UDF and LDF Had Close Competition in LS Election

Both UDF and LDF had a tough competition in recent Lok Sabha Elections 2014 in which UDF won 12 seats while LDF won 8 seats ,but the two alliances are apart only by 1.85 per cent of the total votes polled.

While the UDF garnered 42.08 per cent votes, the LDF was close behind with 40.23 per cent votes, with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) claiming 10.84 per cent and others (including the smaller parties, independents and NOTA) cornering 6.85 per cent of the votes.

In absolute numbers, the UDF’s tally was 75,46,827 votes, 3,35,570 votes more than the LDF’s share of 72,11,257 votes. The NDA secured 19,44,158 votes. The Socialist Democratic Party of India (SDPI) came next with 2,73,847 votes, followed by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) with 2,56,662. The BSP’s share was 71,262 votes. The Welfare Party of India, the political outfit of the Jama-at-e-Islami, could secure only 68,332 votes, far below the share of NOTA (None Of The Above), which stood at 2,10,561 votes.

Src- http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/udf-ahead-of-ldf-by-just-185-votes/article6024788.ece

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