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The elections in India in 2014 include the Indian general election of 2014 and eight state legislative assembly elections. The tenure of the state legislative assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha and Sikkim are due to expire during the year.[1]

## General election

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Main article: 2014 Indian general election

The voting for the general elections started from 7 April 2014, and the results were announced on 16 May 2014. According to the Election Commission of India, the electoral strength in 2014 was 81.45 crores, the largest in the world.[2]

Date*  | Election  | Government before  | Prime Minister before election  | Government after  | Elected Prime Minister

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7 April 2014 – 12 May 2014  | Lok Sabha |  | United Progressive Alliance | Manmohan Singh |  | National Democratic Alliance | Narendra Modi

## Parliamentary By-election

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MP before election  | Party before election  | Elected MP  | Party after election

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1  | 13 September 2014  | Vadodara | Narendra Modi |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ranjanben Bhatt |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2  | Medak | K. Chandrashekar Rao |  | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | Kotha Prabhakar Reddy |  | Telangana Rashtra Samithi
3  | Mainpuri | Mulayam Singh Yadav |  | Samajwadi Party | Tej Pratap Singh Yadav |  | Samajwadi Party
4  | 15 October 2014  | Beed | Gopinath Munde |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Pritam Munde |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
5  | Kandhamal | Hemendra Chandra Singh |  | Biju Janata Dal | Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh |  | Biju Janata Dal

## Legislative Assembly elections

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Date(s)  | State  | Government before  | Chief Minister before  | Government after  | Elected Chief Minister  | Maps

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19 April 2014  | Arunachal Pradesh |  | Indian National Congress | Nabam Tuki |  | Indian National Congress | Nabam Tuki |
10 April – 17 April 2014  | Odisha |  | Biju Janata Dal | Naveen Patnaik |  | Biju Janata Dal | Naveen Patnaik |
12 April 2014  | Sikkim |  | Sikkim Democratic Front | Pawan Kumar Chamling |  | Sikkim Democratic Front | Pawan Kumar Chamling |
30 April-7 May 2014  | Andhra Pradesh |  | Indian National Congress | Kiran Kumar Reddy |  | Telugu Desam Party | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Bharatiya Janata Party
Telangana |  | Part of United Andhra Pradesh |  | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
15 October 2014  | Maharashtra |  | Indian National Congress | Prithviraj Chavan |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Nationalist Congress Party |  | Shiv Sena
Haryana |  | Indian National Congress | Bhupinder Singh Hooda |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Manohar Lal Khattar |
20 November – 20 December 2014  | Jammu and Kashmir |  | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | Omar Abdullah |  | Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed |
| Indian National Congress |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
Jharkhand |  | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Hemant Soren |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Raghubar Das |
| Indian National Congress |  | All Jharkhand Students Union

## Assembly By-elections

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### Andhra Pradesh

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 13 September 2014  | Nandigama | Thangirala Prabhakara Rao |  | Telugu Desam Party | Tangirala Sowmya |  | Telugu Desam Party
2  | 8 November 2014  | Allagadda | Shobha Nagi Reddy |  | YSR Congress Party | Akhila Priya Reddy |  | YSR Congress Party

### Arunachal Pradesh

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 15 October 2014  | Kanubari | Newlai Tingkhatra |  | Indian National Congress | Gabriel Denwang Wangsu |  | Indian National Congress

### Assam

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 13 September 2014  | Silchar | Sushmita Dev |  | Indian National Congress | Dilip Kumar Paul |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2  | Lakhipur | Dinesh Prasad Goala |  | Rajdeep Goala |  | Indian National Congress
3  | Jamunamukh | Sirajuddin Ajmal |  | All India United Democratic Front | Abdur Rahim Ajmal |  | All India United Democratic Front

### Bihar

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 21 August 2014  | Bhagalpur | Ashwini Kumar Choubey |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ajeet Sharma |  | Indian National Congress
2  | Jale | Vijay Kumar Mishra |  | Rishi Mishra |  | Janata Dal (United)
3  | Mohiuddinnagar | Rana Gangeshwar Singh |  | Ajay Kumar Bulganin |  | Rashtriya Janata Dal
4  | Chapra | Janardan Singh Sigriwal |  | Randhir Kumar Singh |
5  | Hajipur | Nityanand Roy |  | Awadhesh Singh |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
6  | Narkatiaganj | Satish Chandra Dubey |  | Rashmi Verma |
7  | Mohania | Chhedi Paswan |  | Janata Dal (United) | Niranjan Ram |
8  | Banka | Javed Iqbal Ansari |  | Rashtriya Janata Dal | Ramnarayan Mandal |
9  | Parbatta | Samrat Choudhary |  | Ramanand Prasad Singh |  | Janata Dal (United)
10  | Rajnagar | Ram Lakhan Ram Raman |  | Rama Watar Paswan |  | Rashtriya Janata Dal

### Chhattisgarh

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 13 September 2014  | Antagarh | Vikram Usendi |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bhoj Raj Nag |  | Bharatiya Janata Party

### Gujarat

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 13 September 2014  | Deesa | Liladhar Vaghela |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Govabhai Hamirabhai Rabari |  | Indian National Congress
2  | Khambhaliya | Poonamben Maadam |  | Ahir Meraman Markhi |
3  | Mangrol (Junagadh) | Rajesh Chudasama |  | Vaja Babubhai Kalabhai |
4  | Maninagar | Narendra Modi |  | Sureshbhai Patel |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
5  | Tankara | Mohanbhai Kundariya |  | Bavanjibhai Hansrajbhai Metaliya |
6  | Talaja | Bharatiben Shyal |  | Gohil Shivabhai Jerambhai |
7  | Anand | Dilip Patel |  | Rohit Patel |
8  | Matar | Devusinh Chauhan |  | Kesarisinh Solanki |
9  | Limkheda | Jaswantsinh Bhabhor |  | Bhuriya Vichhiyabhai Jokhnabhai |
10  | 15 October 2014  | Rajkot West | Vajubhai Vala |  | Vijay Rupani |

### Himachal Pradesh

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2014 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Sujanpur  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Narinder Thakur  | 22,993  | 49.78%  | 30.14
| INC | Anita Kumari Rana  | 22,455  | 48.62%  | 25.30
| BSP | Parveen Thakur  | 387  | 0.84%  | 0.27
| Independent | Subhash Chand  | 352  | 0.76%  | New
| NOTA | Nota  | 351  | 0.76%  | New
Margin of victory  | 538  | 1.16%  | 30.26
Turnout | 46,187  | 100.00%  | 29.65
Registered electors | 46,659  |  | 28.22
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | 4.96  |

### Karnataka

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 21 August 2014  | Chikkodi-Sadalga | Prakash Babanna Hukkeri |  | Indian National Congress | Ganesh Prakash Hukkeri |  | Indian National Congress
2  | Bellary Rural | B. Sriramulu |  | Badavara Shramikara Raitara Congress | NY Gopalkrishna |
3  | Shikaripura | B. S. Yeddyurappa |  | Karnataka Janata Paksha | B. Y. Raghavendra |  | Bharatiya Janata Party

### Madhya Pradesh

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 24 April 2014  | Vidisha | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kalyan Singh Thakur |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2  | 21 August 2014  | Bahoriband | Prabhat Pandey |  | Saurabh Singh  |  | Indian National Congress
3  | Agar | Manohar Untwal |  | Gopal Parmar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
4  | Vijayraghavgarh | Sanjay Pathak |  | Indian National Congress | Sanjay Pathak |

### Manipur

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 17 October 2014  | Hiyanglam | Maibam Kunjo |  | All India Trinamool Congress | Elangbam Dwijamani |  | Indian National Congress

### Nagaland

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 15 October 2014  | Northern Angami-II | Neiphiu Rio |  | Naga People's Front | Dr. Neiphrezo Keditsu |  | Naga People's Front

### Punjab

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 21 August 2014  | Patiala Urban | Amarinder Singh |  | Indian National Congress | Preneet Kaur |  | Indian National Congress
2  | Talwandi Sabo | Jeetmohinder Singh Sidhu  |  | Jeetmohinder Singh Sidhu  |  | Shiromani Akali Dal

### Rajasthan

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 13 September 2014  | Nasirabad | Sanwar Lal Jat |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ramnaryan  |  | Indian National Congress
2  | Surajgarh | Santosh Ahlawat |  | Sharwan Kumar |
3  | Weir | Bahadur Singh Koli |  | Bhajan Lal Jatav |
4  | Kota South | Om Birla |  | Sandeep Sharma  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party

### Sikkim

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 13 September 2014  | Rangang-Yangang | Pawan Kumar Chamling |  | Sikkim Democratic Front | Rup Narayan Chamling |  | Independent

### Tripura

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 13 September 2014  | Manu | Jitendra Choudhury |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Prabhat Chowdhury |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist)

### Uttar Pradesh

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 13 September 2014  | Saharanpur Nagar | Raghav Lakhanpal |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Rajiv Gumber |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2  | Noida | Mahesh Sharma |  | Vimla Batham |
3  | Lucknow East | Kalraj Mishra |  | Ashutosh Tandon |
4  | Bijnor | Kunwar Bhartendra Singh |  | Ruchi Veera |  | Samajwadi Party
5  | Thakurdwara | Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh |  | Nawab Jan |
6  | Nighasan | Ajay Kumar Mishra |  | Krishna Gopal Patel |
7  | Hamirpur | Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti |  | Shiv Charan Prajapati |
8  | Charkhari | Uma Bharti |  | Kaptan Singh |
9  | Sirathu | Keshav Prasad Maurya |  | Wachaspati |
10  | Balha | Savitri Bai Phule |  | Banshidhar Baudh |
11  | Rohaniya | Anupriya Singh Patel |  | Apna Dal | Mahendra Singh Patel |
12  | 15 October 2014  | Kairana | Hukum Singh |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Nahid Hasan |

### Uttarakhand

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 21 July 2014  | Doiwala | Ramesh Pokhriyal |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | Hira Singh Bisht |  | Indian National Congress
2  | Someshwar | Ajay Tamta |  | Rekha Arya |
3  | Dharchula | Harish Singh Dhami |  | Indian National Congress | Harish Rawat |

### West Bengal

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S.No  | Date  | Constituency  | MLA before election  | Party before election  | Elected MLA  | Party after election

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1  | 17 April 2014  | Maynaguri | Ananta Deb Adhikari |  | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Ananta Deb Adhikari |  | All India Trinamool Congress
2  | 13 September 2014  | Basirhat Dakshin | Narayan Mukherjee |  | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Samik Bhattacharya |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
3  | Chowrangee | Sikha Mitra |  | All India Trinamool Congress | Nayna Bandopadhyay |  | All India Trinamool Congress

## See also

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* V. S. Sampath

## References

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1. ^ "Terms of Houses, Election Commission of India". Retrieved 5 March 2014.
2. ^ "Number of Registered Voters in India reaches 814.5 Mn in 2014". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

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