Timeline of the 2014 Indian general election

This article outlines the events leading up to the 2014 Indian general election from 7 April to 12 May 2014, starting with the prior election in 2009.

Pre poll

2009–2012

2009

  • 16 May: Result for 2009 general election are declared. Incumbent UPA government retains a majority in parliament.
  • 16 May: Result for Legislative Assembly elections declared.
    • INC leader Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy is elected as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
    • BJD chairperson Naveen Patnaik is elected as Chief Minister of Odisha.
    • SDF chairperson Pawan Kumar Chamling is elected as Chief Minister of Sikkim for an unprecedented fourth consecutive term.
  • 18 May: 14th Lok Sabha dissolved by the President with immediate effect.
  • 18 May: Manmohan Singh submits the resignation of his Council of Ministers to the President.
  • 22 May: Second government of Manmohan Singh sworn in.
  • 1 June: Inaugural session of 15th Lok Sabha.
  • 15 August: 62nd Independence Day celebrated.
  • 2 September: Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh dies in a tragic helicopter crash.
  • 22 October: Result for Legislative Assembly elections declared.
  • 23 December: BJP, JD(U) and JMM strike a deal to form a government in Jharkhand after an election returned a hung assembly.

2010

2011

2012

2013

  • February: Election to state assembly of Tripura returns CPI(M) leader Manik Sarkar as Chief Minister.
  • An election in Meghalaya sees incumbent Mukul Sangma to be re-elected for the post of Chief Minister.
  • NPF leader Neiphiu Rio is re-elected as Chief Minister in an election.
  • 8 May: Election to state assembly of Karnataka gives a majority to INC with Siddaramaiah being sworn in as Chief Minister.
  • 10 June: BJP leader Narendra Modi is declared as the head of poll campaign for the party.
  • 13 September: BJP leader and four time CM of Gujarat Narendra Modi is chosen as the Prime Ministerial candidate for the party.
  • 8 December: Result for Legislative Assembly elections declared.
    • A high voltage election to state assembly of Delhi resulted in a hung assembly with BJP winning largest number of seats. The newcomer of Indian politics AAP formed the government with support of the INC.
    • BJP wins a four-fifths majority in an election to state assembly of Rajasthan. Vasundhara Raje is sworn in as Chief Minister.
    • BJP wins a third consecutive election in Madhya Pradesh. Shivraj Singh Chouhan is sworn in as Chief Minister.
    • BJP wins a third consecutive an election in Chhattisgarh. Raman Singh is sworn in as Chief Minister.
    • INC leader Pu Lalthanhawla is sworn in as Chief Minister of Mizoram in an election.

Electoral Events

  • 5 March : The Election Commission of India announce election scheduled to the 16th Lok Sabha.[1][2]
  • 5 March: the Model code of conduct comes into force.
  • 14 March: Issue of notification for the first poll day.
  • 15 March: Issue of notification for the second and third poll days.
  • 19 March: Issue of notification for the fourth and fifth poll days.
  • 21 March: Last Date for filing nominations for the first poll day.
  • 21 March: Last Date for filing nominations for the second and third poll days.
  • 21 March: Last Date for filing nominations for the fourth and fifth poll days.
  • 29 March: Issue of notification for the sixth poll day.
  • 2 April: Issue of notification for the seventh poll day.
  • 5 April: Last Date for filing nominations for the sixth poll day.
  • 7 April: Polling held at 6 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 2 states for the first poll day.
  • 7 April: the BJP release its election manifesto.
  • 9 April: Last Date for filing nominations for the seventh poll day.
  • 9 April: Polling held at 7 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 5 states for the second poll day.
  • 10 April: Polling held at 92 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 14 states for the third poll day.
  • 12 April: Issue of notification for the penultimate eighth poll day.
  • 12 April: Polling held at 5 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 3 states for the fourth poll day.
  • 17 April: Issue of notification for the last and ultimate ninth poll day.
  • 17 April: Polling held at 122 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 13 states for the fifth poll day.
  • 19 April: Last Date for filing nominations for the eighth poll day.
  • 24 April: Last Date for filing nominations for the ninth poll day.
  • 24 April: Polling held at 117 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 12 states for the sixth poll day.
  • 30 April: Polling held at 89 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 9 states for the seventh poll day.
  • 7 May: Polling held at 64 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 7 states for the eighth poll day.
  • 12 May: Polling held at 41 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 3 states for the ninth poll day.
  • 16 May: Counting of votes and declaration of results for all poll days of the election.

Government Formation

  • 17 May: PM Manmohan Singh is due to resign after a decade long of service.

References

  1. ^ "Lok Sabha polls 2014: EC announces 9 phase schedule". Zee News. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Lok Sabha Election 2014 to be held in mid April: EC sources". first post.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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