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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instanceOf legislative assembly election
state election in India
administeredBy Election Commission of India
canBeHeldEarlierDueTo dissolution of the assembly
country India
electoralBody Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
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
Scheduled Tribes
heldEvery 5 years
includesProcesses campaigning
candidate nomination
polling
result declaration
vote counting
indirectlyDetermines Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh
jurisdiction State of Chhattisgarh
linked to: Chhattisgarh
languageOfOfficialMaterialsIncludes English
Hindi
legalBasis Constitution of India
Representation of the People Act, 1951
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn Chhattisgarh
mainCompetingPartiesInclude Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress
regional and smaller parties
minimumVotingAge 18 years
numberOfMembersElected 90
overseenBy Chief Electoral Officer of Chhattisgarh
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
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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Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh officeContestedIn Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election