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 Legislative Assembly Elections
Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections
Assam Legislative Assembly Elections
Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Elections
Delhi Legislative Assembly Elections
Goa Legislative Assembly Elections
Gujarat Legislative Assembly Elections
Haryana Legislative Assembly Elections
Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Elections
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Elections
Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections
Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections
Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections
Manipur Legislative Assembly Elections
Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Elections
Mizoram Legislative Assembly Elections
Nagaland Legislative Assembly Elections
Odisha Legislative Assembly Elections
Puducherry Legislative Assembly Elections
Punjab Legislative Assembly Elections
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Elections
Sikkim Legislative Assembly Elections
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Elections
Telangana Legislative Assembly Elections
Tripura Legislative Assembly Elections
Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Elections
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Elections
West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections

Former States Assembly Elections

Ajmer 1951
Bhopal 1951
Bombay 1957 Bombay 1951
Coorg 1951
Hyderabad 1951
Madhya Bharat 1951
Madras 1967 Madras 1962 Madras 1957 Madras 1951
Mysore 1967 Mysore 1951
Patiala & East Punjab States Union 1954 Patiala & East Punjab States Union 1951
Sourastra 1951
Travancore Cochin 1954 Travancore Cochin 1951
Vindhya Pradesh 1951

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.