Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies. The members of the upper house, the Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad (the legislative council) are indirectly elected through an electoral college.
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| 14th Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Leadership | |
Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 288 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (170) MVA (170) Opposition (117) Others (4) Vacant (1)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 21 October 2019 |
Next election | October 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai | |
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| Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session) | |
| Website | |
| http://maharashtra.gov.in/ http://mls.org.in/ | |
List of Assemblies
The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies:[2]
| Assembly | Election Year | Speaker | Chief Minister | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Assembly | 1960 |
|
(INC) |
Indian National Congress: had won 1957 poll |
| 2nd Assembly | 1962 |
|
Congress: 215/264; PWP (शे का प): 15 | |
| 3rd Assembly | 1967 | Congress: 203/270 | ||
| 4th Assembly | 1972 | Congress: 222; PWP: 7 | ||
| 5th Assembly | 1978 |
|
|
Janata Party: 99/288; INC: 69; Cong (Indira): 62 - Post-poll Cong + Cong (I) Front |
| 6th Assembly | 1980 | Congress: 186/288; Sharad Congress: 47; Janata:17; BJP:14 | ||
| 7th Assembly | 1985 |
|
Congress: 161; Sharad Congress: 54; Janata:20; BJP:16 | |
| 8th Assembly | 1990 |
|
Congress: 141/288 Shiva Sena + BJP = 52+42 | |
| 9th Assembly | 1995 | Shiv Sena: 73 + BJP: 65; INC: 80/288 | ||
| 10th Assembly | 1999 |
|
Congress: 75 Pawar's NCP: 58 - Post-poll Cong-NCP Front Sena + BJP: 69+56 | |
| 11th Assembly | 2004 |
|
Congress + NCP: 69+71 Sena+BJP = 62+54 | |
| 12th Assembly | 2009 | Congress + NCP: 82+62 Sena+BJP = 45+46 RPI (Athavale): 14 MNS (Raj Thackeray): 13 | ||
| 13th Assembly | 2014 | BJP+Shiv Sena:122+63 Congress:42 NCP:41 | ||
| 14th Assembly | 2019 |
(NCP) (Acting) |
BJP 105 Shiv Sena:56 Congress:44 NCP:54 Post Poll Sena-NCP-INC Alliance [3] |
Sessions
The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur. In 1975 because elections were in winter season, the monsoon (second) session was convened in Nagpur and winter (third) session was convened in Mumbai.
Elections
Elections to the Maharashtra Legislative assembly were held in the following years and corresponding Maharashtra Assembly are constituted:[4]
- 1 May 1960 (Bombay State Reorganisation Act) – 1st Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 2nd Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 3rd Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 4th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 5th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 6th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 7th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 8th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 9th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 10th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 11th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 12th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election – 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Officers
Speakers
The Assembly is headed by a Speaker, elected by members in a simple majority vote. The following is the list of Speakers of the Assembly.[5]
| Sr No | Speaker | Party | Tenure | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1937–47) | ||||||
| 1 | Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar | INC | 21 July 1937 | 20 January 1946 | ||
| 2 | Kundanmal Sobhachand Firodia | 21 May 1946 | 14 August 1947 | |||
| Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60) | ||||||
| (2) | Kundanmal Sobhachand Firodia | INC | 15 August 1947 | 31 January 1952 | ||
| 3 | Dattatray Kashinath Kunte | 5 May 1952 | 31 October 1956 | |||
| 4 | S. L. Silam | 21 November 1956 | 30 April 1960 | |||
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (born 1960) | ||||||
| (4) | S. L. Silam | INC | 1 May 1960 | 12 March 1962 | ||
| 5 | Trimbak Bharde | 17 March 1962 | 15 March 1972 | |||
| 6 | S. K. Wankhede | 22 March 1972 | 20 April 1977 | |||
| 7 | Balasaheb Desai | 4 July 1977 | 13 March 1978 | |||
| 8 | Shivraj Patil | 17 March 1978 | 6 December 1979 | |||
| 9 | Pranlal Vora | 1 February 1980 | 29 June 1980 | |||
| 10 | Sharad Dighe | 2 July 1980 | 11 January 1985 | |||
| 11 | Shankarrao Jagtap | 20 March 1985 | 19 March 1990 | |||
| 12 | Madhukarrao Chaudhari | 21 March 1990 | 22 March 1995 | |||
| 13 | Dattaji Nalawade | Shiv Sena | 24 March 1995 | 19 October 1999 | ||
| 14 | Arun Gujarathi | INC | 22 October 1999 | 17 October 2004 | ||
| 15 | Babasaheb Kupekar | NCP | 6 November 2004 | 3 November 2009 | ||
| 16 | Dilip Walse-Patil | 11 November 2009 | 8 November 2014 | |||
| 17 | Haribhau Bagade | BJP | 12 November 2014 | 25 November 2019 | ||
| 18 | Nana Patole | INC | 1 December 2019 | 4 February 2021 | [6][7] | |
Deputy Speakers
| Sr No | Deputy Speaker | Party | Tenure[8] | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1937–47) | ||||||
| 1 | Narayan Gururao Joshi | Congress | 1937 | 1939 | ||
| 2 | Shanmugappa Ningappa Angadi | 1946 | 1946 | |||
| Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60) | ||||||
| (2) | Shanmugappa Ningappa Angadi | Congress | 1947 | 1952 | ||
| 3 | S. R. Kanthi | 5 May 1952 | 31 October 1956 | |||
| 4 | S. K. Wankhede | 23 November 1956 | 5 April 1957 | |||
| 5 | Deendayal Gupta | 20 June 1957 | 30 April 1960 | |||
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (born 1960) | ||||||
| 6 | Deendayal Gupta | Congress | 1 May 1960 | 3 March 1962 | ||
| 7 | Krishnarao Girme | 20 March 1962 | 13 March 1972 | |||
| 8 | Ramkrishna Pant Bet | 23 March 1972 | 26 February 1976 | |||
| 9 | S. F. P. S. M. Pasha | 12 March 1976 | 20 April 1977 | |||
| 10 | Shivraj Patil | 5 July 1977 | 2 March 1978 | |||
| 11 | Gajananrao Raghunathrao Garud | Independent | 21 March 1978 | 5 April 1979 | ||
| 12 | Suryakant Dongre | RPK | 7 April 1979 | 9 June 1980 | ||
| 13 | Shankarrao Jagtap | Congress (U) | 3 July 1980 | 8 March 1985 | ||
| 14 | Kamalkishor Kadam | Congress (S) | 21 March 1985 | 22 June 1986 | ||
| 15 | Padamsinh Bajirao Patil | 24 June 1986 | 25 June 1988 | |||
| 16 | Babanrao Dhakne | JNP | 30 July 1988 | 9 December 1989 | ||
| 18 | Moreshwar Temurde | JD | 19 July 1991 | 11 March 1995 | ||
| 19 | Sharad Motiram Tasare | Congress | 28 March 1995 | 15 July 1999 | ||
| 20 | Pramod Bhaurao Shende | 23 December 1999 | 3 November 2009 | |||
| 21 | Madhukarrao Chavan | 10 December 2009 | 18 November 2010 | |||
| 22 | Vasant Chinduji Purke | 4 December 2010 | 8 November 2014 | |||
| 23 | Vijayrao Bhaskarrao Auti | Shiv Sena | 30 November 2018 | 9 November 2019 | ||
| 24 | Narhari Sitaram Zirwal | NCP | 14 March 2020 | Incumbent | ||
Leader of the House
| Name Leader of the House (Constituency) |
Term | Party | Assembly (Election) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uddhav Thackeray Chief Minister MLCs |
28 November 2019 | Incumbent | Shiv Sena
(SHS) |
Fourteenth Assembly (2019 election) | |
Deputy Leader of the House
| Name Deputy Leader of the House (Constituency) |
Term | Party | Assembly (Election) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajit Pawar Deputy Chief Minister (Baramati) |
30 December 2019 | Incumbent | Nationalist Congress Party
(NCP) |
Fourteenth Assembly (2019 election) | |
Leaders of the Opposition
The Assembly's opposition parties elect a Leader of the Opposition. This is commonly the leader of the largest non-government party, and is recognized as such by the Speaker. The following is the list of Leaders of the Opposition in the Assembly.[9]
| Sr No | Leader of Opposition | Party | Tenure | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1937–47) | ||||||
| 1 | Ali Muhammad Khan Dehlavi | AIML | 1937 | 1939 | ||
| 2 | A. A. Khan | 1946 | 1947 | |||
| Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60) | ||||||
| (2) | A. A. Khan | Muslim League | 1947 | 1952 | ||
| 3 | Tulsidas Jadhav | PWPI | 1952 | 1955 | ||
| 4 | S. M. Joshi | PSP | 1958 | 1959 | ||
| 5 | Udhavrao Patil | PWPI | 1958 | 1959 | ||
| 6 | Vitthal Devidas Deshpande | CPI | 1959 | 1960 | ||
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (born 1960) | ||||||
| 7 | Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare | SCF | 1960 | 1962 | ||
| 8 | Krishnarao Dhulap | PWPI | 1962 | 1972 | ||
| 9 | Dinkar Patil | 7 April 1972 | July 1977 | |||
| 10 | Ganpatrao Deshmukh | 18 July 1977 | February 1978 | |||
| 11 | Uttamrao Patil | JNP | 28 March 1978 | 17 July 1978 | ||
| 12 | Prabha Rau | Congress | February 1979 | 13 July 1979 | ||
| 13 | Pratibha Patil | 16 July 1979 | February 1980 | |||
| 14 | Sharad Pawar | Congress (S) | 3 July 1980 | 1 August 1981 | ||
| 15 December 1983 | 14 January 1985 | |||||
| 21 March 1985 | 14 December 1986 | |||||
| 15 | Babanrao Dhakne | JNP | 17 December 1981 | 14 December 1986 | ||
| 16 | Nihal Ahmed | 14 December 1986 | 26 November 1987 | |||
| 17 | Datta Patil | PWPI | 27 November 1987 | 22 December 1988 | ||
| 18 | Mrinal Gore | JNP | 23 December 1988 | 19 October 1989 | ||
| (17) | Datta Patil | PWPI | 20 October 1989 | 3 March 1990 | ||
| 19 | Manohar Joshi | Shiv Sena | 22 March 1990 | 12 December 1991 | ||
| 20 | Gopinath Munde | BJP | 12 December 1991 | 14 March 1995 | ||
| 21 | Madhukarrao Pichad | Congress | 25 March 1995 | 15 July 1999 | ||
| 22 | Narayan Rane | Shiv Sena | 22 October 1999 | 12 July 2005 | [10] | |
| 23 | Ramdas Kadam | 1 October 2005 | 3 November 2009 | [11] | ||
| 24 | Eknath Khadse | BJP | 11 November 2009 | 8 November 2014 | [12][13] | |
| 25 | Eknath Shinde | Shiv Sena | 12 November 2014 | 5 December 2014 | [14][15][16] | |
| 26 | Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil | Congress | 23 December 2014 | 5 June 2019 | [17] | |
| 27 | Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar | 24 June 2019 | 9 November 2019 | [18][19] | ||
| 28 | Devendra Fadnavis | BJP | 1 December 2019 | Incumbent | [7][20][21] | |
Membership by party
Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by their political party (as of 29 November 2019[update]):
| Alliance | Party | No.of MLAs | Leader of the Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government -
United Progressive Alliance, Maha Vikas Aghadi |
SHS | 57 | Eknath Shinde | ||
| NCP | 53 | .jpg) | |||
| INC | 43 | Balasaheb Thorat | |||
| BVA | 3 | Hitendra Thakur | |||
| SP | 2 | Abu Asim Azmi | |||
| PJP | 2 | Bachchu Kadu | |||
| SWP | 1 | Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar | |||
| PWPI | 1 | Shyamsundar Shinde | |||
| IND | 8 | - | |||
| Opposition - National Democratic Alliance Seats: 113 |
BJP | 106 |  | ||
| RSP | 1 | Ratnakar Gutte | |||
| JSS | 1 | Vinay Kore | |||
| IND | 5 | - | |||
| Others Seats: 04 |
AlMIM | 2 | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique | ||
| CPI(M) | 1 | Vinod Bhiva Nikole | |||
| MNS | 1 | Pramod Ratan Patil | |||
| Vacant | 1 | ||||
| Total No. of MLAs | 288 | ||||
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Members of Legislative Assembly
Suspended Members
During the Monsoon session of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha on 5 July 2021, The below mentioned BJP MLAs were suspended from the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha for 1 Year on the charges of abusing the speaker with abusive words and tearing off the Speaker's mic while speaking.
| Sr.No | Name | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Girish Mahajan | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jamner | |
| 2. | Ashish Shelar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vandre East | |
| 3. | Atul Bhatkhalkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kandivali East | |
| 4. | Sanjay Shriram Kute | Bharatiya Janata Party | Jalgaon (Jamod) | |
| 5. | Parag Alavani | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vile Parle | |
| 6. | Harish Pimpale | Bharatiya Janata Party | Murtizapur | |
| 7. | Yogesh Sagar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Charkop | |
| 8. | Jay Kumar Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party | Sindkheda | |
| 9. | Narayan Kuche | Bharatiya Janata Party | Badnapur | |
| 10. | Ram Satpute | Bharatiya Janata Party | Malsiras | |
| 11. | Bunty Bhangdiya | Bharatiya Janata Party | Chimur | |
| 12. | Abhimanyu Dattatray Pawar | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ausa | |
See also
References
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External links
- Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website
- "State Election Commission". Government of Maharashtra. 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.