USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (1992 2013)

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

[SOURCES]
What year was he re-elected

(A) 2013

(B) 2008

(C) ** 2012

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -The 14th indirect Presidential election, in order to elect the 13th President, was held in India on 19 July 2012. The last date for filing nominations was 30 June, whereas the votes would be counted on 22 July.

Concept note-2: -Electoral results Popular vote totals are from the Federal Election Commission report. The results of the electoral vote were certified by Congress on January 4, 2013.

Concept note-3: -President Obama is elected for a second term.

Concept note-4: -The counting was held on 20 December 2012. The BJP have held a majority in the state since 1995 and went to the election under the leadership of Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The Indian National Congress was the main opposition, but did not specified a chief ministerial candidate.

Concept note-5: -President Barack Obama won the Democratic Party nomination by securing more than the required 2, 383 delegates on April 3, 2012, after a series of primary elections and caucuses. He was formally nominated by the 2012 Democratic National Convention on September 5, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina.