2013 elections in India

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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]

Legislative Assembly

Tripura

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]

 Summary of results of the Tripura Legislative Assembly election, 2013 [6]
Political PartyFlagSeats
Contested
WonNet Change
in seats
% of
Seats
VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5549Increase 381.6710,59,32748.11-
Indian National Congress 4810Steady 016.678,04,45736.53-
Communist Party of India 21Steady 01.6734,5001.57-
Total60Voters23,58,493Turnout22,02,065 ( 93.57 %)

Meghalaya

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.PartySeats wonSeats change
1Indian National Congress29Increase 4
2Independents13Increase 8
3United Democratic Party8Decrease 3
4Hill State People's Democratic Party4Increase 2
5Nationalist Congress Party2Decrease 13
6National Peoples Party2Increase 2
7Garo National Council1Increase 1
8North East Social Democratic Party1Increase 1
Total60

Nagaland

Nagaland held elections on 23 February, with a voter turnout of 92%.[2][7]

S. No.PartySeats wonSeats change
1Naga People's Front37Increase 11
2Indian National Congress8Decrease 15
3Independents8Increase 1
4Nationalist Congress Party4Increase 2
5Bharatiya Janata Party1Decrease 1
6Janata Dal (United)1Increase 1
Total59

Karnataka

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly election was held in single phase on 5 May 2013 in all the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka.[8][9]

Summary of the 5 May 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election results
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes%±pp ContestedWon+/− %
Indian National Congress (INC)1,14,73,02536.6Increase 1.8 223122Increase 4354.46
Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S))63,29,15820.2Increase 1.1 22240Increase 1217.86
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)62,36,22719.9Decrease 13.9 22240Decrease 7217.86
Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP)30,69,2079.8Increase 9.8 2046Increase 62.68
Independents (IND)23,13,3867.4Increase 0.5 12179Increase 34.02
Badagara Shramika Raitala Congress (BSRCP)8,44,5882.7Increase2.7 1764Increase 41.79
Samajwadi Party (SP)1,05,9480.3Decrease 0.6 271Increase 10.45
Karnataka Makkala Paksha (KMP)55,8670.2Increase 0.2 71Increase 10.44
Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha (SKP)1,09,0390.4Decrease 0.1 61Increase 10.44
Other parties and candidates8,16,0092.6 6440Steady0.0
Total 3,13,52,454 100.00 2948 224±0100.0
Valid votes 3,13,52,454 99.91
Invalid votes 28,682 0.09
Votes cast / turnout 3,13,81,136 71.83
Abstentions 1,23,04,603 28.17
Registered voters 4,36,85,739
Source: Election Commission of India[10]

Delhi

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.

 Summary of results of the Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2013 [13]
Political partyFlagSeats
Contested
WonNet change
in seats
% of
seats
VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Bharatiya Janata Party 6631Increase 844.2926,04,10033.07Decrease 3
Aam Aadmi Party 6928New40.023,22,33029.49New
Indian National Congress 708Decrease 3511.4319,32,93324.55Decrease 15
Janata Dal (United) 271Increase 11.4368,8180.87New
Shiromani Akali Dal 41Increase 11.4271,7571N/A
Independents 225101.4210N/A
Total70Voters76,99,800Turnout 66 %

Rajasthan

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.

Summary of the 1 December 2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election results
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes%±ppContestedWon+/−%
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)13,939,203 45.2Increase10.9 200163Increase8581.5
Indian National Congress (INC)10,204,694 33.1Decrease3.7 20021Decrease7510.5
Independents (IND)2,533,224 8.2Decrease6.8 7587Decrease73.5
National People's Party (NPEP)1,312,402 4.3Increase4.3 1344Increase42.0
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)1,041,241 3.4Decrease4.2 1953Decrease31.5
National Unionist Zamindara Party (nuzp)312,653 1.0Increase1.0 252Increase21.0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) 269,002 0.9 Decrease0.7 38 0 Decrease3 0.0
Samajwadi Party (SP) 118,911 0.4 Decrease0.4 56 0 Decrease1 0.0
Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) 59,673 0.2 Decrease0.3 15 0 Decrease1 0.0
Other parties and candidates 479,700 1.4 Decrease2.0 573 0 Decrease1 0.0
None of the Above (NOTA) 589,923 1.9 Increase1.9
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]

*Elections in constituency Churu were adjourned due to death of a BSP candidate, Shri Jagdish.[16]

Madhya Pradesh

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.[17]

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.

 Summary of results of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2013
Political Party
Flag
Candidates
Seats Won
Net Change
in seats
% of Seats
% of Votes
Change in %
of vote
BJP -16522Increase71.7444.88%Increase
INC -5813Decrease25.2236.38%Decrease
BSP -43Decrease1.746.29%Decrease
Independent -3No Change1.305.38%Decrease
  Total230Turnout70.23%Voters4,36,00,000

Chhattisgarh

The Chhattisgarh State Assembly elections of 2013 [18] 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.

Summary of the 11-19 November 2013 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election results
Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes%±pp ContestedWon+/− %
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)5,365,27241.0Increase0.7 9049Decrease154.44
Indian National Congress (INC)5,267,69840.3Increase1.7 9039Increase143.33
Independents (IND) 697,267 5.3 Decrease3.2 355 1 Increase1 1.11
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 558,424 4.3 Decrease1.8 90 1 Decrease1 1.11
Chattisgarh Swabhiman Manch (CSM) 226,167 1.7 Increase1.7 54 0 Steady 0.00
Gondvana Gantantra Party (GGP) 205,325 1.6 Steady 44 0 Steady 0.00
Other parties and candidates352,6222.7 Decrease2.2 3530 Steady0.00
None of the Above (NOTA) 401,058 3.1 Increase3.1
Total 13,073,833 100.00 1076 90±0100.0
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[19]

Mizoram

The Mizoram State Assembly Elections 2013 was held on 25 November 2013 and the counting was done on 9 December 2013.[20]

 Summary of results of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly election, 2013 [21]
Political PartyFlagSeats
Contested
WonNet Change
in seats
% of
Seats
VotesVote %Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress -34Increase 285.0-Decrease
Mizo National Front -5Increase 212.5-Increase
Mizoram People's Conference -1Decrease 12.5-Decrease
Total40VotersTurnout 81%

See also

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