:Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
{{Short description|Unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
| native_name = Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha
| native_name_lang = Hindi
| legislature = 6th Chhattisgarh Assembly
| coa_pic = Coat of arms of Chhattisgarh.svg
| coa_res = 150px
| house_type = Unicameral
| term_limits = 5 years
| leader1_type = Governor
| leader1 = Ramen Deka
| party1 =
| election1 = 31 July 2024
| leader2_type = Speaker
| leader2 = Raman Singh
| party2 = BJP
| election2 = 13 December 2023
| leader4_type = Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
| leader4 = Vishnu Deo Sai
| party4 = BJP
| election4 = 13 December 2023
| leader5_type = Deputy Chief Minister
(Deputy Leader of the House)
| leader5 = Arun Sao, BJP
Vijay Sharma, BJP
| election5 = 13 December 2023
| leader6_type = Minister of Legislative Affairs
| leader6 =
| party6 = BJP
| election6 = 13 December 2023
| leader7_type = Leader of the Opposition
| leader7 = Charan Das Mahant
| party7 = INC
| election7 = 16 December 2023
| leader8_type = Deputy Leader of the Opposition
| leader8 =
| party8 =
| election8 = December 2023
| leader9_type = Chief Whip
| leader9 =
| party9 =
| members = 90
| structure1 = Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly election 2023.svg
| structure1_res = 300px
| political_groups1 =
Government (54)
:{{Color box|#FF9933}} BJP (54)
Official Opposition (35)
:{{Color box|#00BBFF}} INC (35)
Other Opposition (1)
:{{Color box|purple}} GGP (1)
| voting_system1 = First past the post
| last_election1 = 7 and 17 November 2023
| next_election1 = 2028
| meeting_place = Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
| session_room = File:Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha, Saddu, Raipur.jpg
| session_res = 300px
| website = {{url|https://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/}}
}}
The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly or the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India.
The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Raipur, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of Legislative Assembly, which include 90 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies.{{cite web|title=Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/chattisgarh/chhattisgarh-w.htm|publisher=Legislative Bodies in India website|access-date=9 December 2010}} Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
History
{{See also|Assembly election results of Chhattisgarh}}
The state of Chhattisgarh was created by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act 2000,{{cite web |title=Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 |url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/1992?view_type=browse&sam_handle=123456789/1362 |website=India Code}} approved by the President of India on 25 August 2000. The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha came into existence with the creation of the state on 1 November 2000. The first session of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha was held at Jashpur hall of Rajkumar College in Raipur. Later, the Vidhan Sabha was shifted to the newly constructed Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Bhavan at Vidhan Nagar, on Raipur–Baloda Bazar Road.
A new building for Vidhan Sabha is under construction at Sector 19, Atal Nagar behind Indravati Bhawan & Mahanadi Bhawan. The groundbreaking ceremony was done by Bhupesh Baghel on 29 August 2020 in the presence of leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and other ministers. The construction is currently halted since 2021 and all tenders are cancelled by the Government of Chhattisgarh due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Chhattisgarh. The inauguration is expected to be on or after 2025.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-29 |title=छत्तीसगढ़ में 270 करोड़ में बनेगा नया विधानसभा भवन भूमि पूजन आज |url=https://www.naidunia.com/chhattisgarh/raipur-chhattisgarh-new-assembly-building-to-be-built-at-a-cost-of-270-crores-today-soniarahul-will-do-bhoomipujan-6275428 |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=Nai Dunia |language=hi}}{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2021-05-13 |title=Chhattisgarh cancels tenders for new assembly building, halts construction of major projects |url=https://theprint.in/india/chhattisgarh-cancels-tenders-for-new-assembly-building-halts-construction-major-projects/657670/ |access-date=2023-02-07 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}
Leaders
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Title !Name !Portrait !Since |
| Governor
|31 July 2024 |
| Speaker
|19 December 2023 |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | rowspan="3" |13 December 2023 |
| rowspan="2" |Deputy Chief Minister |
| Vijay Sharma |
| Leader of Opposition
|16 December 2023 |
List of Assemblies
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col" | Assembly
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Speaker ! scope="col" | Chief Minister ! colspan="2" |Party ! scope="col" | Opposition Leader ! colspan="2" |Party |
|---|
| style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
| 1st{{efn|The first Legislative Assembly of Chhattisgarh was constituted by the MLA's elected in the 1998 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, whose constituencies were in the newly formed Chhattisgarh.{{cite web|url=http://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A2000-28.pdf|title=The Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2000|date=2000|page=6|access-date=8 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708131707/http://legislative.gov.in/sites/default/files/A2000-28.pdf|archive-date=8 July 2019|url-status=live}}}} | 1998 | width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | | INC | width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | | BJP |
| style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
| 2nd | 2003 |rowspan="3"|Raman Singh | rowspan="3" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |rowspan="3"|BJP | rowspan="3" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | |rowspan="3"| INC |
| style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
| 3rd | 2008 |
| style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
| 4th | 2013 |
| style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
| rowspan="2" | 5th | rowspan="2" | 2018 | rowspan="2" | Charan Das Mahant | rowspan="2" | Bhupesh Baghel | Rowspan=2 width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | | rowspan="2" | INC | Rowspan=2 width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | | rowspan="2" | BJP |
| Narayan Chandel{{Cite news |date=2022-08-17 |title=Chhattisgarh BJP appoints new Leader of Opposition |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/chhattisgarh-bjp-appoints-new-leader-of-opposition/article65779950.ece |access-date=2022-11-05 |issn=0971-751X}} |
| style="text-align:center; height:60px;"
| 6th | 2023 | style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | | BJP | style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" | | INC |
Members of Legislative Assembly
{{See also|List of constituencies of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly|List of deputy speakers of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly}}{{transcluded section|source=6th Chhattisgarh Assembly}}
{{trim|{{#Section-h:6th Chhattisgarh Assembly|Members of Legislative Assembly}}}}
Notes
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References
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Further reading
- {{cite news|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/news/32661-Sarguja-royal-elected-leader-of-Opposition--in-Chhattisgarh.html |title=Sarguja royal elected leader of Opposition in Chhattisgarh |newspaper=The Statesman |date=3 January 2014 |archive-date=6 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306213151/http://www.thestatesman.net/news/32661-Sarguja-royal-elected-leader-of-Opposition--in-Chhattisgarh.html}}
External links
- [https://www.loksabhaelections.in/chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Website]
- [http://cgvidhansabha.gov.in/ Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha website]
- [http://www.indiaelections2014.info/assembly/chhattisgarh/ Chhattisgarh assembly elections 2013 details]
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