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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.
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 election schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India on 8 January 2022. [23] However, the election date was postponed from 14 February 2022 to 20 February 2022 on account of Guru Ravidass Jayanti. [24] Map of Assembly Constituencies of Punjab, India in 2022
In January 2021, Arvind Kejriwal announced that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would be contesting in six state elections in 2022 including Uttarakhand. [10] On 17 August 2021, AAP declared Ajay Kothiyal as their Chief Ministerial candidate for the assembly election.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Gujarat from 1 to 5 December 2022 in two phases, to elect 182 members of 15th Gujarat Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 8 December 2022. The Bharatiya Janata Party won a super majority of 156 seats, the most ever won by any party in Gujarat's history.
The defection of the two senior Congress officials was deemed to be a major blow to the party just a few months prior to the Assembly election. [9] On 28 September 2022, Himachal Pradesh state Congress working president and former cabinet minister Harsh Mahajan joined BJP. The defection was another shock to Congress. [10] [11]
The Constitution of India states that a State Legislative Assembly must have no less than 60 and no more than 500 members however an exception may be granted via an Act of Parliament as is the case in the states of Goa, Sikkim, Mizoram and the union territory of Puducherry which have fewer than 60 members.
2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election (2 P) Pages in category "2022 State Assembly elections in India" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.