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The elections in India in 2017 include the seven state legislative assembly elections .[ 1] [ 2]
Maps
State legislatures
Presidential election
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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]
Vice Presidential election
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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]
Parliamentary By-election
Legislative assembly elections
Punjab
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Punjab
Elections for the State assembly were held on 4 February 2017 with 75 per cent voter turnout.[ 9] [ 10] In Punjab all the 117 assembly constituencies have triangular contests between major parties makes the results uncertain.[ 11]
Result was declared on 11 March 2017.
← Summary of the 4 February 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election results[ 12]
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
± pp
Contested
Won
+/−
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Indian National Congress (INC)
5,945,899
38.5
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117
77
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
3,662,665
23.7
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112
20
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Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
3,898,161
25.2
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94
15
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
833,092
5.4
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23
3
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Independents (IND)
323,243
2.1
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303
0
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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
234,400
1.5
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117
0
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Lok Insaaf Party (LIP)
189,228
1.2
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5
2
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Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) (SAD(M))
49,260
0.3
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54
0
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Aapna Punjab Party (APPA)
37,476
0.2
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78
0
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Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMPOI)
37,243
0.2
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13
0
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Communist Party of India (CPI)
34,074
0.2
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23
0
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None of the above (NOTA)
108,471
0.7
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Total
15,443,466
100.00
117
±0
Goa
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Goa
Elections for the State assembly were held on 4 February 2017 with 83 per cent turnout.[ 10] [ 9] The BJP, MGP, GFP and two independents formed an alliance to win the election.[ 13]
{{#section:2017 Goa Legislative Assembly election|Results}}
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
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Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh were held between 11 February and 9 March 2017 in seven phases.[ 10] Result was declared on 11 March 2017.[ 14]
← Summary of the 11 February – 8 March 2017 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election results[ 15]
Party
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
± pp
Contested
Won
+/−
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
34,403,039
39.7
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384
312
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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
19,281,352
22.2
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403
19
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Samajwadi Party (SP)
18,923,689
22.0
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298
47
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Indian National Congress (INC)
5,416,324
6.2
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105
7
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Independents (IND)
2,229,448
2.6
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1462
3
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Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)
1,545,810
1.8
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131
1
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Apna Dal (Sonelal) (ADAL)
851,336
1.0
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11
9
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Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP)
607,911
0.7
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8
4
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Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal (NINSHAD)
540,542
0.6
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100
1
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Peace Party of India (PECP)
227,998
0.3
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150
0
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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)
205,232
0.2
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38
0
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Lok Dal (LD)
181,704
0.2
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81
0
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Bahujan Mukti Party (BMUP)
152,844
0.2
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182
0
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Communist Party of India (CPI)
138,763
0.2
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90
0
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Mahan Dal (MD)
96,087
0.1
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14
0
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Shiv Sena (SS)
88,595
0.1
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150
0
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Other parties
1,080,007
1.2
Template:Decrease 7.3
1643
0
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None of the above (NOTA)
757,643
0.9
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Total
86,728,324
100.00
403
±0
Uttarakhand
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Uttarakhand
Elections for the State assembly were held on 15 February 2017 with a 65.64 per cent turnout.[ 10] Result was declared on 11 March 2017.
← Summary of the 15 February 2017 Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly election results
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Won
+/−
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
2,314,250
46.5
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57
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Indian National Congress (INC)
1,666,379
33.5
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11
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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
347,533
7.0
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0
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Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (UKD)
37,041
0.7
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0
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Samajwadi Party (SP)
18,202
0.4
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0
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Independents (IND)
499,674
10.0
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2
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None of the Above (NOTA)
50,439
1.0
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Total
4,975,494
100.00
70
±0
Manipur
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Manipur
Assembly elections in Manipur were held on 4 March and 8 March 2017 in two phases.[ 10] The result was declared on 11 March 2017.
Himachal Pradesh
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Himachal Pradesh
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]
Gujarat
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Gujarat
Elections for the State Assembly were held on 9 and 14 December 2017.[ 19] [ 20] The result was declared on 18 December 2017.Template:Citation needed
← Summary of the 9–14 December 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election results
Parties and coalitions
Popular vote
Seats
Votes
%
±pp
Won
+/−
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
1,47,24,427
49.1
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99
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Indian National Congress (INC)
1,24,38,937
41.4
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77
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Independents (IND)
12,90,278
4.3
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3
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Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP)
2,22,694
0.7
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2
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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
2,07,007
0.7
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0
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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
1,84,815
0.6
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1
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All India Hindustan Congress Party (AIHCP)
83,922
0.3
Template:Increase 0.3
0
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Rashtriya Samajwadi Party (Secular) (RSPS)
45,833
0.2
Template:Increase 0.2
0
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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
24,918
0.1
Template:Increase 0.1
0
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Janata Dal (United) (JDU)
0
Template:Decrease 1
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Gujarat Parivartan Party (GPP)
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Template:Decrease 3.6
0
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None of the Above (NOTA)
5,51,615
1.8
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Total
100.00
182
±0
Legislative Assembly by-elections
See also
References
↑ Upcoming Elections in India . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
↑ Elections in India – A Comparative Analysis of Parliamentary (Lok Sabha) & State Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election . Retrieved June 2, 2017.
↑ With 65% votes, Ram Nath Kovind is the next President of India . Rediff News . Retrieved 20 July 2017.
↑ Live: Ram Nath Kovind is 14th President of India, to take oath on July 25 . Hindustan Times (20 July 2017). Retrieved 20 July 2017.
↑ Ram Nath Kovind elected as the 14th President of India . The News Minute (20 July 2017). Retrieved 20 July 2017.
↑ Vice President Election Results: Venkaiah Naidu Elected As Next Vice-President Of India (6 August 2017). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
↑ Congress wins big in Punjab Amritsar Lok Sabha seat bypoll . mint (2017-03-11). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
↑ Gurdaspur bypoll results 2017: Congress breaks all records, wins by 1.93 lakh vote margin . The Indian Express (2017-10-17). Retrieved 2022-06-10.
↑ 9.0 9.1 Record 83% Voter Turnout In Goa, 75% In Punjab And Could Go Up: 10 Points (5 February 2017). Retrieved 2017-02-05.
↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Announcement: Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh . Election Commission of India(4 January 2017). Retrieved 4 January 2017.
↑ Punjab Assembly Election . Manorama . Retrieved 2017-02-06.
↑ Performance data . eci.nic.in (2017). Retrieved 2018-01-24.
↑ 'BJP Stealing Elections In Goa, Manipur,' Says Congress' P Chidambaram (13 March 2017). Retrieved 13 March 2017.
↑ Upcoming Elections In India - 5 Years Of Data Compiled To Help Traders And Investors . Share Market Live (22 February 2017). Retrieved 2017-02-22.
↑ Performance data . eci.nic.in (2017). 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 (November 9, 2017). Retrieved November 21, 2017.
↑ Tale of two states: Gujarat trumps over Himachal Pradesh on NOTA votes . The Times of India . Retrieved 2017-12-19.
↑ Schedule for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat, 2017 (October 25, 2017). Retrieved Nov 14, 2017.
↑ Gujarat Assembly poll dates announced . The Times of India (Nov 2, 2017). Retrieved Nov 14, 2017.
↑ #AmmaForever: Jayalalithaa loses 74-day battle for life, Tamil Nadu in mourning . India Today . Retrieved 2016-12-05.
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