:Assam Legislative Assembly
{{Short description|Unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Assam Legislative Assembly
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| rowclass2 = mergedrow |label2=Bengali:|data2={{tlit|bn|Āsāma Bidhānasabhā}}
| rowclass3 = mergedrow |label3=Bodo: |data3={{lang|brx|Asam Vidhansabha}}
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| coa_pic = Assam Legislative Assembly logo.png
| coa_res =
| legislature = 15th Assam Assembly
| house_type = Unicameral
| term_limits = 5 years
| body = Assam Legislature
| leader1_type = Governor of Assam
| leader1 =
| party1 =
| election1 = 15 February 2023
| leader2_type = Speaker of the house
| leader2 = Biswajit Daimary
| party2 = BJP
| election2 = 21 May 2021
| leader3_type = Deputy Speaker of the house
| leader3 = Numal Momin
| party3 = BJP
| election3 = 21 May 2021
| leader4_type = Leader of the house
{{small|(Chief Minister)}}
| leader4 = Himanta Biswa Sarma
| party4 = BJP
| election4 = 10 May 2021
| leader5_type = Leader of the Opposition
| leader5 = Debabrata Saikia
| party5 = INC
| election5 = 20 May 2016
|leader6_type = Deputy Leader of the Opposition
|leader6 =
|party6 =
|election6 =
| leader7_type = Chief Whip
| leader7 =
| party7 =
| leader8_type = Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
| leader8 =
| party8 = | members = 126
| structure1 = {{Switcher|300px|By party|300px|By alliance}}
|structure1_res = 300px
| political_groups1 =
Government (84)
:{{Color box|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}}} NDA (84)
:*{{Color box|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} BJP (64)
:*{{Party legend|Asom Gana Parishad|8}}
:*{{Color box|{{party color|United People's Party Liberal}}}} UPPL (7)
:*{{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}}} IND (5){{Cite web|date=1 January 2022|title=Assam Congress MLA Sashi Kanta Das who extended support to BJP suspended
|access-date=7 April 2022|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-congress-mla-sashi-kanta-das-who-extended-support-to-bjp-suspended-101641010555121.html|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}
:{{Color box|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}}} INC (22)
Other Opposition (20)
:{{Color box|{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}}}} AIUDF (15)
:{{Color box|{{party color|Bodoland People's Front}}}} BPF (3)
:{{color box|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}}} CPI(M) (1)
:{{Color box|{{party color|Raijor Dal}}}} RD (1)
| voting_system1 = First past the post
| last_election1 = 27 March to 6 April 2021
| next_election1 = 2026
| session_room = File:Assam Legislative Assembly complex with New Assembly Hall.jpg
| session_res =
| session_alt =
| meeting_place = Assam Legislative Assembly complex,
Dispur, Guwahati, Assam, India - 781006.
| website = [https://assambidhansabha.org/ www.assambidhansabha.org]
|foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1937|4|7|p=1|br=1}}{{cite news|title=A Brief Historical Profile of Assam Legislative Assembly|url=https://assambidhansabha.org/about|access-date=1 April 2022|work=assambidhansabha.org|language=en}}
}}
The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved.
History
According to provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature of Assam province came into existence in 1937. After the Government of India Act 1935 was passed, it paved the way for the formation of Assam Legislative Assembly, and became a bicameral legislature. The strength of the House was 108, where all the members were elected. The Legislative Council (Upper House) was not less than 21 and not more than 22 members.
The first sitting of its lower house, the Assam Legislative Assembly, took place on 7 April 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong. Shillong was the capital of the composite State of Assam. It had a strength of 108 members.
However, the strength of the Assembly was reduced to 71 after the partition of India. After Indian independence in 1947, the Assam Legislative Council was abolished and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.
In the years that followed, Assam was truncated to several smaller states. And over the years, with the changing geographical boundaries and increase in population, the strength of members has changed from 108 in 1952–57 to 114 in 1967-72 (the third Assembly) and by 1972-78 (the fifth Assembly) it had a strength of 126 members.{{cite web|url=https://assambidhansabha.org/about|title=Assam Legislative Assembly - History|website=assambidhansabha.org|access-date=1 April 2022}}
Members of Legislative Assembly
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Leaders of Opposition
Official Opposition is a term used to designate the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in the assembly. In order to get formal recognition, the party must have at least 10% of total membership of the Legislative Assembly. A single party has to meet the 10% seat criterion, not an alliance. Many of the Indian state legislatures also follows this 10% rule while the rest of them prefer single largest opposition party according to the rules of their respective houses.
= Leaders of Opposition =
| class="wikitable"
!# !Assembly !Name !Portrait !Took office !Left office !Constituency !Party !Chief Minister |
| 1
| |70px | | |
| 2
| | |1972 |1978 |
| rowspan="4" |?
| rowspan="4" | | rowspan="4" |? | rowspan="4" |? |1978 |1979 |? |
| 1979
|1979 |? |
| 1980
|1981 |? |
| 1981
|1983 |? |
| ?
| |? |? |1983 |1985 |? |? |
| 3
| | |1985 |1990 |
| 4
| |70px |1991 |1996 |
| ?
| |? |? |1996 |2001 |? |
| 4
| |2006 |2006 |
| 5
| |2006 |2010 |
| (3)
| |70px |2010 |2011 |
| |13th Assam Assembly
|? |? |2011 |2016 |? |? |
| rowspan="2" |6
| rowspan="2" |Debabrata Saikia | rowspan="2" |70px |
| 15th Assam Assembly
|Incumbent |
= Deputy Leader of Opposition =
| class="wikitable"
!# !Assembly !Name !Portrait !Term starts !Constituency !Party !Chief Minister |
| 1
| |1972-1978 | |
| rowspan="2" |2
| rowspan="2" |Rakibul Hussain | rowspan="2" |thumb |2016-2021 | rowspan="2" |Samaguri | rowspan="3" |Indian National Congress |
| rowspan="2" |15th Assam Assembly
|2021-2024 | rowspan="2" |Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| 3
| | |2024-invumbent | |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.loksabhaelections.in/assam Assam Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Website]
- [https://assambidhansabha.org Assam Legislative Assembly website]
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