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	\|+List of legislative assemblies<ref name="List"/>		\|+List of legislative assemblies<ref name="List"/>
	! Legislative assembly !! Seat(s) !! No. of members<ref name="ECI">{{cite web\|title=Terms of the Houses\|url=https://www.eci.gov.in/term-of-the-houses\|access-date=28 August 2022\|work=[[Election Commission of India]]\|archive-date=7 August 2025\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250807185225/https://www.eci.gov.in/term-of-the-houses\|url-status=live}}</ref>		! Legislative assembly !! Seat(s) !! No. of members<ref name="ECI">{{cite web\|title=Terms of the Houses\|url=https://www.eci.gov.in/term-of-the-houses\|access-date=28 August 2022\|work=[[Election Commission of India]]\|archive-date=7 August 2025\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250807185225/https://www.eci.gov.in/term-of-the-houses\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	!colspan=2\|Ruling party<ref name="Party"/> !! Current term		!colspan=2\|Ruling party{{efn\|name=Party\|The political party of the chief minister}}<ref name="Party"/> !! Current term
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	\|[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly\|Andhra Pradesh]]		\|[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly\|Andhra Pradesh]]
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	\|[[Assam Legislative Assembly\|Assam]] \|\| [[Dispur]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly\|126]]		\|[[Assam Legislative Assembly\|Assam]] \|\| [[Dispur]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly\|126]]
	\|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}		\|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
	\|[[~~15th~~ Assam Assembly\|~~15th~~]]		\|[[16th Assam Assembly\|16th]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Bihar Legislative Assembly\|Bihar]] \|\| [[Patna]]		\| [[Bihar Legislative Assembly\|Bihar]] \|\| [[Patna]]
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	\|[[16th Karnataka Assembly\|16th]]		\|[[16th Karnataka Assembly\|16th]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Kerala Legislative Assembly\|~~Kerala~~]] \|\| [[Thiruvananthapuram]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly\|140]]		\| [[Kerala Legislative Assembly\|Keralam]] \|\| [[Thiruvananthapuram]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly\|140]]
	\|{{party color cell\|~~Communist Party of India (Marxist)~~}}		\|{{party color cell\|Indian National Congress}}
	\|[[~~Communist Party of India (Marxist)~~]]		\|[[Indian National Congress]]
	\|[[~~15th~~ Kerala Assembly\|~~15th~~]]		\|[[16th Kerala Assembly\|16th]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly\|Madhya Pradesh]] \|\| [[Bhopal]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly\|230]]		\| [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly\|Madhya Pradesh]] \|\| [[Bhopal]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly\|230]]
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	\| [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly\|Puducherry]] \|\| [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly\|33]]{{efn\|name=Pudu\|Three nominated members}}		\| [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly\|Puducherry]] \|\| [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly\|33]]{{efn\|name=Pudu\|Three nominated members}}
	\|{{Full party name with color\|All India N.R. Congress}}		\|{{Full party name with color\|All India N.R. Congress}}
	\|[[~~15th~~ Puducherry Assembly\|~~15th~~]]		\|[[16th Puducherry Assembly\|16th]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Punjab Legislative Assembly\|Punjab]] \|\| [[Chandigarh]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly\|117]]		\| [[Punjab Legislative Assembly\|Punjab]] \|\| [[Chandigarh]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly\|117]]
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	\| [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly\|Tamil Nadu]] \|\| [[Chennai]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly\|234]]		\| [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly\|Tamil Nadu]] \|\| [[Chennai]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly\|234]]
	\|{{Full party name with color\|~~Dravida Munnetra~~ Kazhagam}}		\|{{Full party name with color\|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}
	\|[[~~16th~~ Tamil Nadu Assembly\|~~16th~~]]		\|[[17th Tamil Nadu Assembly\|17th]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|[[Telangana Legislative Assembly\|Telangana]] \|\| [[Hyderabad]] \|\|align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Telangana Legislative Assembly\|119]]		\|[[Telangana Legislative Assembly\|Telangana]] \|\| [[Hyderabad]] \|\|align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Telangana Legislative Assembly\|119]]
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	\| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly\|West Bengal]] \|\| [[Kolkata]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly\|294]]		\| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly\|West Bengal]] \|\| [[Kolkata]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly\|294]]
	\|{{Full party name with color\|~~All India Trinamool Congress~~}}		\|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
	\|[[~~17th~~ West Bengal Assembly\|~~17th~~]]		\|[[18th West Bengal Assembly\|18th]]
	\|-		\|-
	! Total		! Total
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	! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" \| {{em dash}}		! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" \| {{em dash}}
	\|}		\|}
	~~{{Notelist}}~~

	=== By ruling party ===		=== By ruling party and alliance ===
	<!--This section is transcluded on State Governments of India-->		<!--This section is transcluded on State Governments of India-->
	The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]-led [[National Democratic Alliance]] is in power in 21 legislative assemblies; the [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]] is in power in eight legislative assemblies while two legislative assemblies are ruled by two other parties <ref name="Party">{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtvprofit.com/nation/full-list-of-chief-ministers-in-india-2025-bjp-rules-14-states-and-union-territories\|title=Full List Of Chief Ministers In India 2025: BJP Rules 14 States And Union Territories\|work=[[NDTV]]\|access-date=1 April 2025\|archive-date=20 February 2025\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220132059/https://www.ndtvprofit.com/nation/full-list-of-chief-ministers-in-india-2025-bjp-rules-14-states-and-union-territories\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]-led [[National Democratic Alliance]] is in power in 21 legislative assemblies; the [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]] is in power in eight legislative assemblies while two legislative assemblies are ruled by two other parties.<ref name="Party">{{cite web\|url=https://www.ndtvprofit.com/nation/full-list-of-chief-ministers-in-india-2025-bjp-rules-14-states-and-union-territories\|title=Full List Of Chief Ministers In India 2025: BJP Rules 14 States And Union Territories\|work=[[NDTV]]\|access-date=1 April 2025\|archive-date=20 February 2025\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220132059/https://www.ndtvprofit.com/nation/full-list-of-chief-ministers-in-india-2025-bjp-rules-14-states-and-union-territories\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	[[File:~~Current ruling~~ alliances ~~in Indian states and union territories 2025~~.png\|thumb~~\|upright=1.5~~\|Colour-coded map of India showing the ruling alliances in various states and union territories:		[[File:Ruling alliances.png\|thumb\|Colour-coded map of India showing the ruling alliances in various states and union territories:
	{{legend\|#FF9A30\|[[National Democratic Alliance]] (21)}}		{{legend\|#FF9A30\|[[National Democratic Alliance]] (22)}}
	{{Legend\|#00C0FF\|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance\|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]] (8)}}		{{Legend\|#00C0FF\|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance\|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]] (7)}}
	{{Legend\|#DE5757\|Others (2)}}		{{Legend\|#DE5757\|Others (2)}}
	{{legend\|#515151\|[[Union territory\|No legislature]] (5)}}]]		{{legend\|#515151\|[[Union territory\|No legislature]] (5)}}]]
	{\|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"style="font-size: 90%"		{\|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"style="font-size: 90%"
	\|+List by ruling party<ref name="Party"/>		\|+List by ruling party{{efn\|name=Party}}<ref name="Party"/>
	!colspan=2\|Ruling party		!colspan="2"\|Ruling alliance/party
	!States/~~UTs~~		!States/UT
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan="3" \|[[National Democratic Alliance]] (21)<ref>{{cite web\|date=19 July 2023\|title=The 38 parties in the NDA fold\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/38-parties-nda-8848786/\|access-date=1 August 2023\|work=[[The Indian Express]]\|archive-date=14 August 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814005655/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/38-parties-nda-8848786/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		!colspan="3" \|[[National Democratic Alliance]] (22)<ref>{{cite web\|date=19 July 2023\|title=The 38 parties in the NDA fold\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/38-parties-nda-8848786/\|access-date=1 August 2023\|work=[[The Indian Express]]\|archive-date=14 August 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814005655/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/38-parties-nda-8848786/\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}		\|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
	\|16		\|17
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{Full party name with color\|All India N.R. Congress}}		\|{{Full party name with color\|All India N.R. Congress}}
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	\|-		\|-
	! colspan="3" \|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]] (8)<ref>{{cite web\|date=19 July 2023\|title=Opposition's push for a new name explained\|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/india-from-upa-oppositions-push-for-a-new-name-explained-11689748617775.html\|access-date=25 July 2023\|work=[[Live Mint]]\|archive-date=25 July 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725074244/https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/india-from-upa-oppositions-push-for-a-new-name-explained-11689748617775.html\|url-status=live}}</ref>		! colspan="3" \|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]] (7)<ref>{{cite web\|date=19 July 2023\|title=Opposition's push for a new name explained\|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/india-from-upa-oppositions-push-for-a-new-name-explained-11689748617775.html\|access-date=25 July 2023\|work=[[Live Mint]]\|archive-date=25 July 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725074244/https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/india-from-upa-oppositions-push-for-a-new-name-explained-11689748617775.html\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}		\|{{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
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	\|{{Full party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}		\|{{Full party name with color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
	\|1
	\|-
	~~\|{{Full party name with color\|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}~~
	\|1		\|1
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	\|-		\|-
	\|{{Full party name with color\|~~Trinamool Congress~~}}		\|{{Full party name with color\|Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam}}
	\|1		\|1
	\|-		\|-
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	*[[State legislature (India)\|State Legislature]]		*[[State legislature (India)\|State Legislature]]
	*[[List of Indian state legislative assembly elections]]		*[[List of Indian state legislative assembly elections]]

			== Notes ==
			{{notelist}}

	== References ==		== References ==

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	\| [[Bihar Legislative Assembly\|Bihar]] \|\| [[Patna]]		\| [[Bihar Legislative Assembly\|Bihar]] \|\| [[Patna]]
	\|align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly\|243]]		\|align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly\|243]]
	\|{{Full party name with color\|Janata ~~Dal (United)\|dab=y~~}}		\|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
	\|[[18th Bihar Assembly\|18th]]		\|[[18th Bihar Assembly\|18th]]
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	\| [[Kerala Legislative Assembly\|Kerala]] \|\| [[Thiruvananthapuram]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly\|140]]		\| [[Kerala Legislative Assembly\|Kerala]] \|\| [[Thiruvananthapuram]] \|\| align="center" \| [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly\|140]]
	\|{{~~Full~~ party ~~name with~~ color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}		\|{{party color cell\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
			\|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
	\|[[15th Kerala Assembly\|15th]]		\|[[15th Kerala Assembly\|15th]]
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	\|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}		\|{{Full party name with color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
	\|15		\|16
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	\|{{Full party name with color\|All India N.R. Congress}}		\|{{Full party name with color\|All India N.R. Congress}}
	\|1
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The '''State Legislative Assembly''', or '''Vidhan Sabha''',<ref>{{cite web |title=Vidhan_Sabha |url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/vidhan+sabha |website=[[Collins English Dictionary]] |publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]] |date=2014}}</ref> is a legislative body in the states and union territories of [[India]]. In the [[States and union territories of India|22 states]] and [[Union territory|3 union territories]] with a [[Unicameralism|unicameral]] [[State legislature (India)|state legislature]], it is the sole legislative body and in 6 states it is the [[lower house]] of their [[Bicameralism|bicameral]] state legislatures with the [[upper house]] being [[State legislative councils of India|State Legislative Council]]. 5 Union territories are governed directly by the [[Government of India|Union Government of India]] and have no legislative body.

Each [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) is directly elected to serve 5 year terms by [[Single-member district|single-member constituencies]]. The [[Constitution of India]] states that a State Legislative Assembly must have no less than 60 and no more than 500 members however an exception may be granted via an [[List of Acts of the Parliament of India|Act]] of [[Parliament of India|Parliament]] as is the case in the states of [[Goa]], [[Sikkim]], [[Mizoram]] and the union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] which have fewer than 60 members. A State Legislative Assembly may be [[dissolution of parliament|dissolved]] in a [[State of Emergency in India|state of emergency]], by the [[Governor (India)|Governor]] on request of the [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]], or if a [[motion of no confidence]] is passed against the ruling majority party or coalition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=State Legislative Assemblies|url=https://www.india.gov.in/sites/upload_files/npi/files/coi_part_full.pdf|website=www.india.gov.in|access-date=2018-12-12}}</ref>

==Qualifications required to become an MLA==
To become a member of a State Legislative Assembly (MLA), a person must be a [[Indian nationality law|citizen of India]], not less than 25 years of age, should be [[sanity|mentally sound]], should not be [[bankruptcy|bankrupt]], and must be enrolled on the voters' list of the state for which he or she is contesting an election. He or she may not be a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] and Member of the State Legislative Council at the same time. He or she should also state an [[affidavit]] that there are no [[criminal procedure]]s against him or her.

A State Legislative Assembly holds equal legislative power with the [[upper house]] of state legislature, the State Legislative Council, except in the area of [[Dissolution of parliament|dissolution]] of [[State governments of India|state government]] and passing of [[money bill]]s, in which case the State Legislative Assembly has the ultimate authority.

Powers of legislative assemblies are given below:
* A [[motion of no confidence]] against the government in the state can only be introduced in the State Legislative Assembly. If it is passed by a majority vote, then the [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]] and her/his [[Cabinet (government)|Council of Ministers]] must [[cabinet collective responsibility|collectively]] resign.

* A [[money bill]] can only be introduced in State Legislative Assembly. In bicameral jurisdictions, after it is passed in the State Legislative Assembly, it is sent to the [[State legislative councils of India|State Legislative Council]], where it can be kept for a maximum time of 14 days.

* In matters related to ordinary bills, the will of State Legislative Assembly prevails and there is no provision of [[joint session|joint sitting]]. In such cases, State Legislative Council can delay the legislation by maximum 4 months (3 months in first visit and 1 month in the second visit of the bill).

* Legislative Assembly of the state has to power to create or abolish the State Legislative Council by passing a resolution to that effect by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Explainer: Why Jagan Reddy wants to abolish the legislative council in Andhra Pradesh|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/01/28/explainer-what-are-state-legislative-councils-and-why-did-andhra-pradesh-abolish-it.html}}</ref>

==Current State Legislative Assemblies==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Names !! Image !! Constituencies !! Seat/ state capital !! No. of seats
! colspan="2" | Ruling party !! Current term
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Andhra Pradesh Secretariat.jpg|frameless|250px]]||[[List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]]
|[[Amaravati]] || 175
|style="background-color: {{YSR Congress Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|Fifteenth
|-
|[[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|||[[List of constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Itanagar]]|| 60
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Seventh
|-
|[[Assam Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Dispur]] || 126
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Thirteenth
|-
| [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Vidhan-sabha-bihar.jpg|frameless|250px]]
|[[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Patna]] || 243
|style="background-color: {{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}" |
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|[[17th Bihar Assembly|Seventeenth]]
|-
| [[Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|List]]
| [[Naya Raipur]] || 90
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Fifth
|-
| [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Delhi Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[New Delhi]] || 70
|style="background-color: {{Aam Aadmi Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
|[[7th Delhi Assembly|Seventh]]
|-
| [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:India Goa Assembly.jpg|frameless|250px]]
|| [[List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Panaji]] || 40
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Seventh
|-
| [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:SACHIVALAY PANORAMA.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly|List]]
| [[Gandhinagar]] || 182
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Fourteenth
|-
| [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Secretariat Chandigarh.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Haryana Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Chandigarh]]|| 90
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Fourteenth
|-
| [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Shimla]] {{small|(summer)}} and [[Dharamshala]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| 68
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Thirteenth
|-
| [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|List]]
|| [[Srinagar]] {{small|(summer)}} & [[Jammu]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| 85†
| colspan="3"|<center>N/A {{small|([[President's rule]])}}</center>
|-
| [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Ranchi]] || 81
|style="background-color: {{Jharkhand Mukti Morcha/meta/color}}" |
|[[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]
|Fifth
|-
| [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| [[File:Vidhana Souda , Bangalore.jpg|frameless|125px]] [[File:Suvarna Vidhana Soudha.jpg|frameless|125px]] ||[[List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly|List]]
|| [[Bangalore]] {{small|(summer)}} and [[Belgaum]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| 224
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[15th Karnataka Assembly|Fifteenth]]
|-
| [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Niyamasabha Mandiram.JPG|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Thiruvananthapuram]] || 140
|style="background-color: {{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|Fourteenth
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Madhyapradesh Legislative Assembly.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Bhopal]] || 230
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Fifteenth
|-
| [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Vidhan Bhavan1.jpg|frameless|125px]]
|| [[List of constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Mumbai]] {{small|(summer)}} & [[Nagpur]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| 288
|style="background-color: {{Shiv Sena/meta/color}}" |
|[[Shiv Sena]]
|Fourteenth
|-
| [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Imphal]] || 60
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Twelfth
|-
| [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Shillong]] || 60
|style="background-color: {{National People's Party (India)/meta/color}}" |
|[[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]]
|[[10th Meghalaya Assembly|Tenth]]
|-
| [[Mizoram Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Mizoram Assembly House.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Aizawl]] || 40
|style="background-color: {{Mizo National Front/meta/color}}" |
|[[Mizo National Front]]
|Seventh
|-
| [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Kohima]] || 60
|style="background-color: {{Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party]]
|Thirteenth
|-
| [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:ORISSA SECRETARIAT.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Bhubaneshwar]] || 147
|style="background-color: {{Biju Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
|[[Biju Janata Dal]]
|Sixteenth
|-
| [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Pondicherry Legislative Assembly.jpg|frameless|125px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] || 33‡
| colspan="3"|<center>N/A {{small|([[President's rule]])}}</center>
|-
| [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Assembly 09.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Chandigarh]] || 117
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[15th Punjab Assembly|Fifteenth]]
|-
| [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Jaipur]] || 200
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Fifteenth
|-
| [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Sikkim legislative Assembly.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Gangtok]] || 32
|style="background-color: {{Sikkim Krantikari Morcha/meta/color}}" |
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|Tenth
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Fort St. George, Chennai 2.jpg|frameless|250x250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Chennai]] || 234
|style="background-color: {{All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|Fifteenth]]
|-
|[[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.jpg|frameless|250px]]||[[List of constituencies of the Telangana Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Hyderabad]] || 119
|style="background-color: {{Telangana Rashtra Samithi/meta/color}}" |
|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
|Second
|-
| [[Tripura Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Ujjayanta palace Tripura State Museum Agartala India.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Tripura Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Agartala]] || 60
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[12th Tripura Assembly|Twelfth]]
|-
| [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:Vidhan Sabha Lucknow.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Lucknow]] || 403
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|Seventeenth]]
|-
| [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Gairsain]] {{small|(summer)}} & [[Dehradun]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| 70
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[4th Uttarakhand Assembly|Fourth]]
|-
| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]
|[[File:West Bengal State Legislative Assembly House, Kolkata.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Kolkata]] || 294
|style="background-color: {{All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color}}" |
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|Sixteenth
|-
| Total
|| <center>{{em dash}}</center> || <center>{{em dash}}</center> || <center>{{em dash}}</center> || 4,121<ref>{{cite web|title=Election Commission of India|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/seat_in_legislativeassembilies.aspx|publisher=eci.nic.in|access-date=12 January 2017}}</ref>
| colspan="3" | <center>{{em dash}}</center>
|}

==State Legislative Assemblies by ruling parties==
[[File:State- and union territory-level parties.svg|alt=|thumb|350x350px|Current ruling parties in India
{{legend|#FF9933|BJP (12)}}
{{legend|#FFC969|[[National Democratic Alliance|Coalition with BJP]] (6)}}
{{legend|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (3)}}{{Legend|#00EBFF|[[United Progressive Alliance|Coalition with INC]] (2)}}
{{legend|#FF0001|Other parties ([[Aam Admi Party|AAP]], [[All India Trinamool Congress|AITC]], [[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]], [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]] and [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]) (6)}}
{{legend|#000000|[[President's rule]] (2)}}
{{legend|#808080|[[Union territory|No legislature]] (5)}}]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" | Ruling party
! States/Union territories
! colspan="2" | Alliance
|-
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|12
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|3
|style="background-color: {{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|[[United Progressive Alliance]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{Aam Aadmi Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
|1
|bgcolor=FF0001|
|Others
|-
|style="background-color: {{All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|1
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color}}" |
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|1
|bgcolor=FF0001|
|Others
|-
|style="background-color: {{Biju Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
|[[Biju Janata Dal]]
|1
|bgcolor=FF0001|
|Others
|-
|style="background-color: {{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|1
|bgcolor=FF0001|
|Others
|-
|style="background-color: {{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}" |
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|1
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{Jharkhand Mukti Morcha/meta/color}}" |
|[[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]
|1
|style="background-color: {{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}"|
|[[United Progressive Alliance]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{Mizo National Front/meta/color}}" |
|[[Mizo National Front]]
|1
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{National People's Party (India)/meta/color}}" |
|[[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]]
|1
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party]]
|1
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{Shiv Sena/meta/color}}" |
|[[Shiv Sena]]
|1
|style="background-color: {{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|[[United Progressive Alliance]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{Sikkim Krantikari Morcha/meta/color}}" |
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|1
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{Telangana Rashtra Samithi/meta/color}}" |
|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
|1
|bgcolor=FF0001|
|Others
|-
|style="background-color: {{YSR Congress Party/meta/color}}" |
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|1
|bgcolor=FF0001|
|Others
|}

==Former State Legislative Assemblies==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Names
! Seat/ state capital
! Period Active
! Abolished by
|-
| [[Ajmer Legislative Assembly]]
|| [[Ajmer]] || 1950 - 1956 || [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]].
|-
| [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]]
|| [[Mumbai|Bombay]] || 1937 - 1960 || Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 & later replaced by [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]].
|-
| [[Coorg Legislative Assembly]]
|| [[Madikeri|Mercara]] || 1950 - 1956 || [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]].
|-
|Hyderabad Legislative Assembly
|| [[Hyderabad]] || 1952 - 1956 || [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]].
|-
| [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly|PEPSU Legislative Assembly]]
|| [[Patiala]] || 1950 - 1956 || [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]].
|}

==Notes==
*† – In Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, two seats are reserved for the nominated women members. In addition to that, twenty-four more seats are reserved for the representatives from [[Pakistan-administered Kashmir]] and not counted normally.
*‡ – In Puducherry Legislative Assembly, three seats are reserved for the members nominated by the [[Government of India|Union Government of India]].

==See also==
*[[State legislature (India)|State Legislature]]
*[[Lower house]]
*[[Lok Sabha]]
*[[Central Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Legislative assembly]]
*[[State governments of India]]
*[[State Assembly elections in India]]
*[[Politics of India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/ Legislative Bodies in India] website
* [http://www.lawsofindia.org Laws of India] website to download laws made by different states

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{{Current Indian assemblies}}
{{Elections in India}}

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[[Category:State lower houses in India]]
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