Timeline of the 2014 Indian general election

This article outlines the events leading up to the 2014 Indian general election from 7 April to 12 May 2014, starting with the prior election in 2009.

Pre poll

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2009–2012

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2009

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2010

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2011

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2012

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2013

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Electoral Events

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  • 5 March : The Election Commission of India announce election scheduled to the 16th Lok Sabha.[1][2]
  • 5 March: the Model code of conduct comes into force.
  • 14 March: Issue of notification for the first poll day.
  • 15 March: Issue of notification for the second and third poll days.
  • 19 March: Issue of notification for the fourth and fifth poll days.
  • 21 March: Last Date for filing nominations for the first poll day.
  • 21 March: Last Date for filing nominations for the second and third poll days.
  • 21 March: Last Date for filing nominations for the fourth and fifth poll days.
  • 29 March: Issue of notification for the sixth poll day.
  • 2 April: Issue of notification for the seventh poll day.
  • 5 April: Last Date for filing nominations for the sixth poll day.
  • 7 April: Polling held at 6 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 2 states for the first poll day.
  • 7 April: the BJP release its election manifesto.
  • 9 April: Last Date for filing nominations for the seventh poll day.
  • 9 April: Polling held at 7 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 5 states for the second poll day.
  • 10 April: Polling held at 92 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 14 states for the third poll day.
  • 12 April: Issue of notification for the penultimate eighth poll day.
  • 12 April: Polling held at 5 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 3 states for the fourth poll day.
  • 17 April: Issue of notification for the last and ultimate ninth poll day.
  • 17 April: Polling held at 122 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 13 states for the fifth poll day.
  • 19 April: Last Date for filing nominations for the eighth poll day.
  • 24 April: Last Date for filing nominations for the ninth poll day.
  • 24 April: Polling held at 117 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 12 states for the sixth poll day.
  • 30 April: Polling held at 89 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 9 states for the seventh poll day.
  • 7 May: Polling held at 64 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 7 states for the eighth poll day.
  • 12 May: Polling held at 41 parliamentary constituencies spanning over 3 states for the ninth poll day.
  • 16 May: Counting of votes and declaration of results for all poll days of the election.

Government Formation

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  • 17 May: PM Manmohan Singh is due to resign after a decade long of service.

References

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  1. ^ "Lok Sabha polls 2014: EC announces 9 phase schedule". Zee News. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Lok Sabha Election 2014 to be held in mid April: EC sources". first post.com. Retrieved 4 March 2014.