| Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Native Name: | Telaṅgāṇa Shāsana Sabha |
| Legislature: | 3rd Telangana Assembly |
| Coa Pic: | Flag of the Government of Telangana.svg |
| Coa Res: | 250px |
| House Type: | Lower house |
| Body: | Telangana Legislature |
| Term Limits: | 5 years |
| Preceded By: | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Leader1 Type: | Governor |
| Leader1: | Jishnu Dev Varma |
| Election1: | 31 July 2024 |
| Leader2 Type: | Secretary General |
| Leader2: | Dr. Narasimha Charyulu |
| Election2: | 1 September 2017 |
| Leader3 Type: | Speaker |
| Leader3: | Gaddam Prasad Kumar |
| Party3: | INC |
| Election3: | 14 December 2023 |
| Leader4 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
| Election4: | 3 December 2023 |
| Leader5 Type: | Leader of the House |
| Leader5: | Revanth Reddy |
| Party5: | INC |
| Election5: | 7 December 2023 |
| Leader6 Type: | Deputy Leader of the House |
| Leader6: | Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka |
| Party6: | INC |
| Election6: | 7 December 2023 |
| Leader7 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Leader7: | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Party7: | BRS |
| Election7: | 16 December 2023[1] |
| Members: | 119 |
| Structure1: | File:Telangana Legislative Assembly structure 24 (1).svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 300px |
| Political Groups2: | Government (76) INDIA (76)
Official Opposition (28) BRS (28)Other Opposition (15) BJP (8) AIMIM (7) |
| Voting System1: | First past the post |
| First Election1: | 30 April 2014 |
| Last Election1: | 30 November 2023 |
| Next Election1: | November 2028 |
| Session Room: | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.jpg |
| Session Res: | 250px |
| Meeting Place: | Assembly Building, Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Term Length: | 2023 – 2028 |
| New Session: | 9 December 2023 |
The Telangana Legislative Assembly (ISO: Telangāṇa Shāsana Sabha) is the lower house of the Telangana Legislature. The Legislative Assembly of Telangana currently consists of 119 elected members.
The members of the Vidhana Sabha are directly elected by people through adult franchise. Each constituency elects one member of the assembly. Members are popularly known as M.L.A.s. The assembly is elected using the simple plurality or "first past the post" electoral system. The elections are conducted by the Election Commission of India.
Telangana legislative assembly came into existence with 119 seats in June 2014 with the formation of Telangana. TRS swept the first election and formed the government with INC and TDP as opposition parties. In the 2018 elections, TRS won with a greater majority. There was one nominated member from the Anglo-India community till 2023.
The duration of the Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless it is decided to dissolve the Assembly sooner. The Legislative Assembly's main functions include legislation, overseeing of administration, passing the budjet, and airing public grievances.
There are currently 119 MLAs in the legislative assembly elected by the people. The state is divided into 119 constituencies with roughly equal populations. Every 5 years the assembly is up for election. However election can happen earlier if:
The current assembly is the third Legislative Assembly of Telangana.
| Designation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Governor | Jishnu Dev Varma | |
| Speaker | Gaddam Prasad Kumar | |
| Deputy Speaker | Vacant | |
| Leader of the House | Revanth Reddy | |
| Leader of the Opposition | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Party | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | |||
| 28 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 1 | |||
| Total | 119 | ||
Since the elections nearly 9 members from Bharat Rashtra Samithi has left the party defected the party.