India general elections

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Election_Commission_of_India
gptkbp:campaignPeriod several weeks
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:electoral_rolls over 900 million (2019)
gptkbp:electronic_voting used since 2004
gptkbp:features managed by central and state forces
gptkbp:firstHeld 1951-1952
gptkbp:frequency every 5 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label India general elections
gptkbp:largest_democracy gptkb:India
gptkbp:lastElection 2024
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:Lok_Sabha
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:model_code_of_conduct enforced by Election Commission
gptkbp:notableFeature world's largest election
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:business
gptkb:infrastructure
gptkb:international_relations
agriculture
corruption
development
education
employment
environment
healthcare
national security
social justice
women's rights
inflation
caste and religion
gptkbp:observerState sometimes present
gptkbp:party gptkb:All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam
gptkb:Asom_Gana_Parishad
gptkb:Shiromani_Akali_Dal
gptkb:YSR_Congress_Party
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkb:Nationalist_Congress_Party
gptkb:Revolutionary_Socialist_Party
gptkb:Apna_Dal
gptkb:Naga_People's_Front
gptkb:Zoram_People's_Movement
gptkb:Janata_Dal_(United)
gptkb:Jharkhand_Mukti_Morcha
gptkb:Aam_Aadmi_Party
gptkb:All_India_Forward_Bloc
gptkb:Bharatiya_Janata_Party
gptkb:Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)
gptkb:Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam
gptkb:Indian_Union_Muslim_League
gptkb:National_People's_Party
gptkb:Rashtriya_Janata_Dal
gptkb:Rashtriya_Lok_Dal
gptkb:Samajwadi_Party
gptkb:Trinamool_Congress
gptkb:Kerala_Congress_(M)
gptkb:All_India_Majlis-e-Ittehadul_Muslimeen
gptkb:Bahujan_Samaj_Party
gptkb:Bodoland_People's_Front
gptkb:Janata_Dal_(Secular)
gptkb:Lok_Janshakti_Party
gptkb:Pattali_Makkal_Katchi
gptkb:Sikkim_Democratic_Front
gptkb:United_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Shiv_Sena
gptkb:Mizo_National_Front
gptkb:Independents
gptkb:Biju_Janata_Dal
gptkb:Telangana_Rashtra_Samithi
gptkbp:previous_election_year 2019
gptkbp:purpose elect members of Lok Sabha
gptkbp:results_announced_by gptkb:Election_Commission_of_India
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 543
gptkbp:stateElectorate citizens of India aged 18 and above
gptkbp:upperHouse Rajya Sabha (not directly elected)
gptkbp:voter_turnout_(2019) 67.4%
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First-past-the-post_(House_of_Commons)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5