Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Elections 2014
India
9 April 2014
60
Turnout 70%[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Nabam Tuki Kiren Rijiju
Party INC BJP PPA
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader since 2011
Leader's seat Mukto none none
Last election 2009 2009
Seats before 43 3 4
Seats won 42 11 5
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 8 Increase 1
Popular vote 251575 157412 45,532
Percentage 49.5 % 30.97 % 8.96 %
Swing Decrease 0.88 % Increase 25.76 % Increase 1.69 %

Arunachal Pradesh District Map
Chief Minister before election

Nabam Tuki
INC

 Elected Chief Minister

Nabam Tuki
INC

The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014 took place on 9 April 2014 along with parliamentary election 2014. The votes were counted on 16 May 2014. The election was held in the state for all 60 seats of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[2]

Results

INC won the election by winning 42 seats out of 60 and BJP won 11 seats.

 Summary of results of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014 [3]
Political Party Flag Seats
Contested 		Won Net Change
in seats 		% of
Seats		 Votes Vote % Change in
vote %
Indian National Congress 60 42 Decrease 1 70.0 2,51,575 49.5 Decrease 0.88
Bharatiya Janata Party 42 11 Increase 8 18.33 1,57,412 30.97 Increase 25.79
People's Party of Arunachal 16 5 Increase 1 8.33 45,532 8.96 Increase 1.69
Independents 16 2 Increase 1 0.03 24,985 - -
Total 60 Voters 7,59,344 Turnout 4,93,928 (64.99 %)

References

  1. ↑ "70% voter turnout in Arunachal Pradesh is a strong message to China: BJP's Kiren Rijiju". CNN-IBN. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India.
  3. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 : To the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
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