2008 elections in India
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Multiple State Assemblies of India went to elections in 2008.
Legislative Assembly elections
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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]| 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]| 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]| 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]| 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]| 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]| 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
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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]| 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]| 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]| 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]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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