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2016 elections in India

The elections in India in 2016 include the five state legislative assembly elections.[1] The tenure of the state legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam, expired during the year.[2][3] More than 18,000 Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPATs) in 64 Assembly constituencies were used in these 5 elections.[4] The dates of these elections were announced on 4 March 2016.[5]

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Lok Sabha by-elections

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Date S.No Constituency State/UT MP before election Party before election Elected MP Party after election Remarks
16 May 2016 1. Tura Meghalaya P. A. Sangma National People's Party Conrad Sangma National People's Party Due To Demise of P. A. Sangma
19 November 2016 14. Lakhimpur Assam Sarbananda Sonowal Bharatiya Janata Party Pradan Baruah Bharatiya Janata Party Due To Resignation of Sarbananda Sonowal
12. Shahdol Madhya Pradesh Dalpat Singh Paraste Bharatiya Janata Party Gyan Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Due To Demise of Dalpat Singh Paraste
1. Cooch Behar West Bengal Renuka Sinha Trinamool Congress Partha Pratim Roy Trinamool Congress Due To Demise of Renuka Sinha
30. Tamluk Suvendu Adhikari Trinamool Congress Dibyendu Adhikari Trinamool Congress Due To Resignation of Suvendu Adhikari

Legislative Assembly Elections

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Start date End date State Government before Chief Minister before Government after Elected Chief Minister
4 April 2016 11 April 2016 Assam Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi Bharatiya Janata Party Sarbananda Sonowal
Asom Gana Parishad
Bodoland People's Front
4 April 2016 5 May 2016 West Bengal All India Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee All India Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee
16 May 2016 Kerala United Democratic Front Oommen Chandy Left Democratic Front Pinarayi Vijayan
Puducherry All India N.R. Congress N. Rangaswamy Indian National Congress V. Narayanasamy
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Tamil Nadu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam J. Jayalalithaa

Assam

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Main article: 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election

The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Assam expired on June 5, 2016. The polls for the incumbent assembly were held in two phases on April 4 and 11 2016 to elect members of the 126 constituencies in Assam. BJP won 60 seats and became biggest party in the election.

Parties and Coalitions Popular vote Seats
Vote % +/- Contested Won +/-
Bharatiya Janata Party NDA 4,992,185 29.5 84 60  55
Asom Gana Parishad 1,377,482 8.1 24 14  4
Bodoland People's Front 666,057 3.9 16 12  
Rabha Jatiya Aikya Manch 1 0  
Tiwa Jatiya Aikya Manch 1 0  
Indian National Congress UPA 5,238,655 30.9 122 26  52
United People's Party Liberal 4 0  
All India United Democratic Front G.A 2,207,945 13.0 74 13  5
Janata Dal (United) 12,538 0.07 4 0  
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Left 93,508 0.55 19 0  
Communist Party of India 37,243 0.22 15 0  
Independents 1,867,531 11.04 496 1  2
Total 16919364 100.0 126
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters

West Bengal

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Main article: 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election

The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal expired on May 29, 2016. Like in 2011, the polls for the next assembly were held in six phases. The first phase, held in Naxal-affected areas, had two polling dates — April 4 and April 11. The other phases were held on April 17, 21, 25, 30 and May 5.[6][7]

West Bengal election results were announced along with other four assemblies on 19 May 2016. All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus was reelected with an enhanced majority.[8]

Parties and coalitions 2016 West Bengal Bidhan Sabha Election Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) 24,564,523 44.91   293 211  27
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) 10,802,058 19.75   148 26  14
Indian National Congress (INC) 6,700,938 12.25   92 44  2
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 5,555,134 10.16   291 3  3
All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) 1,543,764 2.82  1.98 25 2  9
Independents (IND) 1,184,047 2.16  0.97 371 1  1
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) 911,004 1.67  1.33 19 3  4
Communist Party of India (CPI) 791,925 1.45  0.35 11 1  1
Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) 365,996 0.67  0.23 182 0  1
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GOJAM) 254,626 0.47  0.25 5 3  
Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) 167,576 0.31  0.04 2 0  1
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 69,898 0.13  0.10 1 0  
Samajwadi Party (SP) 46,402 0.08  0.66 23 0  1
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) 15,439 0.03  0.02 1 0  
None of the Above (NOTA) 831,848 1.52  1.52
Total 54,697,791 100.0 2255 294 ±0
Valid votes 54,697,791 99.92
Invalid votes 44,622 0.08
Votes cast / turnout 54,742,413 83.02
Abstentions 11,196,593 16.98
Registered voters 65,939,006

Kerala

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Main article: 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala expired on May 31, 2016. The polls for the next assembly were held on 16 May 2016. The Left Democratic Front won a clear victory with 91 in 140 seats.[9]

Parties and coalitions Popular vote Seats
Votes % Candidates Won
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5,365,472 26.7 84 59
Indian National Congress 4,794,793 23.8 87 21
Bharatiya Janata Party 2,129,726 10.6 98 1
Communist Party of India 1,643,878 8.2 25 19
Indian Union Muslim League 1,496,864 7.4 23 18
Kerala Congress (Mani) 807,718 4.0 15 5
Bharath Dharma Jana Sena 795,797 4.0 36 0
Independents
(LDF) 		487,510 2.4 8 4
Janata Dal (United) 296,585 1.5 7 0
Janata Dal (Secular) 293,274 1.5 5 3
Nationalist Congress Party 237,408 1.2 4 2
Independents (IND) 220,797 1.1 420 1
Revolutionary Socialist Party 216,071 1.1 5 0
Kerala Congress (Democratic) 157,584 0.78 4 0
National Secular Conference 130,843 0.65 2 1
Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist) 75,725 0.38 1 1
Kerala Congress (Balakrishna Pillai) 74,429 0.37 1 1
Kerala Congress (Jacob) 73,770 0.37 1 1
Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan) 64,666 0.32 1 1
Congress (Secular) 54,347 0.27 1 1
Total 20,232,718 100.00 1,203 140
Valid votes 20,232,718 99.97
Invalid votes 6,107 0.03
Votes cast / turnout 20,238,825 77.53
Abstentions 5,866,244 22.47
Registered voters 26,105,069

Puducherry

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Main article: 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election

The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry expired on June 2, 2016. The polls for the next assembly were held on 16 May 2016 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in the non-contiguous territory. INC won 15 out of 30 seats.

 
Parties and Coalitions Votes Vote % Vote swing Contested Won Change
Indian National Congress 2,44,886 30.60   5.54 21 15  8
All India N.R. Congress 2,25,082 28.1   3.65 30 8  7
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 134,597 16.8   3.05 30 4  1
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 70,836 8.9   1.78 9 2  
Bharatiya Janata Party 19,303 2.4   1.08 30 0  
Independents 62,884 7.9 – 1  
None of the above 13,240 1.7 – – – –
Total 8,00,343 30
Valid votes 8,00,343 99.86
Invalid votes 1,099 0.14
Votes cast / turnout 8,01,442 85.08
Abstentions 1,43,490 14.92
Registered voters 9,41,935
Source: International Business Times

Tamil Nadu

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Main article: 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election

The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu expired on May 22, 2016. The polls for the next assembly were held on 16 May 2016 for the 234 seats of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.[10] In the previous election in 2011, the AIADMK, under the leadership of Jayalalithaa, won a majority and formed the government.[11] The results declared on 19 May 2016 and AIADMK was able to retain power with a comfortable majority of 133 seats out of 231.

Summary of the 2016 Tamil Nadu legislative election[12]
Party/Alliance Votes % Seats
Contested Won +/-
  All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) 17,806,490 40.88% 234 136  14
DPA   Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) 13,670,511 31.39% 178 89  66
  Indian National Congress 2,774,075 6.47% 41 8  3
  Indian Union Muslim League 313,808 0.73% 5 1  1
  Puthiya Tamilagam 219,830 0.51% 4 0  2
  Manithaneya Makkal Katchi 197,150 0.46% 4 0  2
Total 17,175,374 39.85 234 98  66
People's Welfare Front
(PWF) 		  Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 1,037,431 2.41% 105 0  29
  Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 373,713 0.87% 28 0  
  Communist Party of India 340,290 0.79% 25 0  9
  Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 331,849 0.77% 25 0  
  Communist Party of India (Marxist) 307,303 0.72% 25 0  10
  Tamil Maanila Congress 230,711 0.54% 26 0  
Total 2,621,297 6.1 234 0  48
  Pattali Makkal Katchi 2,302,564 5.36% 234 0  3
  Bharatiya Janata Party 1,235,660 2.86% 234 0  
  Naam Tamilar Katchi 460,089 1.07% 234 0  
  All India Forward Bloc 44,546 0.10% 33 0  1
  Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi 167,560 0.39% 72 0  
  Bahujan Samaj Party 97,823 0.23% n/a 0  
  Social Democratic Party of India 65,978 0.15% n/a 0  
  Independents 617,907 1.44% 234 0  
  None of the above 5,65,077 1.31% 234 – –
Total 4,35,56,184 100.00 - 234 -
Valid votes 4,35,56,184 99.93
Invalid votes 29,507 0.07
Votes cast / turnout 4,35,85,691 74.81
Abstentions 1,46,74,574 25.19
Registered voters 5,82,60,506

Election to two assembly constituencies were cancelled by the Election Commission on confirmed reports of bribing voters in Aravakurichi and Thanjavur. Elections were held later there on 26 October 2016 [13][14]

Legislative Assembly by-elections

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Arunachal Pradesh

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 19 November 2016 Hayuliang Kalikho Pul People's Party of Arunachal Dasanglu Pul Bharatiya Janata Party

Assam

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 19 November 2016 Baithalangso Mansing Rongpi Indian National Congress Mansing Rongpi Bharatiya Janata Party

Bihar

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 13 February 2016 Harlakhi Basant Kushwaha Rashtriya Lok Samata Party Sudhanshu Shekhar Rashtriya Lok Samata Party

Gujarat

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 21 January 2016 Choryasi Rajendrabhai Parmar Bharatiya Janata Party Zankhana Patel Bharatiya Janata Party
2 16 May 2016 Talala Jashubhai Barad Indian National Congress Govindbhai Parmar Bharatiya Janata Party

Jammu and Kashmir

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 22 June 2016 Anantnag Mufti Mohammed Sayeed Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party

Jharkhand

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 16 May 2016 Godda Raghu Nandan Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party Amit Kumar Mandal Bharatiya Janata Party
2 Panki Bidesh Singh Indian National Congress Devendra Kumar Singh Indian National Congress

Karnataka

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 13 February 2016 Bidar Gurupadappa Nagamarapalli Bharatiya Janata Party Rahim Khan Indian National Congress
2 Devadurga Venkatesh Nayak Indian National Congress K. Shivana Gowda Nayaka Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Hebbal R Jagadeesh Kumar Indian National Congress Y.A. Narayana Swamy Bharatiya Janata Party

Madhya Pradesh

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 13 February 2016 Maihar Narayan Prasad Indian National Congress Narayan Tripathi Bharatiya Janata Party
2 30 May 2016 Ghoradongri Sajjan Singh Uikey Bharatiya Janata Party Mangal Singh Dhruve Bharatiya Janata Party
3 19 November 2016 Nepanagar Rajendra Shyamlal Dadu Bharatiya Janata Party Manju Rajendra Dadu Bharatiya Janata Party

Maharashtra

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 13 February 2016 Palghar Krushna Arjun Ghoda Shiv Sena Amit Krushna Ghoda Shiv Sena

Puducherry

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 19 November 2016 Nellithope A. Johnkumar Indian National Congress V. Narayanasamy Indian National Congress

Punjab

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 13 February 2016 Khadoor Sahib Ramanjit Singh Sikki Indian National Congress Ranjit Singh Brahampura Shiromani Akali Dal

Tamil Nadu

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 19 November 2016 Thiruparankundram S. M. Seenivel All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam A. K. Bose All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Telangana

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 13 February 2016 Narayankhed Patlolla Kishta Reddy Indian National Congress Mahareddy Bhupal Reddy Bharat Rashtra Samithi
2 16 May 2016 Palair Ramireddy Venkatareddy Indian National Congress Tummala Nageswara Rao Bharat Rashtra Samithi

Tripura

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 13 February 2016 Amarpur Manoranjan Acharjee Communist Party of India (Marxist) Parimal Debnath Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2 19 November 2016 Barjala Jitendra Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist) Jhumu Sarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist)
3 Khowai Samsir Debsarkar Communist Party of India (Marxist) Biswajit Dutta Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Uttar Pradesh

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 13 February 2016 Deoband Rajendra Singh Rana Samajwadi Party Mavia Ali Indian National Congress
2 Muzaffarnagar Chitranjan Swaroop Samajwadi Party Kapil Dev Aggarwal Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Bikapur Mitrasen Yadav Samajwadi Party Anand Sen Samajwadi Party
4 16 May 2016 Bilari Mohd. Irfan Samajwadi Party Mohd. Faeem Samajwadi Party
5 Jangipur Kailash Samajwadi Party Kismatiya Samajwadi Party

West Bengal

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S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election
1 19 November 2016 Monteswar Sajal Panja All India Trinamool Congress Saikat Panja All India Trinamool Congress

Local Body Elections

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Chandigarh

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Date Municipal Bodies Winner 2016
18 December 2016 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Bharatiya Janata Party

References

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  1. ^ "Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam polls in April–May". 21 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Terms of Houses, Election Commission of India". Retrieved 2015-11-16.
  3. ^ "Assembly polls: Chasing the Muslim vote".
  4. ^ "VVPAT usage in 64 seats in 5 states Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Election Commission announces dates for 5 state polls in April and May | India News - Times of India".
  6. ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Schedule 2016 - infoelections.com".
  7. ^ "Assembly Election Results Dates Candidate List Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News, Political Consulting Survey Election Campaign Management Company India".
  8. ^ "It's 'Mamata wave' in West Bengal as voters reject Congress-Left alliance". Ritesh K Srivastava. Zee News. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  9. ^ "2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election Results Constituency Wise".
  10. ^ "4 States, Puducherry to go to polls between April 4 and May 16". The Hindu. 4 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Can BJP give Tamil Nadu's Dravidian parties a jolt in 2016? Possibly". First Post. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  12. ^ "General Election to Legislative Assembly Trends & Results 2016". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  13. ^ "EC recommends to TN Governor cancellation of polls to 2 seats". Deccan Herald. 28 May 2016.
  14. ^ "EC cancels polls". The Hindu. 29 May 2016.
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