Delhi Legislative Assembly
| Legislative Assembly of Delhi | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Term limits | 5 years |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker of the Assembly | Dr. Yoganand Shastri, (INC) Since December 19, 2008 |
| Dy. Speaker | Amrish Singh Gautam, (INC) Since December 24, 2008 |
| Leader of the House | Sheila Dikshit, (INC) Since December 8, 2008 |
| Leader of the Opposition | Vijay Kumar Malhotra[1], (BJP) Since December, 2008 |
| Secretary | P.N. Mishra |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 70 |
| Political groups | INC(42) BJP(23) BSP(2) LJP(1) Independent(1) RJD(1) |
| Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Last election | November, 2008 (70 seats) |
| Next election | November, 2013 (70 seats) |
| Meeting place | |
| Old Secretariat , Delhi, India | |
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| Legislative Assembly of Delhi | |
The Legislative Assembly of Delhi, also known as Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, one of the 7 union territories in India. It is situated at Delhi, the state capital of Delhi, with 70 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
The present Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dixit, who is also the Leader of the House, and the Speaker of the assembly is Yoganand Shastri.
The seat of assembly is the Old Secretariat building, which is also the seat of the Delhi Government.
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[edit] History
Delhi State Assembly was first constituted on 17 March 1952 under the Government of Part C States Act, 1951, but it was abolished on 1 October 1956. Then in September 1966, the assembly was replaced by a Metropolitan Council with 56 elected and 5 nominated members. The Council however had no legislative powers, only an advisory role in the governance of Delhi.[citation needed]
This Council was finally replaced by the Delhi Legislative Assembly through the Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991, followed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the Constitution of India, which declared the Union Territory of Delhi to be formally known as National Capital Territory of Delhi also supplements the constitutional provisions relating to the Legislative Assembly and the Council of Ministers and related matters.[2] The Legislative Assembly is selected for period of five years, and presently it is fourth assembly, which was selected through the Delhi state assembly elections, 2008.
[edit] Assembly building
Originally built 1912, designed by E. Montague Thomas to hold the Imperial Legislative Council and subsequently the Central Legislative Assembly (after 1919), till the newly constructed Parliament House of India in New Delhi (Sansad Bhawan)was inaugurated on 18th January, 1927.[3]
The building also housed in the Secretariat of the Government of India, and was build after the capital of India shifted to Delhi from Calcutta, the temporary secretariat building was constructed in a few months' time in 1912, it functioned as the Secretariat for another decade, before the offices shifted to the present Secretariat Building on Raisina Hill.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "V.K. Malhotra back as opposition leader". Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ THE CONSTITUTION (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991
- ^ "Old Secetariat". Legislative Assembly of Delhi website.
- ^ "Architectural marvels for the new capital". Hindustan Times. July 20, 2011.
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