Members of the State Legislative Assembly, the only house of State Legislature in 28 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. 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 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. The assemblies meet on matters relating to the creation of new laws, the removal or amendment of existing laws of the state, as defined in the State List. Elections take place every five years to elect members for the state legislative assemblies.
Current legislative assemblies in India
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! align="center" style="width:160px;" | State/<br/>Union Territory
! align="center" style="width:150px;"| Last Elections Held
! align="center" style="width:150px;"| Result Date
! align="center" style="width:100px;" colspan="2"| Largest/<br/>Majority Party
! align="center" style="width:350px;"| Government
|-
|align="left"|Andhra Pradesh||2024||4 June 2024||
||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Arunachal Pradesh||2024||2 June 2024||
||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Assam||2026||4 May 2026||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Bihar||2025||14 November 2025||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Chhattisgarh||2023||3 December 2023||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Goa||2022||10 March 2022||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Gujarat||2022||8 December 2022||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Haryana||2024||8 October 2024||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Himachal Pradesh||2022|| 8 December 2022||||Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Jharkhand||2024||23 November 2024||||Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Karnataka||2023||13 May 2023||||Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Kerala||2026||4 May 2026||||Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Madhya Pradesh||2023||3 December 2023||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Maharashtra||2024||23 November 2024||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Manipur||2022||10 March 2022||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Meghalaya||2023||2 March 2023||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Mizoram||2023||4 December 2023||||Zoram People's Movement
|-
|align="left"|Nagaland||2023||2 March 2023||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Odisha||2024||4 June 2024||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Punjab||2022||10 March 2022||||Others
|-
|align="left"|Rajasthan||2023||3 December 2023||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Sikkim||2024||2 June 2024||
||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Tamil Nadu||2026||4 May 2026|||| Others
|-
|align="left"|Telangana||2023||3 December 2023||||Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Tripura||2023||2 March 2023||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Uttar Pradesh||2022||10 March 2022||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Uttarakhand||2022||10 March 2022||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|West Bengal|| 2026||4 May 2026||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Delhi <sup>*</sup>||2025||8 February 2025||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Jammu and Kashmir <sup>*</sup> ||2024||8 October 2024||||Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
|-
|align="left"|Puducherry <sup>*</sup>||2026||4 May 2026||||National Democratic Alliance
|-
|}
<sup>*</sup> Union territory
Legislative Assembly elections by years
{|class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible sticky-header" style="text-align:center;"
|+Legislative Assembly Elections
!State/UT !! 1950s !! 1960s !! 1970s !! 1980s !! 1990s !! 2000s !! 2010s !! 2020s
|-
!AP
| AS 1955 <br /> 1957
| 1962 <br /> 1967
| 1972 <br /> 1978
| 1983 <br /> 1985 <br /> 1989
| 1994 <br /> 1999
| 2004 <br /> 2009
| 2014 <br /> 2019
|2024
|-
!AR
|
|
| 1978
| 1980 <br /> 1984
| 1990 <br /> 1995 <br /> 1999
| 2004 <br /> 2009
| 2014 <br /> 2019
|2024
|-
!AS
| 1952 <br /> 1957
| 1962 <br /> 1967
| 1972 <br /> 1978
| 1983 <br /> 1985
| 1991 <br /> 1996
| 2001 <br /> 2006
| 2011 <br /> 2016
| 2021 <br /> 2026
|-
!BR
| 1952 <br /> 1957
| 1962 <br /> 1967 <br /> 1969
| 1972 <br /> 1977
| 1980 <br /> 1985
| 1990 <br /> 1995
| 2000 <br /> 2005 (Feb) <br /> 2005 (Oct)
| 2010 <br /> 2015
| 2020 <br /> 2025
|-
!CG
| colspan="5" | State didn't exist. Was part of MP. (Established in 2000)
|2003<br/>2008
|2013<br/>2018
|2023
|-
!GA
|
| 1963 <br /> 1967
| 1972 <br /> 1977
| 1980 <br /> 1984 <br /> 1989
| 1994 <br /> 1999
| 2002 <br /> 2007
| 2012 <br /> 2017
| 2022
|-
!GJ
|
| 1962 <br /> 1967
| 1972 <br /> 1975
| 1980 <br /> 1985
| 1990 <br /> 1995 <br /> 1998
| 2002 <br /> 2007
| 2012 <br /> 2017
| 2022
|-
!HR
|
| 1967 <br /> 1968
| 1972 <br /> 1977
| 1982 <br /> 1987
| 1991 <br /> 1996
| 2000 <br /> 2005 <br /> 2009
| 2014 <br /> 2019
|2024
|-
!HP
| 1952 <br />
| 1967
| 1972 <br /> 1977
| 1985 <br />
| 1990 <br /> 1993 <br /> 1998
| 2003 <br /> 2007
| 2012 <br /> 2017
| 2022
|-
!JH
| colspan="5" | State didn't exist. Was part of Bihar. (Established in 2000)
| 2005 <br /> 2009
| 2014 <br /> 2019
|2024
|-
!KA
| Mysore 1952 <br /> Mysore 1957
| Mysore 1962 <br /> Mysore 1967
| Mysore 1972 <br /> 1978
| 1983 <br /> 1985 <br /> 1989
| 1994 <br /> 1999
| 2004 <br /> 2008
| 2013 <br /> 2018
|2023
|-
!KL
| 1952 Thiru-Kochi <br /> 1954 Thiru-Kochi <br />1957
| 1960 <br /> 1965 <br /> 1967
| 1970 <br /> 1977
| 1980 <br /> 1982 <br /> 1987
| 1991 <br /> 1996
| 2001 <br /> 2006
| 2011 <br /> 2016
| 2021 <br /> 2026
|-
!MP
| Bhopal 1952 <br /> MB 1952 <br /> MP 1952 <br /> VP 1952 <br /> 1957
| 1962 <br /> 1967
| 1972 <br /> 1977
| 1980 <br /> 1985
| 1990 <br /> 1993 <br /> 1998
| 2003 <br /> 2008
| 2013 <br /> 2018
|2023
|-
!MH
|
| 1962 <br /> 1967
| 1972 <br /> 1978
| 1980 <br /> 1985
| 1990 <br /> 1995 <br /> 1999
| 2004 <br /> 2009
| 2014 <br /> 2019
| 2024
|-
!MN
|
| 1967
| 1972 <br /> 1974
| 1980 <br /> 1984
| 1990 <br /> 1995
| 2000 <br /> 2002 <br /> 2007
| 2012 <br /> 2017
| 2022
|-
!ML
|
|
| 1972 <br /> 1978
| 1983 <br /> 1988
| 1993 <br /> 1998
| 2003 <br /> 2008
| 2013 <br /> 2018
| 2023
|-
!MZ
|
|
| 1972 <br /> 1978 <br /> 1979
| 1984 <br /> 1987 <br /> 1989
| 1993 <br /> 1998
| 2003 <br /> 2008
| 2013 <br /> 2018
|2023
|-
!NL
|
| 1964 <br /> 1969
| 1974 <br /> 1977
| 1982 <br /> 1987 <br /> 1989
| 1993 <br /> 1998
| 2003 <br /> 2008
| 2013 <br /> 2018
|2023
|-
!OD
| 1952 <br /> 1957
| 1961 <br /> 1967
| 1971 <br /> 1974 <br /> 1977
| 1980 <br /> 1985
| 1990 <br /> 1995
| 2000 <br /> 2004 <br /> 2009
| 2014 <br /> 2019
|2024
|-
!PB
| 1952 <br /> 1957
| 1962 <br /> 1967 <br /> 1969
| 1972 <br /> 1977
| 1980 <br /> 1985
| 1992 <br /> 1997
| 2002 <br /> 2007
| 2012 <br /> 2017
| 2022
|-
!RJ
| 1952 <br /> 1957
| 1962 <br /> 1967
| 1972 <br /> 1977
| 1980 <br /> 1985
| 1990 <br /> 1993 <br /> 1998
| 2003 <br /> 2008
| 2013 <br /> 2018
|2023
|-
!SK
|
|
| 1979
| 1985 <br /> 1989
| 1994 <br /> 1999
| 2004 <br /> 2009
| 2014 <br /> 2019
|2024
|-
!TN
|Madras 1952<br/>Madras 1957
|Madras 1962<br/>Madras 1967
|1971<br/>1977
|1980<br/>1984<br/>1989
|1991<br/>1996
|2001<br/>2006
|2011<br/>2016
|2021<br/>2026
|-
!TG
|Hyderabad 1952
|colspan=5|
|2014<br/>2018
|2023
|-
!TR
|
| 1967
| 1972 <br /> 1977
| 1983 <br /> 1988
| 1993 <br /> 1998
| 2003 <br /> 2008
| 2013 <br /> 2018
|2023
|-
!UP
| 1951 <br /> 1952 <br /> 1957
| 1962 <br /> 1967 <br /> 1969
| 1974 <br /> 1977
| 1980 <br /> 1985 <br /> 1989
| 1991 <br /> 1993 <br /> 1996
| 2002 <br /> 2007
| 2012 <br /> 2017
| 2022
|-
!UT
| colspan="5" | State didn't exist. Was part of UP. (Established in 2000)
| 2002 <br /> 2007
| 2012 <br /> 2017
| 2022
|-
!WB
| 1952 <br /> 1957
| 1962 <br /> 1967 <br /> 1969
| 1971 <br /> 1972 <br /> 1977
| 1982 <br /> 1987
| 1991 <br /> 1996
| 2001 <br /> 2006
| 2011 <br /> 2016
| 2021 <br /> 2026
|-
!DL
| 1952
|
|
|
| 1993 <br /> 1998
| 2003 <br /> 2008
| 2013 <br /> 2015
| 2020 <br /> 2025
|-
!JK
| 1951 <br /> 1957
| 1962 <br /> 1967
| 1972 <br /> 1977
| 1983 <br /> 1987
| 1996
| 2002 <br /> 2008
| 2014
| 2024
|-
!PY
|
|1964<br/>1969
|1974<br/>1977
|1980<br/>1985
|1990<br/>1991<br/>1996
|2001<br/>2006
|2011<br/>2016
|2021<br/>2026
|}
See also
- Election Commission of India
- Elections in India
- List of Indian presidential elections
- List of Indian vice presidential elections
- List of Rajya Sabha elections
- List of Indian general elections
- State governments of India
- State Legislature
- State legislative assemblies of India
- Member of the Legislative Assembly
- Federalism in India
References
External links
- Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly Election Vote Counting Live