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10. Why are State Legislative elections held and when? |
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Answer» Members to thestate legislativecouncils (instateswhich have an upper house) areelectedindirectly through local bodies. All theelectionsat the central andstatelevel are conducted by theElectionCommission of India while local bodyelectionsare conducted bystate electioncommissions.and held every 5 year. The state legislative elections are held because to elect chief minister directly and they indirectly elect the president.In this way all governing system is formed. The elections for state legislative are held from time to time of 5 years by assurance of election commission. Theelectionwas scheduledto be heldin seven phases. In Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, theelectionwasheldin all seven phases. The polling for the Anantnag constituency in thestateof Jammu and Kashmir washeldin three phases duetoviolence in the region. |
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