Eighth Punjab Legislative Assembly
The 1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election was the eighth Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) election of the state. Indian National Congress emerged as the victorious with 63 seats in the 117-seat legislature in the election. The Shiromani Akali Dal became the official opposition, holding 37 seats. On 6 October 1983, Assembly was placed under suspension and president rule was imposed[lower-alpha 2] and then dissolved on 26 June 1985.
Eighth Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 23 June 1980 |
| Disbanded | 26 June 1985 |
| Preceded by | Seventh Punjab Legislative Assembly |
| Succeeded by | Ninth Punjab Legislative Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker[2] | Guizar Singh |
Leader of House (Chief Minister) | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 117[3] |
Political groups | Government (63)[lower-alpha 1]
Opposition (54) |
Length of term | 1980-1985 |
| Elections | |
| first-past-the-post | |
Last election | 1980 |
Next election | 1985 |
Background
Insurgency
Notes
- The given members of parties were at the time of the formation of the Government. The numbers changed later on due to defections, resignations, mergers or splits
- President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[4]
References
- "Former speaker of punjab vidhan sabha". speakerpunjab.gov.in. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- page xiii of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Compendium. Punjab Legislative Assembly. Retrieved on 6 January 2022.
- Statistical Report of Punjab Legislative Assembly election 1980 (Pdf). eci.gov.in. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.