2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/2019-jharkhand-legislative-assembly-election

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1. What is the state?Jharkhand, India
2. What is the legislative body?Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
3. When did the 2019 Jharkhand Legislative Assembly election take place?The election was held from November 30 to December 20, 2019.
4. How many people were chosen to be members of the new assembly?Eighty‑one members were elected to the assembly.

Legislative Assembly Election: The process by which citizens elect representatives to form the state's primary law-making body.
First Past the Post: An electoral system where the candidate with the most votes in a constituency wins the seat.
Constituency: A defined geographical area from which a single representative is elected to a legislature.
Popular Sovereignty: The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.