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{{Politics of India}}

Multiple '''State Assemblies of India''' went to [[elections in India|elections]] in 2008.

==Legislative Assembly elections==

The first batch of elections for the year were announced<ref name="eci-press-note-14jan">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/press/current/PN140108.pdf |title=PRESS NOTE: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura |date=14 Jan 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410063815/http://eci.nic.in/press/current/PN140108.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> by the [[Election Commission of India]] (ECI) on 14 January 2008. This included the elections to the [[Vidhan Sabha|Legislative Assemblies]] of the states of [[Meghalaya]], [[Nagaland]] and [[Tripura]]. Elections in all [[polling station]]s of all three states were conducted using [[Indian voting machines|electronic voting machines]] (EVMs).

Elections to the state Assembly of [[Karnataka]] was announced<ref name="eci-press-note-2apr">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/press/current/PNKarnataka.pdf |title=PRESS NOTE: Schedule for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka |date=2 April 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410064450/http://eci.nic.in/press/current/PNKarnataka.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> by the ECI on 2 April 2008. This was the first election to be held under the new boundaries drawn up the [[Delimitation Commission of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/archivednews/pn200308.pdf |title=Election Commission of India Direction |date=20 March 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619074115/http://eci.nic.in/archivednews/pn200308.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2009 }}</ref> The elections were split into three phases. Elections in all [[polling station]]s of the state were conducted using EVMs.

Elections in four states - [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Mizoram]] and [[Rajasthan]] - and in the [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]] (NCT) were announced<ref name="eci-press-note-14oct">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/press/current/pn141008.pdf |title=PRESS NOTE: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and NCT of Delhi |date=14 October 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619073752/http://eci.nic.in/press/current/pn141008.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2009 }}</ref> by the ECI on 14 October 2008. Of these, only [[Chhattisgarh]] would have elections in two phases. All others would have a single phase election. Counting for all constituencies were held on the same day. All these elections were held in accordance with [[boundary delimitation|constituencies newly delimited]] by the [[Delimitation Commission of India]]. As has become the practice, EVMs would be used in all polling stations of all constituencies. Elections dates in [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Mizoram]] were subsequently amended by a new notice<ref name="eci-press-note-29oct">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/press/current/pn291008.pdf |title=PRESS NOTE: Change of Schedule for holding General elections to the State Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram |date=29 October 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619073923/http://eci.nic.in/press/current/pn291008.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2009 }}</ref> passed by the ECI on 29 October 2008.

On 19 October 2008, the ECI announced<ref name="eci-press-note-19Oct">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/press/current/pn191008.pdf |title=PRESS NOTE: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir |date=19 Oct 2008 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=2009-10-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619074206/http://eci.nic.in/press/current/pn191008.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2009 }}</ref> elections to the state Assembly of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. EVMs were used in all polling stations across the state. Taking into account various factors including weather, academic schedules and law & order situation in the state, the election is scheduled as a 7 phase marathon.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! State
! Date of Polls
! Seats (ACs)
! Date of Counting
! Incumbent
! Election Winner
|-
| [[2008 Tripura state assembly elections|Tripura]]
| Saturday, 23 February 2008
| 60
| Friday, 7 Mar 2008
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
| [[2008 Meghalaya state assembly elections|Meghalaya]]
| Monday, 3 March 2008
| 60
| Friday, 7 Mar 2008
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| [[Meghalaya Progressive Alliance|MPA]]*1
|-
| [[2008 Nagaland state assembly elections|Nagaland]]
| Wednesday, 5 March 2008
| 60
| Saturday, 8 March 2008
| [[Democratic Alliance of Nagaland|DAN]]
| [[Democratic Alliance of Nagaland|DAN]]*2
|-
| [[2008 Karnataka state assembly elections|Karnataka]]
| Saturday, 10 May 2008 Friday, 16 May 2008 Thursday, 22 May 2008
| 240
| Sunday, 25 May 2008
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| [[2008 Chhattisgarh legislative assembly election|Chhattisgarh]]
| Friday, 14 November 2008 Thursday, 20 November 2008
| 90
| Monday, 08 Dec 2008
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election 2008|Madhya Pradesh]]
| Thursday, 27 November 2008
| 230
| Monday, 8 December 2008
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| [[2008 Delhi state assembly elections|Delhi]]
| Saturday, 29 November 2008
| 70
| Monday, 8 December 2008
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| [[2008 Mizoram state assembly elections|Mizoram]]
| Tuesday, 2 December 2008
| 40
| Monday, 08 Dec 2008
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| [[2008 Rajasthan state assembly elections|Rajasthan]]
| Thursday, 4 December 2008
| 200
| Monday, 8 December 2008
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| Monday, 17 November 2008 Sunday, 23 November 2008 Sunday, 30 November 2008 Sunday, 7 December 2008 Saturday 13 December 2008 Wednesday, 17 December 2008 Wednesday, 24 December 2008
| 87
| Sunday, 28 December 2008
| [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|PDP]]+[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|NC]]+[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|}
*1 In Meghalaya, the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) was the single largest party and was invited by the Governor to form the Government. However, their Chief Minister [[D. D. Lapang]] was unable to secure enough support in the Assembly. The [[Meghalaya Progressive Alliance]] (MPA) is a post election alliance formed by the [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP), [[United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)|United Democratic Party]] (UDP), [[Hill State People's Democratic Party]] (HPDP) and others including two [[Independents (politician)|independents]]

*2 In Nagaland, the [[Democratic Alliance of Nagaland]] (DAN) retained control of the government. The single largest party in the Nagaland Assembly was the [[Nagaland People's Front]] (NPF) whose leader formed the new Government.

=== Chhattisgarh ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! SN
! Party
! Seats Contested
! Seats won
! Seats Changed
! Vote Share
|-
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 1
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 90
| 50
| 0
| 40.33
|-
| 2
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 87
| 38
| + 1
| 38.63
|-
| 3
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| 90
| 2
| 0
| 6.11
|-
|
| '''Total'''
|
| '''90'''
|
|
|}

=== Delhi ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! SN
! Party
! Seats Contested
! Seats won
! Seats Changed
! % Votes
|-
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 1
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 69
| 43
| - 4
| 40.31
|-
| 2
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 69
| 23
| + 3
| 36.34
|-
45
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| 69
| 2
| + 2
| 14.05
|-
| 4
|
| 41
| 1
| +1
| 0.07
|-
| 4
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|
| 1
| 0
| 3.92
|-
|
| '''Total'''
|
| '''70'''
|
|
|}

=== Jammu and Kashmir ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! SN
! Party
! Seats won
! Seats Changed
|-
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 1
| [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
| 28
| 0
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 3
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 17
| - 3
|-
| 2
| [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|Peoples Democratic Party]]
| 21
| + 5
|-
| 4
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 11
| + 10
|-
| 5
| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
| 4
| - 9
|-
| 6
| J&K National Panthers Party
| 3
| - 1
|-
| 7
| CPI(Marxist)
| 1
| - 1
|-
| 7
| J&K Democratic Party Nationalist
| 1
| + 1
|-
| 7
| People's Democratic Front
| 1
| + 1
|-
|
| '''Total'''
| '''87'''
|
|}

=== Karnataka ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! SN
! Party
! Seats won
! Seats Changed
|-
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 1
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 110
| + 31
|-
| 2
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 80
| + 15
|-
| 3
| [[Janata Dal (Secular)]]
| 28
|
|- -12
| 4
| Others
| 7
| - 15
|-
|
| '''Total'''
| '''224'''
|
|}

=== Madhya Pradesh ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! SN
! Party
! Seats Contested
! Seats won
! Seats Changed
! % Votes
|-
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 1
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 228
| 143
| - 30
| 37.64
|-
| 2
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 228
| 71
| + 33
| 32.39
|-
| 3
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| 228
| 7
| + 5
| 8.97
|-
| 4
| Bharatiya Jan Shakti Party
| 201
| 5
| + 5
| 4.71
|-
| 5
| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
|
| 3
| + 1
| 8.23
|-
| 6
| [[Samajwadi Party]]
| 187
| 1
| - 6
| 1.99
|-
|
| '''Total'''
|
| '''230'''
|
|
|}

=== Meghalaya ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! SN
! Party
! Seats won
! Seats Change

|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 2
| [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| 15
| + 1
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 3
| [[United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)|United Democratic Party]]
| 11
| + 2
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 4
| Independents
| 5
| 0
|-style="background: #90EE90;"
| 5
| Hill State People's Democratic Party
| 2
| 0
|-style="background: #90EE90;"
| 6
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 1
| - 1
|-style="background: #90EE90;"
| 6
| Khun Hynnieutrip National Awakaning Movement
| 1
| - 1
|-
| 1
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 25
| + 3
|-
|
| '''Total'''
| '''60'''
|
|}

=== Mizoram ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! SN
! Party
! Seats won
! Seats Change

|-style="background: #90EE90;"
| 1
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 32
| + 20
|-
| 2
| [[Mizo National Front]]
| 3
| - 18
|-
| 3
| MPC
| 2
| 0
|-
| 4
| Zoram Nationalist Party
| 2
| 0

|-
|
| '''Total'''
| '''40'''
|
|}

=== Nagaland ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! SN
! Party
! Seats won
! Seats Change

|-style="background: #90EE90;"
| 1
| [[Nagaland Peoples Front]]
| 26
| + 7
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 4
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 2
| - 5
|-
| 2
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 23
| - 2
|-
| 3
| Independents
| 7
| + 3
|-
| 4
| [[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| 2
| + 2
|-
|
| '''Total'''
| '''60'''
|
|}

=== Rajasthan ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! SN
! Party
! Seats won
! Seats Changed
|-
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 1
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 96
| + 40
|-
| 2
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| 78
| - 42
|-
| 3
| [[Independent (politician)|Independents]]
| 14
| - 1
|-
| 4
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| 6
| + 4
|-
| 5
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| 3
| + 2
|-
| 6
| [[Loktantrik Samajwadi Party]]
| 1
| + 1
|-
| 6
| [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| 1
| - 1
|-
|
| '''Total'''
| '''199/200'''
|
|}

=== Tripura ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! SN
! Party
! Seats won
! Seats Change
|-
|- style="background: #90EE90;"
| 1
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| 46
| + 8
|-style="background: #90EE90;"
| 3
| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]
| 2
| 0
|-style="background: #90EE90;"
| 4
| [[Communist Party of India]]
| 1
| 0
|-
| 2
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| 10
| - 3
|-
| 4
| [[Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra]]
| 1
| - 5
|-
|
| '''Total'''
| '''60'''
|
|}

==Local body elections==
*[[2008 Uttarakhand local body elections]]

==See also==
*[[N. Gopalaswami]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
*[http://eci.nic.in Election Commission of India]

{{Indian elections}}
{{Legislatures of India}}

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