Question

What is meant by the term Constituency?

Answer 1

• Constituency is an area whose voters elect a representative to a legislative body.
• India is divided into different areas for the purpose of elections. These areas are called electoral constituencies. The voters living in an area elect one representative.
• For Lok Sabha elections, India is divided into 543 constituencies. The representative elected from each constituency is called a Member of Parliament or an MP.
• Each state is divided into a specific number of Assembly constituencies. In this case, the elected representative is called the Member of Legislative Assembly or an MLA.
• Each Parliamentary constituency has within it several assembly constituencies.