State Assembly elections in India

The Legislative Assembly elections in India are the elections in which the Indian electorate choose the members of the Vidhan Sabha (or Legislative/State Assembly). They are held every 5 years and the members of the legislative assembly are called MLA. The assembly elections are never carried out in the same year for all states and union territories. The legislative assembly elections are held in all the 29 States and 2 of the 7 Union Territories of India.

History of Legislative Assembly elections in India

Latest Legislative Assembly elections in India

State Last Elections Held Result Date Largest/Majority Party Alliance
Andhra Pradesh201416 May 2014Telugu Desam PartyNDA
Arunachal Pradesh201416 May 2014People's Party of ArunachalNDA
Assam201113 May 2011Indian National CongressUPA
Bihar20158 November 2015Rashtriya Janata Dal Mahagatbandhan
Chhattisgarh20138 December 2013Bharatiya Janata PartyNDA
Goa20126 March 2012Bharatiya Janata PartyNDA
Gujarat201220 December 2012Bharatiya Janata PartyNDA
Haryana201419 October 2014Bharatiya Janata PartyNDA
Himachal Pradesh201220 December 2012Indian National CongressUPA
Jammu and Kashmir201423 December 2014J&K Peoples Democratic PartyNDA
Jharkhand201423 December 2014Bharatiya Janata PartyNDA
Karnataka20137 May 2013Indian National CongressUPA
Kerala201113 May 2011Indian National CongressUDF
Madhya Pradesh20138 December 2013Bharatiya Janata PartyNDA
Maharashtra201419 October 2014Bharatiya Janata PartyNDA
Manipur20126 March 2012Indian National CongressUPA
Meghalaya201328 February 2013Indian National CongressUPA
Mizoram20139 December 2013Indian National CongressUPA
Nagaland201328 February 2013Naga People's FrontNDA
Odisha201416 May 2014Biju Janata Dal ---
Punjab20126 March 2012Shiromani Akali DalNDA
Rajasthan20138 December 2013Bharatiya Janata PartyNDA
Sikkim201416 May 2014Sikkim Democratic Front ---
Tamil Nadu201113 May 2011AIADMK ---
Telangana201416 May 2014Telangana Rashtra Samithi ---
Tripura201328 February 2013Communist Party of India(M)Left Front
Uttar Pradesh20126 March 2012Samajwadi Party ---
Uttarakhand20126 March 2012President's Rule---
West Bengal201113 May 2011All India Trinamool Congress ---
Delhi *201510 February 2015Aam Aadmi Party ---
Puducherry *201113 May 2011All India N.R. CongressNDA

* Union Territory.

Legislative Assembly elections by states

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