This reference is a guideline on writing about Indian Election (Parliamentary and Legislative Election).
See Wikipedia:Layout for the Wikipedia Manual of Style guidance to general structure of a Wikipedia article.
Headers
Include
Infobox
- {{Infobox election}}
- Tool to create Parliament diagram of seat distribution in the assembly.
Lead
The [election name] was held on [election date(s)]. [Sentence-long summary of election result].
Background
- Electoral system: Link to the page detailing the Election process in the state or country.
- Brief of previous result, current government, incumbent CM/ PM
Election schedule
- Rescheduled voting, cancellations
Voter statistics
- Electronic voting machines and security
- Voting
Parties and alliances
- Political alliances
- Political parties
Candidates
- List of candidates of major parties of the state
- After the publication of the results, table of the list of candidates should be converted into results by constituency table. The table of candidates should be removed after election as it repeats the information of the results section.
Party manifestos
- Highlights of the manifesto
Campaign
- Issues
- Policy positions
- Party campaigns
- Campaign finance
- Campaign controversies
- Campaign events
Incidents
- Major incidents related to the election
Surveys and polls
- Opinion Polls
- Exit Polls
Turnout
- State/UT-wise voter turnout details (for a Lok Sabha election).
- District-wise voter turnout details (for a state Assembly election).
Election results
- Results by Parties and alliances
- Results by Division/ region
- Results by Districts
- Results by Constituencies
Aftermath
- Government formation
- Inauguration (oath taking) ceremony
Bypolls
- Major incidents
- Results
References
- Election navbox for that state.
- Categories
- Stub template, while the article is a stub.
Example articles
- General election: 2019 Indian general election
- State election: 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election