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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.
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.
The tenure of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 23 March 2022. [4] The previous assembly elections were held in February 2017. After the election, Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with Trivendra Singh Rawat becoming Chief Minister. [5]
The previous assembly elections were held in February 2017 to elect the members of the Seventh Goa Legislative Assembly. After the election, a coalition of Bharatiya Janata Party , Goa Forward Party and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party formed the state government , with Manohar Parrikar becoming the Chief Minister .
A State Legislative Assembly holds equal legislative power with the upper house of the state legislature, the State Legislative Council, except in the area of dissolution of state government and passing of money bills, in which case the State Legislative Assembly has the ultimate authority. Powers of legislative assemblies are given down below:
The Eighteenth Uttar Pradesh Assembly (Eighteenth Vidhan Sabha of Uttar Pradesh) is formed by the members elected in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. Elections for 403 seats of the state , were conducted in seven phases from 10 February 2022 to 7 March 2022 by the Election Commission of India .
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]
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.