Assam Legislature Explained

Assam Legislature
Legislature:15th Assam Assembly
House Type:Unicameral
Term Limits:5 years
Leader1 Type:Governor of Assam
Leader1:Gulab Chand Kataria
Election1:15 February 2023
Leader2 Type:Speaker of the house
Leader2:Biswajit Daimary
Party2:BJP
Election2:21 May 2021
Leader3 Type:Deputy Speaker of the house
Leader3:Numal Momin
Party3:BJP
Election3:21 May 2021
Leader4 Type:Leader of the house
Chief Minister
Leader4:Himanta Biswa Sarma
Party4:BJP
Election4:10 May 2021
Leader5 Type:Leader of the Opposition
Leader5:Debabrata Saikia
Party5:INC
Election5:20 May 2021
Leader6 Type:Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Leader6:Rakibul Hussain
Party6:INC
Election6:20 May 2021
Members:126
Structure1:File:Assam Legislative Assembly 2023.svg
Structure1 Res:300
Political Groups1:Government (82)
NDA (82)

Official Opposition (27)
UOF (27)

Other opposition (17)

Voting System1:First past the post
Last Election1:27 March to 6 April 2021
Next Election1:2026
Session Room:File:Assam Legislative Assembly complex with New Assembly Hall.jpg
Meeting Place:Assam Legislative Assembly complex,
Dispur, Guwahati, Assam, India - 781006.
Website:www.assambidhansabha.org
Foundation:[5]

The Assam Legislature is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. The Legislature is composed of the Assam Legislative Assembly and the state's governor. It was the unicameral legislature from 1913 to 1935 and then the upper house of the bicameral legislature from 1935 to 1947, when it was disbanded by the India (Provincial Legislatures) Order, 1947, and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.[6] On 14 July 2013, Assam Legislative Assembly passed a resolution for the creation of Legislative Council in the state of Assam with 42 members. The Assam Legislative Council Bill, 2013 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 3 December 2013.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 23 January 2022. BPF to be part of BJP, other ruling parties in Assam assembly, says Himanta Biswa Sarma. 23 January 2022. Hindustan Times. en.
  2. Web site: 1 January 2022. Assam Congress MLA Sashi Kanta Das who extended support to BJP suspended. 7 April 2022. Hindustan Times. en.
  3. News: Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls. 2023-03-11.
  4. Web site: 2021-08-30. 'AIUDF no longer part of grand alliance': Assam Congress decides ahead of bypolls in state. 2022-10-10. Hindustan Times. en.
  5. News: A Brief Historical Profile of Assam Legislative Assembly. 1 April 2022. assambidhansabha.org. en.
  6. Book: Malhotra, G. C. . 2004 . Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures . . 207–208 . 9788120004009.
  7. Web site: 2020-02-19 . State government mulls creation of Legislative Council of Assam Legislative Assembly - Sentinelassam . 2023-03-29 . www.sentinelassam.com . en.