Elections in India

Since India is a democratic country, the people elect their representatives through elections. The Constitution of India says that superintendence, direction and control of elections are vested in the Election Commission of India. Electoral rolls are maintained by the Election Commission of India. Elections to the House of the People and to the Legislative Assemblies of States are called general elections when they are conducted to elect representatives for a new term. By-elections are held to fill up any vacancy during the term.

Lok Sabha Elections

Lok Sabha Elections is a terminology given to the elections held for a term of five years for the Lok Sabha also known as Lower House of the Parliament of India or the House of the People.

As per the Election Commission of India Rules for forfeiture of deposit, if the candidate fails to get a minimum of one-sixth of the total valid votes polled, the deposit goes to the treasury.

Vidhan Sabha Elections of States

The states have legislative assemblies known a Vidhan Sabha for which elections are held for a term of five years.
Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Elections
Arunachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Elections
Assam Vidhan Sabha Elections
Bihar Vidhan Sabha Elections
Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Elections
Delhi Vidhan Sabha Elections
Goa Vidhan Sabha Elections
Gujarat Vidhan Sabha Elections
Haryana Vidhan Sabha Elections
Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Elections
Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Elections
Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Elections
Kerala Vidhan Sabha Elections
Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Elections
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha Elections
Manipur Vidhan Sabha Elections
Meghalaya Vidhan Sabha Elections
Mizoram Vidhan Sabha Elections
Nagaland Vidhan Sabha Elections
Odisha Vidhan Sabha Elections
Puducherry Vidhan Sabha Elections
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections
Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha Elections
Sikkim Vidhan Sabha Elections
Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha Elections
Telangana Vidhan Sabha Elections
Tripura Vidhan Sabha Elections
Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha Elections
Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Elections
West Bengal Vidhan Sabha Elections

Former States Assembly Elections

Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha Elections
Ajmer 1951 (cache)
Bhopal 1951 (cache)
Bombay 1957 (cache) Bombay 1951 (cache)
Coorg 1951 (cache)
Hyderabad 1951 (cache)
Madhya Bharat 1951 (cache)
Madras 1967 (cache) Madras 1962 (cache) Madras 1957 (cache) Madras 1951 (cache)
Mysore 1967 (cache) Mysore 1951 (cache)
Patiala & East Punjab States Union 1954 (cache) Patiala & East Punjab States Union 1951 (cache)
Sourastra 1951 (cache)
Travancore Cochin 1954 (cache) Travancore Cochin 1951 (cache)
Vindhya Pradesh 1951 (cache)

Panchayati Raj Elections

Panchayati Raj is the third tier of governance which was introduced in 1992 after 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments. The 73rd amendment relates to rural areas and the 74th amendment provisions for urban areas. Elections to the local bodies - panchayats in the rural areas and municipal bodies in the urban areas - are also held for a term of five years.