2008 elections in India: Difference between revisions

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by Monkbot
Last edited May 11, 2025
← Older edit
VisualWikitext
MetaBOT (talk | contribs)
Bots
3,816 edits
m robot: added template for meta tags
No edit summary
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|none}}
{{Infobox Indian elections
| year = 2008
| type =
| election_name    = Elections in India
| country          = India
| previous_election = 2007 elections in India
| previous_year    = 2007
| election_date    = 2008
| next_election    = 2009 elections in India
| next_year        = 2009
}}
{{Politics of India}}
{{Politics of India}}
Multiple '''State Assemblies of India''' went to [[elections in India|elections]] in 2008.
Multiple '''State Assemblies of India''' went to [[elections in India|elections]] in 2008.


==Legislative Assembly elections==
==Legislative Assembly elections==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
The first batch of elections for the year were announced<ref name="eci-press-note-14jan">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/press/current/PN140108.pdf |title=PRESS NOTE: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura |date=14 Jan 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410063815/http://eci.nic.in/press/current/PN140108.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> by the [[Election Commission of India]] (ECI) on 14 January 2008. This included the elections to the [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assemblies]] of the states of [[Meghalaya]], [[Nagaland]] and [[Tripura]]. Elections in all [[polling station]]s of all three states were conducted using [[Indian voting machines|electronic voting machines]] (EVMs).
 
Elections to the state Assembly of [[Karnataka]] was announced<ref name="eci-press-note-2apr">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/press/current/PNKarnataka.pdf |title=PRESS NOTE: Schedule for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |date=2 April 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410064450/http://eci.nic.in/press/current/PNKarnataka.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> by the ECI on 2 April 2008. This was the first election to be held under the new boundaries drawn up the [[Delimitation Commission of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/archivednews/pn200308.pdf |title=Election Commission of India Direction |date=20 March 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619074115/http://eci.nic.in/archivednews/pn200308.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2009 }}</ref> The elections were split into three phases. Elections in all [[polling station]]s of the state were conducted using EVMs.
 
Elections in four states - [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Mizoram]] and [[Rajasthan]] - and in the [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]] (NCT) were announced<ref name="eci-press-note-14oct">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/press/current/pn141008.pdf |title=PRESS NOTE: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and NCT of Delhi |date=14 October 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619073752/http://eci.nic.in/press/current/pn141008.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2009 }}</ref> by the ECI on 14 October 2008. Of these, only [[Chhattisgarh]] would have elections in two phases. All others would have a single phase election. Counting for all constituencies were held on the same day. All these elections were held in accordance with [[boundary delimitation|constituencies newly delimited]] by the [[Delimitation Commission of India]]. As has become the practice, EVMs would be used in all polling stations of all constituencies. Elections dates in [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Mizoram]] were subsequently amended by a new notice<ref name="eci-press-note-29oct">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/press/current/pn291008.pdf |title=PRESS NOTE: Change of Schedule for holding General elections to the State Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram |date=29 October 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619073923/http://eci.nic.in/press/current/pn291008.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2009 }}</ref> passed by the ECI on 29 October 2008.
 
On 19 October 2008, the ECI announced<ref name="eci-press-note-19Oct">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/press/current/pn191008.pdf |title=PRESS NOTE: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir |date=19 Oct 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619074206/http://eci.nic.in/press/current/pn191008.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2009 }}</ref> elections to the state Assembly of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. EVMs were used in all polling stations across the state. Taking into account various factors including weather, academic schedules and law & order situation in the state, the election is scheduled as a 7 phase marathon.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Polling Date(s)
! State
! State
! Date of Polls
! colspan="2" |Government before
! Seats (ACs)
! Chief Minister before
! Date of Counting
! colspan="2" |Government after
! Incumbent
! Elected Chief Minister
! Election Winner
! Maps
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2008 Tripura state assembly elections|Tripura]]
|23 February 2008
| Saturday, 23 February 2008
|[[2008 Tripura Legislative Assembly election|Tripura]]
| 60
| {{Party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| Friday, 7 Mar 2008
| align="left"|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|[[Manik Sarkar]]
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| {{Party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| align="left"|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| [[2008 Meghalaya state assembly elections|Meghalaya]]
|[[Manik Sarkar]]
| Monday, 3 March 2008
|[[File:IN-TR.svg|50px]]
| 60
|- style="text-align:center;
| Friday, 7 Mar 2008
|3 March 2008
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[2008 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election|Meghalaya]]
| [[Meghalaya Progressive Alliance|MPA]]<sup>*1</sup>
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[D. D. Lapang]]
| [[2008 Nagaland state assembly elections|Nagaland]]
| {{Party color cell|Meghalaya Democratic Alliance}}
| Wednesday, 5 March 2008
| align="left"|[[Meghalaya Progressive Alliance]]
| 60
|[[Donkupar Roy]]
| Saturday, 8 March 2008
|[[File:IN-ML.svg|50px]]
| [[Democratic Alliance of Nagaland|DAN]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Democratic Alliance of Nagaland|DAN]]<sup>*2</sup>
|5 March 2008
|-
|[[2008 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election|Nagaland]]
| [[2008 Karnataka state assembly elections|Karnataka]]
| {{Party color cell|Naga People's Front}}
| Saturday, 10 May 2008<br />Friday, 16 May 2008<br />Thursday, 22 May 2008
| align="left"|[[Democratic Alliance of Nagaland]]
| 224
|[[Neiphiu Rio]]
| Sunday, 25 May 2008
| {{Party color cell|Naga People's Front}}
| [[President's rule]]
| align="left"|[[Democratic Alliance of Nagaland]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Neiphiu Rio]]
|-
|[[File:IN-NL.svg|50px]]
| [[2008 Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election|Chhattisgarh]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Friday, 14 November 2008<br />Thursday, 20 November 2008
|10 May 2008,16 May 2008 and 22 May 2008
| 90
|[[2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|Karnataka]]
| Monday, 08 Dec 2008
| bgcolor="#000000" |
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| colspan="2" align="center" |[[President's rule|President's Rule]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|[[B. S. Yediyurappa]]
| [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008|Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[File:IN-KA.svg|50px]]
| Thursday, 27 November 2008
|- style="text-align:center;"
| 230
|  14 and 20 November 2008
| Monday, 8 December 2008
| [[2008 Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election|Chhattisgarh]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| [[Raman Singh]]
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[2008 Delhi state assembly elections|Delhi]]
| [[Raman Singh]]
| Saturday, 29 November 2008
| [[File:IN-CT.svg|50px]]
| 70
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Monday, 8 December 2008
| 27 November 2008
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| [[2008 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
| [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]
| [[2008 Mizoram state assembly elections|Mizoram]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| Tuesday, 2 December 2008
| [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]
| 40
| [[File:IN-MP.svg|50px]]
| Monday, 08 Dec 2008
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|  29 November 2008
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| [[2008 Delhi Legislative Assembly election|Delhi]]
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[2008 Rajasthan state assembly elections|Rajasthan]]
| [[Sheila Dikshit]]
| Thursday, 4 December 2008
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 200
| [[Sheila Dikshit]]  
| Monday, 8 December 2008
| [[File:IN-DL.svg|50px]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| 2 December 2008
|-
| [[2008 Mizoram Legislative Assembly election|Mizoram]]
| [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| {{Full party name with color|Mizo National Front}}
| Monday, 17 November 2008<br />Sunday, 23 November 2008<br />Sunday, 30 November 2008<br />Sunday, 7 December 2008<br />Saturday 13 December 2008<br />Wednesday, 17 December 2008<br />Wednesday, 24 December 2008
| [[Zoramthanga]]
| 87
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| Sunday, 28 December 2008
| [[Lal Thanhawla]]
| [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|PDP]]+[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| [[File:IN-MZ.svg|50px]]
| [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|NC]]+[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|  4 December 2008
| [[2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|Rajasthan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Vasundhara Raje]]  
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Ashok Gehlot]]  
| |[[File:IN-RJ.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan="2"|17,23 and 30 November and 7,13,17,24 December
|rowspan="2"|[[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Omar Abdullah]]  
|rowspan="2"|[[File:IN-JK.svg|50px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}
|}
<sup>*1</sup> In Meghalaya, the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) was the single largest party and was invited by the Governor to form the Government. However, their Chief Minister [[D. D. Lapang]] was unable to secure enough support in the Assembly. The [[Meghalaya Progressive Alliance]] (MPA) is a post election alliance formed by the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP), [[United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)|United Democratic Party]] (UDP), [[Hill State People's Democratic Party]] (HPDP) and others including two [[Independents (politician)|independents]]
The first batch of elections for the year was announced<ref name="eci-press-note-14jan">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/press/current/PN140108.pdf |title=PRESS NOTE: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura |date=14 Jan 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410063815/http://eci.nic.in/press/current/PN140108.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> by the [[Election Commission of India]] (ECI) on 14 January 2008. This included the elections to the [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assemblies]] of the states of [[Meghalaya]], [[Nagaland]], and [[Tripura]]. Elections in all [[polling station]]s of all three states were conducted using [[Indian voting machines|electronic voting machines]] (EVMs).Elections to the state Assembly of [[Karnataka]] was announced<ref name="eci-press-note-2apr">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/press/current/PNKarnataka.pdf |title=PRESS NOTE: Schedule for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |date=2 April 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410064450/http://eci.nic.in/press/current/PNKarnataka.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> by the ECI on 2 April 2008. This was the first election to be held under the new boundaries drawn up by the [[Delimitation Commission of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/archivednews/pn200308.pdf |title=Election Commission of India Direction |date=20 March 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619074115/http://eci.nic.in/archivednews/pn200308.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2009 }}</ref> The elections were split into three phases. Elections in all [[polling station]]s of the state were conducted using EVMs.
 
<sup>*2</sup> In Nagaland, the [[Democratic Alliance of Nagaland]] (DAN) retained control of the government. The single largest party in the Nagaland Assembly was the [[Nagaland People's Front]] (NPF) whose leader formed the new Government.
 
=== Chhattisgarh ===
=== Chhattisgarh ===


Line 171: Line 190:
|-
|-
|    4  
|    4  
|  
|     [[Lok Janshakti Party]]
|    41
|    41
|    1
|    1
|    +1
|    +1
|    0.07
|    1.35
|-
|-
|    4
|    4
Line 405: Line 424:


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan=4|[[File:India Mizoram Legislative Assembly 2008.svg]]
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! SN
! SN
Line 587: Line 607:
{{Indian elections}}
{{Indian elections}}
{{Legislatures of India}}
{{Legislatures of India}}
{{#seo:
|keywords=State Assembly elections in India
|description=
}}


[[Category:2008 elections in India| ]]
[[Category:2008 elections in India| ]]
[[Category:State Assembly elections in India]]
[[Category:Elections in India by year]]

Latest revision as of 13:52, 11 May 2025


2008 Indian elections
← 2006          2007          2008          2009          2010 →


India
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
India
Federal government
Legislature
Parliament of India
Executive
Judiciary
Elections
  • General elections
Political parties
National coalitions
Federalism
 India portal

Multiple State Assemblies of India went to elections in 2008.

Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

Polling Date(s) State Government before Chief Minister before Government after Elected Chief Minister Maps
23 February 2008 Tripura Communist Party of India (Marxist) Manik Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist) Manik Sarkar
3 March 2008 Meghalaya Indian National Congress D. D. Lapang Meghalaya Progressive Alliance Donkupar Roy
5 March 2008 Nagaland Democratic Alliance of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Democratic Alliance of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio
10 May 2008,16 May 2008 and 22 May 2008 Karnataka President's Rule Bharatiya Janata Party B. S. Yediyurappa
14 and 20 November 2008 Chhattisgarh Bharatiya Janata Party Raman Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Raman Singh
27 November 2008 Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party Shivraj Singh Chouhan Bharatiya Janata Party Shivraj Singh Chouhan
29 November 2008 Delhi Indian National Congress Sheila Dikshit Indian National Congress Sheila Dikshit
2 December 2008 Mizoram Mizo National Front Zoramthanga Indian National Congress Lal Thanhawla
4 December 2008 Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party Vasundhara Raje Indian National Congress Ashok Gehlot
17,23 and 30 November and 7,13,17,24 December Jammu and Kashmir Indian National Congress Ghulam Nabi Azad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Indian National Congress

The first batch of elections for the year was announced[1] by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on 14 January 2008. This included the elections to the Legislative Assemblies of the states of Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura. Elections in all polling stations of all three states were conducted using electronic voting machines (EVMs).Elections to the state Assembly of Karnataka was announced[2] by the ECI on 2 April 2008. This was the first election to be held under the new boundaries drawn up by the Delimitation Commission of India.[3] The elections were split into three phases. Elections in all polling stations of the state were conducted using EVMs.

Chhattisgarh[edit | edit source]

SN Party Seats
Contested 		Seats
won 		Seats
Changed 		Vote
Share
1 Bharatiya Janata Party 90 50 0 40.33
2 Indian National Congress 87 38 + 1 38.63
3 Bahujan Samaj Party 90 2 0 6.11
Total 90

Delhi[edit | edit source]

SN Party Seats
Contested 		Seats
won 		Seats
Changed 		% Votes
1 Indian National Congress 69 43 - 4 40.31
2 Bharatiya Janata Party 69 23 + 3 36.34
3 Bahujan Samaj Party 69 2 + 2 14.05
4 Lok Janshakti Party 41 1 +1 1.35
4 Independent 1 0 3.92
Total 70

Jammu and Kashmir[edit | edit source]

SN Party Seats
won 		Seats
Changed
1 Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 28 0
3 Indian National Congress 17 - 3
2 Peoples Democratic Party 21 + 5
4 Bharatiya Janata Party 11 + 10
5 Independents 4 - 9
6 J&K National Panthers Party 3 - 1
7 CPI(Marxist) 1 - 1
7 J&K Democratic Party Nationalist 1 + 1
7 People's Democratic Front 1 + 1
Total 87

Karnataka[edit | edit source]

SN Party Seats
won 		Seats
Changed
1 Bharatiya Janata Party 110 + 31
2 Indian National Congress 80 + 15
3 Janata Dal (Secular) 28
4 Others 7 - 15
Total 224

Madhya Pradesh[edit | edit source]

SN Party Seats
Contested 		Seats
won 		Seats
Changed 		%
Votes
1 Bharatiya Janata Party 228 143 - 30 37.64
2 Indian National Congress 228 71 + 33 32.39
3 Bahujan Samaj Party 228 7 + 5 8.97
4 Bharatiya Jan Shakti Party 201 5 + 5 4.71
5 Independents 3 + 1 8.23
6 Samajwadi Party 187 1 - 6 1.99
Total 230

Meghalaya[edit | edit source]

SN Party Seats
won 		Seats
Change
2 Nationalist Congress Party 15 + 1
3 United Democratic Party 11 + 2
4 Independents 5 0
5 Hill State People's Democratic Party 2 0
6 Bharatiya Janata Party 1 - 1
6 Khun Hynnieutrip National Awakaning Movement 1 - 1
1 Indian National Congress 25 + 3
Total 60

Mizoram[edit | edit source]

SN Party Seats
won 		Seats
Change
1 Indian National Congress 32 + 20
2 Mizo National Front 3 - 18
3 MPC 2 0
4 Zoram Nationalist Party 2 0
Total 40

Nagaland[edit | edit source]

SN Party Seats
won 		Seats
Change
1 Nagaland Peoples Front 26 + 7
4 Bharatiya Janata Party 2 - 5
2 Indian National Congress 23 - 2
3 Independents 7 + 3
4 Nationalist Congress Party 2 + 2
Total 60

Rajasthan[edit | edit source]

SN Party Seats
won 		Seats
Changed
1 Indian National Congress 96 + 40
2 Bharatiya Janata Party 78 - 42
3 Independents 14 - 1
4 Bahujan Samaj Party 6 + 4
5 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 3 + 2
6 Loktantrik Samajwadi Party 1 + 1
6 Janata Dal (United) 1 - 1
Total 199/200

Tripura[edit | edit source]

SN Party Seats
won 		Seats
Change
1 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 46 + 8
3 Revolutionary Socialist Party 2 0
4 Communist Party of India 1 0
2 Indian National Congress 10 - 3
4 Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra 1 - 5
Total 60

Local body elections[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "PRESS NOTE: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 14 Jan 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. ↑ "PRESS NOTE: Schedule for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  3. ↑ "Election Commission of India Direction" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 20 March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

External links[edit | edit source]

Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=2008_elections_in_India&oldid=446070"
Discover more