2014 India General Elections were the biggest elections in democracy that humans have ever witnessed.
The elections were held from April 7th 2014 to May 12th 2014 in 9 phases. A total of 814.5 million voters were eligible to vote and about 553.8 million votes were casted.
Taking the data available in the public domain, I ran some analytics and found some interesting results.
| PARTY | SEATS |
|---|---|
| BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY | 282 |
| INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 44 |
| ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM | 37 |
| ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS | 34 |
| BIJU JANATA DAL | 20 |
Well, everyone knows that isn't it? Let's see top 5 parties with maximum number of 2nd place.
Top 5 parties with maximum number of 2nd place <tr>
<td> INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS </td>
<td> 224 </td>
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<td> BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td>
<td> 54 </td>
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<td> BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY </td>
<td> 36 </td>
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<td> SAMAJWADI PARTY </td>
<td> 31 </td>
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<td> COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) </td>
<td> 30 </td>
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As many as 431 parties won ZERO seats!
Which party fielded maximum number of candidates?
Maximum number of candidates - Party Wise| PARTY | SEATS |
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| NO. OF CANDIDATES | PARTY |
|---|---|
| 503 | BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY |
| 464 | INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS |
| 432 | AAM AADMI PARTY |
| 428 | BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY |
| 232 | BAHUJAN MUKTI PARTY |
Well, Well, Who got maximum number of votes?
Maximum number of votes <tr>
<td>RAMCHARAN BOHARA</td><td> BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>JAIPUR</td><td> 863358</td/>
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<td>SUMITRA MAHAJAN (TAI) </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>INDORE</td><td> 854972</td/>
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<td>NARENDRA MODI </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>VADODARA</td><td> 845464</td/>
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<td>C. R. PATIL</td><td> BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>NAVSARI</td><td> 820831</td/>
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<td>L.K.ADVANI </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>GANDHINAGAR </td><td>773539</td/>
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Which constituency had maximum number of votes casted?
Constituency with maximum number of voters| CANDIDATE | PARTY | CONSTITUENCY | VOTES |
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Let's look at the vote shares of Top 10 parties.
Vote Shares| STATE | CONSTITUENCY | TOTAL VOTES |
|---|---|---|
| ANDHRA PRADESH | MALKAJGIRI | 1620397 |
| ASSAM | GAUHATI | 1511729 |
| KARNATAKA | BANGALORE RURAL | 1455244 |
| ASSAM | DHUBRI | 1369624 |
| WEST BENGAL | GHATAL | 1366709 |
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Who were the undisputed winners of 2014?
Winner by maximum vote share| PARTY | PARTY VOTES | TOTAL VOTES | VOTE SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY | 171657549 | 553801801 | 0.31 |
| INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 106938242 | 553801801 | 0.1931 |
| BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY | 22946182 | 553801801 | 0.0414 |
| ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS | 21259681 | 553801801 | 0.0384 |
| SAMAJWADI PARTY | 18672916 | 553801801 | 0.0337 |
| ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM | 18115825 | 553801801 | 0.0327 |
| COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MARXIST) | 17986773 | 553801801 | 0.0325 |
| INDEPENDENT | 16743719 | 553801801 | 0.0302 |
| TELUGU DESAM | 14094545 | 553801801 | 0.0255 |
| YUVAJANA SRAMIKA RYTHU CONGRESS PARTY | 13991280 | 553801801 | 0.0253 |
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<th>CANDIDATE </th><th>PARTY </th><th>CONSTITUENCY</th><th> VOTES</th><th> TOTAL VOTES</th><th> VOTE SHARE</th>
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<td>DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>SURAT </td><td>718412 </td><td>947922 </td><td>0.7579</td/>
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<td>NARENDRA MODI </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>VADODARA </td><td>845464 </td><td>1161577 </td><td>0.7279</td/>
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<td>C. R. PATIL </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>NAVSARI </td><td>820831 </td><td>1160747</td><td> 0.7072</td/>
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<td>GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>MUMBAI NORTH </td><td>664004 </td><td>946562</td><td> 0.7015</td/>
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<td>NEIPHIU RIO NAGA</td><td> PEOPLES FRONT </td><td>NAGALAND </td><td>713372 </td><td>1038910</td><td> 0.6867</td/>
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Who lost the maximum deposit?
No. of seats with < 1/6 votes| NO OF CANDIDATES | PARTY |
|---|---|
| 448 | BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY |
| 414 | AAM AADMI PARTY |
| 232 | BAHUJAN MUKTI PARTY |
| 178 | INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS |
| 140 | SAMAJWADI PARTY |
Who won with maximum difference in votes?
Maximum Difference <thead>
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<th>CONSTITUENCY </th><th>WINNER CANDIDATE </th><th>WINNER PARTY</th><th> WINNER VOTES </th><th>RUNNER UP CANDIDATE</th><th> RUNNER UP PARTY </th><th>RUNNER UP VOTES </th><th>DIFFERENCE IN VOTES</th>
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<td>VADODARA </td><td>NARENDRA MODI</td><td> BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY</td><td> 845464 </td><td>MISTRI MADHUSUDAN DEVRAM</td><td> INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS </td><td>275336 </td><td>570128</td/>
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<td>GHAZIABAD </td><td>VIJAY KUMAR SINGH </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>758482 </td><td>RAJ BABBAR </td><td>INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS</td><td> 191222 </td><td>567260</td/>
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<td>NAVSARI</td><td> C. R. PATIL</td><td> BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>820831</td><td> MAKSUD MIRZA </td><td>INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS</td><td> 262715 </td><td>558116</td/>
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<td>JAIPUR</td><td> RAMCHARAN BOHARA</td><td> BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>863358 </td><td>DR. MAHESH JOSHI</td><td> INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS</td><td> 324013 </td><td>539345</td/>
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<td>SURAT </td><td>DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>718412 </td><td>DESAI NAISHADHBHAI BHUPATBHAI </td><td>INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS </td><td>185222 </td><td>533190</td/>
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Who won with least difference in votes?
Nail Biting Finishes </tbody>
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Which constituency had maximum number of candidates?
All want to be leaders here| CONSTITUENCY | WINNER CANDIDATE | WINNER PARTY | WINNER VOTES | RUNNER UP CANDIDATE | RUNNER UP PARTY | RUNNER UP VOTES | DIFFERENCE IN VOTES |
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| LADAKH | THUPSTAN CHHEWANG | BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY | 31111 | GHULAM RAZA | INDEPENDENT | 31075 | 36 |
| MAHASAMUND | CHANDU LAL SAHU (CHANDU BHAIYA) | BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY | 503514 | AJIT JOGI | INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 502297 | 1217 |
| RAICHUR | B.V.NAYAK | INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 443659 | ARAKERA SHIVANAGOUDA NAYAK | BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY | 442160 | 1499 |
| LAKSHADWEEP | MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P. | NATIONALIST CONGRESS PARTY | 21665 | HAMDULLAH SAYEED | INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 20130 | 1535 |
| HINGOLI | RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV | INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 467397 | WANKHEDE SUBHASH BAPURAO | SHIVSENA | 465765 | 1632 |
| CONSTITUENCY | NO OF CANDIDATES |
|---|---|
| CHENNAI SOUTH | 43 |
| VARANASI | 43 |
| HISAR | 42 |
| CHENNAI NORTH | 41 |
| BEED | 40 |
EC allowed up to INR 70 Lakhs for election expenditure. Assuming that every candidate spent exactly 70 lakhs, we see some interesting results. Cost per seat excludes parties that won no seats.
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<th>PARTY</th><th> TOTAL COST </th><th>VOTES PARTY GOT</th><th> COST PER VOTE</th>
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<td>SWABHIMANI PAKSHA</td><td> 14000000</td><td> 1105073 </td><td>12.6688</td/>
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<td>NAGA PEOPLES FRONT</td><td> 14000000 </td><td>994505</td><td> 14.0774</td/>
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<td>TELUGU DESAM</td><td> 210000000</td><td> 14094545</td><td> 14.8994</td/>
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<td>ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM</td><td> 280000000</td><td> 18115825</td><td> 15.4561</td/>
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<td>BIJU JANATA DAL </td><td>147000000</td><td> 9491497 </td><td>15.4875</td/>
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<th>PARTY</th><th> TOTAL COST </th><th>VOTES PARTY GOT</th><th> COST PER VOTE</th>
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<td>BHARAT VISHAL PARTY </td><td>7000000</td><td> 161</td><td> 43478.2609</td/>
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<td>RASHTRIYA JANKRANTI PARTY </td><td>7000000</td><td> 217 </td><td>32258.0645</td/>
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<td>RASHTRIYA JATIGAT AARAKSHAN VIRODHI PARTY</td><td> 7000000 </td><td>259 </td><td>27027.027</td/>
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<td>AKHIL BHARATIYA ASHOK SENA</td><td> 7000000 </td><td>296</td><td> 23648.6486</td/>
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<td>VISHVA SHAKTI PARTY </td><td>7000000</td><td> 263 </td><td>26615.9696</td/>
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<th> PARTY</th><th> TOTAL COST </th><th>SEATS PARTY WON</th><th> TOTAL PARTICIPATED SEATS</th><th> SUCCESS RATIO </th><th>COST PER SEAT</th>
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<td>ALL INDIA N.R. CONGRESS </td><td>7000000</td><td> 1</td><td> 1</td><td> 1 </td><td>7000000</td/>
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<td>KERALA CONGRESS (M) </td><td>7000000</td><td> 1 </td><td>1 </td><td>1 </td><td>7000000</td/>
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<td>SIKKIM DEMOCRATIC FRONT </td><td>7000000</td><td> 1</td><td> 1</td><td> 1</td><td> 7000000</td/>
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<td>BIJU JANATA DAL</td><td> 147000000 </td><td>20 </td><td>21 </td><td>0.9524 </td><td>7350000</td/>
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<td>ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM</td><td> 280000000 </td><td>37</td><td> 40 </td><td>0.925</td><td> 7567567.568</td/>
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<th> PARTY</th><th> TOTAL COST </th><th>SEATS PARTY WON</th><th> TOTAL PARTICIPATED SEATS</th><th> SUCCESS RATIO </th><th>COST PER SEAT</th>
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<td>SAMAJWADI PARTY </td><td>1379000000</td><td> 5</td><td> 197 </td><td>0.0254 </td><td>275800000</td/>
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<td>JANATA DAL (UNITED) </td><td>651000000</td><td> 2</td><td> 93 </td><td>0.0215</td><td> 325500000</td/>
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<td>COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA</td><td> 469000000</td><td> 1</td><td> 67 </td><td>0.0149</td><td> 469000000</td/>
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<td>AAM AADMI PARTY </td><td>3024000000</td><td> 4</td><td> 432</td><td> 0.0093 </td><td>756000000</td/>
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<td>INDEPENDENT</td><td> 22645000000 </td><td>3 </td><td>3235</td><td> 0.0009</td><td> 7548333333</td/>
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A total of 17 Candidates contested from 2 constituencies*
I shall represent this and that <thead>
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<th> CANDIDATE</th><th>CANDIDATE</th>
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<td>A.K.Aggarwal</td><td> Arvind Kumar</td>
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<td> Ashok Kumar</td><td> Ashok Singh</td>
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<td> Bhola Singh</td><td> Dinesh Kumar </td>
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<td> Harekrishna Sarkar</td><td> Jaswant Singh</td>
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<td> Mulayam Singh Yadav</td><td> Narendra Modi</td>
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<td> Sanjay Kumar</td><td> Sunil Kumar</td>
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<td> Sutharapu Padmaiah</td><td> Thakur</td>
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<td> Hemendra Veer Singh</td><td> Vijay Kumar Singh</td>
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<td> Vinod Kumar</td/>
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<p>
But did it really help them? Not exactly. Vijay Kumar Singh won and lost in one each. Narendra Modi, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Bhola Singh won in both. Other 13 candidates lost in both.
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Report Card these winning Candidates
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<th> CANDIDATE</th><th> PARTY </th><th>CONSTITUENCY </th><th>VOTES</th>
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<td>VIJAY KUMAR SINGH </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>GHAZIABAD </td><td>758482</td/>
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<td>NARENDRA MODI </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>VADODARA </td><td>845464</td/>
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<td>NARENDRA MODI </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>VARANASI</td><td> 581022</td/>
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<td>MULAYAM SINGH YADAV </td><td>SAMAJWADI PARTY </td><td>AZAMGARH </td><td>340306</td/>
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<td>MULAYAM SINGH YADAV</td><td> SAMAJWADI PARTY </td><td>MAINPURI</td><td> 595918</td/>
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<td>BHOLA SINGH </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>BEGUSARAI </td><td>428227</td/>
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<td>BHOLA SINGH </td><td>BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY </td><td>BULANDSHAHR </td><td>604449</td/>
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You can get all the complete set of reports here on GitHub.
* A string match of Names and Party were done. This is not fool proof. There could be 2 individuals with same name and belonging to the same party.
Edit: Earlier ALL INDIA TRINAMOOL CONGRESS were shown to have 44 seats, but it's 34. It was a typo. Thanks to Anand Kislay Singh for pointing out this error.