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=== Government formation ===
Despite losing their alliance partner after voting and fighting [[anti-incumbency]] in the state, Congress managed to get majority in the 294-member Assembly with 157 seats. Analysis of the results showed that the split of the anti-Congress votes between the Grand Alliance and actor-turned-politician [[Chiranjeevi]]'s newly formed [[Praja Rajyam Party|Praja Rajyam Party (PRP)]] helped increase the Congress overall seat count.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/2009/05/17002850/Rajasekhara-Reddy-credits-his.html|title=Rajasekhara Reddy credits his party’s success to Singh, Gandhi|last=Sukumar|first=C.R. |date=17 May 2009|publisher=[[Livemint]]|accessdate=2009-10-07}}</ref>

The incumbent [[Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister]] [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]] was sworn in for a second term on 20 May 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/21/stories/2009052161282200.htm|title= YSR sworn in A.P. Chief Minister |last=Correspondent|first=Special|date=21 May 2009|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-10-07}}</ref> His council of 35 ministers were sworn in by [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh|Governor]] [[N.D. Tiwari]] a few days later on 25 May 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/26/stories/2009052657770100.htm|title= 35 Ministers inducted into YSR’s Cabinet |last=Correspondent|first=Special|date=26 May 2009|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-10-07}}</ref>

=== Number of seats ===
{{Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections results, 2009}}

=== Number of candidates ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party Type
! Code
! Party Name
! Number of<br />candidates
! Total
|-
!rowspan=7 | National Parties
| BJP
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 271
| rowspan=7 align="center" | '''1140'''
|-
| BSP
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| 270
|-
| CPI
| [[Communist Party of India]]
| 15
|-
| CPM
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| 18
|-
| INC
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 294
|-
| RJD
| [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
| 26
|-
| LSP
| [[Lok Satta Party]]
| 246
|-
! rowspan=3 | State Parties
| AIMIM
| [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
| 8
| rowspan=3 align="center" | '''283'''
|-
| TDP
| [[Telugu Desam Party]]
| 230
|-
| TRS
| [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
| 45
|-
! rowspan=7 | State Parties -<br /> Other States
| AIFB
| [[All India Forward Bloc]]
| 1
| rowspan=7 align="center" | '''40'''
|-
| JD(S)
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| 2
|-
| JD(U)
| [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| 13
|-
| MUL
| [[Muslim League Kerala State Committee]]
| 2
|-
| RSP
| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]
| 1
|-
| SHS
| [[Shiv Sena]]
| 4
|-
| SP
| [[Samajwadi Party]]
| 17
|-
! rowspan=36 | Unrecognised or <br />Unregistered Parties
| ABJS
| [[Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh]]
| 2
| rowspan=36 align="center" | '''1037'''
|-
| AJBP
| [[Ajeya Bharat Party]]
| 6
|-
| ANC
| [[Ambedkar National Congress]]
| 7
|-
| APNPP
| Andhra Pradesh Navodaya Praja Party
| 1
|-
| BCUF
| B. C. United Front
| 11
|-
| BHSASP
| Bharatheeya Sadharma Samsthapana Party
| 41
|-
| BJSH
| [[Bharatiya Janshakti Party]]
| 6
|-
| BSP(AP)
| Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar-Phule)
| 12
|-
| BSSP
| Bharatiya Sadbhawna Samaj Party
| 6
|-
| CPI(ML)(L)
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation]]
| 17
|-
| DABAP
| Dalita Bahujana Party
| 3
|-
| GRIP
| Great India Party
| 5
|-
| IJP
| [[Indian Justice Party]]
| 2
|-
| JMBP
| Jai Maha Bharath Party
| 3
|-
| KKJHS
| Kranti Kari Jai Hind Sena
| 1
|-
| MANP
| [[Mana Party (India)|Mana Party]]
| 4
|-
| MBT
| [[Majlis Bachao Tehreek]]
| 2
|-
| MCPI(S)
| [[Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S. Srivastava)]]
| 16
|-
| PBHP
| Praja Bharath Party
| 1
|-
| PCP
| [[Praja chaithanya Party]]
| 11
|-
| PPOI
| [[Pyramid Party of India]]
| 185
|-
| PRAP
| [[Praja Rajyam Party]]
| 288
|-
| PRSHP
| Praja Shanthi Party
| 11
|-
| RDHP
| [[Rajyadhikara Party]]
| 15
|-
| RKSP
| Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party
| 24
|-
| RPC(S)
| Rashtriya Praja Congress (Secular)
| 2
|-
| RPI
| [[Republican Party of India]]
| 5
|-
| RPI(A)
| [[Republican Party of India (Athvale)]]
| 11
|-
| RPI(KH)
| [[Republican Party of India (Khobragade)]]
| 2
|-
| RRS
| Rayalaseema Rashtra Samithi
| 1
|-
| SAP
| [[Samata Party]]
| 4
|-
| SJP(R)
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| 1
|-
| TPPP
| Trilinga Praja Pragati Party
| 84
|-
| UWF
| [[United Women Front]]
| 1
|-
! Independents
| ''n/a''
| Independents
| 1406
| '''1406'''
|-
! colspan=4 | Total:
! 3655
|-
! colspan=5 | Source: [[Election Commission of India]]<ref name="ECI-analysis" />
|}
|}


Revision as of 07:12, 24 December 2014

Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, 2014
← 2009 25 November 2014 – 2/9/14/20 December 2014 2019 →
81 seats of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66.03%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Arjun Munda Hemant Soren
Party BJP JMM INC
Leader's seat Kharsawan (lost) Barhait, Dumka (lost)
Last election 18 18 13
Seats won 37 19 6
Seat change Increase19 Increase1 Decrease7
Chief Minister before election

Hemant Soren
JMM

Elected Chief Minister

TBD
BJP

The Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election, 2014 will be held in five phases between November 25, and December 20, counting of votes and results will be announced on December 23, 2014.[1][2] The major political parties in Jharkhand are The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), The Indian National Congress (INC)and its major ally Janata Dal, and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).

The term of the legislative assembly of Jharkhand ends on January 3, 2015. The Chief Election Commissioner announced five-phased assembly elections to be held in Jharkhand along with Jammu and Kashmir, beginning from November 25 and ending December 20, counting of votes and results will be announced on December 23, 2014.[1][2]Voter-verified paper audit trail(VVPAT) along with EVMs will be used in 7 assembly seats out of 81 in Jharkhand elections- Jamshedpur East, Jamshedpur West, Bokaro, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Kanke and Hatia.[3][4]

Voting

The five stages of the elections were held as follows:

Voting stages
Date Seats Turnout
25 November 13 61.92%[5]
2 December 20 65.46% [6]
9 December 17 61% [7][8]
14 December 15 61.65%
20 December 16 71.25%
Total 81 66.03%

Result

Party Flag/Symbol Seats Won
Bharatiya Janata Party File:Flag of the Bharatiya Janata Party.png 37
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 19
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P) Comb 8
Indian National Congress File:Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg 6
All Jharkhand Students Union Banana 5
Bahujan Samaj Party
1
Communist Party of India (ML)(L)
1
Jharkhand Party 1
Marxist Co-ordination Committee 1
Jai Bharat Samanta Party 1
Navjawan Sangharsh Morcha 1
Nominated 1
Source: [9]


Government formation

Despite losing their alliance partner after voting and fighting anti-incumbency in the state, Congress managed to get majority in the 294-member Assembly with 157 seats. Analysis of the results showed that the split of the anti-Congress votes between the Grand Alliance and actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's newly formed Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) helped increase the Congress overall seat count.[10]

The incumbent Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy was sworn in for a second term on 20 May 2009.[11] His council of 35 ministers were sworn in by Governor N.D. Tiwari a few days later on 25 May 2009.[12]

Number of seats

Template:Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections results, 2009

Number of candidates

Party Type Code Party Name Number of
candidates 		Total
National Parties BJP Bharatiya Janata Party 271 1140
BSP Bahujan Samaj Party 270
CPI Communist Party of India 15
CPM Communist Party of India (Marxist) 18
INC Indian National Congress 294
RJD Rashtriya Janata Dal 26
LSP Lok Satta Party 246
State Parties AIMIM All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 8 283
TDP Telugu Desam Party 230
TRS Telangana Rashtra Samithi 45
State Parties -
Other States 		AIFB All India Forward Bloc 1 40
JD(S) Janata Dal (Secular) 2
JD(U) Janata Dal (United) 13
MUL Muslim League Kerala State Committee 2
RSP Revolutionary Socialist Party 1
SHS Shiv Sena 4
SP Samajwadi Party 17
Unrecognised or
Unregistered Parties 		ABJS Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh 2 1037
AJBP Ajeya Bharat Party 6
ANC Ambedkar National Congress 7
APNPP Andhra Pradesh Navodaya Praja Party 1
BCUF B. C. United Front 11
BHSASP Bharatheeya Sadharma Samsthapana Party 41
BJSH Bharatiya Janshakti Party 6
BSP(AP) Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar-Phule) 12
BSSP Bharatiya Sadbhawna Samaj Party 6
CPI(ML)(L) Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation 17
DABAP Dalita Bahujana Party 3
GRIP Great India Party 5
IJP Indian Justice Party 2
JMBP Jai Maha Bharath Party 3
KKJHS Kranti Kari Jai Hind Sena 1
MANP Mana Party 4
MBT Majlis Bachao Tehreek 2
MCPI(S) Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S. Srivastava) 16
PBHP Praja Bharath Party 1
PCP Praja chaithanya Party 11
PPOI Pyramid Party of India 185
PRAP Praja Rajyam Party 288
PRSHP Praja Shanthi Party 11
RDHP Rajyadhikara Party 15
RKSP Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party 24
RPC(S) Rashtriya Praja Congress (Secular) 2
RPI Republican Party of India 5
RPI(A) Republican Party of India (Athvale) 11
RPI(KH) Republican Party of India (Khobragade) 2
RRS Rayalaseema Rashtra Samithi 1
SAP Samata Party 4
SJP(R) Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) 1
TPPP Trilinga Praja Pragati Party 84
UWF United Women Front 1
Independents n/a Independents 1406 1406
Total: 3655
Source: Election Commission of India[13]

See also

2014 elections in India

References

  1. ^ a b http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/five-phased-polls-in-jammu-and-kashmir-jharkhand-results-on-december-23_1489504.html
  2. ^ a b http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/ec-announces-five-phased-polling-for-jharkhand-and-j-k-114102500547_1.html
  3. ^ 5-PHASE POLLS IN J&K, J’KHAND FROM NOV 25
  4. ^ 5 phase polls for 4th Assembly to begin on Nov 25
  5. ^ "Impressive turnout in J&K and Jharkhand". thehindu. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Assembly polls 2nd phase: 71 pc voting in J&K, 65.46 pc in Jharkhand". indianexpress. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Polls in the Shadow of Terror: 58% People Vote in Jammu and Kashmir". NDTV. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Braving bullets 58% cast ballot in Jammu and Kashmir, 61% voting in Jharkhand in third phase of elections". dna India. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  9. ^ "2014 Assembly Election Results of Jammu & Kasmir / Jharkhand". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  10. ^ Sukumar, C.R. (17 May 2009). "Rajasekhara Reddy credits his party's success to Singh, Gandhi". Livemint. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  11. ^ Correspondent, Special (21 May 2009). "YSR sworn in A.P. Chief Minister". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-10-07. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  12. ^ Correspondent, Special (26 May 2009). "35 Ministers inducted into YSR's Cabinet". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-10-07. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference ECI-analysis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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