2014 general election

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:BJPSeatsWon 44
282
gptkbp:chiefElectionCommissioner gptkb:V._S._Sampath
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:endDate 2014-05-12
gptkbp:firstTimeVoters over 100 million
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2014 general election
gptkbp:LokSabhaNumber 16
gptkbp:mainAlliance1 gptkb:National_Democratic_Alliance
gptkbp:mainAlliance2 gptkb:United_Progressive_Alliance
gptkbp:mainEvent Election of members to the 16th Lok Sabha
gptkbp:mainWinningLeader gptkb:Narendra_Modi
gptkbp:majoritySeats 272
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2019_Indian_general_election
gptkbp:notableFeature Extensive use of electronic voting machines
First time BJP won majority on its own
Largest democratic election in history
Widespread use of social media in campaigning
Highest ever voter turnout in Indian general elections
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Indian_general_election,_2014
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Rahul_Gandhi
gptkbp:party gptkb:All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkb:Aam_Aadmi_Party
gptkb:Bharatiya_Janata_Party
gptkb:Samajwadi_Party
gptkb:All_India_Trinamool_Congress
gptkb:Telugu_Desam_Party
gptkb:Biju_Janata_Dal
gptkbp:period 9
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2009_Indian_general_election
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Manmohan_Singh
gptkb:Narendra_Modi
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 543
gptkbp:startDate 2014-04-07
gptkbp:totalVoters 814,500,000
gptkbp:voterTurnout 66.4%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Bharatiya_Janata_Party
gptkbp:winningAlliance gptkb:National_Democratic_Alliance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Antigua_and_Barbuda_Labour_Party
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6