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	\| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the Indian general election, 2014		\| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the Indian general election, 2014
	\| turnout = 66.44% ({{increase}} 8.23 [[Percentage point\|pp]])		\| turnout = 66.44% ({{increase}} 8.23 [[Percentage point\|pp]])
	\| image1 = Prime Minister Narendra Modi ~~welcomed at world summit~~ .jpg		\| image1 = Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.jpg
	\| leader1 = [[Narendra Modi]]		\| leader1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
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	\| leader2 = [[Rahul Gandhi]]		\| leader2 = [[Rahul Gandhi]]
	\| leaders_seat2 = [[Amethi]] (won)		\| leaders_seat2 = [[Amethi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Amethi]] (won)
	\| party2 = Indian National Congress		\| party2 = Indian National Congress
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	'''General elections''' were held in [[India]] in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the [[16th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/parliamentaryconstituencies/\|title=India General Elections 2014\|website=www.mapsofindia.com}}</ref> With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the [[2019 Indian general election\|2019 elections]]. Around 23.1 million or 2.7% of the total eligible voters were aged 18–19 years.<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite news\|title=39% of first-time voters back BJP, only 19% vote for Congress\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-39-of-first-time-voters-back-bjp-only-19-vote-for-congress-1989537\|agency=Dnaindia.com (22 October 2013)\|access-date=21 May 2014}}</ref> A total of 8,251 candidates contested the 543 elected [[Lok Sabha]] seats.<ref name="Indiatoday">{{cite web\|title=Election 2014 live blog\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/live-lok-sabha-elections-result-2014/1/361949.html\|access-date=16 May 2014}}</ref> The average election turnout over all nine phases was around 66.40%, the highest ever in the history of Indian general elections.<ref name="Indiatoday"/>		'''General elections''' were held in [[India]] in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the [[16th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/parliamentaryconstituencies/\|title=India General Elections 2014\|website=www.mapsofindia.com}}</ref> With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the [[2019 Indian general election\|2019 elections]]. Around 23.1 million or 2.7% of the total eligible voters were aged 18–19 years.<ref name="dnaindia.com">{{cite news\|title=39% of first-time voters back BJP, only 19% vote for Congress\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-39-of-first-time-voters-back-bjp-only-19-vote-for-congress-1989537\|agency=Dnaindia.com (22 October 2013)\|access-date=21 May 2014}}</ref> A total of 8,251 candidates contested the 543 elected [[Lok Sabha]] seats.<ref name="Indiatoday">{{cite web\|title=Election 2014 live blog\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/live-lok-sabha-elections-result-2014/1/361949.html\|access-date=16 May 2014}}</ref> The average election turnout over all nine phases was around 66.40%, the highest ever in the history of Indian general elections.<ref name="Indiatoday"/>

	The results were declared on 16 May, 15 days before the [[15th Lok Sabha]] completed its constitutional mandate on 31 May 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/terms_of_houses.aspx\|title=Terms of Houses, Election Commission of India\|access-date=10 June 2013}}</ref> The counting exercise was held at 989 counting centres.<ref name="Indiatoday"/> The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) received 31% of the vote and won 282 seats, while its [[National Democratic Alliance]] won a total of 336 seats. The BJP's vote share was the lowest by a party winning a majority of seats since independence,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/BJPs-31-lowest-vote-share-of-any-party-to-win-majority/articleshow/35315930.cms\|title=BJP's 31% lowest vote share of any party to win majority}}</ref> However, the governing coalition had the largest majority since the [[1984 Indian general election\|1984 elections]], and it was the first time since 1984 that a party had won enough seats to govern without the support of other parties.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/blogs/kanhaiya-kumar-narendra-modi-bjp-vote-share-2014-congress-bihar-election/\|title=Why Kanhaiya’s statement that 69% of India voted against PM Modi is flawed and utterly wrong}}</ref><ref>[https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304198504579569412999440246 Modi's Next Moves] ''The Wall Street Journal'', 18 May 2014</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-2014-India-places-its-faith-in-Moditva/articleshow/35224486.cms Election results 2014: India places its faith in Moditva – ''The Times of India'']. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (17 May 2014). Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</ref>		The results were declared on 16 May, 15 days before the 15th Lok Sabha completed its constitutional mandate on 31 May 2014.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/terms_of_houses.aspx\|title=Terms of Houses, Election Commission of India\|access-date=10 June 2013}}</ref> The counting exercise was held at 989 counting centres.<ref name="Indiatoday"/> The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) received 31% of the vote and won 282 seats, while its [[National Democratic Alliance]] won a total of 336 seats. The BJP's vote share was the lowest by a party winning a majority of seats since independence,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/BJPs-31-lowest-vote-share-of-any-party-to-win-majority/articleshow/35315930.cms\|title=BJP's 31% lowest vote share of any party to win majority}}</ref> However, the governing coalition had the largest majority since the [[1984 Indian general election\|1984 elections]], and it was the first time since 1984 that a party had won enough seats to govern without the support of other parties.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/blogs/kanhaiya-kumar-narendra-modi-bjp-vote-share-2014-congress-bihar-election/\|title=Why Kanhaiya’s statement that 69% of India voted against PM Modi is flawed and utterly wrong}}</ref><ref>[https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304198504579569412999440246 Modi's Next Moves] ''The Wall Street Journal'', 18 May 2014</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Election-results-2014-India-places-its-faith-in-Moditva/articleshow/35224486.cms Election results 2014: India places its faith in Moditva – ''The Times of India'']. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (17 May 2014). Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</ref>

	In contrast, the result was the worst-ever performance by the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), which had ruled India for most of its post-independence history. The INC received 19.3% of the vote and won only 44 seats, with its wider alliance, the [[United Progressive Alliance]], winning a total of just 59.<ref name=pibgoi>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pib.gov.in/elections2014/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027170410/http://www.pib.gov.in/elections2014/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=27 October 2014\|title=Final Results 2014 General Elections\|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref><ref name=ecir14>{{cite web\|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6PfWDNtfY?url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm\|archive-date=18 May 2014\|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm\|title=General Election to Loksabha Trend and Result 2014\|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]\|date=16 May 2014 \|access-date=19 May 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Partywise Trends & Result\|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/\|access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> In order to become the official opposition party in India, a party must have 55 seats; as a result, there was no [[Official Opposition (India)\|official opposition party]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10842419/Indias-Congress-rejects-Gandhis-resignation-despite-worst-ever-defeat.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10842419/Indias-Congress-rejects-Gandhis-resignation-despite-worst-ever-defeat.html \|archive-date=11 January 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|title=India's Congress rejects Gandhis' resignation despite worst ever defeat\|date=19 May 2014\|work=Telegraph.co.uk\|access-date=16 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lok-sabha-polls-results-2014-congress-defeat-sushilkumar-shinde-kapil-sibal-salman-khurshid-sriprakash-jaiswal-srikant-jena-pallam-raju-ghulam-nabi-azad-sachin-pilot/1/362219.html\|title=Modi wave wipes out UPA cabinet, Congress records its worst defeat in Lok Sabha polls\|access-date=16 August 2015}}</ref>		In contrast, the result was the worst-ever performance by the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), which had ruled India for most of its post-independence history. The INC received 19.3% of the vote and won only 44 seats, with its wider alliance, the [[United Progressive Alliance]], winning a total of just 59.<ref name=pibgoi>{{cite web\|url=http://www.pib.gov.in/elections2014/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027170410/http://www.pib.gov.in/elections2014/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=27 October 2014\|title=Final Results 2014 General Elections\|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India}}</ref><ref name=ecir14>{{cite web\|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6PfWDNtfY?url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm\|archive-date=18 May 2014\|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/PartyWiseResult.htm\|title=General Election to Loksabha Trend and Result 2014\|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]\|date=16 May 2014 \|access-date=19 May 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Partywise Trends & Result\|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/\|access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> In order to become the official opposition party in India, a party must have 55 seats; as a result, there was no [[Official Opposition (India)\|official opposition party]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10842419/Indias-Congress-rejects-Gandhis-resignation-despite-worst-ever-defeat.html \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10842419/Indias-Congress-rejects-Gandhis-resignation-despite-worst-ever-defeat.html \|archive-date=11 January 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live\|title=India's Congress rejects Gandhis' resignation despite worst ever defeat\|date=19 May 2014\|work=Telegraph.co.uk\|access-date=16 August 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lok-sabha-polls-results-2014-congress-defeat-sushilkumar-shinde-kapil-sibal-salman-khurshid-sriprakash-jaiswal-srikant-jena-pallam-raju-ghulam-nabi-azad-sachin-pilot/1/362219.html\|title=Modi wave wipes out UPA cabinet, Congress records its worst defeat in Lok Sabha polls\|access-date=16 August 2015}}</ref>

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