Who won the election 2004 in India?

On 13 May the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the lead party of the National Democratic Alliance conceded defeat. The Indian National Congress, which had governed India for all but five years from independence until 1996, returned to power after a record eight years out of office.

When was the first institutional poll survey conducted in India?

The first complete census of an Indian city was conducted in 1830 by Henry Walter in Dacca.

Who is owner of C voter?

Organization. Yashwant Deshmukh is the director and founding editor of CVoter.

How opinion polls are conducted?

Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within confidence intervals. A person who conducts polls is referred to as a pollster.

What were the main parties in the 2004 Indian elections?

In the Elections 2004 the main fight was between two alliances one led by BJP and the other by Congress. However in some of the states there were other major players and in all national level opinion and exit polls forecasts are made under three categories- NDA (BJP+), Congress+ and others.

How many people were eligible to vote in the 2004 elections?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. General elections were held in India in four phases between 20 April and 10 May 2004. Over 670 million people were eligible to vote, electing 543 members of the 14th Lok Sabha. Seven states also held assembly elections to elect state governments.

Who sponsored exit polls in the 2004 elections?

Five television channels had sponsored exit polls, some in collaboration with popular Indian English and Hindi newspapers. For the first time a foreign newspaper was a co-sponsor of one of the exit polls. In the Elections 2004 the main fight was between two alliances one led by BJP and the other by Congress.

How many people voted in the 14th Lok Sabha election?

Over 670 million people were eligible to vote, electing 543 members of the 14th Lok Sabha. Seven states also held assembly elections to elect state governments. On 13 May the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the lead party of the National Democratic Alliance conceded defeat.