<h5>What are the different kinds of elections held in India?</h5>  <p>India is the world’s largest democracy. It has over 90 crore people who are eligible to vote - this number is more than the entire population of the USA and the European Union combined. Since India is enormous, one government alone can't govern the entire country. </p>
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For this reason, the entire government machinery in India is divided into three levels. This division ensures that India runs smoothly. Elections are conducted at each of these levels through which people can choose their leaders. Let’s learn more about these levels!</p>
<p>Level 1: The highest level of government in India is the Central Government. Leaders who are elected through the General Elections (also known as Lok Sabha Elections) form the Central Government. These leaders make laws from the Parliament and oversee the governance of the whole country. Laws made in the Parliament have to be followed by everyone. </p>
<p>Level 2: Then comes the State Government. Leaders who are elected through the State Legislative Assembly Elections (also known as Vidhan Sabha Elections) form the State Government. These leaders make laws and oversee the governance of their respective states (like Maharashtra, West Bengal, etc.). Laws made in the State Assembly or Vidhan Sabha have to be followed by everyone in the state.</p>
<p>Level 3: The last level is the local elections. These are called Panchayat Elections if you live in a village and Municipal Elections if you live in a city.</p>
<p>It’s the job of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the State Election Commissions to see that all these different kinds of elections happen without any problems.
</p> <h5>How do the State Assembly Elections work?</h5> <figure>
        <img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/what-are-state-assembly-elections%2Fstate-assembly-elections.jpeg?alt=media&token=43198bd7-c85c-494b-8490-6d5a2978216b" alt="How do the State Assembly Elections work?" >
        <figcaption>A long line of voters waiting to cast their votes during the Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections. </figcaption>
      </figure> <p>Each state in India is divided into different parts based on its geography. Each of these parts is called a constituency. People cast their votes for candidates who contest elections from their constituency. These candidates often belong to political parties like the Congress, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), etc.</p>
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A candidate who wins the election from their constituency is called a Member of the Legislative Assembly or MLA. MLAs from each constituency together form the State Government. The leader of the MLAs becomes the Chief Minister of the state. These elections are held once every five years.
</p> <h5>What are some important things about Assembly Elections I should know?</h5>  <p>Campaigning for elections (that is, convincing people to vote for you) is an expensive affair. The ECI has set a limit on how much candidates can spend on campaigning. This ensures that all candidates have a fair chance of winning the election. </p>
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One of the things that political parties do to convince people to vote for them is to share an election manifesto with the people of the state. An election manifesto is a document outlining the values and intentions of the party as well as the promises it will fulfil to the voters if elected to power.
</p> <h5>What happened in the Assembly Elections of 2022?</h5>  <p>In 2022, five states in India had their Assembly Elections. The BJP won in four of these five states - Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, and Uttarakhand. The AAP won in Punjab by a huge margin.</p>
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The BJP also won the General Election in India in 2019 and is the major party that forms the Central Government. With the 2022 Assembly Elections, the BJP now runs the State Governments of 12 states which is almost 42 per cent of India’s geographical area.
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