Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly or Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh.[1]
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Andhra Pradesh Sasana Sabha ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసనసభ | |
|---|---|
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Preceded by | Andhra Legislative Assembly Hyderabad Legislative Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | |
| |
S Jawahar Reddy | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 175 |
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Political groups | Government (152)
Official Opposition (23) |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 11 April 2019 |
Next election | May 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Assembly Building Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Legislative Assembly consists of 175 members which are elected by adult universal suffrage under the first-past-the-post system. 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 budget, and airing public grievances.[2]
The Legislative Assembly holds three sessions annually, one for Budget and the other for Monsoon and Winter sessions.[3]
The Legislative Assembly took up residence in the interim Legislative Assembly Building[4] in Amaravati beginning from the 2016 Budget session. The new building has systems for automatic speech translation and automatic vote recording.
History
The Andhra Legislative Assembly[5] was constituted after the formation of Andhra State on 1 October 1953. When Andhra Pradesh was formed on 1 November 1956 by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State, the 140 Members of the Andhra State Legislative Assembly and 105 Members representing the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State merged to form APLA. At the time of formation, the Legislature was unicameral with only an Assembly with 301 Members. The first meeting was held on 3 December 1956. Sri Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao and Sri Konda Lakshman Bapuji were the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker, respectively.
With the formation of the Legislative Council on 1 July 1958, the Andhra Pradesh Legislature became Bicameral and remained so until 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was dissolved on 31 May 1985 during the period of the Eighth Legislative Assembly and the State Legislature once again became unicameral.[2]
On 2 June 2014, the state of Andhra Pradesh was split to form the new state of Telangana. Andhra Pradesh was allocated 175 legislative seats with the remaining 119 allocated to Telangana Legislative Assembly.[6]
The recent elections to the legislative assembly were taken placeAssembly on 11 April 2019.[7] The YSR Congress Party won a total of 151 seats and the ruling Telugu Desam Party restricted itself to 23 seats and Jana Sena Party with 1 seat.[8]
Composition
The current assembly is the Fifteenth Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh.
Presiding officers
| Designation | Name |
|---|---|
| Governor | Syed Abdul Nazeer |
| Speaker[9] | Thammineni Seetharam (YSRCP) |
| Deputy Speaker | Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy (YSRCP) |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (YSRCP) |
| Leader of the Opposition | N. Chandrababu Naidu (TDP) |
Electoral history
United Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)
| Years | Others | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | TDP | LEFT | IND | |||
| 1957 | 68 | ~ | 22 | 12 | 03 | 105 |
| 1962 | 177 | 51 | 21 | 51 | 300 | |
| 1967 | 165 | 20 | 68 | 34 | 287 | |
| 1972 | 219 | 8 | 57 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | 175 | 14 | 15 | 90 | 294 | |
| 1983 | 60 | 201 | 9 | 16 | 12 | |
| 1985 | 50 | 202 | 22 | 9 | 11 | |
| 1989 | 181 | 74 | 14 | 15 | 10 | |
| 1994 | 26 | 226 | 34 | 12 | 6 | |
| 1999 | 91 | 180 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 185 | 47 | 15 | 11 | 36 | |
| 2009 | 156 | 92 | 5 | 3 | 40 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
See also
References
- "Andhra Assembly withdraws resolution to abolish Legislative Council". The Indian Express. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly".
- "Winter session of Andhra Pradesh assembly begins today, to be held for 5 days". The Times of India. 15 September 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- Kanisetti, Venkatesh (May 2016). "Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly building, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh". SPA Bhopal Repository.
- The Indian Express. The Indian Express.
- "Centre: No increase in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana assembly seats till 2026". The Times of India. 4 August 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- "AP Election Result Date | Andhra Pradesh (AP) Assembly Elections 2019 Results Date - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- "AP Election Results: Election Results of Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election | Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- "Speaker bans mobile phones in Andhra Pradesh assembly". The Week. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- "Vasupalli quits TDP, to extend support to YSRCP". The Hindu. 19 September 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- "Fourth TDP MLA switches over to ruling YSRCP; party strength reduced to 19 MLAs". Deccan Herald. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- Bureau, The Hindu (24 March 2023). "YSRCP suspends 4 MLAs for violation of Whip in MLC elections in Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- Bureau, The Hindu (24 March 2023). "YSRCP suspends 4 MLAs for violation of Whip in MLC elections in Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- Bureau, The Hindu (24 March 2023). "YSRCP suspends 4 MLAs for violation of Whip in MLC elections in Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- Bureau, The Hindu (24 March 2023). "YSRCP suspends 4 MLAs for violation of Whip in MLC elections in Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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