Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections
The Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh, also known as the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body and consists of 230 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhopal, the capital of the state.
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister. The last legislative Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh were held in Nov 2018.
The Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh, also known as the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body and consists of 230 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhopal, the capital of the state.
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister. The last legislative Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh were held in Nov 2018.
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- The Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections in 2018 saw 2,899 candidates contesting for 230 seats, a 12.2% decrease over the 2013 Assembly elections with 2,583 candidates.
- A record 120 political parties contested the 2018 Assembly elections, in comparison to 67 parties in the 2013 Assembly elections.
- The huge number of political parties contesting the 2018 elections fueled claims from many factions of the polity and society, that these new parties are created as 'fronts' just to help the electoral prospects of specific political parties by cutting into the opposition votes. The claims were supported by the fact that 109 of the 120 parties secured less than or equal to 0.1% votes individually and only 1% of total votes cast in the 2018 Assembly elections collectively. Of these 109 parties, 77 have not contested Assembly elections in the last 10 years.
- Madhya Pradesh had 50.5 million registered voters (electors) in the 2018 Assembly elections, in comparison to 46.6 million registered voters in 2013.
- 75% of the voters exercised their franchise in the 2018 Assembly elections, a 2.9% increase over the 2013 Assembly elections. The voter turnout for men and women were at similar levels at 75.8% and 74% respectively.
- The voter turnout in Madhya Pradesh has been increasing over the last 3 Assembly elections, showing the growing interest in its residents to participate in the democratic process.
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