2016 elections in India

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The elections in India in 2016 include the five state legislative assembly elections. [1] The tenure of the state legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam, expired during the year. [2] [3] More than 18,000 Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPATs) in 64 Assembly constituencies were used in these 5 elections. [4] The dates of these elections were announced on 4 March 2016. [5]

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Lok Sabha by-elections

DateS.NoConstituencyState/UTMP before electionParty before electionElected MPParty after electionRemarks
16 May 20161. Tura Meghalaya P. A. Sangma National People's Party Conrad Sangma National People's Party Due To Demise of P. A. Sangma
19 November 201614. Lakhimpur Assam Sarbananda Sonowal Bharatiya Janata Party Pradan Baruah Bharatiya Janata Party Due To Resignation of Sarbananda Sonowal
12. Shahdol Madhya Pradesh Dalpat Singh Paraste Bharatiya Janata Party Gyan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Due To Demise of Dalpat Singh Paraste
1. Cooch Behar West Bengal Renuka Sinha Trinamool Congress Partha Pratim Roy Trinamool Congress Due To Demise of Renuka Sinha
30. Tamluk Suvendu Adhikari Trinamool Congress Dibyendu Adhikari Trinamool Congress Due To Resignation of Suvendu Adhikari

Legislative Assembly Elections

Start dateEnd dateStateGovernment beforeChief Minister beforeGovernment afterElected Chief Minister
4 April 201611 April 2016 Assam Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi Bharatiya Janata Party Sarbananda Sonowal
Asom Gana Parishad
Bodoland People's Front
4 April 20165 May 2016 West Bengal All India Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee
16 May 2016 Kerala United Democratic Front Oommen Chandy Left Democratic Front Pinarayi Vijayan
Puducherry All India N.R. Congress N. Rangaswamy Indian National Congress V. Narayanasamy
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tamil Nadu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa

Assam

The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Assam expired on June 5, 2016. The polls for the incumbent assembly were held in two phases on April 4 and 11 2016 to elect members of the 126 constituencies in Assam. BJP won 60 seats and became biggest party in the election.

AlliancePartyPopular voteSeats
Vote%±pp ContestedWon+/-
NDA Bharatiya Janata Party 49,92,18529.51Increase2.svg18.048460Increase2.svg55
Asom Gana Parishad 13,77,4828.14Decrease2.svg8.152414Increase2.svg4
Bodoland People's Front 6,66,0573.94Decrease2.svg2.191612Steady2.svg
Total70,35,72441.59Increase2.svg7.7012686Increase2.svg59
UPA Indian National Congress 52,38,65530.96Decrease2.svg8.4312226Decrease2.svg52
None All India United Democratic Front 22,07,94513.05Increase2.svg0.487413Decrease2.svg5
Independents 18,67,53111.04Increase2.svg1.904961Decrease2.svg2
others5,69,5093.360
Total1,69,19,364100N/A126
Valid votes1,69,19,36499.95
Invalid votes7,5970.05
Votes cast / turnout1,69,26,96184.67
Abstentions30,63,79415.33
Registered voters1,99,90,755

West Bengal

The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal expired on May 29, 2016. Like in 2011, the polls for the next assembly were held in six phases. The first phase, held in Naxal-affected areas, had two polling dates — April 4 and April 11. The other phases were held on April 17, 21, 25, 30 and May 5. [6] [7]

West Bengal election results were announced along with other four assemblies on 19 May 2016. All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus was reelected with an enhanced majority. [8]

Parties and coalitions2016 West Bengal Bidhan Sabha ElectionSeats
Votes%± pp ContestedWon+/−
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)24,564,52344.91Increase2.svg293211Increase2.svg27
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)10,802,05819.75Decrease2.svg14826Decrease2.svg14
Indian National Congress (INC)6,700,93812.25Increase2.svg9244Increase2.svg2
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)5,555,13410.16Increase2.svg2913Increase2.svg3
All India Forward Bloc (AIFB)1,543,7642.82Decrease2.svg1.98252Decrease2.svg9
Independents (IND)1,184,0472.16Decrease2.svg0.973711Decrease2.svg1
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)911,0041.67Decrease2.svg1.33193Decrease2.svg4
Communist Party of India (CPI)791,9251.45Decrease2.svg0.35111Decrease2.svg1
Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI)365,9960.67Increase2.svg0.231820Decrease2.svg1
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GOJAM)254,6260.47Decrease2.svg0.2553Steady2.svg
Democratic Socialist Party (DSP)167,5760.31Decrease2.svg0.0420Decrease2.svg1
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)69,8980.13Increase2.svg0.1010Steady2.svg
Samajwadi Party (SP)46,4020.08Decrease2.svg0.66230Decrease2.svg1
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)15,4390.03Decrease2.svg0.0210Steady2.svg
None of the Above (NOTA)831,8481.52Increase2.svg1.52
Total54,697,791100.02255294±0
Valid votes54,697,79199.92
Invalid votes44,6220.08
Votes cast / turnout54,742,41383.02
Abstentions11,196,59316.98
Registered voters65,939,006

Kerala

The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala expired on May 31, 2016. The polls for the next assembly were held on 16 May 2016. The Left Democratic Front won a clear victory with 91 in 140 seats. [9]

Parties and coalitionsPopular voteSeats
Votes%CandidatesWon
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5,365,47226.78459
Indian National Congress 4,794,79323.88721
Bharatiya Janata Party 2,129,72610.6981
Communist Party of India 1,643,8788.22519
Indian Union Muslim League 1,496,8647.42318
Kerala Congress (Mani) 807,7184.0155
Bharath Dharma Jana Sena 795,7974.0360
Independents
(LDF)
487,5102.484
Janata Dal (United) 296,5851.570
Janata Dal (Secular) 293,2741.553
Nationalist Congress Party 237,4081.242
Independents (IND)220,7971.14201
Revolutionary Socialist Party 216,0711.150
Kerala Congress (Democratic) 157,5840.7840
National Secular Conference 130,8430.6521
Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) 75,7250.3811
Kerala Congress (Balakrishna Pillai) 74,4290.3711
Kerala Congress (Jacob) 73,7700.3711
Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan)64,6660.3211
Congress (Secular) 54,3470.2711
Total20,232,718100.001,203140
Valid votes20,232,71899.97
Invalid votes6,1070.03
Votes cast / turnout20,238,82577.53
Abstentions5,866,24422.47
Registered voters26,105,069

Puducherry

The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry expired on June 2, 2016. The polls for the next assembly were held on 16 May 2016 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in the non-contiguous territory. INC won 15 out of 30 seats.

Puducherry 2016 assembly Parliament 2021.svg
Parties and CoalitionsVotesVote %Vote swingContestedWonChange
Indian National Congress 2,44,88630.60Increase2.svg 5.542115Increase2.svg8
All India N.R. Congress 2,25,08228.1Decrease2.svg 3.65308Decrease2.svg7
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 134,59716.8Increase2.svg 3.05304Decrease2.svg1
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 70,8368.9Decrease2.svg 1.7892Steady2.svg
Bharatiya Janata Party 19,3032.4Increase2.svg 1.08300Steady2.svg
Independents 62,8847.91Steady2.svg
None of the above 13,2401.7
Total8,00,34330
Valid votes8,00,34399.86
Invalid votes1,0990.14
Votes cast / turnout8,01,44285.08
Abstentions1,43,49014.92
Registered voters9,41,935
Source: International Business Times

Tamil Nadu

The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu expired on May 22, 2016. The polls for the next assembly were held on 16 May 2016 for the 234 seats of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. [10] In the previous election in 2011, the AIADMK, under the leadership of Jayalalithaa, won a majority and formed the government. [11] The results declared on 19 May 2016 and AIADMK was able to retain power with a comfortable majority of 133 seats out of 231.

Summary of the 2016 Tamil Nadu legislative election [12]
Party/AllianceVotes%Seats
ContestedWon+/-
  All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)17,806,49040.88%234136Decrease2.svg14
DPA   Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)13,670,51131.39%17889Increase2.svg66
  Indian National Congress 2,774,0756.47%418Increase2.svg3
  Indian Union Muslim League 313,8080.73%51Increase2.svg1
  Puthiya Tamilagam 219,8300.51%40Decrease2.svg2
  Manithaneya Makkal Katchi 197,1500.46%40Decrease2.svg2
Total17,175,37439.8523498Increase2.svg66
People's Welfare Front
(PWF)
  Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 1,037,4312.41%1050Decrease2.svg29
  Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 373,7130.87%280Steady2.svg
  Communist Party of India 340,2900.79%250Decrease2.svg9
  Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 331,8490.77%250Steady2.svg
  Communist Party of India (Marxist) 307,3030.72%250Decrease2.svg10
  Tamil Maanila Congress 230,7110.54%260Steady2.svg
Total2,621,2976.12340Decrease2.svg48
  Pattali Makkal Katchi 2,302,5645.36%2340Decrease2.svg3
  Bharatiya Janata Party 1,235,6602.86%2340Steady2.svg
  Naam Tamilar Katchi 460,0891.07%2340Steady2.svg
  All India Forward Bloc 44,5460.10%330Decrease2.svg1
  Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi 167,5600.39%720Steady2.svg
  Bahujan Samaj Party 97,8230.23%n/a0Steady2.svg
  Social Democratic Party of India 65,9780.15%n/a0Steady2.svg
  Independents 617,9071.44%2340Steady2.svg
  None of the above 5,65,0771.31%234
Total4,35,56,184100.00-234-
Valid votes4,35,56,18499.93
Invalid votes29,5070.07
Votes cast / turnout4,35,85,69174.81
Abstentions1,46,74,57425.19
Registered voters5,82,60,506

Election to two assembly constituencies were cancelled by the Election Commission on confirmed reports of bribing voters in Aravakurichi and Thanjavur. Elections were held later there on 26 October 2016 [13] [14]

Legislative Assembly by-elections

Arunachal Pradesh

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
119 November 2016 Hayuliang Kalikho Pul People's Party of Arunachal Dasanglu Pul Bharatiya Janata Party

Assam

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
119 November 2016 Baithalangso Mansing Rongpi Indian National Congress Mansing Rongpi Bharatiya Janata Party

Bihar

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
113 February 2016 Harlakhi Basant Kushwaha Rashtriya Lok Samata Party Sudhanshu Shekhar Rashtriya Lok Samata Party

Gujarat

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
121 January 2016 Choryasi Rajendrabhai Parmar Bharatiya Janata Party Zankhana Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
216 May 2016 Talala Jashubhai Barad Indian National Congress Govindbhai Parmar Bharatiya Janata Party

Jammu and Kashmir

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
122 June 2016 Anantnag Mufti Mohammed Sayeed Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party

Jharkhand

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
116 May 2016 Godda Raghu Nandan Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party Amit Kumar Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Panki Bidesh Singh Indian National Congress Devendra Kumar Singh Indian National Congress

Karnataka

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
113 February 2016 Bidar Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli Bharatiya Janata Party Rahim Khan Indian National Congress
2 Devadurga Venkatesh Nayak Indian National Congress K. Shivana Gowda Nayaka Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Hebbal R Jagadeesh Kumar Indian National Congress Y.A. Narayana Swamy Bharatiya Janata Party

Madhya Pradesh

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
113 February 2016 Maihar Narayan Prasad Indian National Congress Narayan Tripathi Bharatiya Janata Party
230 May 2016 Ghoradongri Sajjan Singh Uikey Bharatiya Janata Party Mangal Singh Dhruve Bharatiya Janata Party
319 November 2016 Nepanagar Rajendra Shyamlal Dadu Bharatiya Janata Party Manju Rajendra Dadu Bharatiya Janata Party

Maharashtra

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
113 February 2016 Palghar Krushna Arjun Ghoda Shiv Sena Amit Krushna Ghoda Shiv Sena

Puducherry

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
119 November 2016 Nellithope A. Johnkumar Indian National Congress V. Narayanasamy Indian National Congress

Punjab

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
113 February 2016 Khadoor Sahib Ramanjit Singh Sikki Indian National Congress Ranjit Singh Brahampura Shiromani Akali Dal

Tamil Nadu

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
119 November 2016 Thiruparankundram S. M. Seenivel All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam A. K. Bose All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Telangana

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
113 February 2016 Narayankhed Patlolla Kishta Reddy Indian National Congress Mahareddy Bhupal Reddy Bharat Rashtra Samithi
216 May 2016 Palair Ramireddy Venkatareddy Indian National Congress Tummala Nageswara Rao Bharat Rashtra Samithi

Tripura

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
113 February 2016 Amarpur Manoranjan Acharjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) Parimal Debnath Communist Party of India (Marxist)
219 November 2016 Barjala Jitendra Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist) Jhumu Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
3 Khowai Samsir Debsarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist) Biswajit Dutta Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Uttar Pradesh

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
113 February 2016 Deoband Rajendra Singh Rana Samajwadi Party Mavia Ali Indian National Congress
2 Muzaffarnagar Chitranjan Swaroop Samajwadi Party Kapil Dev Aggarwal Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Bikapur Mitrasen Yadav Samajwadi Party Anand Sen Samajwadi Party
416 May 2016 Bilari Mohd. Irfan Samajwadi Party Mohd. Faeem Samajwadi Party
5 Jangipur Kailash Samajwadi Party Kismatiya Samajwadi Party

West Bengal

S.NoDateConstituencyMLA before electionParty before electionElected MLAParty after election
119 November 2016 Monteswar Sajal Panja All India Trinamool Congress Saikat Panja All India Trinamool Congress

Local Body Elections

Chandigarh

DateMunicipal BodiesWinner 2016
18 December 2016 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Bharatiya Janata Party

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