Members Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in ...

of the State Legislative Assembly, the only house of

State Legislature A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United ...

in 22

states State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * '' State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our ...

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 A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

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 A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

. 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 The State List or List-II is a list of 61 items. Initially there were 66 items in the list in Schedule Seven to the Constitution of India. The legislative section is divided into three lists: the Union List, the State List and the Concurrent List ...

. Elections take place once in five years to elect the members for the state legislative assemblies.

Current legislative assemblies in India

^* Union territory

Legislative Assembly elections by states

Elections in Andhra Pradesh Elections in Andhra Pradesh state, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Andhra Pradesh creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legisla ...

Elections in Arunachal Pradesh Elections in Arunachal Pradesh are being conducted since 1977 to elect the members of Arunachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha and the members of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India' ...

Elections in Assam Elections in Assam are conducted since 1952 to elect the members of Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, g ...

# Elections in Bihar #

Elections in Chhattisgarh Elections in Chhattisgarh are being conducted since the formation of the state in 2000, to elect the members of Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha and the members of the Lok Sabha. There are 90 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 11 Lok Sabha constituencies ...

# Elections in Delhi #

Elections in Goa The Portuguese ruled territories of Goa, Daman and Diu were invaded and successfully annexed through Operation Vijay into the Republic of India on 19 December 1961. Since then, elections in the state are conducted in accordance with the Constituti ...

Elections in Gujarat Elections in Gujarat are being conducted since 1962 to elect the members of the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha and the members of the lower house of the Indian Parliament, the Lok Sabha. There are 182 Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 26 Lok Sabha constituenc ...

Elections in 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 (17 reserved for SC) and 10 ...

Elections in Himachal Pradesh Elections in Himachal Pradesh for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in Himachal Pradesh state, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. Lok Sabha elections Keys: Legislative Assembly elections 1952 Leg ...

Elections in Jammu and Kashmir Elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India to elect the representatives of various bodies at national, state and district levels including the 114 seat (90 seats + 24 seats re ...

# Elections in Jharkhand #

Elections in Karnataka Elections in Karnataka, a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Karnataka creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature t ...

Elections in Kerala Elections in Kerala are regularly held to fill government officials at all levels of government in both Kerala and India as a whole. These range from national elections to regional local body or ''panchayat'' elections. The Assembly of Kerala c ...

Elections in Madhya Pradesh Elections in Madhya Pradesh, a state in India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Madhya Pradesh creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legisla ...

Elections in Maharashtra Elections in Maharashtra, a state in India, are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Maharashtra creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature ...

Elections in Manipur Elections in Manipur are conducted since 1952 to elect the members for Manipur Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha. There are 60 assembly constituencies and 2 Lok Sabha constituencies. Assembly Elections 1967 1972 1974 1980 1984 19 ...

# Elections in Meghalaya #

Elections in Mizoram Elections in Mizoram have been conducted since 1972 to elect members of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha. There are 40 assembly constituencies and 1 Lok Sabha constituency. Legislative Assembly elections The elections for the Mi ...

Elections in Nagaland Elections in Nagaland are conducted to elect members of the Lok Sabha and members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly. Legislative assembly elections *1964 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election *1969 Nagaland Legislative Assembly election *197 ...

# Elections in Odisha #

Elections in Puducherry Puducherry has a parliamentary system as defined by its constitution, with power distributed between the union territory government and the districts. The Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry is the ceremonial head of the union territory. Howev ...

# Elections in Punjab #

Elections in Rajasthan Elections in Rajasthan have been held since 1952 to elect members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and of Lok Sabha. There are 200 assembly constituencies and 25 Lok sabha constituencies. In 2018, Legislative assembly election in Rajasthan were h ...

# Elections in Sikkim #

Elections in Tamil Nadu Elections in Tamil Nadu are conducted every five years to elect the State assembly and its share of members to the Lok Sabha. There are 234 assembly constituencies and 39 Lok Sabha constituencies. The state has conducted 15 assembly elections ...

Elections in Telangana The Indian state of Telangana was officially formed on 2 June 2014. Since then, elections in the state are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India to elect representatives of various bodies on national, state and district levels. ...

Elections in Tripura Elections in Tripura have been conducted since 1952. For the first Indian general election of 1951-52, voters in Tripura directly elected two members of the Lok Sabha and elected 30 members of an Electoral College which subsequently convened to ...

# Elections in Uttar Pradesh #

Elections in Uttarakhand Elections for the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly (Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha) in Uttarakhand state, India are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The legislative assembly of Uttarakhand creates laws regarding the conduct of ...

Elections in West Bengal Elections in West Bengal, a state in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the ...

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