List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
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The Punjab Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Punjab state in north India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. The term of the assembly is five years, unless it is dissolved earlier. Since 1977, it has had 117 members who are directly elected, from single-seat constituencies.
Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
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16th Legislative Assembly of Punjab | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Established | 1952 |
Preceded by | Interim East Punjab Assembly |
Structure | |
Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 20 February 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India | |
Website | |
Homepage | |
Constitution | |
Constitution of India |
Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Castes (SC) (and Scheduled Tribes (ST)) have been given Reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs.[1]: 35, 137 [2] The 2011 census of India stated that the Scheduled castes and the Scheduled tribes constituted a significant portion of the population of the state, at 31.9%.[3] The Scheduled Castes have been granted a reservation of 34 seats in the assembly.[4][5][6]