List of Indian state legislative assembly elections

Last updated

Members of the State Legislative Assembly, the only house of State Legislature in 22 states and 3 union territories of India and the lower house of 6 states, are elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of India enlisted in the voter list of their respective state/union territory, from a set of candidates who stand in their respective constituencies. Every adult citizen of India can vote only in their constituency. Candidates who win the State Legislative Assembly elections are called 'Member of the Legislative Assembly' and hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the Governor of the respective state and Lieutenant Governor of the respective union territory on the advice of the Council of Ministers of the state/union territory headed by the Chief Minister. The assemblies meet on matters relating to creation of new laws, removing or improving the existing laws of the state as defined in the State List. Elections take place once in five years to elect the members for the state legislative assemblies.

Contents

Current legislative assemblies in India

State/
Union Territory
Last Elections HeldResult DateLargest/
Majority Party
Government
Andhra Pradesh 2024 4 June 2024 TDP National Democratic Alliance
Arunachal Pradesh 2024 2 June 2024 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Assam 2021 2 May 2021 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Bihar 2020 10 November 2020 JD(U) National Democratic Alliance
Chhattisgarh 2023 3 December 2023 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Delhi * 2020 11 February 2020 AAP Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Goa 2022 10 March 2022 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Gujarat 2022 8 December 2022 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Haryana 2019 24 October 2019 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Himachal Pradesh 2022 8 December 2022 INC Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Jammu and Kashmir * 2014 23 December 2014N/AN/A
(President's rule)
Jharkhand 2019 23 December 2019 JMM Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Karnataka 2023 13 May 2023 INC Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Kerala 2021 2 May 2021 CPI(M) Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Madhya Pradesh 2023 3 December 2023 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Maharashtra 2019 24 October 2019 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Manipur 2022 10 March 2022 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Meghalaya 2023 2 March 2023 NPP National Democratic Alliance
Mizoram 2023 4 December 2023 ZPM Zoram People's Movement
Nagaland 2023 2 March 2023 NDPP National Democratic Alliance
Odisha 2024 4 June 2024 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Puducherry * 2021 2 May 2021 AINRC National Democratic Alliance
Punjab 2022 10 March 2022 AAP Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Rajasthan 2023 3 December 2023 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Sikkim 2024 2 June 2024 SKM National Democratic Alliance
Tamil Nadu 2021 2 May 2021 DMK Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Telangana 2023 3 December 2023 INC Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Tripura 2023 2 March 2023 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Uttar Pradesh 2022 10 March 2022 BJP National Democratic Alliance
Uttarakhand 2022 10 March 2022 BJP National Democratic Alliance
West Bengal 2021 2 May 2021 AITC Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance

* Union territory

Legislative Assembly elections by states

  1. Elections in Andhra Pradesh
  2. Elections in Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Elections in Assam
  4. Elections in Bihar
  5. Elections in Chhattisgarh
  6. Elections in Delhi
  7. Elections in Goa
  8. Elections in Gujarat
  9. Elections in Haryana
  10. Elections in Himachal Pradesh
  11. Elections in Jammu and Kashmir
  12. Elections in Jharkhand
  13. Elections in Karnataka
  14. Elections in Kerala
  15. Elections in Madhya Pradesh
  16. Elections in Maharashtra
  17. Elections in Manipur
  18. Elections in Meghalaya
  19. Elections in Mizoram
  20. Elections in Nagaland
  21. Elections in Odisha
  22. Elections in Puducherry
  23. Elections in Punjab
  24. Elections in Rajasthan
  25. Elections in Sikkim
  26. Elections in Tamil Nadu
  27. Elections in Telangana
  28. Elections in Tripura
  29. Elections in Uttar Pradesh
  30. Elections in Uttarakhand
  31. Elections in West Bengal

See also

Related Research Articles

Politics of India works within the framework of the country's Constitution. India is a parliamentary secular democratic republic in which the president of India is the head of state & first citizen of India and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government. It is based on the federal structure of government, although the word is not used in the Constitution itself. India follows the dual polity system, i.e. federal in nature, that consists of the central authority at the centre and states at the periphery. The Constitution defines the organizational powers and limitations of both central and state governments; it is well recognised, fluid and considered supreme, i.e. the laws of the nation must conform to it. India is officially declared a secular and socialist state as per the Constitution.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">President of India</span> Head of state of India

The president of India is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, as well as the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murmu is the 15th and current president, having taken office from 25 July 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sushilkumar Shinde</span> Indian politician

Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde is an Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra. He was the 24th Minister of Home Affairs, 28th Minister of Power in the Manmohan Singh government, and the Leader of the House in Lok Sabha until 26 May 2014. He previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 18 January 2003 to 4 November 2004.

The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhana Sabha, is a legislative body in each of the states and certain union territories of India. In 22 states and 3 union territories, there is a unicameral legislature which is the sole legislative body. In 6 states, the legislative assembly is the lower house of their bicameral legislature with the upper house being the State Legislative Council. 5 union territories are governed directly by the Union Government of India and have no legislative body.

India has a parliamentary system as defined by its constitution, with power distributed between the union government and the states. India's democracy is the largest democracy in the world.

A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Each state has between seven and nine MLAs for every Member of Parliament (MP) that it has in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's bicameral parliament. There are also members in three unicameral legislatures in Union Territories: the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can work as a minister for more than 6 months. If a non-Member of the Legislative Assembly becomes a Chief Minister or a minister, he must become an MLA within 6 months to continue in the job. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can become the Speaker of the Legislature.

A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly. The term most commonly refers to members of the legislature of a federated state or an autonomous region, but is also used for several national legislatures.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in Kerala</span>

Elections in Kerala are regularly held to appoint government officials at various levels, both within the state of Kerala and in India as a whole. These elections encompass national elections as well as regional elections for local bodies and panchayats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Puducherry Legislative Assembly</span> Unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory of Puducherry

The Puducherry Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian union territory (UT) of Puducherry, which comprises four districts: Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahé and Yanam. Out of eight union territories of India, only three have legislatures and they are Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir. After delimitation shortly after its formation, the Puducherry legislative assembly has 33 seats, of which 5 are reserved for candidates from scheduled castes and 3 members are nominated by the Government of India. 30 out of 33 Members are elected directly by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise and the remaining three are nominated by the central government. These nominated members enjoy same powers as elected members of the assembly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bhagat Singh Koshyari</span> Former Governor of Maharashtra

Bhagat Singh Koshyari is an Indian politician who served as the 22nd governor of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2023. An RSS veteran, Koshyari served as National Vice-President of BJP and party's 3rd State president for Uttarakhand. He also served as 2nd Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2001 to 2002 and thereafter, was the leader of the opposition in the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2003. He also served as an MLC in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and MLA in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. He later served as an MP in Rajya Sabha from 2008 to 2014 from Uttarakhand and then the MP in the 16th Lok Sabha from Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar constituency, earning him the distinction of being elected in both houses of State Legislature and both houses of National Parliament respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Government of Himachal Pradesh</span> Indian State Government

The Government of Himachal Pradesh also known as the State Government of Himachal Pradesh, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It consists of an executive branch, led by the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, a judiciary and a legislative branch.

In India, a number of political positions and university posts are held for specific groups of the population, including Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and women in some cases.

Elections in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu are conducted every five years to elect members to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and members of parliament to the Lok Sabha. There are 234 assembly constituencies and 39 Lok Sabha constituencies. The state has conducted 16 assembly elections and 18 Lok Sabha elections since independence.

State Governments of India are the governments ruling over the 28 states and 3 union territories of India with the head of Council of Ministers in every state being the Chief Minister. Power is divided between the Union government and the state governments.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in Haryana</span> Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Haryana

Elections in Haryana, which is a state in India, have been conducted since 1967 to elect the members of state-level Haryana Legislative Assembly and national-level Lok Sabha. There are 90 assembly constituencies and 10 Lok Sabha constituencies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">None of the above (India)</span> Ballot option in India to vote against all available candidates

None of the Above, abbreviated as NOTA, has been provided as an option to the voters of India in most elections since 2013. By expressing a preference for none of the above, a citizen can choose not to vote for any candidates who are contesting the elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election</span> Assembly election in Maharashtra

The 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 21 October 2019 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. After a 61.4% turnout in the election, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena (SHS) won a majority. Following differences over the government formation, the alliance was dissolved, precipitating a political crisis.

Telangana has a parliamentary system as defined by its constitution, with power distributed between the state government and the districts.

Elections in the Indian union territory of Puducherry are conducted every five years to elect members to the Puducherry Legislative Assembly and members of parliament to the Lok Sabha. There are 30 assembly constituencies and 1 Lok Sabha constituency. The union territory has conducted 14 assembly elections and 15 Lok Sabha elections since independence.

References