Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhāna Sabhā | |
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14th Maharashtra Assembly | |
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Type | Lower house of the Maharashtra Legislature |
Term limits | 5 years |
Leadership | |
Ramesh Bais since 18 February 2023 | |
Rahul Narwekar, BJP since 3 July 2022 | |
Narhari Sitaram Zirwal, NCP since 14 March 2020 | |
Eknath Shinde, SHS since 02 July 2022 | |
Chandrakant Patil, BJP since 14 August 2022 | |
Devendra Fadnavis (Dy Chief Ministers), BJP since 02 July 2022 and Ajit Pawar (Dy Chief Ministers), NCP since 17 July 2023 | |
Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS | |
Structure | |
Seats | 288 |
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Political groups | Government (203) NDA (203) Official Opposition (71) Other Opposition (2)
Vacant (14)
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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) Maharashtra Legislature | |
Website | |
Government of Maharashtra Maharashtra Legislature |
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा, Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies.[8] The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, though the winter session is held in Nagpur.[9] Along with the Maharashtra Legislative Council, it comprises the legislature of Maharashtra. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker. Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Maharashtra through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier.[10] The current Assembly was elected in October 2019.[11]
List of assemblies
The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961–present):[12]
Assembly | Election Year | Speaker | Chief Minister | Seats |
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1st Assembly | 1960* | (INC) | *INC had won the 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly Elections. INC: 135; IND: 34; PSP: 33; PWP: 31; CPI: 13; SCF: 13; BJS: 4; HMS: 1; Total: 264 (of 396 Maharashtra + Gujarat Seats). | |
2nd Assembly | 1962 |
| INC: 215; PWP: 15; IND: 15; PSP: 9; CPI: 6; RPI: 3; Socialist: 1; Total: 264. | |
3rd Assembly | 1967 | INC: 203; PWP: 19; IND: 16; CPI: 10; PSP: 8; RPI: 5; SSP: 4; BJS: 4; CPM: 1; Total: 270. | ||
4th Assembly | 1972 | INC: 222; IND: 23; PWP: 7; BJS: 5; Socialist: 3; CPI: 2; AIFB: 2; RPI: 2; CPM: 1; IUML: 1; BKD: 1; SHS: 1. Total: 270. | ||
5th Assembly | 1978 |
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| JP: 99; INC: 69; INC(I): 62; IND: 28; PWP: 13; CPM: 9; AIFB: 3; RPI: 2; RPI(K): 2; CPI: 1; Total: 288. Post-poll INC + INC(I) Front. |
6th Assembly | 1980 | INC(I): 186; INC(U): 47; JP: 17; BJP: 14; IND: 10; PWP: 9; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; Total: 288. | ||
7th Assembly | 1985 |
| INC: 161; ICS: 54; JP: 20; IND: 20; BJP: 16; PWP: 13; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; Total: 288. | |
8th Assembly | 1990 |
| INC: 141; SHS: 52; BJP: 42; JD: 24; IND: 13; PWP: 8; CPM: 3; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; IUML: 1; ICS(SCS): 1; Total: 288. | |
9th Assembly | 1995 | INC: 80; SHS: 73; BJP: 65; IND: 45; JD: 11; PWP: 6; CPM: 3; SP: 3; Maharashtra Vikas Congress: 1; NVAS: 1; Total: 288. | ||
10th Assembly | 1999 |
| INC: 75; SHS: 69; NCP: 58; BJP: 56; IND: 12; PWP: 5; BBM: 3; CPM: 2; JD(S): 1;SP: 2; RPI: 1; GGP: 1; Native People's Party: 1; SJP (Maharashtra): 1; Total: 288. | |
11th Assembly | 2004 |
| NCP: 71; INC: 69; SHS: 62; BJP: 54; IND: 19; Jan Surajya Shakti: 4; CPM: 3; PWP: 2; BBM: 1; RPI(A): 1; ABHS: 1; STBP: 1; Total: 288. | |
12th Assembly | 2009 | INC: 82; NCP: 62; BJP: 46; SHS: 44; IND: 24; MNS: 13; PWP: 4; SP: 4; JSS: 2; BVA: 2; CPM: 1; BBM: 1; SWP: 1; RSPS: 1; Loksangram: 1; Total: 288. | ||
13th Assembly | 2014 | BJP: 122; SHS: 63; INC: 42; NCP: 41; IND: 7; PWP: 3; BVA: 3; AIMIM: 2; CPM: 1; MNS: 1; SP: 1; BBM: 1; RSPS: 1; Total: 288. | ||
14th Assembly | 2019 | (NCP) (Acting) | BJP: 106; SHS: 56; NCP: 53; INC: 44; IND: 13; BVA: 3; AIMIM: 2; SP: 2; PHJSP: 2; CPM: 1; PWP: 1; MNS: 1; JSS: 1; SWP: 1; RSPS: 1; Krantikari Shetkari Party: 1; Total: 288. |
Office bearers
Maharashtra Legislature leaders
Party Group Leader and Chief Whip
No | Party | Post | Name | |
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01 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Group Leader | Devendra Fadnavis | |
Chief Whip | Ashish Shelar | |||
02 | Indian National Congress | Group Leader | Balasaheb Thorat | |
Chief Whip | Praniti Shinde | |||
03 | Nationalist Congress Party | Group Leader | Jayant Patil | |
Chief Whip | Jitendra Awhad | |||
04 | Shiv Sena | Group Leader | Eknath Shinde | |
Chief Whip | Bharat Gogawale | |||
05 | Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) | Group Leader | Ajit Pawar | |
Chief Whip | Anil Bhaidas Patil | |||
06 | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | Group Leader | Ajay Choudhari | |
Chief Whip | Sunil Prabhu | |||
07 | Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Hitendra Thakur | |
08 | Samajwadi Party | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Abu Asim Azmi | |
09 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique | |
10 | Prahar Janshakti Party | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Omprakash Babarao Kadu | |
11 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Vinod Bhiva Nikole | |
12 | Peasants and Workers Party of India | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde | |
13 | Swabhimani Paksha | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar | |
14 | Rashtriya Samaj Paksha | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Ratnakar Gutte | |
15 | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Pramod Ratan Patil | |
16 | Jan Surajya Shakti | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Vinay Kore |
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.[citation needed]
Membership by party
Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by their political party (as of 23 May 2024[update]):
Alliance | Party | No.of MLAs | Leader of the Party | ||
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Government (205) NDA (201) | BJP | 103 | Devendra Fadnavis | ||
SHS | 37 | Eknath Shinde | |||
NCP | 40 | Ajit Pawar | |||
PHJSP | 2 | Bachchu Kadu | |||
RSP | 1 | Ratnakar Gutte | |||
JSS | 1 | Vinay Kore | |||
IND | 13 | None | |||
Confidence & supply (4) | BVA | 3 | Hitendra Thakur | ||
MNS | 1 | Pramod Ratan Patil | |||
Opposition (76) MVA | INC | 36 | BalasahebThorat | ||
SS(UBT) | 16 | Ajay Choudhari | |||
NCP(SP) | 12 | Jayant Patil | |||
SP | 2 | Abu Asim Azmi | |||
PWPI | 1 | Shyamsundar Shinde | |||
Unallied | |||||
AlMIM | 2 | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique | |||
CPI(M) | 1 | Vinod Nikole | |||
Total | 274 | Vacant 14 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
See also
- Bombay Legislative Assembly
- 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 in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of deputy leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
References
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- ^ "MLAs' disqualification: Ajit Pawar has 41 legislators' support, Sharad Pawar just 11". 12 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Maharashtra: Vasai MLA Hitendra Thakur likely to get ministerial berth". The Free Press Journal. 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ ""We made a mistake":Bachchu Kaddu unhappy with NCP and NDA Alliance". Lokmat Times. 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "MNS chief Raj Thackeray declares support to Eknath Shinde camp, BJP". Times Now News. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Please refer to 2023 Nationalist Congress Party split#MLA's of NCP with respective leaders for list of MLAs with each faction
- ^ "BJP MLA Govardhan Sharma passes away at 74 in Akola - the Week". The Week. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislature". Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Uddhav Sena sticks its neck out, fields Milind Narvekar for Maharashtra Legislative Council polls". The Indian Express. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Uddhav Sena sticks its neck out, fields Milind Narvekar for Maharashtra Legislative Council polls". The Indian Express. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai" (PDF). Legislative Bodies in India website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India website. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "BJP MLA Govardhan Sharma passes away at 74 in Akola". The Week. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Maharashtra: Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana expels its lone MLA Devendra Bhuyar". 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Maharashtra Politics Highlights: MLA Devendra Bhuyar from Sharad Pawar faction joins Ajit Pawar". 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Congress MLA Sunil Kedar disqualified from Maharashtra assembly after conviction in Rs 150 crore bank scam". The Times of India. 24 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke dies of cardiac arrest in Dubai". The Hindu. PTI. 12 May 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Kasba, Chinchwad (Pune) Bypolls Results Live Updates: Congress wins Kasba". 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Shankarrao Gadakh Patil joins Shiv Sena". Deccan Herald. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "NCP split: Ajit Pawar faction submits 40 responses to Speaker; senior Pawar group nine". TheHindu.com. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
External links
- Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website
- "State Election Commission". Government of Maharashtra. 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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