DETAILS OF TERMS OF SUCCESSIVE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES CONSTITUTED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

DETAILS OF TERMS OF SUCCESSIVE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES CONSTITUTED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

After coming into force of the Constitution of India on the 26th January, 1950, the First elected Assembly was constituted on the 1st March 1952.

The details such as the dates and months during which General Elections held, the dates of Constitution, the dates of First Meeting,
dates of dissolution and duration of each Assembly since 1952 are given below:-

	Number of Assembly	Duration	Date of polling	Date of Constitution	Date of Council of Ministers sworn in	Date of Commencement of First Session	Date of Dissolution
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)
1.	First Assembly	1952-57	2nd, 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 16th, 21st and 25th January 1952 (9 days)	1.3.1952	10.4.1952	3.5.1952	31.3.1957
2.	Second Assembly	1957-62	1st, 4th, 6th, 8th and 11th March 1957 (5 days)	1.4.1957	13.4.1957	29.4.1957	1.3.1962
3.	Third Assembly	1962-1967	17th, 19th, 21st and 24th February 1962 (4 days)	3.3.1962	15.3.1962	29.3.1962	28.2.1967
4.	Fourth Assembly	1967-71	5th, 18th and 21st February 1967 (3 days)	1.3.1967	6.3.1967	15.3.1967	5.1.1971
5.	Fifth Assembly	1971-76	1st, 4th and 7th March 1971 (3 days)	15.3.1971	15.3.1971	22.3.1971	31.1.1976
6.	Sixth Assembly	1977-80	12th and 14th June 1977 (2 days)	30.6.1977	30.6.1977	4.7.1977	17.2.1980
7.	Seventh Assembly	1980-84	28th and 31st May 1980 (2 days)	9.6.1980	9.6.1980	19.6.1980	15.11.1984
8.	Eighth Assembly	1985-88	24th December 1984 (one day)	16.1.1985	10.2.1985	25.2.1985	30.1.1988
9.	Ninth Assembly	1989-91	21st January 1989 (one day)	27.1.1989	27.1.1989	6.2.1989	30.1.1991
10.	Tenth Assembly	1991-96	15th June 1991 (One day)	24.6.1991	24.6.1991	1.7.1991	13.5.1996
11.	Eleventh Assembly	1996-2001	22nd April 1996 and 2nd May 1996 (2 days)	13.5.1996	13.5.1996	22.5.1996	14.5.2001
12.	Twelfth Assembly	2001-2006	10th May, 2001 (one day)	14.5.2001	14.5.2001	22.5.2001	12.5.2006