State legislative assembly elections in India are the direct elections held to elect members of the Legislative Assemblies (Vidhan Sabhas) of the states and certain union territories of India. These elections are conducted under the framework of the Constitution of India, principally Article 170, and are administered by the independent Election Commission of India (ECI). Members elected to the assemblies are known as Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and ordinarily serve a five-year term unless the assembly is dissolved earlier in accordance with constitutional provisions.

Legislative assembly elections are held in all 28 states of India and in the three union territories possessing elected legislatures: Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and Puducherry. Six states—Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh—have bicameral legislatures consisting of a Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) and a Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad), while the remaining states and the three union territories have unicameral legislatures.

Members are elected from single-member territorial constituencies using the first-past-the-post electoral system through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) supported by Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units. MLAs are responsible for forming the state government, electing the Chief Minister, holding the executive accountable, enacting state legislation on subjects contained in the State List and Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution, approving the state budget, and representing their respective constituencies.

India has 4,123 legislative assembly constituencies distributed across the 28 states and the three union territories with legislative assemblies. This article lists all elections conducted to the legislative assemblies of the states and union territories of India since the commencement of the Constitution in 1950.

Elections by yearwise

1951-52 elections in India 1953 elections in India 1954 elections in India 1955 elections in India 1956 elections in India 1957 elections in India 1958 elections in India 1959 elections in India 1960 elections in India 1961 elections in India 1962 elections in India 1963 elections in India 1964 elections in India 1965 elections in India 1966 elections in India 1967 elections in India 1968 elections in India 1969 elections in India 1970 elections in India 1971 elections in India 1972 elections in India 1973 elections in India 1974 elections in India 1975 elections in India 1976 elections in India 1977 elections in India 1978 elections in India 1979 elections in India 1980 elections in India 1981 elections in India 1982 elections in India 1983 elections in India 1984 elections in India 1985 elections in India 1986 elections in India 1987 elections in India 1988 elections in India 1989 elections in India 1990 elections in India 1991 elections in India 1992 elections in India 1993 elections in India 1994 elections in India 1995 elections in India 1996 elections in India 1997 elections in India 1998 elections in India 1999 elections in India 2000 elections in India 2001 elections in India 2002 elections in India 2003 elections in India 2004 elections in India 2005 elections in India 2006 elections in India 2007 elections in India 2008 elections in India 2009 elections in India 2010 elections in India 2011 elections in India 2012 elections in India 2013 elections in India 2014 elections in India 2015 elections in India 2016 elections in India 2017 elections in India 2018 elections in India 2019 elections in India 2020 elections in India 2021 elections in India 2022 elections in India 2023 elections in India 2024 elections in India 2025 elections in India 2026 elections in India 2027 elections in India 2028 elections in India 2029 elections in India

Current legislative assemblies in India

State/Union Territory Last Elections Held Result Date Largest/Majority Party GovernmentAndhra Pradesh20244 June 2024National Democratic AllianceArunachal Pradesh20242 June 2024National Democratic AllianceAssam20264 May 2026National Democratic AllianceBihar202514 November 2025National Democratic AllianceChhattisgarh20233 December 2023National Democratic AllianceGoa202210 March 2022National Democratic AllianceGujarat20228 December 2022National Democratic AllianceHaryana20248 October 2024National Democratic AllianceHimachal Pradesh2022 8 December 2022Indian National Developmental Inclusive AllianceJharkhand202423 November 2024Indian National Developmental Inclusive AllianceKarnataka202313 May 2023Indian National Developmental Inclusive AllianceKerala20264 May 2026Indian National Developmental Inclusive AllianceMadhya Pradesh20233 December 2023National Democratic AllianceMaharashtra202423 November 2024National Democratic AllianceManipur202210 March 2022National Democratic AllianceMeghalaya20232 March 2023National Democratic AllianceMizoram20234 December 2023Zoram People's MovementNagaland20232 March 2023National Democratic AllianceOdisha20244 June 2024National Democratic AlliancePunjab202210 March 2022OthersRajasthan20233 December 2023National Democratic AllianceSikkim20242 June 2024National Democratic AllianceTamil Nadu20264 May 2026 Indian National Developmental Inclusive AllianceTelangana20233 December 2023Indian National Developmental Inclusive AllianceTripura20232 March 2023National Democratic AllianceUttar Pradesh202210 March 2022National Democratic AllianceUttarakhand202210 March 2022National Democratic AllianceWest Bengal 20264 May 2026National Democratic AllianceDelhi *20258 February 2025National Democratic AllianceJammu and Kashmir * 20248 October 2024Indian National Developmental Inclusive AlliancePuducherry *20264 May 2026National Democratic Alliance

* Union territory

Legislative Assembly elections by years

+Legislative Assembly ElectionsState/UT 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020sAP AS 1955 1957 1962 1967 1972 1978 1983 1985 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 20192024AR 1978 1980 1984 1990 1995 1999 2004 2009 2014 20192024AS 1952 1957 1962 1967 1972 1978 1983 1985 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026BR 1952 1957 1962 1967 1969 1972 1977 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 (Feb) 2005 (Oct) 2010 2015 2020 2025CG State didn't exist. Was part of MP. (Established in 2000)20032008201320182023GA 1963 1967 1972 1977 1980 1984 1989 1994 1999 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022GJ 1962 1967 1972 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022HR 1967 1968 1972 1977 1982 1987 1991 1996 2000 2005 2009 2014 20192024HP 1952 1967 1972 1977 1985 1990 1993 1998 2003 2007 2012 2017 2022JH State didn't exist. Was part of Bihar. (Established in 2000) 2005 2009 2014 20192024KA Mysore 1952 Mysore 1957 Mysore 1962 Mysore 1967 Mysore 1972 1978 1983 1985 1989 1994 1999 2004 2008 2013 20182023KL 1952 Thiru-Kochi 1954 Thiru-Kochi 1957 1960 1965 1967 1970 1977 1980 1982 1987 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026MP Bhopal 1952 MB 1952 MP 1952 VP 1952 1957 1962 1967 1972 1977 1980 1985 1990 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 20182023MH 1962 1967 1972 1978 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024MN 1967 1972 1974 1980 1984 1990 1995 2000 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022ML 1972 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2018 2023MZ 1972 1978 1979 1984 1987 1989 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 20182023NL 1964 1969 1974 1977 1982 1987 1989 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 20182023OD 1952 1957 1961 1967 1971 1974 1977 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2004 2009 2014 20192024PB 1952 1957 1962 1967 1969 1972 1977 1980 1985 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022RJ 1952 1957 1962 1967 1972 1977 1980 1985 1990 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 20182023SK 1979 1985 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 20192024TNMadras 1952Madras 1957Madras 1962Madras 19671971197719801984198919911996200120062011201620212026TGHyderabad 1952201420182023TR 1967 1972 1977 1983 1988 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 20182023UP 1951 1952 1957 1962 1967 1969 1974 1977 1980 1985 1989 1991 1993 1996 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022UT State didn't exist. Was part of UP. (Established in 2000) 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022WB 1952 1957 1962 1967 1969 1971 1972 1977 1982 1987 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026DL 1952 1993 1998 2003 2008 2013 2015 2020 2025JK 1951 1957 1962 1967 1972 1977 1983 1987 1996 2002 2008 2014 2024PY19641969 19741977 19801985199019911996 20012006 2011201620212026

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