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Elections in India in 2022 include election to the office of the President of India, vice president of India, by-elections to the Lok Sabha, elections to the Rajya Sabha, elections to state legislative assemblies of 7 (seven) states, by-elections to state legislative assemblies and numerous other elections and by-elections to state legislative councils and local bodies.
The 2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections to the local government in Tamil Nadu were held in urban areas in February 2022. The Greater Chennai Corporation, alongside 20 other municipal corporations of Tamil Nadu, went to polling on 19 February 2022 to elect councillors to represents the wards in the respective cities; the elected councillors will choose a mayor from amongst themselves.
The All India Trinamool Congress had won overwhelming majority of 102 municipalities out of 108. CPI(M) had won 1 municipal body. BJP which was the last largest opposition party in 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election failed to win a single municipality.
The 5th General Elections to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) were held on 24 March 2022 and the date of counting was on 26 March 2022. Out of 115 ULBs in the State, elections were held for 111 ULBs (47 Municipalities, 61 Notified Area Councils (NACs) and 3 Municipal Corporations) in the State. Voter turnout was 61.26%. [1]
Municipal elections in Haryana for the post of president were held in 2022 for 46 local bodies. The 46 local bodies included 18 municipal councils and 26 municipal committees. [1] The BJP won 25 local bodies. Independents won 19. INLD and AAP won 1 each while the congress was reduced to 0.
Municipal elections was held in the Indian state of Assam on 6 March 2022; the results were declared on 9 March. The elections is scheduled for 80 urban local bodies. Elections were originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but were delayed because of pandemic.
Following the municipal election all over the state, West Bengal State Election Commission announced the date of poll on 27 May 2022. GJM leader and previous chairman of GTA, Bimal Gurung started a hunger strike in demand for the postponement of the election, just after the poll date was announced. [ 6 ]
On 31 January 2022, the farmer leaders observed "Vishwasghat Diwas" (treachery day) across India after the Union government failed to fulfill promises that were made to the farmers during the withdrawal of agitation against three farm laws. SKM leaders have warned that the farm laws may be re-introduced if BJP wins the elections. [33]