Election in India

Description of election in India .........

India has an asymmetric federal government, with elected officials at the federal, state and local levels. At the national level, the head of government, Prime Minister, is elected by the members of Lok Sabha, lower house of the parliament of India.Electoral Process in India takes at least a month for state assembly elections with the duration increasing further for the General Elections. Publishing of electoral rolls is a key process that happens before the elections and is vital for the conduct of elections in India. 

The Indian Constitution sets the eligibility of an individual for voting. Any person who is a citizen of India and above 18 years of age is eligible to enroll as a voter in the electoral rolls. It is the responsibility of the eligible voters to enroll their names. 

Normally, voter registrations are allowed latest one week prior to the last date for nomination of candidates.At first before the elections the dates of nomination, polling and counting takes place. 

The model code of conduct comes in force from the day the dates are announced. No party is allowed to use the government resources for campaigning. The code of conduct stipulates that campaigning be stopped 48 hours prior to end of polling.After the election day, the EVMs are stored in a strong room under heavy security. 

After the different phases of the elections are complete, a day is set to count the votes. The votes are tallied typically, the verdict is known within hours. The candidate who has mustered the most votes is declared the winner of the constituency.

The party or coalition that has won the most seats is invited by the President to form the new government. The coalition or party must prove its majority in the floor of the house (Lok Sabha) in a vote of confidence by obtaining a simple majority (minimum 50%) of the votes in the house.

    

Population (as of July 1, 2013)=1,220,800,359
Registered Voters (as of )   

Elections in our database=20
   
Average Turnout=58.19%

Election For                Date               Votes                 Registered Voter  Turn Out
People's Assembly     2014-04-07     -                        -                            -
People's Assembly     2009-05-13     417,159,281     716,985,101          58.18%
People's Assembly     2009-05-07     417,159,281     716,985,101          58.18%
People's Assembly     2009-04-30     417,159,281     716,985,101          58.18%
People's Assembly     2009-04-23     417,159,281     716,958,101          58.18%
People's Assembly     2009-04-16     417,159,281     716,985,101          58.18%
President                    2007-07-19     1,098,882          -                            -
People's Assembly     2004-05-10     387,779,784     671,524,934          57.75%
People's Assembly     2004-05-05     387,779,784     671,524,934          57.75%
People's Assembly     2004-04-26     387,779,784     671,524,934          57.75%
People's Assembly     2004-04-20     387,779,784     671,524,934          57.75%
People's Assembly     1999-10-03     -                        605,445,809          -
People's Assembly     1999-09-25     -                        605,445,809          -
People's Assembly     1999-09-18     -                        605,445,809          -
People's Assembly     1999-09-11     -                        605,445,809           -
People's Assembly     1999-09-05     371,669,104     619,536,847           59.99%
People's Assembly     1998-03-07     -                        604,373,978           -
People's Assembly     1998-02-27     -                        604,373,978           -
People's Assembly     1998-02-22     -                        604,373,978           -
People's Assembly     1998-02-16     -                        604,373,978           -