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Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency
Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. Assembly segments Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency is composed of 56 Local self-government in India, LSG segments of the following Kerala Legislative Assembly Constituencies: Members of Parliament ^By-Poll Election results 2024 by-election Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was elected from two seats, Wayanad and Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency, Rae Bareli, resigned from Wayanad thereby causing a by-election. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had won by a margin of 4,10,931 votes. General elections 2024 Percentage change (±) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election. General elections 2019 General elections 2014 General elections 2009 See also * 2019 Indian general election in Kerala References {{coord, 11.634, 75.992, display=title Lok Sabha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first modern Nationalism, nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other Decolonization, anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. The INC is a "big tent" party that has been described as sitting on the Centrism, centre of the Indian politics, Indian political spectrum. The party held its first session in 1885 in Mumbai, Bombay where Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, W.C. Bonnerjee presided over it. After Indian independence in 1947, Congress eme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communist Party Of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)) is a Communism in India, communist List of political parties in India, political party in India. It is the largest communist party in India in terms of membership and electoral seats, and one of the six List of political parties in India#National parties, national parties of India. The party was founded through 1964 split in the Communist Party of India, a splitting from the Communist Party of India in 1964; it quickly became the dominant faction. The 34 years of Communist Party of India (Marxist), West Bengal, CPI(M)-led Left Front (West Bengal), Left Front rule in West Bengal was the longest-serving democratically elected communist-led government in the world. It emerged as the third largest party of the Parliament of India, parliament in 2004 Indian general election, 2004 national election. Presently, CPI(M) is a part of ruling alliances in two states - the Left Democratic Front, LDF in Kerala, which it lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
By-Election 2024
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumbent’s death or resignation, or when the incumbent becomes ineligible to continue in office (because of a recall, a prohibited dual mandate, criminal conviction, or failure to maintain a minimum attendance), or when an election is invalidated by voting irregularities. In some cases a vacancy may be filled by a method other than a by-election (such as the outgoing member's party nominating a replacement) or the office may be left vacant. These elections can be held anytime in the country. An election to fill a vacancy created when a general election cannot take place in a particular constituency (such as if a candidate dies shortly before election day) may be called a by-election in some jurisdictions, or may have a distinct name (''e.g.'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Indian General Election
General elections were held in Elections in India, India from 2024 elections in India, 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect all List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha, 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 4 June to form the 18th Lok Sabha. On 7 June 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed the support of 293 MPs to Droupadi Murmu, the president of India. This marked Modi's third term as prime minister and his first time heading a coalition government, with the Telugu Desam Party of Andhra Pradesh and Janata Dal (United) of Bihar emerging as two main allies. More than 968 million people out of a population of 1.4 billion people were eligible to vote, equivalent to 70 percent of the total population. 642 million voters participated in the election; 312 million of these were women, the highest ever participation by women voters. This was the largest-ever election, surpassing the 2019 Indian general election, previous el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Rajiv Gandhi (; born 19 June 1970) is an Indian politician. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he is currently serving as the 12th leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and as the member of the Lok Sabha for Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, since June 2024. He previously represented the constituency of Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, Wayanad, Kerala, from 2019 to 2024, and Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, from 2004 to 2019. Gandhi served as the List of presidents of the Indian National Congress, party president of the Indian National Congress from December 2017 to July 2019. A member of the Nehru–Gandhi family, Nehru–Gandhi political family, he spent his early years between Delhi and Dehradun, remaining largely outside the public sphere during his childhood and early youth. He received primary education in New Delhi and then attended The Doon School. However, due to security concerns, he was later home-sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter turnout was over 67 per cent – the highest ever, as well as the highest ever participation by women voters until 2024 Indian general election. The Bharatiya Janata Party received 37% of the vote, the highest vote share by a political party since the 1989 Indian general election, 1989 general election, and won 303 seats, further increasing its substantial majority. In addition, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won 353 seats. The BJP won 37.76% of votes, while the NDA's combined vote was 45% of the 603.7 million votes that were polled. The Indian National Congress won 52 seats, failing to get 10% of the seats needed to claim the post of Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Leader of the Opposition. In addition, the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014 to elect the members of the 16th Lok Sabha. With 834 million registered voters, they were the largest-ever elections in the world until being surpassed by the 2019 Indian general election, 2019 election. Around 23.1 million or 2.71% of the total eligible voters were aged 18–19 years. A total of 8,251 candidates contested the 543 elected Lok Sabha seats. The average election turnout over all nine phases was around 66.40%, the highest ever in the history of Indian general elections until 2019 election. The results were declared on 16 May, 15 days before the 15th Lok Sabha completed its constitutional mandate on 31 May 2014. The counting exercise was held at 989 counting centers. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) received 31% of the vote and won 282 seats, while its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) won a total of 336 seats. Although the Indian National Congress (INC) was defeated by a landslide vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009 to elect the members of the fifteenth Lok Sabha. With a registered electorate of 716 million and a turnout of 417 million voters, it was the largest democratic election in the world until being surpassed by the 2014 general election. By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be held every five years or when Parliament is dissolved by the president. The previous elections were held in May 2004; the term of the 14th Lok Sabha would have naturally expired on 1 June 2009. The elections were organised by the Election Commission of India (ECI) and were held in multiple phases to better handle the large electorate and security concerns. In February 2009, Rs.11.20 billion ( $200.5 million) was budgeted for election expenses by parliament. A total of 8,070 candidates contested 543 seats elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Union Muslim League
Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the IUML or Muslim League) is a political party primarily based in Kerala. It is recognised as a List of political parties in India, State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India. After the Partition of India, the first Council of the Indian segment of the All-India Muslim League was held on 10 March 1948 at the south Indian city of Madras (now Chennai).Wright, T. (1966). The Muslim League in South India since Independence: A Study in Minority Group Political Strategies. ''The American Political Science Review,'' ''60''(3), 579-599. The party renamed itself as the 'Indian Union Muslim League' and adopted a new constitution on 1 September 1951. IUML is a major member of the opposition United Democratic Front (Kerala), United Democratic Front, the Indian National Congress, INC-led pre-poll state level alliance in Kerala.James Chiriyankandath (1996) Changing Muslim politics in Kerala: identity, interests and political strategie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malappuram District
Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . The most populous district of Kerala, Malappuram is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 1969, spanning an area of about . It is the third-largest district of Kerala by area. It is bounded by Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea on either side. The district is divided into seven Tehsil, Taluks: Eranad Taluk, Eranad, Kondotty Taluk, Kondotty, Nilambur#Nilambur Taluk, Nilambur, Perinthalmanna taluk, Perinthalmanna, Ponnani taluk, Ponnani, Tirur Taluk, Tirur, and Tirurangadi Taluk Office, Tirurangadi. Malayalam is the most spoken language. The district has witnessed significant emigration, especially to the Arab states of the Persian Gulf during the Kerala Gulf diaspora#The Gulf Boom, Gulf Boom of the 1970s and early 1980s, and its economy depends significantly on remitt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
