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2014 in India refers to notable events that took place in the year 2014 in the Republic of India. Among the notable events were the 2014 Indian general election, in which Bharatiya Janata Party obtained a majority and Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. A new state of Telangana was formed.
The 2014 general elections, according to the Election Commission of India, recorded a cumulative total of 66.38% voter turnout, or 551.3 million out of 814 million eligible people casting their vote, according to provisional figures. [244] The 2014 turnout surpassed India's previous highest voter turnout record of 64% in 1984 general elections.
The elections in India in 2014 include the Indian general election of 2014 and eight state legislative assembly elections.The tenure of the state legislative assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha and Sikkim are due to expire during the year.
To constitute India's 16th Lok Sabha, general elections were held in April–May 2014.The result was announced on 16 May 2014. The main contenders were two alliance groups of the Incumbent United Progressive Alliance and the Opposition National Democratic Alliance; led by Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party respectively.
12 March: India and Russia signs a nuclear reactor deal. 1 April: The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act to provide free and compulsory education comes into force. 3 October: XIX Commonwealth Games held in Delhi. 24 November: BJP and JD(U) alliance wins election in Bihar. Incumbent Nitish Kumar is sworn in as Chief Minister ...
The India national cricket team toured England from 22 June to 7 September 2014 [1] for a five-match Test series, five One Day International matches and one Twenty20 International. England won the Test series 3–1 and received the Pataudi Trophy . [ 2 ]
The Indian general election of 2014 were held to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha in India. Voting took place in all 543 parliamentary constituencies of India to elect members of parliament in the Lok Sabha. The result of this election was declared on 16 May. The 15th Lok Sabha completed its constitutional mandate on 31 May 2014. [1]
2014–2015 India–Pakistan border skirmishes; Indian Armed Forces and the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir floods; IRNSS-1B; IRNSS-1C; J. 2014 Jadavpur University protests; K.