Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (IAST: Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhāna Sabhā) is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies. The members of the upper house, the Maharashtra Legislative Council (Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad), are indirectly elected through an electoral college.
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhāna Sabhā | |
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14th Maharashtra Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
Leadership | |
Ramesh Bais since 18 February 2023 | |
Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS | |
Structure | |
Seats | 288 |
Political groups | Government (208) NDA (204) Opposition (80) Unallied (2)
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Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 21 October 2019 |
Next election | October 2024 |
Meeting place | |
Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai | |
Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session) Maharashtra Legislature | |
Website | |
Government of Maharashtra Maharashtra Legislature |
Maharashtra Legislature leaders
Party Group Leader and Chief Whip
Sessions
The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur. In 1975 because elections were in winter season, the monsoon (second) session was convened in Nagpur and winter (third) session was convened in Mumbai.
14th Legislative Assembly
The members of the 14th Maharashtra Assembly of Maharashtra were elected in the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, with results announced on 21 October 2019.
Membership by party
Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by their political party (as of 8 August 2023):
Alliance | Party | No.of MLAs | Leader of the Party | ||
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Government (205) NDA (201) |
BJP | 105 | Devendra Fadnavis | ||
SHS | 40 | Eknath Shinde | |||
NCP(AP) | 38 | Ajit Pawar | |||
PHJSP | 2 | Bachchu Kadu | |||
RSP | 1 | Ratnakar Gutte | |||
JSS | 1 | Vinay Kore | |||
IND | 14 | ||||
Confidence & supply (4) | BVA | 3 | Hitendra Thakur | ||
MNS | 1 | Pramod Ratan Patil | |||
Opposition (83)
MVA |
INC | 45 | BalasahebThorat | ||
NCP | 15 | Jayant Patil | |||
SS(UBT) | 17 | Ajay Choudhari | |||
SP | 2 | Abu Asim Azmi | |||
PWPI | 1 | Shyamsundar Shinde | |||
Unallied | |||||
AlMIM | 2 | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique | |||
CPI(M) | 1 | Vinod Nikole | |||
Total | 288 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
List of previous Assemblies
The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961-Present):[12]
Assembly | Election Year | Speaker | Chief Minister | Seats |
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1st Assembly | 1960* |
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(INC) |
*INC had won the 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly Elections.
INC: 135; IND: 34; PSP: 33; PWP: 31; CPI: 13; SCF: 13; BJS: 4; HMS: 1; Total: 264 (of 396 Maharashtra + Gujarat Seats). |
2nd Assembly | 1962 |
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INC: 215; PWP: 15; IND: 15; PSP: 9; CPI: 6; RPI: 3; Socialist: 1; Total: 264. | |
3rd Assembly | 1967 | INC: 203; PWP: 19; IND: 16; CPI: 10; PSP: 8; RPI: 5; SSP: 4; BJS: 4; CPM: 1; Total: 270. | ||
4th Assembly | 1972 | INC: 222; IND: 23; PWP: 7; BJS: 5; Socialist: 3; CPI: 2; AIFB: 2; RPI: 2; CPM: 1; IUML: 1; BKD: 1; SHS: 1. Total: 270. | ||
5th Assembly | 1978 |
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JP: 99; INC: 69; INC(I): 62; IND: 28; PWP: 13; CPM: 9; AIFB: 3; RPI: 2; RPI(K): 2; CPI: 1; Total: 288. |
6th Assembly | 1980 | INC(I): 186; INC(U): 47; JP: 17; BJP: 14; IND: 10; PWP: 9; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; Total: 288. | ||
7th Assembly | 1985 |
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INC: 161; ICS: 54; JP: 20; IND: 20; BJP: 16; PWP: 13; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; Total: 288. | |
8th Assembly | 1990 |
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INC: 141; SHS: 52; BJP: 42; JD: 24; IND: 13; PWP: 8; CPM: 3; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; IUML: 1; ICS(SCS): 1; Total: 288. | |
9th Assembly | 1995 | INC: 80; SHS: 73; BJP: 65; IND: 45; JD: 11; PWP: 6; CPM: 3; SP: 3; Maharashtra Vikas Congress: 1; NVAS: 1; Total: 288. | ||
10th Assembly | 1999 |
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INC: 75; SHS: 69; NCP: 58; BJP: 56; IND: 12; PWP: 5; BBM: 3; CPM: 2; JD(S): 1;SP: 2; RPI: 1; GGP: 1; Native People's Party: 1; SJP (Maharashtra): 1; Total: 288. | |
11th Assembly | 2004 |
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NCP: 71; INC: 69; SHS: 62; BJP: 54; IND: 19; Jan Surajya Shakti: 4; CPM: 3; PWP: 2; BBM: 1; RPI(A): 1; ABHS: 1; STBP: 1; Total: 288. | |
12th Assembly | 2009 | INC: 82; NCP: 62; BJP: 46; SHS: 44; IND: 24; MNS: 13; PWP: 4; SP: 4; JSS: 2; BVA: 2; CPM: 1; BBM: 1; SWP: 1; RSPS: 1; Loksangram: 1; Total: 288. | ||
13th Assembly | 2014 | BJP: 122; SHS: 63; INC: 42; NCP: 41; IND: 7; PWP: 3; BVA: 3; AIMIM: 2; CPM: 1; MNS: 1; SP: 1; BBM: 1; RSPS: 1; Total: 288. | ||
14th Assembly | 2019 |
(NCP) (Acting) |
BJP: 106; SHS: 56; NCP: 53; INC: 44; IND: 13; BVA: 3; AIMIM: 2; SP: 2; PHJSP: 2; CPM: 1; PWP: 1; MNS: 1; JSS: 1; SWP: 1; RSPS: 1; Krantikari Shetkari Party: 1; Total: 288. |
See also
- Bombay Legislative Assembly
- Legislature of Maharashtra
- Elections in Maharashtra
- List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad
- List of governors of Maharashtra
- List of chief ministers of Maharashtra
- List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of deputy speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of deputy leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
References
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- https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mla-disqualifications-ajit-pawar-sharad-pawar-ncp-number-of-mlas-8935694/
- ""We made a mistake":Bachchu Kaddu unhappy with NCP and NDA Alliance". Lokmat Times. 7 July 2023.
- "Maharashtra: Vasai MLA Hitendra Thakur likely to get ministerial berth". The Free Press Journal. 11 July 2022.
- "MNS chief Raj Thackeray declares support to Eknath Shinde camp, BJP". Times Now News. 30 June 2022.
- Please refer to 2023 Nationalist Congress Party split#MLA's of NCP with respective leaders for list of MLAs with each faction
- "Maharashtra: Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana expels its lone MLA Devendra Bhuyar". 25 March 2022.
- "Maharashtra Politics Highlights: MLA Devendra Bhuyar from Sharad Pawar faction joins Ajit Pawar". 5 July 2023.
- "Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke dies of cardiac arrest in Dubai". The Hindu. PTI. 12 May 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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- "Shankarrao Gadakh Patil joins Shiv Sena". Deccan Herald. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- "Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai" (PDF). Legislative Bodies in India website. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
External links
- Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website
- "State Election Commission". Government of Maharashtra. 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.