Indian general election 2009

Posted by admin on March 16, 2009 in category: Uncategorized,

India, the largest democracy of the world will hold general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in 5 phases, starting from April 16, 2009 to May 13, 2009. The results of the election will be announced in single phase on May 16, 2009. The new government at the center is expected to be formed on or before 2nd June 2009

According to the Indian Constitution, elections in India for the Lok Sabha must be held at least every five years under normal circumstances. With the last elections held in 2004, the term of the 14th Lok Sabha expires on June 1, 2009. The election is conducted by the Election Commission of India, which estimates an electorate of 714 million voters, an increase of 43 million over the 2004 election.

The Election Commission of India will announce the upcoming Indian general election dates. The following polling schedule for the 2009 general elections was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner of India, N. Gopalaswami, on March 2, 2009:

April 16 – Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep

April 23 – Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand

April 30 – Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

May 7 – Bihar, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi

May 13 – Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Puducherry

India has a multi-party system with predominance of small regional parties. National parties are those that are recognized in four or more states. Three alliances or fronts in Indian politics United Progressive Alliance, National Democratic Alliance and Third Front.

United Progressive Alliance

• Indian National Congress (INC)
• Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
• Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
• Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
• Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
• Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC)
• Samajwadi Party (SP)
• Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)
• All India Trinamool Congress
• Indian Union Muslim League

National Democratic Alliance

• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
• Shiv Sena
• Shiromani Akali Dal
• Janata Dal (United)
• Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)
• Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)
• Indian National Lok Dal (INL)
• Nagaland Peoples Front (NPF)
• Manipur People’s Party (MPP)
• United Democratic Party (UDP)

Third Front

• Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)
• Communist Party of India (CPI)
• All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
• Telugu Desam Party (TDP)
• Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)
• All India Forward Bloc
• Janata Dal (Secular)
• Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP)
• Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)
• Kerala Congress (Joseph)
• Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
• Biju Janata Dal (BJD)

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