Elections Archive

Lok Sabha 2014

National seat composition, alliance leadership, and constituency map for the general election.

Seats
543
Electors
83,41,01,479
Votes polled
55,38,01,801
Turnout
66.4%

Lok Sabha composition

Seat arc coloured by party.

Majority mark at 272 seats.

Alliance / party

Toggle party seats or curated alliance rollups.

Alliance map not curated for 2014.

Total seats543

543 of 543 seats shown · top 8 parties, rest grouped

National map

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Closest races in 2014

Tightest races by winning margin — winner, runner-up, and the votes that separated them.

2014 · Jammu Kashmir

#1

Ladakh

Photo finish

36votes

0.0% of valid votes

Winner

THUPSTAN CHHEWANG

BJP

vs

Runner-up

GHULAM RAZA

IND

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2014 · Chhattisgarh

#2

mahasamunda

Nail-biter

1,217votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

CHANDU BHAIYA)

BJP

vs

Runner-up

AJIT JOGI

INC

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2014 · West Bengal

#3

Raiganj

Nail-biter

1,634votes

0.1% of valid votes

Winner

MD. SALIM

CPM

vs

Runner-up

DEEPA DASMUNSI

INC

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2014 · Maharashtra

#4

Hingoli

Nail-biter

1,632votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

RAJEEV SATAV

INC

vs

Runner-up

WANKHEDE BAPURAO

SHS

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2014 · Karnataka

#5

Raichur

Nail-biter

1,499votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

B.V.NAYAK

INC

vs

Runner-up

ARAKERA NAYAK

BJP

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2014 · Orissa

#6

Nabarangpur

Nail-biter

2,042votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

BALABHADRA MAJHI

BJD

vs

Runner-up

PRADEEP MAJHI

INC

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2014 · Maharashtra

#7

Raigad

Nail-biter

2,110votes

0.2% of valid votes

Winner

ANANT GEETE

SHS

vs

Runner-up

TATKARE DATTATREY

NCP

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2014 · Telangana

#8

Mahbubnagar

Nail-biter

2,590votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

AP REDDY

TRS

vs

Runner-up

JAIPAL SUDINI

INC

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2014 · Karnataka

#9

Chikkodi

Nail-biter

3,003votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

PRAKASH HUKKERI

INC

vs

Runner-up

KATTI VISHWANATH

BJP

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2014 · Andhra Pradesh

#10

Kakinada

Nail-biter

3,431votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

THOTA NARASIMHAM

TDP

vs

Runner-up

CHALAMALASETTY SUNIL

YSRCP

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2014 · Kerala

#11

Vadakara

Nail-biter

3,306votes

0.3% of valid votes

Winner

MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN

INC

vs

Runner-up

ADV.A.N.SHAMSEER

CPM

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2014 · Chhattisgarh

#12

korba

Nail-biter

4,265votes

0.4% of valid votes

Winner

DR. MAHTO

BJP

vs

Runner-up

CHARAN MAHANT

INC

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By state

State results 2014
StateSeatsLeading partyLeading seats
Andaman Nicobar Islands1BJP1
Andhra Pradesh25TDP15
Arunachal Pradesh2INC1
Assam14BJP7
Bihar40BJP22
Chandigarh1BJP1
Chhattisgarh11BJP10
Dadra Nagar Haveli1BJP1
Daman Diu1BJP1
Delhi7BJP7
Goa2BJP2
Gujarat26BJP26
Haryana10BJP7
Himachal Pradesh4BJP4
Jammu Kashmir6JKPDP3
Jharkhand14BJP12
Karnataka28BJP17
Kerala20INC8
Lakshadweep1NCP1
Madhya Pradesh29BJP27
Maharashtra48BJP23
Manipur2INC2
Meghalaya2INC1
Mizoram1INC1
Nagaland1NPF1

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Party board

Party results 2014
PartySeats wonContestedVote shareTotal votes
BJP28242831.3%17,16,57,549
INC4446419.5%10,69,38,242
ADMK37403.3%1,81,15,825
AITC341313.9%2,12,59,681
BJD20211.7%94,91,497
SHS18581.9%1,02,62,982
TDP16302.6%1,40,94,545
TRS11171.2%67,36,490
CPM9933.3%1,79,86,773
YSRCP9382.5%1,39,91,280
LJP6742.0%22,95,929
NCP6361.6%86,35,554
SP51973.4%1,86,72,916
SAD41066.0%36,36,148
AAP44322.1%1,13,25,635
RJD4301.4%74,42,313
AIUDF31843.0%23,33,040
BLSP3420.0%10,78,473
JKPDP3513.0%7,32,644
IND33,2353.1%1,67,43,719
JD(S)23468.0%37,31,481
INLD21051.0%27,99,899
JMM22130.0%16,37,990
IUML_ABBR122520.0%11,00,096
JD(U)2931.1%59,92,196

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Party efficiency

Seat share vs vote share — over/under-conversion relative to proportionality. Open target / defence list

  • knife-edge: 46
  • marginal: 49
  • competitive: 95
  • comfortable: 187
  • safe: 166

Lok Sabha 2014 · 543 seats

BJPINCADMKAITCBJDSHSTDPTRSCPMYSRCPLJPNCPSPSADAAPRJDVote share →Seat share →

Points above the dashed line convert votes into seats better than proportionality; below means under-conversion.

PartySeatsVote %Seat %Efficiency
BJP28231.3%51.9%1.66×
INC4419.5%8.1%0.42×
ADMK373.3%6.8%2.06×
AITC343.9%6.3%1.61×
BJD201.7%3.7%2.13×
SHS181.9%3.3%1.77×
TDP162.6%2.9%1.15×
TRS111.2%2.0%1.65×
CPM93.3%1.7%0.51×
YSRCP92.5%1.7%0.65×
LJP642.0%1.1%0.03×
NCP61.6%1.1%0.70×
SP53.4%0.9%0.27×
SAD466.0%0.7%0.01×
AAP42.1%0.7%0.36×
RJD41.4%0.7%0.54×