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 | |
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14th Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra | |
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Type | |
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Term limits | 5 years |
Leadership | |
Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS | |
Structure | |
Seats | 288 |
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Political groups | Government (170) MVA (170) Opposition (113) Others (5) |
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 |
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1st Assembly | 1960 |
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(INC) |
Indian National Congress: had won 1957 poll |
2nd Assembly | 1962 |
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Congress: 215/264; PWP (शे का प): 15 | |
3rd Assembly | 1967 | Congress: 203/270 | ||
4th Assembly | 1972 | Congress: 222; PWP: 7 | ||
5th Assembly | 1978 |
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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 |
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Congress: 161; Sharad Congress: 54; Janata:20; BJP:16 | |
8th Assembly | 1990 |
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Congress: 141/288 Shiva Sena + BJP = 52+42 | |
9th Assembly | 1995 | Shiv Sena: 73 + BJP: 65; INC: 80/288 | ||
10th Assembly | 1999 |
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Congress: 75 Pawar's NCP: 58 - Post-poll Cong-NCP Front Sena + BJP: 69+56 | |
11th Assembly | 2004 |
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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.
Membership by party
Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by their political party (as of 29 November 2019):
Alliance | Party | No.of MLAs | Leader of the Party | ||
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Government -
United Progressive Alliance, Maha Vikas Aghadi |
SHS | 57 | ![]() | ||
NCP | 53 | ![]() | |||
INC | 44 | Balasaheb Thorat | |||
BVA | 3 | Hitendra Thakur | |||
SP | 2 | Abu Asim Azmi | |||
PJP | 2 | Bachchu Kadu | |||
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: 05 |
AlMIM | 2 | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique | ||
CPI(M) | 1 | Vinod Bhiva Nikole | |||
MNS | 1 | Pramod Ratan Patil | |||
SWP | 1 | Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar | |||
Total | 288 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
See also
- Legislature of Maharashtra
- Elections in Maharashtra
- List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad
- List of governors of Maharashtra
- List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra
- List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
References
- "Maharashtra: NCP-backed Independent MLA extends support to Shiv Sena". The Times of India. PTI. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- "Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai" (PDF). Legislative Bodies in India website. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
External links
- Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website
- "State Election Commission". Government of Maharashtra. 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.