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Elections in India. Elections in India in 2020 included by-elections to the Lok Sabha, elections to the Rajya Sabha for 73 Seats, elections to state legislative assemblies of 3 states and numerous other by-elections to state legislative assemblies, councils and local bodies. [1]
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 Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora, announced on 25 September 2020 that the Bihar assembly election will be held from 28 October 2020, in three phases for 243 constituencies. [90] Per the Election Commission of India, approximately 60 registered parties are to contest in the Bihar elections. [clarification needed] [91]
An all-party meeting filed a plea in Kerala High Court to defer the polls, which was set for November 2020, considering the increasing COVID cases. [7]An ordinance by the Governor of the state, which temporarily amended Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, allowed COVID-19 quarantined patients to vote via postal ballots and increases the voting time by two hours.
In March 2020, a political crisis took place in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, due to the resignation of 22 sitting MLAs of the Indian National Congress party from the state's Legislative Assembly. [1] It eventually led to the fall of the Kamal Nath government and the subsequent formation of the fourth Shivraj Singh Chouhan government in ...
3 Nov - Second phase of polling for the Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held. 7 Nov - Third phase of polling for the Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held. 10 Nov - 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election results announced with the National Democratic Alliance winning 125 out of 243 seats to secure simple majority in the elections.
See the complete results below. 2020 Rajya Sabha elections were the set of indirect elections by the members of State legislatures of India, to elect new members to fill vacancies in the Rajya Sabha – the upper house of the Parliament of India. The elections are held annually and throughout the year on an ad hoc basis.
The Associated Press. June 4, 2024 at 2:29 PM. NEW DELHI (AP) — India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed victory for his alliance on Tuesday as early results from the staggered, six-week ...