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The election took place on 3 March. The result was announced on 6 March.
The election took place on 3 March. The result was announced on 6 March.
 
{{#section:2012 Goa legislative assembly election|Results}}
{{Goa legislative assembly election, 2012}}
 
The BJP emerged as the largest party and along with its coalition partner, the [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party|MGP]], is set to form the next government. [[Manohar Parrikar]] is poised to be the chief ministerial candidate.
The BJP emerged as the largest party and along with its coalition partner, the [[Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party|MGP]], is set to form the next government. [[Manohar Parrikar]] is poised to be the chief ministerial candidate.


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The state will go to polls in a single phase on 30 Jan 2012 and Punjab election results will be declared on 4 March 2012.
The state will go to polls in a single phase on 30 Jan 2012 and Punjab election results will be declared on 4 March 2012.
 
{| class="wikitable"
Political Party  No. of Seats
|-
Akali Dal             56
!Political Party|| No. of Seats
BJP                     12
|-
Congress             46
|Akali Dal||             56
Others                     3
|-
 
|BJP||                     12
|-
|Congress||             46
|-
|Others||                     3
|}
Punjab has traditionally voted [[anti-incumbency]] in assembly elections. The incumbent government is an alliance of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] and the Bharatiya Janta Party under Chief Minister [[Parkash Singh Badal]]. The opposition Indian National Congress contested the election under the leadership of former Chief Minister Captain [[Amarinder Singh]]. The governance of the ruling coalition was the main election issue, besides the issue of the potential succession of the chief minister's son, [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]].<ref>[http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/sad-need-defy-history-and-anti-incumbency-win-january-assembly-elections/34872 SAD need to defy history and anti-incumbency to win January assembly elections @ www.punjabnewsline.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108012519/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/sad-need-defy-history-and-anti-incumbency-win-january-assembly-elections/34872 |date=8 January 2012 }}. Punjabnewsline.com (28 December 2011). Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cm-badal-assembly-elections-shiromani-akali-dal/1/165876.html Punjab polls: Family woes keep CM Badal on toes : North News – India Today]. Indiatoday.intoday.in (26 December 2011). Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref>
Punjab has traditionally voted [[anti-incumbency]] in assembly elections. The incumbent government is an alliance of the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] and the Bharatiya Janta Party under Chief Minister [[Parkash Singh Badal]]. The opposition Indian National Congress contested the election under the leadership of former Chief Minister Captain [[Amarinder Singh]]. The governance of the ruling coalition was the main election issue, besides the issue of the potential succession of the chief minister's son, [[Sukhbir Singh Badal]].<ref>[http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/sad-need-defy-history-and-anti-incumbency-win-january-assembly-elections/34872 SAD need to defy history and anti-incumbency to win January assembly elections @ www.punjabnewsline.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108012519/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/sad-need-defy-history-and-anti-incumbency-win-january-assembly-elections/34872 |date=8 January 2012 }}. Punjabnewsline.com (28 December 2011). Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/cm-badal-assembly-elections-shiromani-akali-dal/1/165876.html Punjab polls: Family woes keep CM Badal on toes : North News – India Today]. Indiatoday.intoday.in (26 December 2011). Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref>


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{{Main|2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Main|2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election}}
[[Image:Himachal Pradesh in India.png|thumb|right|[[Himachal Pradesh, India|Himachal Pradesh]]]]
[[Image:Himachal Pradesh in India.png|thumb|right|[[Himachal Pradesh, India|Himachal Pradesh]]]]
Elections in Himachal Pradesh have turned out incumbent governments through numerous cycles.{{vague|date=January 2012}} The BJP, under Chief Minister [[Prem Kumar Dhumal]], has controlled the legislature since the previous election. Himachal Pradesh has 68 assembly seats, with 17 reserved for SCs and 3 for ST. [[Kaul Singh Thakur]], the President of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee, is seen as the INC chief ministerial candidate by the ''[[Indian Express]]''.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/9-months-after-its-team-virbhadra-under-ka/818863/ 9 months after, it’s team Virbhadra under Kaul Singh]. Indian Express (18 July 2011). Retrieved on 6 January 2012.</ref>
Himachal Pradesh has 68 assembly seats, with 17 reserved for SCs and 3 for ST.
{{Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly election, 2012}}
{{#section:2012 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Results}}


==Local elections==
==Local elections==
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Elections in Uttar Pradesh]]
*[[S. Y. Quraishi]]
*[[S. Y. Quraishi]]
*[[V. S. Sampath]]
*[[V. S. Sampath]]
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