Who was elected to represent Palghar Lok Sabha in the largest-ever election in the world?
Indian general election, 2014 The Indian general election of 2014 was held to constitute the 16th Lok Sabha, electing members of parliament for all 543 parliamentary constituencies of India. Running in nine phases from 7 April to 12 May 2014, it was the longest election in the country's history. According to the Election Commission of India, 814.5 million people were eligible to vote, with an increase of 100 million voters since the last general election in 2009, making it the largest-ever election in the world. Around 23.1 million or 2.7% of the total eligible voters were aged 18–19 years. A total of 8,251 candidates contested for the 543 Lok Sabha seats. The average election turnout over all nine phases was around 66.38%, the highest ever in the history of Indian general elections.
Gurudas Dasgupta Gurudas Dasgupta (Bengali: গুরুদাস দাসগুপ্ত ) (born 1936) is an Indian politician and a leader of the Communist Party of India. He became a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1985. He was elected the General Secretary of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) in 2001. In 2004, He was elected to the 14th Lok Sabha from Panskura in West Bengal. In 2009, He was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Ghatal in West Bengal. He is a member of JPC on 2G spectrum scam and accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of "dereliction of duty", alleging that he (the PM) was fully aware of irregularities in dispensing of telecom licences. He cited a note from then Cabinet Secretary, stating the value of licences of spectrum should be increased.