Assam Legislature

Assam Legislature
Assam Legislature
15th Assam Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
History
Founded	7 April 1937; (87 years ago)
Leadership
Governor of Assam	Gulab Chand Kataria ; since 15 February 2023
Speaker of the house	Biswajit Daimary, BJP ; since 21 May 2021
Deputy Speaker of the house	Numal Momin, BJP ; since 21 May 2021
Leader of the house; Chief Minister	Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP ; since 10 May 2021
Leader of the Opposition	Debabrata Saikia, INC ; since 20 May 2021
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Rakibul Hussain, INC ; since 20 May 2021
Structure
Seats	126
Political groups	Government (82); NDA (82); BJP (63); AGP (8); UPPL (7); BPF (3); IND (1); Official Opposition (27); UOF (27) INC (25); CPI(M) (1); RD (1); Other opposition (17) AIUDF (15); IND (2);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	27 March to 6 April 2021
Next election	2026
Meeting place
	Assam Legislative Assembly complex, ; Dispur, Guwahati, Assam, India - 781006.
Website
	www.assambidhansabha.org

The Assam Legislature is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. The Legislature is composed of the Assam Legislative Assembly and the state's governor.

It was the unicameral legislature from 1913 to 1935 and then the upper house of the bicameral legislature from 1935 to 1947, when it was disbanded by the India (Provincial Legislatures) Order, 1947, and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.^[6]

On 14 July 2013, Assam Legislative Assembly passed a resolution for the creation of Legislative Council in the state of Assam with 42 members. The Assam Legislative Council Bill, 2013 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 3 December 2013.^[7]

References

^ "A Brief Historical Profile of Assam Legislative Assembly". assambidhansabha.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "BPF to be part of BJP, other ruling parties in Assam assembly, says Himanta Biswa Sarma". Hindustan Times. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ "Assam Congress MLA Sashi Kanta Das who extended support to BJP suspended". Hindustan Times. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Retrieved 2023-03-11.
^ "'AIUDF no longer part of grand alliance': Assam Congress decides ahead of bypolls in state". Hindustan Times. 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
^ Malhotra, G. C. (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures. Lok Sabha Secretariat. pp. 207–208. ISBN 9788120004009.
^ "State government mulls creation of Legislative Council of Assam Legislative Assembly - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

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[1] "A Brief Historical Profile of Assam Legislative Assembly". assambidhansabha.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[2] "BPF to be part of BJP, other ruling parties in Assam assembly, says Himanta Biswa Sarma". Hindustan Times. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[3] "Assam Congress MLA Sashi Kanta Das who extended support to BJP suspended". Hindustan Times. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[grand_alliance-4] "Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Retrieved 2023-03-11.

[5] "'AIUDF no longer part of grand alliance': Assam Congress decides ahead of bypolls in state". Hindustan Times. 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2022-10-10.

[6] Malhotra, G. C. (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature: Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures. Lok Sabha Secretariat. pp. 207–208. ISBN 9788120004009.

[7] "State government mulls creation of Legislative Council of Assam Legislative Assembly - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

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