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

| leader1 = Lakshman Acharya

| leader2_type = Governor of Assam

| leader2 =

| party2 =

| election2 = 15 February 2023

| leader3_type = Speaker of the house

| leader3 = Biswajit Daimary

| party3 = BJP

| election3 = 21 May 2021

| leader4_type = Deputy Speaker of the house

| leader4 = Numal Momin

| party4 = BJP

| election4 = 21 May 2021

| leader5_type = Leader of the house
{{small|(Chief Minister)}}

| leader5 = Himanta Biswa Sarma

| party5 = BJP

| election5 = 10 May 2021

| leader6_type = Leader of the Opposition

| leader6 = Debabrata Saikia

| party6 = INC

| election6 = 20 May 2016

| leader7_type = Deputy Leader of the Opposition

| leader7 = Vacant

| party7 =

| election7 = 11 June 2024

| 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}}

Official Opposition(22)

:*{{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}}

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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. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker, currently Biswajit Daimary.{{cite news|title=BJP legislator Biswajit Daimary becomes new Assam assembly speaker|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/bjp-legislator-biswajit-daimary-becomes-new-assam-assembly-speaker/articleshow/82831618.cms|publisher=Times of India|date=21 May 2021}}

Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Assam through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier. The current Assembly was elected in April–May 2021, and the next election is scheduled for 2026. The Assembly plays a key role in law-making for the state, handling crucial matters such as state budgets, development policies, and local governance. It has the authority to legislate on issues specified under the State and Concurrent Lists of the Constitution of India.

The Assembly functions through various committees that handle specific issues, including the budget, public accounts, and legislative procedures. The Chief Minister, who is the leader of the majority party in the Assembly, holds executive powers and is the head of the state government. The current Chief Minister is Himanta Biswa Sarma from the BJP, who has been in office since May 2021.

The 2021 election was the BJP securing a simple victory, while the INC emerged as the main opposition party, alongside its allies such as the AIUDF and BPF.