2008 elections in India


Multiple State Assemblies of India went to elections in 2008.

Legislative Assembly elections

The first batch of elections for the year were announced by the Election Commission of India on 14 January 2008. This included the elections to the Legislative Assemblies of the states of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura. Elections in all polling stations of all three states were conducted using electronic voting machines.
Elections to the state Assembly of Karnataka was announced by the ECI on 2 April 2008. This was the first election to be held under the new boundaries drawn up the Delimitation Commission of India. The elections were split into three phases. Elections in all polling stations of the state were conducted using EVMs.
Elections in four states - Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Rajasthan - and in the National Capital Territory of Delhi were announced by the ECI on 14 October 2008. Of these, only Chhattisgarh would have elections in two phases. All others would have a single phase election. Counting for all constituencies were held on the same day. All these elections were held in accordance with constituencies newly delimited by the Delimitation Commission of India. As has become the practice, EVMs would be used in all polling stations of all constituencies. Elections dates in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram were subsequently amended by a new notice passed by the ECI on 29 October 2008.
On 19 October 2008, the ECI announced elections to the state Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. EVMs were used in all polling stations across the state. Taking into account various factors including weather, academic schedules and law & order situation in the state, the election is scheduled as a 7 phase marathon.
StateDate of PollsSeats Date of CountingIncumbentElection Winner
TripuraSaturday, 23 February 200860Friday, 7 Mar 2008CPICPI
MeghalayaMonday, 3 March 200860Friday, 7 Mar 2008INCMPA*1
NagalandWednesday, 5 March 200860Saturday, 8 March 2008DANDAN*2
KarnatakaSaturday, 10 May 2008
Friday, 16 May 2008
Thursday, 22 May 2008		240Sunday, 25 May 2008INCBJP
ChhattisgarhFriday, 14 November 2008
Thursday, 20 November 2008		90Monday, 08 Dec 2008BJPBJP
Madhya PradeshThursday, 27 November 2008230Monday, 8 December 2008BJPBJP
DelhiSaturday, 29 November 200870Monday, 8 December 2008INCINC
MizoramTuesday, 2 December 200840Monday, 08 Dec 2008INCINC
RajasthanThursday, 4 December 2008200Monday, 8 December 2008BJPINC
Jammu and KashmirMonday, 17 November 2008
Sunday, 23 November 2008
Sunday, 30 November 2008
Sunday, 7 December 2008
Saturday 13 December 2008
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Wednesday, 24 December 2008		87Sunday, 28 December 2008PDP+INCNC+INC

*1 In Meghalaya, the Indian National Congress was the single largest party and was invited by the Governor to form the Government. However, their Chief Minister D. D. Lapang was unable to secure enough support in the Assembly. The Meghalaya Progressive Alliance is a post election alliance formed by the Nationalist Congress Party, United Democratic Party, Hill State People's Democratic Party and others including two independents
*2 In Nagaland, the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland retained control of the government. The single largest party in the Nagaland Assembly was the Nagaland People's Front whose leader formed the new Government.

Chhattisgarh

SNPartySeats
Contested		Seats
won		Seats
Changed		Vote
Share
1Bharatiya Janata Party9050040.33
2Indian National Congress8738+ 138.63
3Bahujan Samaj Party90206.11
Total90

Delhi

SNPartySeats
Contested		Seats
won		Seats
Changed		% Votes
1Indian National Congress6943- 440.31
2Bharatiya Janata Party6923+ 336.34

Jammu and Kashmir

SNPartySeats
won		Seats
Changed
1Jammu & Kashmir National Conference280
3Indian National Congress17- 3
2Peoples Democratic Party21+ 5
4Bharatiya Janata Party11+ 10
5Independents4- 9
6J&K National Panthers Party3- 1
7CPI1- 1
7J&K Democratic Party Nationalist1+ 1
7People's Democratic Front1+ 1
Total87

Karnataka

SNPartySeats
won		Seats
Changed
1Bharatiya Janata Party110+ 31
2Indian National Congress80+ 15
3Janata Dal 28
4Others7- 15
Total224

Madhya Pradesh

SNPartySeats
Contested		Seats
won		Seats
Changed		%
Votes
1Bharatiya Janata Party228143- 3037.64
2Indian National Congress22871+ 3332.39
3Bahujan Samaj Party2287+ 58.97
4Bharatiya Jan Shakti Party2015+ 54.71
5Independents3+ 18.23
6Samajwadi Party1871- 61.99
Total230

Meghalaya

SNPartySeats
won		Seats
Change
2Nationalist Congress Party15+ 1
3United Democratic Party11+ 2
4Independents50
5Hill State People's Democratic Party20
6Bharatiya Janata Party1- 1
6Khun Hynnieutrip National Awakaning Movement1- 1
1Indian National Congress25+ 3
Total60

Mizoram

SNPartySeats
won		Seats
Change
1Indian National Congress32+ 20
2Mizo National Front3- 18
3MPC20
4Zoram Nationalist Party20
Total40

Nagaland

SNPartySeats
won		Seats
Change
1Nagaland Peoples Front26+ 7
4Bharatiya Janata Party2- 5
2Indian National Congress23- 2
3Independents7+ 3
4Nationalist Congress Party2+ 2
Total60

Rajasthan

SNPartySeats
won		Seats
Changed
1Indian National Congress96+ 40
2Bharatiya Janata Party78- 42
3Independents14- 1
4Bahujan Samaj Party6+ 4
5Communist Party of India 3+ 2
6Loktantrik Samajwadi Party1+ 1
6Janata Dal 1- 1
Total199/200

Tripura

SNPartySeats
won		Seats
Change
1Communist Party of India 46+ 8
3Revolutionary Socialist Party20
4Communist Party of India10
2Indian National Congress10- 3
4Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra1- 5
Total60

Local body elections