Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
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. It is housed within the Chandigarh Capitol Complex, a World Heritage Site designed by Le Corbusier.[1] The term of the assembly is five years, unless it is dissolved early.[2]: 72 Since 1977, it has had 117 members who are directly elected, from single-seat constituencies.

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.[2]: 35, 137 [3] The 2011 census of India stated that there were no people of any Scheduled Tribes in Punjab, while the Scheduled Castes constitute a significant portion of the population of the state, at 31.9%.[4] The Scheduled Castes have been granted a reservation of 34 seats in the assembly.[5][6]
Remove ads
History
Remove ads
Constituencies
Summarize
Perspective

The following is a list of the constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008.[6]
Reservation
Remove ads
See also
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads