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The 2002 Indian presidential election was held on 15 July 2002 to elect
President of India. On 18 July 2002, the results were declared.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam became the
11th President by beating his nearest rival
Lakshmi Sahgal.
[1]
Candidates
Official candidates
The election was fought between two major candidates,
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and
Lakshmi Sahgal.
[1] Kalam was backed by the ruling
Bharatiya Janata Party and its
National Democratic Alliance.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam,
Telugu Desam Party and
Bahujan Samaj Party also supported his candidature.
[2] The major opposition party
Indian National Congress, two days after the nomination, declared its support to Kalam's candidature.
[3]
Left Front were opposed to Kalam's candidature, and eventually nominated
freedom fighter and
Indian National Army's
Rani of Jhansi Regiment commander
Lakshmi Sahgal as their candidate.
[4]
Results
States
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No. of MLA/MPs
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Value of each Vote
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Total (Votes)
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Total (Values)
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Votes)
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Values)
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Lakshmi Sahgal (Votes)
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Lakshmi Sahgal (Values)
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Invalid (Votes)
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Invalid (Values)
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Valid (Votes)
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Valid (Values)
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Members of Parliament
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776
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708
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760
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538,080
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638
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451,704
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80
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56,640
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42
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29,736
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718
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508,344
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Andhra Pradesh
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294
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148
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283
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41,884
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264
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39,072
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2
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296
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17
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2,516
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266
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39,368
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Arunachal Pradesh
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60
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8
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57
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456
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57
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456
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0
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0
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0
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0
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57
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456
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Assam
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126
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116
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119
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13,804
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113
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13,108
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1
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116
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5
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580
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114
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13,224
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Bihar
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243
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173
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234
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40,482
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215
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37,195
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17
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2,941
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2
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346
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232
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40,136
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Chhattisgarh
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90
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129
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90
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11,610
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85
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10,965
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0
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0
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5
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645
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85
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10,965
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Goa
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40
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20
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39
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780
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34
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680
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3
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60
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2
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40
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37
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740
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Gujarat
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182
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147
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179
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26,313
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174
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25,578
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2
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294
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3
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441
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176
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25,872
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Haryana
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90
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112
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86
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9,632
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86
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9,632
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0
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0
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0
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0
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86
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9,632
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Himachal Pradesh
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68
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51
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64
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3,264
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62
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3,162
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1
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51
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1
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51
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63
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3,213
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Jammu and Kashmir
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87
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72
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78
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5,616
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72
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5,184
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2
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144
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4
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288
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74
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5,328
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Jharkhand
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81
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176
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79
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13,904
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74
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13,024
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5
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880
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0
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0
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79
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13,904
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Karnataka
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224
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131
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220
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28,820
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202
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26,462
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13
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1,703
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5
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655
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215
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28,165
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Kerala
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140
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152
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138
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20,976
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97
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14,744
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39
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5,928
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2
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304
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136
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20,672
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Madhya Pradesh
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230
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131
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229
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29,999
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216
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28,296
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2
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262
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11
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1,441
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218
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28,558
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Maharashtra
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288
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175
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280
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49,000
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264
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46,200
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9
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1,575
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7
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1,225
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273
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47,775
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Manipur
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60
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18
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58
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1,044
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50
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900
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4
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72
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4
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72
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54
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972
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Meghalaya
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60
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17
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56
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952
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53
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901
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1
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17
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2
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34
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54
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918
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Mizoram
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40
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8
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40
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320
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40
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320
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0
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0
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0
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0
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42
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320
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Nagaland
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60
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9
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60
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540
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54
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486
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0
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0
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6
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54
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54
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486
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Orissa
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147
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149
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146
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21,754
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130
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19,370
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12
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1,788
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4
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596
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142
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21,158
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Punjab
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117
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116
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110
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12,760
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87
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10,092
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9
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1,044
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14
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1,624
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96
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1,1136
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Rajasthan
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200
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129
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197
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25,413
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189
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24,381
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2
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258
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6
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774
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191
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24,639
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Sikkim
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32
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7
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32
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224
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30
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210
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0
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0
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2
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14
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30
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210
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Tamil Nadu
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234
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176
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233
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41,111
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217
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38,192
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10
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1,760
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6
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1,056
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227
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39,952
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Tripura
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60
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26
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60
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1,560
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17
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442
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41
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1,066
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2
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52
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58
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1,508
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Uttarakhand
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70
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64
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69
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4,416
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63
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4,032
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3
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192
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3
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192
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66
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4,224
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Uttar Pradesh
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403
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208
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397
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82,576
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386
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80,288
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2
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416
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9
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1,872
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388
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80,704
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West Bengal
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294
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151
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292
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44,092
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90
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13,590
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197
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29,747
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5
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755
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287
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43,337
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Delhi
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70
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58
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70
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4,060
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65
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3,770
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2
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116
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3
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174
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67
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3,886
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Pondicherry
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147
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127
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145
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18,415
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147
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448
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0
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0
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2
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32
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28
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448
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TOTALS
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4,896
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4,785
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1,075,819
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4,152
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922,884
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459
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107,366
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174
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45,569
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4,611
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1,030,250
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Source:
Election Commission of India
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References