Lok Sabha elections: The schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 will likely be introduced on Saturday by the Election Commission, thus implementing the Model of Conduct thereafter. The stage is about for the largest contest among the many political events for the highest publish of governance – the Prime Ministership. The BJP, which is the ruling get together together with its NDA allies, is eyeing a file third consecutive time period, setting the goal of 370 for the get together and over 400 for the alliance. The Opposition, Congress is part of which, has tried to unite underneath the umbrella of a grand alliance ‘I.N.D.I.A’ aiming to dethrone the ruling saffron get together.
The Election Commission will announce the dates of the final elections at 3 pm as we speak (March 16). Let’s check out the main points of the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections when the NDA got here to energy with majority and the Opposition struggled to sew a formidable alliance to compete with the BJP.
General elections 2014
Lok Sabha elections 2014 have been held in 9 phases, starting from April 7 to 12 to elect the members of the sixteenth Lok Sabha. The ECI had introduced the elections on March 5. The elections have been declared on May 16.
Voters
There have been over 830 million registered voters, constituting the largest-ever elections in the world until then. Nearly 23.1 million voters have been between 18 and 19 years of age.
Candidates
A complete of 8251 candidates have been in the fray in the 543 Lok Sabha seats. The complete elections had registered a median voter turnout of 66.4 per cent which was the best in the historical past of the nation’s common elections. There have been 989 counting centres unfold throughout the nation.
Results of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections
The BJP, which was in Opposition then, efficiently dislodged Congress-led UPA authorities from energy on the Centre, successful 282 seats by itself with a complete vote share of 31 per cent. The NDA gained 336 seats in totality, securing 38.5 per cent votes throughout the nation. Meanwhile, the then ruling Congress-led UPA was diminished to solely 59 seats, out of which the grand outdated get together’s seat share was 44 in its worst-ever present until then. Congress acquired 19.3 per cent votes. There was no official Opposition get together in the sixteenth Lok Sabha as a celebration should have 55 seats to be named as official Opposition in the nation.
The then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who was declared the BJP’s face for the prime minister forward of the elections, went on to be sworn in because the Prime Minister of the nation, whereas Rahul Gandhi didn’t win the elections.
General elections 2019
The polls to elect the members of seventeenth Lok Sabha have been held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, 2019. The The elections have been introduced on March 10 and the outcomes have been out on May 23 ensuing in a landslide victory of the ruling BJP and the return of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Voters
A voter turnout of over 67 per cent, the best ever, was recorded out of the practically 912 million individuals who have been eligible to vote. The election registered the best ever participation by girls voters.
Results of the elections
The ruling BJP garnered over 37 per cent votes and gained over 303 seats. The NDA crossed the 350 seats mark and gained 353 seats with a vote share of 45 per cent.
The Congress gained 52 seats and as soon as once more didn’t safe the place of the official Opposition. The UPA cumulatively gained 91 seats whereas different events gained 98 seats.
