| Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Coa Pic: | Assam Legislative Assembly logo.png |
| Legislature: | 15th Assam Assembly |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Term Limits: | 5 years |
| Body: | Assam Legislature |
| Leader1 Type: | Governor of Assam |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Members: | 126 |
| Structure1: | File:15th Assam Assembly.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 300px |
| Political Groups1: | Government (77) NDA (77)
Official Opposition (24) INDIA (24)
Other opposition (20) Vacant (5) |
| 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 Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved.
According to provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature of Assam province came into existence in 1937. After the Government of India Act 1935 was passed, it paved the way for the formation of Assam Legislative Assembly, and became a bicameral legislature. The strength of the House was 108, where all the members were elected. The Legislative Council (Upper House) was not less than 21 and not more than 22 members.
The first sitting of its lower house, the Assam Legislative Assembly, took place on 7 April 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong. Shillong was the capital of the composite State of Assam. It had a strength of 108 members.
However, the strength of the Assembly was reduced to 71 after the partition of India. After Indian independence in 1947, the Assam Legislative Council was abolished and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.
In the years that followed, Assam was truncated to several smaller states. And over the years, with the changing geographical boundaries and increase in population, the strength of members has changed from 108 in 1952–57 to 114 in 1967-72 (the third Assembly) and by 1972-78 (the fifth Assembly) it had a strength of 126 members.[6]