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2017 elections in India
The elections in India in 2017 include the seven state legislative assembly elections.[1][2]
Maps[edit]
State legislatures[edit]
Presidential election[edit]
A presidential election was held in India on 17 July 2017 before the term of the President Pranab Mukherjee ended. Ram Nath Kovind was declared the winner after the counting of votes which was held on 20 July 2017.[3]
| Candidate | Individual votes | Electoral College votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ram Nath Kovind | 2,930 | 702,044 | 65.65%
|
| Meira Kumar | 1,844 | 367,314 | 34.35%
|
| Invalid[5] | 77 | 20,942 |
Vice Presidential election[edit]
A Vice Presidential election were held in India on 5 August 2017 before the term of Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari ends. Venkaiah Naidu was elected as the Vice President of India. Mr Naidu received 516 votes defeating the opposition's candidate, Gopal Krishna Gandhi, who got 244 votes. A total of 771 out of 785 parliamentarians voted in the election. M Venkaiah Naidu's victory margin of 272 votes is the highest in a vice presidential election in the last three decades.[6]
Lok Sabha by-election[edit]
Legislative assembly elections[edit]
Punjab[edit]
Elections for the State assembly were held on 4 February 2017 with 75 per cent voter turnout.[8][9] In Punjab all the 117 assembly constituencies have triangular contests between major parties makes the results uncertain.[10]
Result was declared on 11 March 2017.
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| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 5,945,899 | 38.5 |  1.4
|
117 | 77 |  31
| |
| Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | 3,662,665 | 23.7 | 23.7
|
112 | 20 | 20
| |
| Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) | 3,898,161 | 25.2 | 9.4
|
94 | 15 | 41
| |
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 833,092 | 5.4 | 1.8
|
23 | 3 | 9
| |
| Independents (IND) | 323,243 | 2.1 | 5.0
|
303 | 0 | 3
| |
| Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 234,400 | 1.5 | 2.8
|
117 | 0 | 
| |
| Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) | 189,228 | 1.2 | 1.2
|
5 | 2 | 2
| |
| Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) (SAD(M)) | 49,260 | 0.3 |
|
54 | 0 |
| |
| Aapna Punjab Party (APPA) | 37,476 | 0.2 |
|
78 | 0 |
| |
| Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMPOI) | 37,243 | 0.2 |
|
13 | 0 |
| |
| Communist Party of India (CPI) | 34,074 | 0.2 | 0.6
|
23 | 0 |
| |
| None of the above (NOTA) | 108,471 | 0.7 | 0.7
|
N/A |
| ||
| Total | 15,443,466 | 100.00 | 117 | ±0 | |||
Goa[edit]
Elections for the State assembly were held on 4 February 2017 with 83 per cent turnout.[9][8] The BJP, MGP, GFP and two independents formed an alliance to win the election.[12]
| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 297,588 | 32.5 | 2.2
|
13 | 8
| |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 259,758 | 28.4 | 2.4
|
17 | 8
| |
| Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MAG) | 103,290 | 11.3 | 4.6
|
3 |
| |
| Independents (IND) | 101,922 | 11.1 | 5.5
|
3 | 2
| |
| Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | 57,420 | 6.3 | 6.3
|
0 |
| |
| Goa Forward Party (GFP) | 31,900 | 3.5 | 3.5
|
3 | 3
| |
| Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 20,916 | 2.3 | 1.8
|
1 | 1
| |
| Goa Suraksha Manch (GSM) | 10,745 | 1.2 | 1.2
|
0 |
| |
| United Goans Party (UGP) | 8,563 | 0.9 | 0.9
|
0 |
| |
| Goa Vikas Party (GVP) | 5,379 | 0.6 | 2.9
|
0 | 2
| |
| Others | 7,816 | 0.9 | 2.9
|
0 |
| |
| None of the Above (NOTA) | 10,919 | 1.2 | 1.2
|
N/A | ||
| Total | 916,216 | 100.00 | 40 | ±0 | ||
Uttar Pradesh[edit]
Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh were held between 11 February and 9 March 2017 in seven phases.[9] Result was declared on 11 March 2017.[14]
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| Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 34,403,039 | 39.7 | 24.7
|
384 | 312 | 265
| |
| Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 19,281,352 | 22.2 | 3.7
|
403 | 19 | 61
| |
| Samajwadi Party (SP) | 18,923,689 | 22.0 | 7.7
|
298 | 47 | 177
| |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 5,416,324 | 6.2 | 5.4
|
105 | 7 | 21
| |
| Independents (IND) | 2,229,448 | 2.6 | 1.5
|
1462 | 3 | 11
| |
| Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) | 1,545,810 | 1.8 | 0.5
|
131 | 1 | 8
| |
| Apna Dal (Sonelal) (ADAL) | 851,336 | 1.0 | 1.0
|
11 | 9 | 9
| |
| Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) | 607,911 | 0.7 | 0.7
|
8 | 4 | 4
| |
| Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal (NINSHAD) | 540,542 | 0.6 | 0.6
|
100 | 1 | 1
| |
| Peace Party of India (PECP) | 227,998 | 0.3 | 2.0
|
150 | 0 | 4
| |
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 205,232 | 0.2 |
|
38 | 0 |
| |
| Lok Dal (LD) | 181,704 | 0.2 | 0.1
|
81 | 0 |
| |
| Bahujan Mukti Party (BMUP) | 152,844 | 0.2 | 0.2
|
182 | 0 |
| |
| Communist Party of India (CPI) | 138,763 | 0.2 |
|
90 | 0 |
| |
| Mahan Dal (MD) | 96,087 | 0.1 | 0.8
|
14 | 0 |
| |
| Shiv Sena (SS) | 88,595 | 0.1 | 0.7
|
150 | 0 |
| |
| Other parties | 1,080,007 | 1.2 | 7.3
|
1643 | 0 | 3
| |
| None of the above (NOTA) | 757,643 | 0.9 | 0.9
|
N/A | |||
| Total | 86,728,324 | 100.00 | 403 | ±0 | |||
Uttarakhand[edit]
Elections for the State assembly were held on 15 February 2017 with a 65.64 per cent turnout.[9] Result was declared on 11 March 2017.
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| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 2,314,250 | 46.5 | 13.4
|
57 | 26
| |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 1,666,379 | 33.5 | 0.3
|
11 | 21
| |
| Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 347,533 | 7.0 | 5.2
|
0 | 3
| |
| Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD) | 37,041 | 0.7 | 1.2
|
0 | 1
| |
| Samajwadi Party (SP) | 18,202 | 0.4 | 1.0
|
0 |
| |
| Independents (IND) | 499,674 | 10.0 | 2.3
|
2 | 1
| |
| None of the Above (NOTA) | 50,439 | 1.0 | N/A | |||
| Total | 4,975,494 | 100.00 | 70 | ±0 | ||
Manipur[edit]
Assembly elections in Manipur were held on 4 March and 8 March 2017 in two phases.[9] The result was declared on 11 March 2017.
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| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 582,056 | 35.1 | 6.9
|
28 | 19
| |
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 601,539 | 36.3 | 34.2
|
21 | 21
| |
| Naga People's Front (NPF) | 118,850 | 7.2 | 0.3
|
4 |
| |
| National People's Party (NPP) | 83,744 | 5.1 | 3.9
|
4 | 4
| |
| Independents (IND) | 83,834 | 5.1 | 1.8
|
1 | 1
| |
| Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) | 42,263 | 2.5 | 1.9
|
1 |
| |
| All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) | 23,384 | 1.4 | 15.6
|
1 | 4
| |
| None of the Above (NOTA) | 9,062 | 0.6 | 0.6
|
N/A | ||
| Total | 100.00 | 60 | ±0 | |||
Himachal Pradesh[edit]
Elections for the State assembly was held on 9 November 2017. Voting turnout recorded 74%, which is highest ever in the state.[17] The results were declared on 18 December 2017. Over 0.9% of all voters in the election specified the 'None of the Above' option, which amounted to than 33,000 votes.[18]
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| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 1,846,432 | 48.8 | 10.3
|
44 | 18
| |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 1,577,450 | 41.7 | 1.1
|
21 | 15
| |
| Independents (IND) | 239,989 | 6.3 | 6.1
|
2 | 3
| |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) | 55,558 | 1.5 | 0.1
|
1 | 1
| |
| Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 18,540 | 0.5 | 0.7
|
0 |
| |
| Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP) | N/A | 2.4
|
0 | 1
| ||
| None of the Above (NOTA) | 34,232 | 0.9 | 0.9
|
N/A | ||
| Total | 100.00 | 68 | ±0 | |||
Gujarat[edit]
Elections for the State Assembly were held on 9 and 14 December 2017.[19][20] The result was declared on 18 December 2017.[citation needed]
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| Parties and coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Won | +/− | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 1,47,24,427 | 49.1 | 1.2
|
99 | 16
| |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 1,24,38,937 | 41.4 | 2.5
|
77 | 16
| |
| Independents (IND) | 12,90,278 | 4.3 | 1.5
|
3 | 2
| |
| Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) | 2,22,694 | 0.7 | 0.7
|
2 | 2
| |
| Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | 2,07,007 | 0.7 | 0.6
|
0 |
| |
| Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 1,84,815 | 0.6 | 0.4
|
1 | 1
| |
| All India Hindustan Congress Party (AIHCP) | 83,922 | 0.3 | 0.3
|
0 |
| |
| Rashtriya Samajwadi Party (Secular) (RSPS) | 45,833 | 0.2 | 0.2
|
0 |
| |
| Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | 24,918 | 0.1 | 0.1
|
0 |
| |
| Janata Dal (United) (JDU) | 0 | 1
| ||||
| Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP) | N/A | 3.6
|
0 | 2
| ||
| None of the Above (NOTA) | 5,51,615 | 1.8 | 1.8
|
N/A | ||
| Total | 100.00 | 182 | ±0 | |||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Upcoming Elections in India". Elections.in. Archived from the original on November 14, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ↑ "Elections in India – A Comparative Analysis of Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) & State Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election". Electionsinindia.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
- ↑ "With 65% votes, Ram Nath Kovind is the next President of India". Rediff News. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ "Live: Ram Nath Kovind is 14th President of India, to take oath on July 25". Hindustan Times. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ "Ram Nath Kovind elected as the 14th President of India". The News Minute. 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ Debanish Achom (6 August 2017). "Vice President Election Results: Venkaiah Naidu Elected As Next Vice-President Of India". NDTV. Archived from the original on 2018-03-27. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ↑ "Major Gogoi to face seniority loss for Srinagar hotel episode". The Hindu. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Abhishek Chakraborty (5 February 2017). "Record 83% Voter Turnout In Goa, 75% In Punjab And Could Go Up: 10 Points". NDTV. Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Announcement: Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 4 January 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ↑ "Punjab Assembly Election". Manorama. Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ↑ "Performance data" (PDF). eci.nic.in. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ↑ Shukla, Shuchi (13 March 2017). "'BJP Stealing Elections In Goa, Manipur,' Says Congress' P Chidambaram". NDTV. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ↑ "Performance data" (PDF). eci.nic.in. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ↑ "Upcoming Elections In India - 5 Years Of Data Compiled To Help Traders And Investors". Share Market Live. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "Performance data" (PDF). eci.nic.in. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Himachal Pradesh Assembly election results — counting ends as BJP seals majority with 44 seats". The Hindu. 18 December 2017.
- ↑ "Himachal Pradesh records 74% turnout". The Hindu. November 9, 2017. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Tale of two states: Gujarat trumps over Himachal Pradesh on NOTA votes". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
- ↑ "Schedule for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat, 2017". Press Information Bureau. October 25, 2017. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved Nov 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Gujarat Assembly poll dates announced". The Times of India. Nov 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved Nov 14, 2017.
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