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{{Short description|Future election for 19th Lok Sabha}} | |||
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{{Infobox election | {{Infobox election | ||
| election_name = Next Indian | | election_name = Next Indian General Election | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| type = parliamentary | | type = parliamentary | ||
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| election_date = By | | election_date = By April 2029 | ||
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| seats_for_election = All | | seats_for_election = All [[#Delimitation|TBD]] seats in the [[Lok Sabha]] | ||
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| | | leader1 = [[Narendra Modi]] | ||
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party | | party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| | | last_election1 = 36.56%, 240 seats | ||
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| leader2 = [[Rahul Gandhi]] | |||
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| | | last_election2 = 21.19%, 99 seats | ||
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| before_election = [[Narendra Modi]] | | before_election = [[Narendra Modi]] | ||
| before_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] | | before_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] | ||
| | | opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the next Indian general election | ||
| leader_since1 = 2013 | | leader_since1 = 2013 | ||
| leader_since2 = | | leaders_seat1 = [[Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency|Varanasi]] | ||
| | | leader_since2 = 2024 | ||
| | | leaders_seat2 = [[Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency|Rae Bareli]] | ||
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance | |||
| alliance2 = Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance | |||
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General elections are expected to be held in [[Elections in India|India]] by [[2029 elections in India|April 2029]] to elect [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|543 members]] of the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house of [[Parliament of India|Parliament]]. | |||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
The tenure of the [[18th Lok Sabha]] is scheduled to end in June 2029.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terms of the Houses |url=https://eci.gov.in/elections/term-of-houses/ |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=Election Commission of India |language=en-IN}}</ref> In the [[2024 Indian general election]], incumbent prime minister Narendra Modi ran for a third consecutive term. His [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) had enjoyed an [[absolute majority]]—a minimum of 272 seats—in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014]] and [[2019 Indian general election|2019 elections]]. The primary opposition was the [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]] (INDIA), a coalition formed in 2023 by the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) and many regional parties. The BJP won 240 seats, with the NDA securing 293 of the house's 543 seats.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sinha |first=Shishir |date=5 June 2024 |title=NDA elects Modi as leader, President dissolves Lok Sabha |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/elections/nda-elects-modi-as-leader-president-dissolves-lok-sabha/article68255830.ece |access-date=5 June 2024 |website=BusinessLine |archive-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605153429/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/elections/nda-elects-modi-as-leader-president-dissolves-lok-sabha/article68255830.ece |url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA coalition]] secured 234 seats, 99 of which were won by the Congress, garnering the party the official opposition status for the first time in 10 years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aggarwal |first=Raghav |date=4 June 2024 |title=INDIA bloc's combined strength plays spoilsport for BJP in 2 biggest states |url=https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/india-bloc-s-combined-strength-plays-spoilsport-for-bjp-in-2-biggest-states-124060401570_1.html |access-date=5 June 2024 |work=Business Standard |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604151957/https://www.business-standard.com/elections/lok-sabha-election/india-bloc-s-combined-strength-plays-spoilsport-for-bjp-in-2-biggest-states-124060401570_1.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/india-election-results-narendra-modi-rcna154839 |title=India hands PM Modi a surprise setback, with his majority in doubt in the world's largest election|first1=Mithil |last1=Aggarwai |first2=Janis Mackey |last2=Frayer |publisher=NBC News |date=4 June 2024 |access-date=4 June 2024 |archive-date=4 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604151033/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/india-election-results-narendra-modi-rcna154839|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/world/india/india-election-2024-nanendra-modi-6179abad |title=India's Narendra Modi Struggles to Hold On to Majority, Early Election Results Show |first1=Krishna |last1=Poharel |first2=Tripti |last2=Lahiri |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=3 June 2024 |access-date=4 June 2024 |archive-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604115138/https://www.wsj.com/world/india/india-election-2024-nanendra-modi-6179abad |url-status=live}}</ref> Seven independents and ten candidates from non-aligned parties also won seats in the Lok Sabha.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/7-independents-and-10-from-non-aligned-parties-book-ls-seats/articleshow/110748555.cms|title=7 Independents and 10 from non-aligned parties book LS seats|newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=8 June 2024|archive-date=6 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606160440/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/7-independents-and-10-from-non-aligned-parties-book-ls-seats/articleshow/110748555.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-meet-seven-candidates-who-won-as-independents-101717642425035.html|title=Lok Sabha elections: Meet seven candidates who won as independents|access-date=9 June 2024|archive-date=8 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608035949/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-meet-seven-candidates-who-won-as-independents-101717642425035.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/who-are-the-7-independents-elected-to-the-lok-sabha-9378312/|title=Who are the 7 independents elected to the Lok Sabha?|date=7 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024|archive-date=8 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608054640/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/who-are-the-7-independents-elected-to-the-lok-sabha-9378312/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
=== Current composition of the Lok Sabha === | |||
This table relates to the composition of the Lok Sabha after the [[2024 Indian general election]] and summarises the changes in party affiliation that took place during the 2024–present Lok Sabha. | |||
{{transcluded section|source=List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha}} | |||
{{#Section-h:List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha|Membership by party}} | |||
=== Delimitation === | |||
The next [[Lok Sabha]] [[Electoral boundary delimitation|delimitation]] in India is due after the first census following the year 2026. According to the 84th Amendment to the Constitution of India, the current freeze on the delimitation of constituencies is set to continue until the results of the first census taken after the year 2026 are published.<ref>{{Cite news |last=R |first=Rangarajan |date=2024-02-06 |title=Understanding the delimitation exercise {{!}} Explained |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/understanding-the-delimitation-exercise-explained/article67819203.ece |access-date=2024-06-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> A Special Session of Parliament will be convened from the 16th of April to 18th of April 2026, to debate on this matter. The 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2026 was brought by the Government to increase the Total seats of the Lok Sabha to an upper limit of 850 seats and to make changes in the Article 334A relating to Women's Reservation, for implementation in 2029. The Delimitation bill was withdrawn by the Government in the Lok Sabha, after the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2026 failed in the Lok Sabha on 17th April 2026, with 298 votes in favour and 230 votes against it <ref name=":0">https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/womens-reservation-bill-falls-short-in-lok-sabha-what-happened-14001707.html/amp</ref> | |||
=== Women's reservation === | |||
The introduction of women's reservation in the [[Lok Sabha]] is set to occur after the delimitation exercise based on the census following the year 2026. According to the [[One Hundred and Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India|106th Amendment Act]], 33% of the total seats will be directly allocated to women in the Lok Sabha and [[State legislative assemblies of India|state legislative assemblies]].<ref>{{cite news |date=19 September 2023 |title='God has given me the opportunity', says PM Modi as women quota bill tabled in LS |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/womens-reservation-bill-to-be-tabled-in-lok-sabha-at-3-pm-today-101695109480855.html |work=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>. An Amendment to the Act was brought to the Parliament in the Special Session from 16-18th April, 2026, which had the Women's Reservation delinked from the [[#Delimitation|Delimitation exercise]] after a census following the lapse of the freeze on allocation of seats in 2026, in order for it to be implemented in 2029 Elections. Being a Constitutional Amendment, the Bill needed Two-thirds majority in both houses, and on 17th April 2026, it failed to pass the Lok Sabha, with 298 votes in favour and 230 votes against the Amendment Bill.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
===Schedule=== | |||
[[Chief Election Commissioner of India|Chief Election Commissioner]] [[Rajiv Kumar (civil servant)|Rajiv Kumar]] has indicated that the 2029 elections would be over by the end of April to prevent heat from affecting voter turnout. Until 2004, the general elections were conducted between the cooler months of December and March.<ref>{{Cite news |last=De|first=Abhishek|date=2024-06-03|title='Next Lok Sabha polls to be over by end of April': 5 big quotes by election body|url=https://www.google.com/s/www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha/story/election-commission-press-conference-lok-sabha-polls-april-record-turnout-2547413-2024-06-03|access-date=2024-07-11 |work=India Today|language=en-IN}}</ref> | |||
== Schedule == | |||
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|Deadline for withdrawal of nomination | |||
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|Counting of votes | |||
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Article 83 of the Constitution of India requires elections to the Lok Sabha be held once every five years. | ==Electoral system== | ||
[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MPs]] are elected from single-member constituencies using [[first-past-the-post voting]]. Eligible voters must be Indian citizens, 18 years or older, an ordinary resident of the polling area of the constituency and registered to vote (name included in the electoral rolls), possess a valid [[Voter ID (India)|voter identification card]] issued by the [[Election Commission of India]] or equivalent. Some people convicted of electoral or other offences are barred from voting. Article 83 of the [[Constitution of India]] requires elections to the Lok Sabha be held once every five years. | |||
== | ==Surveys and polls== | ||
{{ | {{main|Opinion polling for the next Indian general election}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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General elections are expected to be held in India by April 2029 to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament.
Background[edit | edit source]
The tenure of the 18th Lok Sabha is scheduled to end in June 2029.[1] In the 2024 Indian general election, incumbent prime minister Narendra Modi ran for a third consecutive term. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had enjoyed an absolute majority—a minimum of 272 seats—in the 2014 and 2019 elections. The primary opposition was the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), a coalition formed in 2023 by the Indian National Congress (INC) and many regional parties. The BJP won 240 seats, with the NDA securing 293 of the house's 543 seats.[2] The INDIA coalition secured 234 seats, 99 of which were won by the Congress, garnering the party the official opposition status for the first time in 10 years.[3][4][5] Seven independents and ten candidates from non-aligned parties also won seats in the Lok Sabha.[6][7][8]
Current composition of the Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]
This table relates to the composition of the Lok Sabha after the 2024 Indian general election and summarises the changes in party affiliation that took place during the 2024–present Lok Sabha.
No. of Lok Sabha MP's party-wise:
- As of 13 August 2025
Delimitation[edit | edit source]
The next Lok Sabha delimitation in India is due after the first census following the year 2026. According to the 84th Amendment to the Constitution of India, the current freeze on the delimitation of constituencies is set to continue until the results of the first census taken after the year 2026 are published.[9] A Special Session of Parliament will be convened from the 16th of April to 18th of April 2026, to debate on this matter. The 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2026 was brought by the Government to increase the Total seats of the Lok Sabha to an upper limit of 850 seats and to make changes in the Article 334A relating to Women's Reservation, for implementation in 2029. The Delimitation bill was withdrawn by the Government in the Lok Sabha, after the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2026 failed in the Lok Sabha on 17th April 2026, with 298 votes in favour and 230 votes against it [10]
Women's reservation[edit | edit source]
The introduction of women's reservation in the Lok Sabha is set to occur after the delimitation exercise based on the census following the year 2026. According to the 106th Amendment Act, 33% of the total seats will be directly allocated to women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies.[11]. An Amendment to the Act was brought to the Parliament in the Special Session from 16-18th April, 2026, which had the Women's Reservation delinked from the Delimitation exercise after a census following the lapse of the freeze on allocation of seats in 2026, in order for it to be implemented in 2029 Elections. Being a Constitutional Amendment, the Bill needed Two-thirds majority in both houses, and on 17th April 2026, it failed to pass the Lok Sabha, with 298 votes in favour and 230 votes against the Amendment Bill.[10]
Schedule[edit | edit source]
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has indicated that the 2029 elections would be over by the end of April to prevent heat from affecting voter turnout. Until 2004, the general elections were conducted between the cooler months of December and March.[12]
Schedule[edit | edit source]
| Poll event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notification | |
| Deadline for filing nomination | |
| Scrutiny of nominations | |
| Deadline for withdrawal of nomination | |
| Polling | |
| Counting of votes |
Electoral system[edit | edit source]
MPs are elected from single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting. Eligible voters must be Indian citizens, 18 years or older, an ordinary resident of the polling area of the constituency and registered to vote (name included in the electoral rolls), possess a valid voter identification card issued by the Election Commission of India or equivalent. Some people convicted of electoral or other offences are barred from voting. Article 83 of the Constitution of India requires elections to the Lok Sabha be held once every five years.
Surveys and polls[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Terms of the Houses". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ Sinha, Shishir (5 June 2024). "NDA elects Modi as leader, President dissolves Lok Sabha". BusinessLine. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ↑ Aggarwal, Raghav (4 June 2024). "INDIA bloc's combined strength plays spoilsport for BJP in 2 biggest states". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ↑ Aggarwai, Mithil; Frayer, Janis Mackey (4 June 2024). "India hands PM Modi a surprise setback, with his majority in doubt in the world's largest election". NBC News. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ↑ Poharel, Krishna; Lahiri, Tripti (3 June 2024). "India's Narendra Modi Struggles to Hold On to Majority, Early Election Results Show". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ↑ "7 Independents and 10 from non-aligned parties book LS seats". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha elections: Meet seven candidates who won as independents". Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "Who are the 7 independents elected to the Lok Sabha?". 7 June 2024. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ R, Rangarajan (6 February 2024). "Understanding the delimitation exercise | Explained". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/womens-reservation-bill-falls-short-in-lok-sabha-what-happened-14001707.html/amp
- ↑ "'God has given me the opportunity', says PM Modi as women quota bill tabled in LS". Hindustan Times. 19 September 2023.
- ↑ De, Abhishek (3 June 2024). "'Next Lok Sabha polls to be over by end of April': 5 big quotes by election body". India Today. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
