Jump to content

State legislative assemblies of India: Difference between revisions

State legislative assemblies of India (edit)

Revision as of 22:01, 8 May 2022

903 bytes removed ,  8 May 2022
no edit summary
(Created page with "{{short description|Lower house (or only house) of an Indian state, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, or Pondocherry}} {{for|the upper house|State legislative councils of India}} The...")
 
No edit summary
 
(2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|Lower house (or only house) of an Indian state, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, or Pondocherry}}
{{short description|Lower house (or only house) of an Indian state, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, or Pondicherry}}
{{for|the upper house|State legislative councils of India}}
{{for|the upper house|State legislative councils of India}}
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.
{{Politics of India}}
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> or also '''Saasana Sabha''', is a legislative body in the states and union territories of [[India]]. In the [[States and union territories of India|28 states]] and 3 [[Union territory|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>
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==
==Member of Legislative Assembly==
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.  
To become a member of a State Legislative Assembly voters' list of the state for which they are contesting an election. They may not be a [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] and Member of the State Legislative Council at the same time. They should also state that there is no [[criminal procedure]]s against him or her.
 
A State Legislative Assembly holds equal legislative power with the [[upper house]] of the 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.
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:
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 [[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.
* 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 the 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 a maximum of 4 months (3 months in the first visit and 1 month in the second visit of the bill).
* 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>
* 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==
==Current State Legislative Assemblies==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Names !! Image !! Constituencies !! Seat/ state capital !! No. of seats
! Assembly !! Image !! Constituencies !! Seat(s) !! House strength
! colspan="2" | Ruling party !! Current term
! colspan="2" | Ruling party !! Current house
|-
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:Andhra Pradesh Secretariat.jpg|frameless|250px]]||[[List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]]
|[[File:Andhra Pradesh Secretariat.jpg|frameless|100px]]||[[List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]]
|[[Amaravati]] || 175
|[[Amaravati]] || 175
|style="background-color: {{YSR Congress Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|YSR Congress Party}}" |
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|Fifteenth  
|Fifteenth  
|-
|-
|[[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
|||[[List of constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Itanagar]]|| 60
|||[[List of constituencies of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Itanagar]]|| 60
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Seventh
|[[10th Arunachal Pradesh Assembly|Tenth]]
|-
|-
|[[Assam Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[Assam Legislative Assembly]]  
||| [[List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Dispur]] || 126
||| [[List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Dispur]] || 126
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Thirteenth
|Fifteenth
|-
|-
| [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:Vidhan-sabha-bihar.jpg|frameless|250px]]
|[[File:Vidhan-sabha-bihar.jpg|frameless|100px]]
|[[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Patna]] || 243
|[[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Patna]] || 243
|style="background-color: {{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" |
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|[[17th Bihar Assembly|Seventeenth]]
|[[17th Bihar Assembly|Seventeenth]]
Line 53: Line 50:
||| [[List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|List]]  
||| [[List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|List]]  
| [[Naya Raipur]] || 90
| [[Naya Raipur]] || 90
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Fifth  
|Fifth  
Line 59: Line 56:
| [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]  
||| [[List of constituencies of the Delhi Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[New Delhi]] || 70
||| [[List of constituencies of the Delhi Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[New Delhi]] || 70
|style="background-color: {{Aam Aadmi Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |
|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
|[[7th Delhi Assembly|Seventh]]
|[[7th Delhi Assembly|Seventh]]
|-
|-
| [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Goa Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:India Goa Assembly.jpg|frameless|250px]]
|[[File:India Goa Assembly.jpg|frameless|100px]]
|| [[List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Panaji]] || 40
|| [[List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Panaji]] || 40
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Seventh
|[[Eighth Goa Legislative Assembly|Eighth]]
|-
|-
| [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:SACHIVALAY PANORAMA.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly|List]]
|[[File:SACHIVALAY PANORAMA.jpg|frameless|100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly|List]]
| [[Gandhinagar]] || 182
| [[Gandhinagar]] || 182
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Fourteenth
|Fourteenth
|-
|-
| [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:Secretariat Chandigarh.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Haryana Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Chandigarh]]|| 90
|[[File:Secretariat Chandigarh.jpg|frameless|100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Haryana Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Chandigarh]]|| 90
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Fourteenth
|Fourteenth
|-
|-
| [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Shimla]] {{small|(summer)}} and<br>[[Dharamshala]] {{small|(winter)}}
| [[File:Himachal Pradesh e-Assembly.jpg|frameless|100px]]
|| [[List of constituencies of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Shimla]] {{small|(summer)}}<br/ >[[Dharamshala]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| 68
|| 68
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Thirteenth
|[[13th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh|Thirteenth]]
|-
|-
| [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]  
||| [[List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|List]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|List]]
|| [[Srinagar]] {{small|(summer)}}<br>& [[Jammu]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| [[Srinagar]] {{small|(summer)}}<br />[[Jammu]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| 85<sup>†</sup>
|| 85<sup>†</sup>
| colspan="3"|<center>N/A<br />{{small|([[President's rule]])}}</center>
|bgcolor="grey"|
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |N/A<br />([[President's rule]])
|-
|-
| [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]  
||| [[List of constituencies of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Ranchi]] || 81
||| [[List of constituencies of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Ranchi]] || 81
|style="background-color:  {{Jharkhand Mukti Morcha/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color:  {{party color|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}" |
|[[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]
|[[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]
|Fifth
|Fifth
|-
|-
| [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[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]]
| [[File:Vidhana Souda , Bangalore.jpg|frameless|100px]] [[File:Suvarna Vidhana Soudha.jpg|frameless|100px]] ||[[List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly|List]]
|| [[Bangalore]] {{small|(summer)}}<br> and [[Belgaum]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| [[Bangalore]] {{small|(summer)}}<br/ >[[Belgaum]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| 224
|| 224
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[15th Karnataka Assembly|Fifteenth]]  
|[[15th Karnataka Assembly|Fifteenth]]  
|-
|-
| [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:Niyamasabha Mandiram.JPG|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Thiruvananthapuram]] || 140
|[[File:Niyamasabha Mandiram.JPG|frameless|100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Thiruvananthapuram]] || 140
|style="background-color: {{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|Fourteenth
|Fifteenth
|-
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:Madhyapradesh Legislative Assembly.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Bhopal]] || 230
|[[File:Madhyapradesh Legislative Assembly.jpg|frameless|100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Bhopal]] || 230
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Fifteenth
|Fifteenth
|-
|-
| [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:Vidhan Bhavan1.jpg|frameless|125px]]
|[[File:Vidhan Bhavan1.jpg|frameless|100px]]
|| [[List of constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Mumbai]] {{small|(summer)}}<br>& [[Nagpur]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| [[List of constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Mumbai]] {{small|(summer)}}<br/ >[[Nagpur]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| 288
|| 288
|style="background-color: {{Shiv Sena/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
|[[Shiv Sena]]
|[[Shiv Sena]]
|Fourteenth
|Fourteenth
Line 132: Line 131:
| [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Manipur Legislative Assembly]]  
||| [[List of constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Imphal]] || 60
||| [[List of constituencies of the Manipur Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Imphal]] || 60
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Twelfth
|Twelfth
Line 138: Line 137:
| [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Meghalaya Legislative Assembly]]  
||| [[List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Shillong]] || 60
||| [[List of constituencies of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Shillong]] || 60
|style="background-color: {{National People's Party (India)/meta/color}}" |  
|style="background-color: {{party color|National People's Party (India)}}" |  
|[[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]]
|[[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]]
|[[10th Meghalaya Assembly|Tenth]]
|[[10th Meghalaya Assembly|Tenth]]
|-
|-
| [[Mizoram Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Mizoram Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:Mizoram Assembly House.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Aizawl]] || 40
|[[File:Mizoram Assembly House.jpg|frameless|100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Aizawl]] || 40
|style="background-color: {{Mizo National Front/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Mizo National Front}}" |
|[[Mizo National Front]]
|[[Mizo National Front]]
|Seventh
|Seventh
Line 150: Line 149:
| [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Nagaland Legislative Assembly]]  
||| [[List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Kohima]] || 60
||| [[List of constituencies of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Kohima]] || 60
|style="background-color: {{Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party}}" |
|[[Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party]]
|[[Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party]]
|Thirteenth
|Thirteenth
|-
|-
| [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:ORISSA SECRETARIAT.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Bhubaneshwar]] || 147
|[[File:ORISSA SECRETARIAT.jpg|frameless|100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Odisha Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Bhubaneshwar]] || 147
|style="background-color: {{Biju Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Biju Janata Dal}}" |
|[[Biju Janata Dal]]
|[[Biju Janata Dal]]
|Sixteenth  
|Sixteenth  
|-
|-
| [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Puducherry Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:Pondicherry Legislative Assembly.jpg|frameless|125px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] || 33<sup>‡</sup>
|[[File:Pondicherry Legislative Assembly.jpg|frameless|100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] || 33<sup>‡</sup>
| colspan="3"|<center>N/A<br />{{small|([[President's rule]])}}</center>
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India N.R. Congress}}" |
|[[All India N.R. Congress]]
|Fifteenth
|-
|-
| [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:Assembly 09.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Chandigarh]] || 117
|[[File:Assembly 09.jpg|frameless|100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Chandigarh]] || 117
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |  
|style="background-color: {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |  
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
|[[15th Punjab Assembly|Fifteenth]]  
|[[Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly|Sixteenth]]
|-
|-
| [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]  
||| [[List of constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Jaipur]] || 200
||| [[List of constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Jaipur]] || 200
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|Fifteenth
|Fifteenth
|-
|-
| [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Sikkim Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:Sikkim legislative Assembly.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Gangtok]] || 32
|[[File:Sikkim Assembly Gangtok.jpg|frameless|100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Gangtok]] || 32
|style="background-color: {{Sikkim Krantikari Morcha/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}" |
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|Tenth  
|Tenth  
|-
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[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
|[[File:Fort St. George, Chennai 2.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Chennai]] || 234
|style="background-color: {{All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}" |
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|[[15th Tamil Nadu Assembly|Fifteenth]]
|[[16th Tamil Nadu Assembly|Sixteenth]]
|-
|-
|[[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.jpg|frameless|250px]]||[[List of constituencies of the Telangana Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Hyderabad]] || 119
|[[File:Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.jpg|frameless|100px]]||[[List of constituencies of the Telangana Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Hyderabad]] || 119
|style="background-color: {{Telangana Rashtra Samithi/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}" |
|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
|Second
|[[2nd Telangana Assembly|Second]]
|-
|-
| [[Tripura Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[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
|[[File:Ujjayanta palace Tripura State Museum Agartala India.jpg|frameless|100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Tripura Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Agartala]] || 60
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[12th Tripura Assembly|Twelfth]]  
|[[12th Tripura Assembly|Twelfth]]  
|-
|-
| [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]  
|[[File:Vidhan Sabha Lucknow.jpg|frameless|250px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Lucknow]] || 403
|[[File:Vidhan Sabha Lucknow.jpg|frameless|100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Lucknow]] || 403
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|Seventeenth]]  
|[[18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly|Eighteenth]]  
|-
|-
| [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
| [[Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly]]
||| [[List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Gairsain]] {{small|(summer)}}<br>& [[Dehradun]] {{small|(winter)}}
||| [[List of constituencies of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Bhararisain]] {{small|(summer)}}<br/ >[[Dehradun]] {{small|(winter)}}
|| 70
|| 70
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[4th Uttarakhand Assembly|Fourth]]
|[[5th Uttarakhand Assembly|Fifth]]
|-
|-
| [[West Bengal Legislative Assembly]]  
| [[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
|[[File:West Bengal State Legislative Assembly House, Kolkata.jpg|frameless|100px]]|| [[List of constituencies of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly|List]] || [[Kolkata]] || 294
|style="background-color: {{All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color}}" |
|style="background-color: {{party color|All India Trinamool Congress}}" |
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|Sixteenth
|[[17th West Bengal Assembly|Seventeenth]]
|-
|-
| Total  
! 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"| {{em dash}}|| 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>
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | {{em dash}}  
|}
|}


==State Legislative Assemblies by ruling parties==
==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)}}
<!-- this section is transcluded on State governments of India -->
{{legend|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (3)}}{{Legend|#00EBFF|[[United Progressive Alliance|Coalition with INC]] (2)}}
[[File:State- and union territory-level parties.svg|alt=|thumb|350x350px|Current ruling parties in India {{legend|#FF9933|BJP (12)}}
{{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|#FFC969|[[National Democratic Alliance|BJP Alliance]] (5)}}
{{legend|#000000|[[President's rule]] (2)}}
{{legend|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (2)}}{{Legend|#00EBFF|[[United Progressive Alliance|INC Alliance]] (3)}}{{Legend|#ff0000|Unaligned Parties (8)}}
{{legend|#000000|[[President's rule]] (1)}}
{{legend|#808080|[[Union territory|No legislature]] (5)}}]]
{{legend|#808080|[[Union territory|No legislature]] (5)}}]]


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" | Ruling party  
! colspan="2" | Ruling party  
! States/Union territories
! States/ UTs
! colspan="2" | Alliance
! colspan="2" | Alliance
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| colspan="5" |'''State Govts Ruled By BJP & NDA (17)'''
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|12
|12
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|National Democratic Alliance|rowspan=6}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|Janata Dal (United)}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|1
|3
|style="background-color: {{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|[[United Progressive Alliance]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Aam Aadmi Party/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party}}
|[[Aam Aadmi Party]]
|1
|1
|bgcolor=FF0001|
|Others
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|National People's Party (India)}}
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|1
|1
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|All India N.R. Congress}}
|[[All India Trinamool Congress]]
|1
|1
|bgcolor=FF0001|
|Others
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Biju Janata Dal/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|Sikkim Krantikari Morcha}}
|[[Biju Janata Dal]]
|1
|1
|bgcolor=FF0001|
|Others
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}" |
| colspan="5" |'''State Govts Ruled by INC & UPA (5)'''
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Indian National Congress}}
|2
| {{Party name with colour|United Progressive Alliance|rowspan=4}}
|-
| {{Party name with colour|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}
|1
|1
|bgcolor=FF0001|
|Others
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|Jharkhand Mukti Morcha}}
|[[Janata Dal (United)]]
|1
|1
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Jharkhand Mukti Morcha/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|Shiv Sena}}
|[[Jharkhand Mukti Morcha]]
|1
|1
|style="background-color: {{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}"|
|[[United Progressive Alliance]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Mizo National Front/meta/color}}" |
| colspan="5" |'''State Govts Ruled By Unaligned Parties (8)'''
|[[Mizo National Front]]
|-
|1
| {{Party name with colour|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
|2
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
| {{Party name with colour|Aam Aadmi Party}}
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{National People's Party (India)/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|[[National People's Party (India)|National People's Party]]
|1
|1
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|All India Trinamool Congress}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|[[Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party]]
|1
|1
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Shiv Sena/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|[[Shiv Sena]]
|1
|1
|style="background-color: {{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|YSR Congress Party}}
|[[United Progressive Alliance]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Sikkim Krantikari Morcha/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[Sikkim Krantikari Morcha]]
|1
|1
|style="background-color: {{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|Biju Janata Dal}}
|[[National Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{Telangana Rashtra Samithi/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
|1
|1
|bgcolor=FF0001|
| {{Party name with colour|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
|Others
|-
|-
|style="background-color: {{YSR Congress Party/meta/color}}" |
| {{Party name with colour|Mizo National Front}}
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|1
|1
|bgcolor=FF0001|
| {{Party name with colour|Mizo National Front}}
|Others
|}
|}
The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]-led [[National Democratic Alliance]] is in power in 17 states/union territories; the [[Indian National Congress]]-led [[United Progressive Alliance]] is in power in 5 states/union territories; 8 states are ruled by other parties/alliances; and 5 union territories do not have a legislative assembly. The newly formed Union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] hasn't had elections to form a government and [[President's rule]] has been imposed there.


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


Line 369: Line 343:
*[[Legislative assembly]]
*[[Legislative assembly]]
*[[State governments of India]]
*[[State governments of India]]
*[[State Assembly elections in India]]
*[[List of Indian state legislative assembly elections]]
*[[Politics of India]]
*[[Politics of India]]


Line 383: Line 357:
{{Elections in India}}
{{Elections in India}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:State Legislative Assembly}}
[[Category:State legislatures of India|*]]
[[Category:State legislatures of India|*]]
[[Category:State lower houses in India]]
[[Category:State lower houses in India]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:State Legislative Assembly}}
Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/46883...308155"