2014 Indian general election in Arunachal Pradesh

The 2014 Indian general election polls in Arunachal Pradesh for 2 Lok Sabha seats will be held in a single phase on 9 April 2014.[1] The total voter strength of Arunachal Pradesh is 753,216.[2]

Indian general election in Arunachal Pradesh, 2014
9 April
2 seats
Turnout79.12% (Increase10.95%)
  First party Second party
 
Party BJP INC
Seats won 1 1

The main political parties in Arunachal Pradesh are Indian National Congress (INC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and others.

Opinion poll
Conducted in Month(s) Ref Polling Organisation/Agency
INC BJP
Aug–Oct 2013 [3] Times Now-India TV-CVoter 11
Jan–Feb 2014 [4] Times Now-India TV-CVoter 11

Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[1] –

Polling Day Phase Date Constituencies Voting Percentage
1 2 9 April Arunachal West, Arunachal East 71[5]

Results

The results of the elections will be declared on 16 May 2014.[1]

No Constituency Turnout Candidate Party Margin
1 Arunachal West 75.60 Increase Kiren Rijiju   BJP 41,738
2 Arunachal East 84.16 Increase Ninong Ering   INC 12,478

References
  1. "General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections" (PDF). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. Electorate for 2014 General Elections
  3. "Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll". Outlook. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. "India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark". Indiatv. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  5. "Arunachal Pradesh records 71 per cent voting in phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls". NDTV. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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