How India’s constituencies are organised
India elects members to the Lok Sabha from Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs). States and eligible Union Territories also contain Assembly Constituencies (ACs) for their Legislative Assemblies. Each Assembly constituency lies within a Parliamentary constituency, while constituency boundaries and administrative district boundaries are different concepts.
Electoral hierarchy
- India
- State / UT
- Lok Sabha Constituency (PC)
- Assembly Constituency (AC)
- Polling Stations / Parts
Administrative hierarchy
- India
- State / UT
- Administrative District
- Sub-District / Block / Village
Electoral constituencies can relate to administrative geographies differently; this directory does not treat them as identical.





































