1.   New Caledonia is divided into three provinces each of which has its own directly elected assembly elected for up to six years.

2.   The assembly was elected in August in preparation for full independence.

3.   The constitutional assembly was elected last month with the mandate to rewrite the constitution.

4.   Within nine months, a new assembly would be elected, which would then elect a president, who would in turn choose a prime minister.

5.   Andhra Pradesh is one of four Indian states electing state assemblies.

6.   Andhra Pradesh is one of the four states which are electing state assemblies.

7.   Andhra Pradesh is one of the four states that are electing state assemblies.

8.   Jammu-Kashmir will go to the polls in September to elect an assembly for the first time in nine years.

9.   Local assemblies elect district assemblies that are important because they play a key role in selecting a permanent electoral panel.

10.   Muslims and Croats will elect an assembly.