| Haryana Legislative Assembly | |
| Native Name: | Hariyāṇā Vidhāna Sabhā |
| Legislature: | 15th Haryana Assembly |
| Coa Pic: | File:Haryana Vidhan Sabha Logo.png |
| Coa Res: | 150 |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Term Limits: | 5 years |
| Leader8: | Rajender Kumar Nandal |
| Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Leader1: | Harvinder Kalyan |
| Party1: | BJP |
| Election1: | 25 October 2024 |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
| Leader2: | Krishan Lal Middha |
| Party2: | BJP |
| Election2: | 25 October 2024 |
| Leader3 Type: | Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
| Leader3: | Nayab Singh Saini |
| Party3: | BJP |
| Election3: | 12 March 2024 |
| Election4: | 12 September 2024 |
| Leader6 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Leader6: | Vacant |
| Election6: | 12 September 2024 |
| Leader7 Type: | Deputy Leader of Opposition |
| Election7: | 12 September 2024 |
| Leader8 Type: | Assembly Secretary |
| Leader7: | Vacant |
| Structure1: | File:Haryana Legislative Assembly diagram October 2024.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 300px |
| Seats: | 90 |
| Political Groups1: | Government (51)
Opposition (37)
Others (2)
|
| Voting System1: | First past the post |
| Last Election1: | 5 October 2024 |
| Next Election1: | 2029 |
| Meeting Place: | Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India |
The Haryana Legislative Assembly (ISO: Hariyāṇā Vidhāna Sabhā) is the unicameral legislature of Indian state of Haryana. The seating of the assembly is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. There are 90 seats in the house filled by direct election using a single-member first-past-the-post system. The term of office is five years.[2]
The body was founded in 1966, when the state was created from part of the state of Punjab, by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. The house initially had 54 seats, ten reserved for scheduled castes, this was increased to 81 seats in March 1967, and to 90 seats (including 17 reserved seats) in 1977.[3] Highest number of seats ever won was in 1977 when Janata Party won 75 out of 90 seats when in the aftermath of 1975–77 emergency by Indian National Congress's (INC) Indira Gandhi. INC won only 3 seats, Vishal Haryana Party and independents both won 5 seats each.[4]
Since the formation of Haryana in 1966, the state politics became infamously dominated by the nepotistic clans of 5 political dynasts, Lal trio (Devi Lal, Bansi Lal and Bhajan Lal) as well as the Hooda clan and Rao Birender clan.[5] [6] The Mewat region, remotely to the rest of Haryana since it's formation, has been dominated by 3 major political dynasts (Tayyab Husain, Rahim Khan, Khurshid Ahmed).[7] The infamous Aaya Ram Gaya Ram politics, named after Gaya Lal in 1967, of frequent floor-crossing, turncoating, switching parties and political horse trading within short span of time became associated with Haryana.[8] [9] [10] [11]
| Election | Legislative Assembly | From | To | First sitting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1st Assembly | 1 November 1966 | 28 February 1967 | 6 December 1966 | |
| 1967 | 2nd Assembly | 17 March 1967 | 21 November 1967 | 17 March 1967 | |
| 1968 | 3rd Assembly | 15 July 1968 | 21 January 1972 | 15 July 1968 | |
| 1972 | 4th Assembly | 3 April 1972 | 30 April 1977 | 3 April 1972 | |
| 1977 | 5th Assembly | 4 July 1977 | 19 April 1982 | 4 July 1977 | |
| 1982 | 6th Assembly | 24 June 1982 | 23 June 1987 | 24 June 1982 | |
| 1987 | 7th Assembly | 9 July 1987 | 6 April 1991 | 9 July 1987 | |
| 1991 | 8th Assembly | 9 July 1991 | 10 May 1996 | 9 July 1991 | |
| 1996 | 9th Assembly | 22 May 1996 | 14 December 1999 | 22 May 1996 | |
| 2000 | 10th Assembly | 9 March 2000 | 8 March 2005 | 9 March 2000 | |
| 2005 | 11th Assembly | 21 March 2005 | 21 August 2009 | 21 March 2005 | |
| 2009 | 12th Assembly | 28 October 2009 | 20 October 2014 | 28 October 2009 | |
| 2014 | 13th Assembly | 20 October 2014 | 28 October 2019 | 27 October 2014 | |
| 2019 | 14th Assembly | 28 October 2019 | 8 October 2024 | 4 November 2019 | |
| 2024 | 15th Assembly | 8 October 2024 |
| Designation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Bandaru Dattatreya | ||
| Speaker | Harvinder Kalyan | |
| Deputy Speaker | ||
| Leader of the House | Nayab Singh Saini | |
| Leader of the Opposition | TBD | |
| Deputy Leader of Opposition | TBD | |
| Secretary of Legislative Assembly | Rajender Kumar Nandal |
The elections for the Haryana Vidhan Sabha are being held since 1967.[12]