata Dal (United) | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 59 |
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held in single phase on 5 May 2013 in all the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka. [8] [9]
Parties and Coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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Vote | % | +/- | Contested | Won | +/- | % | |||
Indian National Congress | 11,473,025 | 36.6 | 1.8 | 223 | 122 | 43 | 54.46 | ||
Janata Dal (Secular) | 6,329,158 | 20.2 | 1.1 | 222 | 40 | 12 | 17.86 | ||
Bharatiya Janata Party | 6,236,227 | 19.9 | 13.9 | 222 | 40 | 72 | 17.86 | ||
Karnataka Janata Paksha | 3,069,207 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 204 | 6 | 6 | 2.68 | ||
Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress | 844,588 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 176 | 4 | 4 | 1.79 | ||
Samajwadi Party | 105,948 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0.45 | ||
Karnataka Makkala Paksha | 55867 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.44 | ||
Sarvodaya Karnataka Party | 109,039 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.44 | ||
Independents | 2,313,386 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 1217 | 9 | 3 | 4.02 | ||
Other parties and candidates | 816,009 | 2.6 | 644 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
Total | 31,352,454 | 100.00 | 2948 | 224 | ±0 | 100.0 | |||
Valid votes | 31,352,454 | 99.91 | |||||||
Invalid votes | 28,682 | 0.09 | |||||||
Votes cast / turnout | 31,381,136 | 71.83 | |||||||
Abstentions | 12,304,603 | 28.17 | |||||||
Registered voters | 43,685,739 | ||||||||
Source: Election Commission of India [10] |
The Delhi State Assembly elections of 2013 were held on 4 December 2013. Counting of votes was done on 8 December 2013. [11] The voter turnout was 66%, highest for the state till date. [12] The BJP emerged as the single-largest party, closely followed by the debutant Aam Aadmi Party. The Indian National Congress party, which governed the state for the last three consecutive terms, finished third.
Political party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | Net change in seats | % of seats | Votes | Vote % | Change in vote % | |
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Bharatiya Janata Party | 66 | 31 | 8 | 44.3 | 2,604,100 | 33.07 | 3 | ||
Aam Aadmi Party | 69 | 28 | New | 40.0 | 2,322,330 | 29.49 | New | ||
Indian National Congress | 70 | 8 | 35 | 11.4 | 1,932,933 | 24.55 | 15 | ||
Janata Dal (United) | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1.4 | 68,818 | 0.87 | New | ||
Shiromani Akali Dal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.4 | 71,757 | 1 | N/A | ||
Independents | 225 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | 10 | N/A | |||
Total | 70 | Voters | 7,699,800 | Turnout: 66% |
The Rajasthan State Assembly elections of 2013 were held on 1 December 2013 with voter turnout in 200* constituencies being 74.38%, the highest ever for the state. The counting was done on 8 December 2013. [14] The main contest was between incumbent Indian National Congress and main opposition party Bhartiya Janta Party.
Out of the total number of candidates, there were 166 women and one eunuch contesting the polls.
Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | % | |||
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 13,939,203 | 45.2 | 10.9 | 200 | 163 | 85 | 81.5 | ||
Indian National Congress (INC) | 10,204,694 | 33.1 | 3.7 | 200 | 21 | 75 | 10.5 | ||
Independents (IND) | 2,533,224 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 758 | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | ||
National People's Party (NPP) | 1,312,402 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 134 | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | ||
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 1,041,241 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 195 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | ||
National Unionist Zamindara Party (NUZP) | 312,653 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | ||
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) | 269,002 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
Samajwadi Party (SP) | 118,911 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) | 59,673 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
Other parties and candidates | 479,700 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 573 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
None of the Above (NOTA) | 589,923 | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||||||
Total | 30,860,626 | 100.00 | 2194 | 200 | ±0 | 100.0 | |||
Valid votes | 30,860,626 | 99.89 | |||||||
Invalid votes | 35,113 | 0.11 | |||||||
Votes cast / turnout | 30,895,739 | 75.67 | |||||||
Abstentions | 9,933,573 | 24.33 | |||||||
Registered voters | 40,829,312 | ||||||||
Source: Election Commission of India [15] [16] |
Region | Seats | Bharatiya Janata Party | Indian National Congress | Others | ||
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Marwad | 46 | 40 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
Bagar | 21 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 4 |
Harouti | 57 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
Shekhawati | 16 | 9 | 08 | 3 | 01 | 4 |
Mewar | 60 | 55 | 36 | 4 | 34 | 1 |
Total | 200 | 163 | 90 | 21 | 75 | 16 |
*Elections in constituency Churu were adjourned due to death of a BSP candidate, Shri Jagdish. [17]
The Madhya Pradesh State Assembly elections of 2013 were held on 25 November 2013 and counting was done on 8 December 2013. [11] The State Election Commission said that Madhya Pradesh registered highest ever polling of above 70% in 2013. The previous high turn-out in MP was 69.58 percent in the 2008 assembly elections. [18]
The main contest was between incumbent Bhartiya Janta Party and main opposition party Indian National Congress. However, BJP was the winner with more than 70% of majority in the assembly elections. Shivraj Singh Chouhan is likely to be the Chief Minister of the state for 3rd consecutive time.
Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 15,191,335 | 44.88 | 230 | 165 | |||||
Indian National Congress (INC) | 12,315,253 | 36.38 | 229 | 58 | |||||
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 2,128,333 | 6.29 | 227 | 4 | 3 | ||||
Independents (IND) | 1,820,251 | 5.38 | 1096 | 3 | |||||
None of the Above (NOTA) | 643,171 | 1.90 | 1.9 | ||||||
Total | 33,852,504 | 100.00 | 2813 | 230 | ± | ||||
Valid votes | 33,852,504 | 99.86 | |||||||
Invalid votes | 47,451 | 0.14 | |||||||
Votes cast / turnout | 33,900,955 | 72.69 | |||||||
Abstentions | 12,735,833 | 27.31 | |||||||
Registered voters | 46,636,788 | ||||||||
Source: Election Commission of India [19] |
The Chhattisgarh State Assembly elections of 2013 [20] were held in two phases, first on 11 November 2013 and second on 19 November 2013 and counting was done on 8 December 2013. [11] The main contest was between incumbent Bhartiya Janta Party and main opposition party Indian National Congress.
Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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Votes | % | ± pp | Contested | Won | +/− | % | |||
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 5,365,272 | 41.0 | 0.7 | 90 | 49 | 1 | 54.44 | ||
Indian National Congress (INC) | 5,267,698 | 40.3 | 1.7 | 90 | 39 | 1 | 43.33 | ||
Independents (IND) | 697,267 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 355 | 1 | 1 | 1.11 | ||
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 558,424 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1.11 | ||
Chhattisgarh Swabhiman Manch (CSM) | 226,167 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 54 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
Gondvana Gantantra Party (GGP) | 205,325 | 1.6 | 44 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
Other parties and candidates | 352,622 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 353 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
None of the Above (NOTA) | 401,058 | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||||||
Total | 13,073,833 | 100.00 | 1076 | 90 | ±0 | 100.0 | |||
Valid votes | 12,672,775 | 99.90 | |||||||
Invalid votes | 12,051 | 0.10 | |||||||
Votes cast / turnout | 13,085,884 | 77.45 | |||||||
Abstentions | 4,222,987 | 22.55 | |||||||
Registered voters | 16,895,762 | ||||||||
Source: Election Commission of India [21] |
The Mizoram State Assembly Elections 2013 was held on 25 November 2013 and the counting was done on 9 December 2013. [22]
Political Party | Flag | Seats Contested | Won | Net Change in seats | % of Seats | Votes | Vote % | Change in vote % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indian National Congress | 40 | 34 | 2 | 85.0 | 2,55,917 | 45.83 | |||
Mizo National Front | 31 | 5 | 2 | 12.5 | 1,64,305 | 28.65 | |||
Mizoram People's Conference | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 35,269 | 32.02 | |||
Bharatiya Janata Party | 17 | 0 | 2,139 | 0.87 | |||||
Total | 40 | Voters | 5,73,417 | Turnout | 81% |
Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
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Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
Indian National Congress (INC) | 255,917 | 44.3 | 5.4 | 34 | 2 | |
Mizo National Front (MNF) | 164,305 | 28.4 | 2.3 | 5 | 2 | |
Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP) | 99,916 | 17.3 | 7.3 | 0 | 2 | |
Mizoram People's Conference (MPC) | 35,269 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | |
Maraland Democratic Front (MDF) | 5,433 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | |
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 4,835 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0 | ||
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 2,139 | 0.37 | 0.07 | 0 | ||
Independents (IND) | 1,764 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 0 | ||
Jai Maha Bharath Party (JMBP) | 29 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
None of the Above (NOTA) | 8,810 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | |
Total | 573,417 | 100.00 | 40 | ±0 |
S.No | Date | Constituency | State | MP before election | Party before election | Elected MP | Party after election | ||
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19 | 2 June 2013 | Maharajganj | Bihar | Uma Shankar Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Prabhunath Singh | Rashtriya Janata Dal | ||
2 | Banaskantha | Gujarat | Mukesh Gadhvi | Indian National Congress | Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
11 | Porbandar | Vitthal Radadiya | Indian National Congress | Vitthal Radadiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
25 | Howrah | West Bengal | Ambica Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | Prasun Banerjee | All India Trinamool Congress | |||
2 | 23 June 2013 | Mandi | Himachal Pradesh | Virbhadra Singh | Indian National Congress | Pratibha Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
20 | 21 August 2013 | Mandya | Karnataka | N. Chaluvaraya Swamy | Janata Dal (Secular) | Ramya | Indian National Congress | ||
23 | Bangalore Rural | H. D. Kumaraswamy | Janata Dal (Secular) | D. K. Suresh | Indian National Congress | ||||
S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
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76 | 21 August 2013 | Avanigadda | Ambati Brahmanaiah | Telugu Desam Party | Ambati Srihari Prasad | Telugu Desam Party |
S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | 31 October 2013 | Dambuk | Jomin Tayeng | Indian National Congress | Gum Tayeng | Indian National Congress |
S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 24 February 2013 | Algapur | Sahidul Alam Chodhary | Asom Gana Parishad | Mandira Roy | Indian National Congress |
S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
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131 | 24 February 2013 | Kalyanpur | Ram Sewak Hazari | Janata Dal (United) | Manju Kumari | Janata Dal (United) |
S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
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61 | 2 June 2013 | Limbdi | Somabhai Gandalal Koli Patel | Indian National Congress | Kiritsinh Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
74 | Jetpur | Jayesh Radadiya | Indian National Congress | Jayesh Radadiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
75 | Jetpur | Vitthal Radadiya | Indian National Congress | Pravin Makadiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
125 | Morva Hadaf | Savitaben Khant | Indian National Congress | Nimisha Suthar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
167 | 4 December 2013 | Surat West | Kishor Vankawala | Bharatiya Janata Party | Purnesh Modi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
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271 | 24 February 2013 | Chandgad | Babasaheb Kupekar | Nationalist Congress Party | Sandhyadevi Kupekar | Nationalist Congress Party | ||
70 | 2 June 2013 | Yavatmal | Nilesh Shivram Deshmukh Parvekar | Indian National Congress | Nandini Nilesh Deshmukh Parvekar | Indian National Congress |
S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
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8 | 23 February 2013 | Chalfilh | Chawngtinthanga | Indian National Congress | Ngurdingliana | Indian National Congress |
S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
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73 | 4 September 2013 | Noksen | C. M. Chang | Naga People's Front | C. M. Chang | Naga People's Front |
S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
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73 | 23 February 2013 | Moga | Joginder Pal Jain | Indian National Congress | Joginder Pal Jain | Shiromani Akali Dal |
S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
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83 | 23 February 2013 | Yercaud | C. Perumal | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | P. Saroja | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
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340 | 23 February 2013 | Bhatpar Rani | Kameswar Upadhyay | Samajwadi Party | Ashutosh Upadhyay | Samajwadi Party | ||
258 | 2 June 2013 | Handia | Mahesh Narayan Singh | Samajwadi Party | Prashant Singh | Samajwadi Party |
S.No | Date | Constituency | MLA before election | Party before election | Elected MLA | Party after election | ||
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51 | 23 February 2013 | English Bazar | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | Indian National Congress | Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury | All India Trinamool Congress | ||
70 | Rejinagar | Humayun Kabir | Indian National Congress | Rabiul Alam Chowdhury | Indian National Congress | |||
293 | Nalhati | Abhijit Mukherjee | Indian National Congress | Dipak Chatterjee | All India Forward Bloc |
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