Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election
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The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election is the state-level democratic process in which voters in Chhattisgarh choose representatives to the legislative assembly and indirectly determine the state’s chief minister.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative assembly election
ⓘ
state election in India ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Election Commission of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeHeldEarlierDueTo | dissolution of the assembly ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| electoralBody | Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralBodyType | unicameral state legislature ⓘ |
| electorate | eligible voters of Chhattisgarh ⓘ |
| elects |
MLAs in Chhattisgarh
ⓘ
Members of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| firstHeldAfter | creation of Chhattisgarh state in 2000 ⓘ |
| firstRegularElectionYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| governsPeriod | subsequent legislative term of the Chhattisgarh Assembly ⓘ |
| hasConstituencies | assembly constituencies of Chhattisgarh ⓘ |
| hasReservedConstituenciesFor |
Scheduled Castes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scheduled Tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldEvery | 5 years ⓘ |
| includesProcesses |
campaigning
ⓘ
candidate nomination ⓘ polling ⓘ result declaration ⓘ vote counting ⓘ |
| indirectlyDetermines | Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialMaterialsIncludes |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Representation of the People Act, 1951 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCompetingPartiesInclude |
Bharatiya Janata Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ regional and smaller parties ⓘ |
| minimumVotingAge | 18 years ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersElected | 90 ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Chief Electoral Officer of Chhattisgarh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | electoral politics in India ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
formation of the state government in Chhattisgarh
ⓘ
selection of the Chief Minister by the majority party or coalition ⓘ |
| supervisedForFairnessBy | Election Commission of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthOfAssembly | 5 years ⓘ |
| typeOfFranchise | universal adult suffrage ⓘ |
| uses | electronic voting machines in most recent cycles ⓘ |
| votingMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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