2013 elections in India
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Legislative Assembly elections in India are scheduled for nine legislative assemblies in 2013. The tenure of the assemblies of Karnataka, Delhi, Tripura, Rajasthan, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Madhya Pradesh are due to expire during the year while that of Chhattisgarh will expire on 4 January 2014.[1]Voting in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on 11 November and 19 November 2013. [2] So far, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has successfully conducted elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland in February[3] and in Karnataka on 5th May. The Elections in Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan would be conducted in November-December while the counting shall take place on December 8.[4]
Tripura
Tripura had assembly election 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.[3] According to the report by 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.[5] This beats the previous record at 91.22 which was also set by Tripura in its 2008 assembly election.[6]
Results
| SN | Party | Seats won |
Seats Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 49 |  3
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| 3 | Communist Party of India | 1 |  0
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| 2 | Indian National Congress | 10 | 0
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| Total | 60 |
Meghalaya
Meghalaya held elections on 23 February to elect its 21st government.[3] Results: INC - 29, UDP - 7 (out of 60) [7]
Results
| SN | Party | Seats won |
Seats Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian National Congress | 29 | 4
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| 2 | Independents | 13 | 8
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| 3 | United Democratic Party (Meghalaya) | 8 |  3
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| 4 | Hill State People's Democratic Party | 4 | 2
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| 4 | Nationalist Congress Party | 2 | 13
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| 5 | National Peoples Party | 2 | 2
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| 6 | Garo National Council | 1 | 1
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| 7 | North East Social Democratic Party | 1 | 1
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| Total | 60 |
Nagaland
Nagaland held elections on 23 February.[3][7]
Results
| SN | Party | Seats won |
Seats Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naga People's Front | 37 | 11
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| 2 | Indian National Congress | 8 | 15
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| 3 | Independents | 8 | 1
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| 4 | Nationalist Congress Party | 4 | 2
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| 5 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 | 1
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| 6 | Janata Dal (United) | 1 | 1
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| Total | 59 |
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] Template:Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election, 2013
Delhi
The Delhi State Assembly elections of 2013 will be held on December 4, 2013 and counting on December 8,2013.[10] The Indian National Congress party has governed for the last three consecutive terms. The elections mark the debut of the Aam Aadmi Party.[11]
Rajasthan
The Rajasthan State Assembly elections of 2013 will be held on December 1, 2013 and counting on December 8,2013.[10]. The main contest between incumbent Indian National Congress and main opposition party Bhartiya Janta Party.
Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh State Assembly elections of 2013 will be held on November 25, 2013 and counting on December 8,2013.[10]. The main contest between incumbent Bhartiya Janta Party and main opposition party Indian National Congress.
Chhattisgarh
The Chhattisgarh State Assembly elections of 2013 will be held in two phases, first on November 11,2013 and second on November 19,2013 and counting on December 8,2013.[10]. The main contest between incumbent Bhartiya Janta Party and main opposition party Indian National Congress.
Mizoram
The Mizoram State Assembly Elections 2013 will be held on November 25 and the counting would be done on December 9.[12]
References
- ^ [1] Terms Of Houses
- ^ http://m.ndtv.com/article/india/election-commission-announces-poll-dates-for-five-states-highlights-427827
- ^ a b c d "EC announces poll dates for Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland". Niti Central. January 11, 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ "List of Poll Dates for 2013 Assembly Elections in five states". Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Biswendu (17 February 2013). "Tripura scripts poll history". Times of India. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "Tripura records highest voter turnout in the country at 93 per cent: EC". IBN Live. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ a b The Hindu, March 1, 2013
- ^ "Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ^ Karnataka polls to be held on May 5, counting on May 8
- ^ a b c d "EC announces election dates for Delhi, MP, Rajasthan, Mizoram, Ch'garh". One India. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Kejriwal to take on Dikshit in Delhi polls
- ^ "EC revises dates for Mizoram Assembly Elections 2013". Retrieved 23 October 2013.
