# வார்ப்புரு:Infobox Indian constituency/doc



The Infobox Indian constituency template is intended to be used on pages related to Indian State Legislative Assembly Constituencies and Lok Sabha Constituencies. It is important to note that this template is not suitable for towns, villages, or blocks, and in such cases, the should be used.  

While most parameters of this Infobox can be used for both types of constituencies, there are certain parameters that are specific to one type of constituency or the other. These parameters are detailed below. Overall, this Infobox is versatile and useful for presenting key information about Indian constituencies in a clear and concise manner.  

## Usage

### Syntax for state legislative assembly constituency
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### Syntax for Lok Sabha Constituency
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### Parameters

**NOTE:** This template will by default display some data such as <code>region</code>, <code>current_office</code>, etc., which are directly dependent on the "<code>state</code>" parameter.  

:Example: If then the <code>region</code> would be South India and the <code>current_office</code> would be 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly (for a Kerala assembly constituency) or 17th Lok Sabha (for a Lok Sabha constituency).  
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**name**  

:Name of the constituency without mentioning the parliament type. If empty, it will automatically display the "PAGENAME".  

**type**  
:Type of the constituency. If it is a State Legislative Assembly Constituency, then enter "SLA". If it is a Lok Sabha constituency, then enter "LS".  

**constituency_no**  

:The serial number of the constituency among all the constituencies of the state assembly or Lok Sabha.  

**map_image**  
:A map of the constituency area but do not add MLA's or MP's image here.  

**map_alt**  
:An alternative text for the displayed image.  

**map_caption**  
:A specific text describing the image.  

**state**  
:Name of the state of the constituency. Must include the name of the state.  

**union_territory**  
:Name of the union territory of the constituency.  

**division**  
:Name of the state division in which the district is located for the constituency.  

**district**  
:Name of the district in which the constituency is located.  

**loksabha_cons**  
:Name of the Lok Sabha constituency under which the constituency is located.  

**assembly_cons**  
:If it is a Lok Sabha constituency, then enter the name of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies that come under this LS constituency. Clearly, do not use this field if it is a State Legislative Assembly constituency.  

**established**  
:The date when the constituency was created or established.  

**abolished**  
:If it is a former constituency, then enter the date when it was abolished or merged.  

**electors**  
:Total number of electors as of the last or most recent election.  

**reservation**  
:The reservation category of the constituency. If it does not have a reservation, then enter "None".  

**incumbent_image**  
:Image of the current MLA or MP.  

**mp**  
:Name of the current MP of the Lok Sabha constituency.  

**mla**  
:Name of the current MLA of the Legislative Assembly.  

**party**  
:Name of the political party of the MLA or MP.  

**alliance**  
:Name of the alliance of the party.  

**latest_election_year**  
:The year in which the MLA or MP was elected, i.e., the year of the last election.  

**preceded_by**  
:Name of the last MLA or MP before the current one.  

## Tracking categories
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## Template data

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{  
"params": {  
"name": {  
"label": "Name",  
"required": true,  
"description": "Name of the constituency without mentioning the parliament type. If empty, it will automatically display the .",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"abolished": {  
"label": "Abolished",  
"description": "For former constituencies, the year when it was abolished or merged.",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"constituency_no": {  
"label": "Constituency No.",  
"description": "The serial number of the constituency among all the constituencies of the state assembly or Lok Sabha.",  
"type": "number"  
},  
"state": {  
"label": "State",  
"description": "Name of the state of the constituency. Must include the name of the state",  
"type": "string",  
"required": true,  
"suggestedvalues": [  
"Andhra Pradesh",  
"Arunachal Pradesh",  
"Assam",  
"Bihar",  
"Chhattisgarh",  
"Delhi",  
"Goa",  
"Gujarat",  
"Haryana",  
"Himachal Pradesh",  
"Jharkhand",  
"Karnataka",  
"Kerala",  
"Madhya Pradesh",  
"Maharashtra",  
"Manipur",  
"Meghalaya",  
"Mizoram",  
"Nagaland",  
"Odisha",  
"Punjab",  
"Rajasthan",  
"Sikkim",  
"Tamil Nadu",  
"Telangana",  
"Tripura",  
"Uttarakhand",  
"Uttar Pradesh",  
"West Bengal"  
]  
},  
"division": {  
"label": "Division",  
"description": "Name of the state division in which the district is located for the constituency.",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"district": {  
"label": "District",  
"description": "Name of the district in which the constituency is located.",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"established": {  
"label": "Established",  
"description": "The year when the constituency was created or established.",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"electors": {  
"label": "Electors",  
"description": "Total number of electors, as of the latest election.",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"mla": {  
"label": "Current MLA",  
"description": "Name of the current MLA of the Legislative Assembly.",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"incumbent_image": {  
"label": "Incumbent Image",  
"description": "Image of the current MLA or MP.",  
"type": "wiki-file-name"  
},  
"incumbent_image_size": {},  
"incumbent_image_alt": {  
"type": "string"  
},  
"party": {  
"label": "Current MLA/MP's Party",  
"description": "Name of the political party of the MLA or MP.",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"alliance": {  
"label": "Alliance",  
"description": "Name of the alliance of the party.",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"preceded_by": {  
"label": "Preceded By",  
"description": "Name of the last MLA or MP, before the current one.",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"reservation": {  
"label": "Reservation",  
"description": "The reservation category of the constituency. If it does not have a reservation, then enter \"None\".",  
"type": "string",  
"suggestedvalues": [  
"None",  
"ST",  
"SC",  
"BL",  
"Sangha"  
]  
},  
"type": {  
"label": "Type",  
"description": "Type of the constituency. If it is a State Legislative Assembly Constituency, then enter \"SLA\". If it is a Lok Sabha constituency, then enter \"LS\".",  
"type": "string",  
"suggestedvalues": [  
"SLA",  
"LS"  
],  
"required": true  
},  
"union_territory": {  
"label": "Union Territory",  
"description": "Name of the union territory of the constituency.",  
"type": "string",  
"suggestedvalues": [  
"Delhi",  
"Jammu and Kashmir",  
"Puducherry"  
]  
},  
"assembly_cons": {  
"label": "Assembly Constituencies",  
"description": "If it is a Lok Sabha constituency, then enter the name of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies that come under this LS constituency. Clearly, do not use this field if it is a State Legislative Assembly constituency.",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"mp": {  
"label": "Current MP",  
"description": "Name of the current MP of the Lok Sabha constituency.",  
"type": "string"  
},  
"parl_name": {  
"type": "string",  
"deprecated": true  
},  
"map_alt": {  
"label": "Map Alt",  
"description": "An alternative text for the displayed image.",  
"type": "string",  
"aliases": [ "alt" ]  
},  
"map_image": {  
"label": "Map Image",  
"description": "A map of the constituency area, but do not add MLA's or MP's image here.",  
"type": "wiki-file-name",  
"aliases": [ "image" ]  
},  
"map_caption": {  
"label": "Map Caption",  
"description": "Caption for the map.",  
"type": "string",  
"aliases": [ "caption" ]  
},  
"loksabha_cons": {  
"label": "Lok Sabha constituency",  
"description": "Name of the Lok Sabha constituency under which the constituency is located",  
"type": "string",  
"aliases": [ "constituency" ]  
},  
"latest_election_year": {  
"label": "Latest election year",  
"description": "The year in which the MLA or MP was elected, i.e., the year of the last election.",  
"type": "string",  
"aliases": [ "year" ]  
}  
},  
"paramOrder": [  
"name",  
"type",  
"constituency_no",  
"map_image",  
"map_alt",  
"map_caption",  
"state",  
"union_territory",  
"division",  
"district",  
"loksabha_cons",  
"assembly_cons",  
"established",  
"abolished",  
"electors",  
"reservation",  
"incumbent_image",  
"incumbent_image_size",  
"incumbent_image_alt",  
"mp",  
"mla",  
"party",  
"alliance",  
"latest_election_year",  
"preceded_by",  
"parl_name"  
],  
"format": "block",  
"description": "Infobox for Indian Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha constituencies. Visit Template:Infobox Indian constituency/doc, for usage information."  
}  
</templatedata>  

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