19th June, 2003
Election Commission  


STATE ASSEMBLIES-THEIR TENURE AND SEATS


BACKGROUNDER

Assembly completing tenure in 2003

SL

Office/House

From

To

Seats

1

Meghalaya

9-3-1998

8-3-2003

60

2

Himachal Pradesh

12-3-1998

11-3-2003

68

3

Nagaland

23-3-1998

22-3-2003

60

4

Tripura

23-3-1998

22-3-2003

60

5

Miizoram

8-12-1998

7-12-2003

40

6

Delhi

14-12-1998

13-12-2003

70

Assembly completing tenure in 2004

SL

Office/House

From

To

Seats

1

Rajasthan

4-1-1999

3-1-2004

200

2

Madhya Pradesh

1-2-1999

31-1-2004

230

3

Chhattisgarh

1-2-1999

31-1-2004

90

4

Arunachal Pradesh

13-10-1999

12-10-2004

60

5

Sikkim

15-10-1999

14-10-2004

32

6

Maharashtra

21-10-1999

20-10-2004

288

7

Karnataka

25-10-1999

24-10-2004

224

8

Andhra Pradesh

10-11-1999

9-11-2004

294

Assembly completing tenure in 2005

SL

Office/House

From

To

Seats

1

Bihar

7-3-2000

6-3-2005

243

2

Jharkhand

7-3-2000

6-3-2005

81

3

Haryana

9-3-2000

8-3-2005

90

4

Orissa

22-3-2000

21-3-2005

147

Assembly completing tenure in 2006

SL

Office/House

From

To

Seats

1

Tamil Nadu

22-5-2001

21-5-2006

234

2

Assam

30-5-2001

29-5-2006

126

3

Kerala

5-6-2001

4-6-2006

140

4

Pondicherry

9-6-2001

8-6-2006

30

5

West Bengal

14-6-2001

13-6-2006

294

Assembly completing tenure in 2007

SL

Office/House

From

To

Seats

1

Punjab

21-3-2002

20-3-2007

117

2

Uttar Pradesh

15-5-2002

14-5-2007

403

3

Uttaranchal

18-3-2002

17-3-2007

70

4

Manipur

12-3-2002

11-3-2007

60

5

Goa

12-6-2002

11-6-2007

40

6

Gujarat

Dec,2002

Dec,2007

182

Assembly completing tenure in 2008

SL

Office/House

From

To

Seats

1

J & K

21-11-2002

20-11-2008

87