Punjab Legislative Assembly#Committees

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{{Infobox legislature

| name = Punjab Legislative Assembly

|native_name={{lang|pa|Punjab Vidhan Sabha}}| coa_pic = File:Logo of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (Vector).svg

| coa_res =

| legislature = 16th Punjab Assembly

| session_room = Assembly 09.jpg

| established = 1952

| preceded_by = Interim East Punjab Assembly

| house_type = Unicameral

| term_length = 5 years; renewable

| leader1_type = Governor

| leader1 =

| party1 =

| election1 = 31 July 2024

| leader2_type = Speaker

| leader2 = Kultar Singh Sandhwan

| party2 = AAP

| election2 = 21 March 2022

| leader3_type = Deputy Speaker

| leader3 = Jai Krishan Singh

| party3 = AAP

| election3 = 30 June 2022

| leader4_type = Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)

| leader4 = Bhagwant Mann

| party4 = AAP

| election4 = 16 March 2022

| leader5_type = Deputy Leader of the House
(Cabinet Minister)

| leader5 = Harpal Singh Cheema

| party5 = AAP

| election5 = 21 March 2022

| leader6_type = Minister of Legislative Affairs

| leader6 = Ravjot Singh

| party6 = AAP

| election6 = 23 September 2024

| leader7_type = Leader of the Opposition

| leader7 = Partap Singh Bajwa

| party7 = INC

| election7 = 9 April 2022

| leader8_type = Deputy Leader of Opposition

| leader8 = Aruna Chaudhary

| party8 = INC

| election8 = 3 September 2024

| structure1 = Punjab Legislative assembly 2025.svg

| structure1_res = 300px

| members = 117

| political_groups1 =

Government (93)

:{{Color box|{{Party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}}} AAP (93)

Official Opposition (16)

:{{Color box|{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}}} INC (16){{efn|Two members were suspended by congress because of their anti-party activities. These are Sandeep Jakhar{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/congress-mla-sandeep-jakhar-suspended-for-anti-party-activities-after-supporting-bjp-chief-uncle-statement-101692472746203.html|title=Congress suspends Abohar MLA Sandeep Jakhar for 'anti-party' activities|work=Hindustan Times|date=20 August 2023

|accessdate=20 August 2023}} and Vikramjit Chaudhary,{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/congress-suspends-phillaur-mla-vikramjit-chaudhary-for-anti-party-activities-9289470/|title=Congress suspends Phillaur MLA Vikramjit Chaudhary for anti-party activities|work=Indian Express|date=25 April 2024 |accessdate=25 April 2024}} thus they are not bound by the decisions of the legislative party in assembly, however, officially they are still member of the congress as their party affiliation is yet to be decided by the speaker.}}

Other Opposition (7)

:{{Color box|{{Party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}}} SAD (3){{efn|One of the three SAD MLAs, Sukhwinder Sukhi joined AAP on 14 August 2024.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/punjab-lawyer-sends-notice-to-banga-mla-dr-sukhwinder-sukhi-seeks-his-resignation-for-defection-from-sad-to-aap/amp_articleshow/112642047.cms Punjab lawyer sends notice to banga mla seeks his resignation for defection from sad to aap.] As per Anti-defection law his membership will be decided by Speaker of Punjab Assembly.[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/no-resignation-yet-banga-mla-sukhi-in-wait-watch-mode/amp No resignation yet banga mla sukhi in wait and watch mode.]}}

:{{Color box|{{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} BJP (2)

:{{Color box|{{Party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}}} BSP (1)

:{{Color box|{{Party color|Independent politician}}}} IND (1)

Vacant (1)

:{{Color box|{{Party color|Vacanct}}}} Vacant (1)

| voting_system1 = First-past-the-post

| first_election1 = 26 March 1952

| last_election1 = 20 February 2022

| next_election1 = 2027

| meeting_place = Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India

| website = {{URL|https://punjabassembly.gov.in/|Punjab Legislative Assembly}}

| constitution = Constitution of India

}}

The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years unless dissolved sooner. The Speaker of the sixteenth assembly is Kultar Singh Sandhwan. The meeting place of the Legislative Assembly since 6 March 1961 is the Vidhan Bhavan in Chandigarh.

Vacancy

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!Date for by-poll

!colspan="2"|Constituency

!colspan="3"|Previous MLA

!Reason

TBD

!64

|Ludhiana West

|Gurpreet Gogi

|{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|dab=yes}}

|Died on 11 January 2025[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/aap-punjab-mla-gurpreet-gogi-bassi-found-dead-under-mysterious-circumstances-101736541308411-amp.html]

History

In the British Raj, an Executive Council was formed under The Indian Councils Act, 1861. It was only under the Government of India Act 1919 that a Legislative Council was set up in Punjab. Later, under the Government of India Act 1935, the Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted with a membership of 175. It was summoned for the first time on 1 April 1937. In 1947, Punjab Province was partitioned into West Punjab and East Punjab and the 79-member East Punjab Legislative Assembly was formed, the forerunner of the current assembly.

After the independence of India, on 15 July 1948, eight princely states of East Punjab grouped together to form a single state, Patiala and East Punjab States Union. The Punjab State Legislature was a bicameral house in April 1952, comprising the Vidhan Sabha (lower house) and Vidhan Parishad (upper house). In 1956 that state was largely merged into Punjab, the strength of the Vidhan Parishad of the new State of Punjab was enhanced from 40 seats to 46 seats and in 1957, it was increased to 51. Punjab was trifurcated in 1966 to form Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab. The Vidhan Parishad was reduced to 40 seats and the Vidhan Sabha grew by 50 seats to 104 seats. On 1 January 1970, the Vidhan Parishad was abolished leaving the state with a unicameral legislature.{{cite web |title=Punjab Legislative Assembly |url=https://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/States/Punjab/punjab_w.htm |website=legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in |access-date=16 January 2020}}

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Legislature

The legislature comprises the governor and the Punjab Legislative Assembly, which is the highest political organ in the state. The governor has the power to summon the assembly or to close the same. All members of the legislative assembly are directly elected, normally once in every five years by the eligible voters who are above 18 years of age. The current assembly consists of 117 elected members. The elected members select one of its own members as its chairperson who is called the speaker of the assembly. The speaker is assisted by the deputy speaker who is also elected by the members. The conduct of a meeting in the house is the responsibility of the speaker.

The main function of the assembly is to pass laws and rules. Every bill passed by the house has to be finally approved by the governor before it becomes applicable.

The normal term of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting.{{cite web|title=Kerala Government – Legislature|url=https://niyamasabha.org/codes/govt_2.htm|publisher=Kerala Niyamasabha|access-date=17 March 2022|archive-date=8 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208011357/http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/govt_2.htm|url-status=dead}}

Sixteenth Assembly

{{#section:Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly|Composition of Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly}}

Past election results

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan="2" \|Years \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}" \| \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Shiromani Akali Dal}}" \| \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Aam Aadmi Party}}" \| \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" \| \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Independent politician}}" \| ! rowspan="2" \|Others ! rowspan="2" \|Total ! rowspan="2" \|Majority
INC !SAD !AAP !BJP !IND
1952 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|96 \| bgcolor="chili" \|13 ! rowspan="14" \|~ ! rowspan="7" \|~ \|9 \|8 !126 !64
1957 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|120 !^ \|13 \|21 ! rowspan="2" \|154 ! rowspan="2" \|78
1962 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|90 \| bgcolor="chili" \|19 \|18 \|27
1967 \| bgcolor="chili" \|48 !^ \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|9 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|47 ! rowspan="3" \|104 ! rowspan="3" \|53
1969 \| bgcolor="chili" \|38 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|43 \|4 \|17
1972 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|66 \| bgcolor="chili" \|24 \|3 \|11
1977 \| bgcolor="chili" \|17 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|58 \|2 \|40 ! rowspan="10" \|117 ! rowspan="10" \|59
1980 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|63 \| bgcolor="chili" \|37 \|1 \|2 \|14
1985 \| bgcolor="chili" \|32 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|73 \|6 \|4 \|2
1992 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|87 \|3 \|6 \|4 \| bgcolor="chili" \|20
1997 \| bgcolor="chili" \|14 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|75 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|18 \|6 \|4
2002 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|62 \| bgcolor="chili" \|41 \|3 \|9 \|2
2007 \| bgcolor="chili" \|44 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|49 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|19 \|5 \|0
2012 \| bgcolor="chili" \|46 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|56 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|12 \|3 \|0
2017 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|77 \|15 \| bgcolor="chili" \|20 \|3 \|0 \|2
2022 \| bgcolor="chili" \|18 \|3 \| bgcolor="lightgreen" \|92 \|2 \|1 \|1

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! rowspan="2" |Years

| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

| bgcolor="{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}" |

| bgcolor="{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}" |

| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" |

! rowspan="2" |Others

! rowspan="2" |Total

! rowspan="2" |Majority

INC

!SAD

!AAP

!BJP

!IND

1952

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |96

| bgcolor="chili" |13

! rowspan="14" |~

! rowspan="7" |~

!126

!64

1957

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |120

|13

|21

! rowspan="2" |154

! rowspan="2" |78

1962

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |90

| bgcolor="chili" |19

|18

|27

1967

| bgcolor="chili" |48

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |9

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |47

! rowspan="3" |104

! rowspan="3" |53

1969

| bgcolor="chili" |38

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |43

|17

1972

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |66

| bgcolor="chili" |24

|11

1977

| bgcolor="chili" |17

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |58

|40

! rowspan="10" |117

! rowspan="10" |59

1980

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |63

| bgcolor="chili" |37

|14

1985

| bgcolor="chili" |32

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |73

1992

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |87

| bgcolor="chili" |20

1997

| bgcolor="chili" |14

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |75

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |18

2002

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |62

| bgcolor="chili" |41

2007

| bgcolor="chili" |44

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |49

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |19

2012

| bgcolor="chili" |46

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |56

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |12

2017

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |77

|15

| bgcolor="chili" |20

2022

| bgcolor="chili" |18

| bgcolor="lightgreen" |92

^ - Party didn't contest election
~ - Party didn't exist
- Green color box indicates the party/parties who formed the government
- Red color box indicates the official opposition party

List of Punjab Legislative Assemblies

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{{#section:History of Punjab Legislative Assembly|List of Punjab Legislative Assemblies}}

Notes

References

External links

{{cite web |title=Record of all Punjab Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/86-punjab/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=14 March 2022}}

Category:Unicameral legislatures