Maharashtra Legislature | |
Native Name: | Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal |
Coa Caption: | Emblem of Maharashtra |
Coa Pic: | Seal of Maharashtra.svg |
Coa Res: | 125px |
Coa Alt: | Emblem of Maharashtra |
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House Type: | Bicameral |
Houses: | Maharashtra Legislative Council (Upper house) Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Lower house) |
Leader1 Type: | Governor of Maharashtra |
Leader1: | C. P. Radhakrishnan |
Election1: | 27 July 2024 |
Leader2 Type: | Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
Leader2: | Eknath Shinde |
Party2: | SHS Shinde Group |
Election2: | 30 June 2022 |
Leader3 Type: | Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
Leader3: | Devendra Fadnavis, BJP and Ajit Pawar, NCP |
Leader4 Type: | Parliamentary Affairs Maharashtra Minister & Deputy Minister |
Leader4: | Minister |
Election4: | 14 August 2022 |
Leader5 Type: | Chair & Deputy Chair Maharashtra Legislative Council |
Leader5: | Chair
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Election5: | 07 July 2022 and 24 June 2019 |
Leader6 Type: | Leader & Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Council |
Leader6: | Leader
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Election6: | 17 August 2022 |
Leader7 Type: | Leader & Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council |
Leader7: | Leader |
Election7: | 09 August 2022 and 17 August 2022 |
Leader8 Type: | Speaker & Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
Leader8: | Speaker |
Election8: | 03 July 2022 and 14 March 2020 |
Leader9 Type: | Leader & Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
Leader9: | Leader
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Election9: | 03 July 2022 & 02 July 2023 |
Leader10 Type: | Leader & Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
Leader10: | Leader |
Election10: | 03 August 2023 |
Seats: | 366 (78 MLCs + 288 MLAs) |
House1: | Maharashtra Legislative Council |
House2: | Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
Structure1: | File:Maharashtra Legislative Council June 2022.svg |
Structure1 Res: | 400px |
Structure2 Res: | 300px |
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Voting System1: | Single transferable vote |
Voting System2: | First-past-the-post |
Last Election1: | 2020 |
Next Election1: | 2022 |
Last Election2: | 21 October 2019 |
Next Election2: | October 2024 |
Session Room: | Vidhan Bhavan aerial view.jpg |
Session Res: | 250px |
Meeting Place: | Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai |
Session Room2: | Vidhan Bhavan (State Legislative Assembly) Nagpur - panoramio.jpg |
Session Res2: | 250px |
Meeting Place2: | Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session) |
Website: | Government of Maharashtra Maharashtra Legislature |
Constitution: | Constitution of India |
The Maharashtra Legislature (IAST: Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal) is the supreme legislative body of the state of Maharashtra. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Governor of Maharashtra and two houses, The Maharashtra Legislative Council (Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad) and The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha). The governor in his role as head of the legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of legislature or to dissolve the Legislative Assembly.