Question: Consider the following statements regarding the Assembly Elections held in five States in 2021:
(i) The Assembly Elections were conducted from 27 March to 29 April 2021.
(ii) In West Bengal, the ruling All India Trinamool Congress won 213 seats.
(iii) In Kerala, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 62 seats.
(iv) In Assam, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party won 60 seats.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct
(a) only (i), (ii) and (iv)
(b) only (ii) and (iii)
(c) only (i), (iii) ) And (iv)
(d) All of the above
Answer:d
Related facts:
- On 2 May 2021, Election Commission of India announced results of assembly elections in five states.
- These assembly elections were held in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Union Territory of Puducherry from 27 March to 29 April 2021.
- In Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry, elections were held in single phase on 6 April 2021.
- Assembly Elections in West Bengal were held in 8 phases.
- In Assam, the Assembly elections were held in three phases.
Election Results –
Assam
- In Assam’s 126-member assembly, Bharatiya Janata Party has won the most 60 seats.
- Indian National Congress won 29 seats, All India United Democratic Front won 16 seats, Asom Gana Parishad 9 seats, United People’s Party Liberal 6 seats, Bodoland Peoples Front 4 seats, Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 seat and an Independent 1 seat.
- Bharatiya Janata Party has garnered highest 33.21% vote percentage share.
- Himanta Biswa Sarma was sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Assam on May 10.
Kerala
- Of the 140 member constituent Assembly in Kerala,Communist Party of India (Marxist) won 62 seats.
- Among other major parties, the Indian National Congress got 21 seats, the Communist Party of India got 17 seats and the Indian Union Muslim League got 15 seats.
Puducherry
- Out of 30 assembly seats of the Union Territory of Puducherry, the All India N.R. Congress won highest 10 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party got 6 seats.
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won 6 seats,Indian National Congress 2 seats and Independents secured 6 seats.
- On 7 May 2021, All India NR Congress chief N Rangasamy sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Puducherry.
Tamil Nadu
- Of the 234-member assembly seats in Tamil Nadu, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won the highest 133 seats.
- Among other major parties, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam won 66 seats, Indian National Congress 18 seats and Bharatiya Janata Party secured 4 seats.
- On 7 May 2021, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(DMK) leader MK Stalin sworn-in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
West Bengal
- The results to West Bengal were declared for 292 seats out of the 294 assembly seats.
The remaining 2 seats elections will be held later.
- All India Trinamool Congress won the highest 213 seats.
- Among other parties,Bharatiya Janata Party got 77 seats, Rashtriya Secular Majlis Party got 1 and an independent won the seat.
- All India Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee lost the election to BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari in the Nandigram constituency.
- On 5 May 2021, Mamata Banerjee sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bengal for the third consecutive time.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/partywiseresult-S03.htm