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Members of the State Legislative Assembly, the only house of State Legislature in 40 states and 5 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.
Elections in India in 2022 include election to the office of the President of India, vice president of India, by-elections to the Lok Sabha, elections to the Rajya Sabha, elections to state legislative assemblies of 7 (seven) states, by-elections to state legislative assemblies and numerous other elections and by-elections to state legislative councils and local bodies.
The counting of votes declaration of results was done on 10 March 2022. [2] [3] [4] The Fifteenth Punjab assembly was dissolved on 11 March 2022. The dissolution was necessitated after the results of the election was declared on 10 March. [5] [6] In the Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly, 92 members of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party form the ...
2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election NDA Seat Sharing. NDA contested the election without a Chief Ministerial face. [31] PLC was allotted 37 seats, but only contested in 34 seats after it could not find candidates to run in 3 seats. The three seats were returned to BJP. [32] 4 Candidates of PLC contested on BJP symbol. [33]
Control of the House has yet to be determined, as a number of critical races remain too close to call, leaving lawmakers — and voters — waiting to see which party will hold the majority next year.
In such a case, the Legislative Council is the upper house, while the Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the state legislature. The Governor shall not be a member of the Legislature or Parliament, shall not hold any office of profit, and shall be entitled to emoluments and allowances. (Article 158 of the Indian constitution).
So far, Republicans have flipped three districts to pick up 210 House seats, while Democrats have secured 198 seats. Either party needs 218 of the 435 seats to secure the majority.
The previous assembly elections were held in November 2017. After the election, Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with Jai Ram Thakur becoming chief minister. [5] The Indian National Congress became the opposition with Mukesh Agnihotri becoming Leader of Opposition in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.