State or region
Member of the Legislative Assembly
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Elected by voters in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post (Constitution, Article 170; seat total fixed by the Delimitation Act). Seats are reserved in some constituencies for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Term of five years from the first sitting unless dissolved earlier (Article 172).
- Seats
- 70
Sources
- constitutionofindia.net · checked Constitution of India, Part VI (Articles 153-174) and Part VIII (Articles 239, 239AA), read 2026-10-12: office, selection, seat totals as in selection_detail. Seat totals of Legislative Assemblies cross-checked against Wikipedia state assembly articles (read 2026-10-12). For: Member of the Legislative Assembly
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