2016 elections in India

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 will be used in these 5 elections.[4] The dates of these elections were announced on 4 March 2016.[5]

List

Start date End date Election Jurisdiction Winning party Elected leader
4 April 2016 11 April 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2016 Assam BJP Sarbananda Sonowal
4 April 2016 5 May 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016 West Bengal AITC Mamata Banerjee
16 May 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2016 Kerala CPI(M) Pinarayi Vijayan
16 May 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election, 2016 Puducherry INC V. Narayanasamy
16 May 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, 2016 Tamil Nadu AIADMK Jayalalitha

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Legislative Assembly elections

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.[6] In the previous election in 2011, the AIADMK, under the leadership of Jayalalithaa, won a majority and formed the government.[7] 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[8]
PartyAbbrAllianceVotes%Seats
ContestedWon+/-
 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra KazhagamADMK17,617,06041.06%227134Decrease16
 Dravida Munnetra KazhagamDMKDMK13,670,51131.86%17689Increase66
 Indian National CongressINCDMK2,774,0756.47%418Increase3
 Indian Union Muslim LeagueIUMLDMK313,8080.73%51Increase1
 Pattali Makkal KatchiPMK2,300,7755.36%2320Decrease3
 Bharatiya Janata PartyBJPNDA1,228,6922.86%2320Steady
 Desiya Murpokku Dravida KazhagamDMDKPWF1,034,3842.41%1040Decrease29
 IndependentsIND617,9071.44%2320Steady
Naam Tamilar KatchiNTK458,1041.07%2320Steady
 Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra KazhagamMDMKPWF373,7130.87%280Steady
 Communist Party of IndiaCPIPWF340,2900.79%250Decrease9
 Viduthalai Chiruthaigal KatchiVCKPWF331,8490.77%250Steady
 Communist Party of India (Marxist)CPMPWF307,3030.72%250Decrease10
 Tamil Maanila CongressTMC(M)PWF230,7110.54%260Steady
Puthiya TamilagamPTDMK219,8300.51%40Decrease2
 Manithaneya Makkal KatchiMAMAKDMK197,1500.46%40Decrease2
Kongunadu Makkal Desia KatchiKMDK167,5600.39%n/a0Steady
 Bahujan Samaj PartyBSP97,8230.23%n/a0Steady
 Social Democratic Party of IndiaSDPI65,9780.15%n/a0Steady
 None of the aboveNOTA561,2441.31%232––
Total42,908,767100.00%232232Decrease2

Election to two assembly constituencies were cancelled by the Election Commission on confirmed reports of bribing voters in Aravakurichi and Thanjavur.[9][10]

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.[11][12]

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.[13]

PosPartyContestedSeatsSwingVotes Vote %Vote swing
1Trinamool Congress293211 Increase2724,564,523 44.9 Increase5.97
2 Congress9244 Increase2 6,700,938 12.3Increase3.21
Left Front19932 Decrease3014,216,327 25.9Decrease14.13
3BJP2946 Increase35,809,760 10.7Increase5.92
4SUCI0 Decrease1365,996 0.7Increase0.26
5Independents1 Decrease11,184,047 2.2Decrease0.93
6 NOTA 831,845 1.5
Total294

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.[14]

LDF+ SEATS UDF+ SEATS NDA+ SEATS OTHERS SEATS
CPI(M) 58 INC 22 BJP 1 P. C. George (IND) 1
CPI 19 IUML 18 BDJS 0
JD(S) 3 KC(M) 6 KC 0
NCP 2 KC(J) 1 JRS 0
IND 5 CMP 0 JSS 0
IC(S) 1 JD(U) 0
KC(B) 1 RSP 0
RSP(L) 1
CMP 1
KC 0
KC(D) 0
INL 0
TOTAL (2016) 91 TOTAL (2016) 47 TOTAL (2016) 1 TOTAL (2016) 1
TOTAL (2011) 68 TOTAL (2011) 72 TOTAL (2011) 0 TOTAL (2011) 0
TOTAL (2006) 98 TOTAL (2006) 42 TOTAL (2006) 0 TOTAL (2006) 0
TOTAL (2001) 40 TOTAL (2001) 99 TOTAL (2001) 0 TOTAL (2001) 1

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.

PartyContestedWonChangeVotes Vote %Vote Swing
 INC2115Increase8244,886 30.6Increase 5.54
 DMK92Steady70,836 8.9Decrease 1.78
 AINRC308Decrease7225,082 28.1Decrease 3.65
 AIADMK304Decrease1134,597 16.8Increase 3.05
 BJP300Steady19,303 2.4Increase 1.08
 Independents1Steady62,884 7.9 –
 NOTA – – – 13,240 1.7 –
Total30
Source: International Business Times

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.

FlagPartyAllianceContestedWon+/-Votes%
 Bharatiya Janata Partyalign="rightNDA8960Increase554,992,18529.5
 Asom Gana ParishadNDA3014Increase51,377,4828.1
 Bodoland People's FrontNDA1312Steady666,0573.9
Rabha Jatiya Aikya ManchNDA10Steady
Tiwa Jatiya Aikya ManchNDA10Steady
 Indian National CongressUPA12226Decrease535,238,65531.0
United People’s PartyUPA40Steady
 All India United Democratic FrontG.A7413Decrease52,207,94513.0
 Rashtriya Janata DalG.A120Steady
 Janata Dal (United)G.A120Steady
 Communist Party of India (Marxist)Left190Steady93,5080.6
 Communist Party of IndiaLeft150Steady37,2430.2
 Independents1Decrease21,867,53211.0
Total126

References

  1. ↑ "Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam polls in April–May".
  2. ↑ "Terms of Houses, Election Commission of India". Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  3. ↑ "Assembly polls: Chasing the Muslim vote".
  4. ↑ "VVPAT usage in 64 seats in 5 states Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry" (PDF).
  5. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Election-Commission-announces-dates-for-5-state-polls-in-April-and-May/articleshow/51254477.cms
  6. ↑ "4 States, Puducherry to go to polls between April 4 and May 16". The Hindu. 4 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Can BJP give Tamil Nadu's Dravidian parties a jolt in 2016? Possibly". First Post. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  8. ↑ "General Election to Legislative Assembly Trends & Results 2016". Election Commission of India.
  9. ↑ "EC recommends to TN Governor cancellation of polls to 2 seats". Deccan Herald. 28 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "EC cancels polls". The Hindu. 29 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "West Bengal Assembly Election Schedule 2016 - infoelections.com".
  12. ↑ http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6333-west-bengal-assembly-election-schedule.html
  13. ↑ "It's 'Mamata wave' in West Bengal as voters reject Congress-Left alliance". Ritesh K Srivastava. Zee News. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election Results Constituency Wise".
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