The Tripura Legislative Assembly or Tripura Vidhan Sabha is the
unicameral
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legislature of the Indian state of
Tripura
Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the eas ...
, with 60
Members of the Legislative Assembly
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. The present Assembly is located in Gurkhabasti.
Ujjayanta Palace
The Ujjayanta Palace(''Nuyungma'' in Tripuri language) is a museum and the former palace of the Kingdom of Tripura situated in Agartala, which is now the capital of the Indian state of Tripura.
The palace was constructed between 1899 and 1901 ...
in
Agartala
Agartala () is the capital city of the Indian state of Tripura, and is one of the largest cities in northeast India. The city is governed by the Agartala Municipal Corporation. The city is the seat of the Government of Tripura. It is located on ...
served as the previous meeting place. The tenure of the Assembly is five years unless sooner dissolved. The present Assembly is the 12th Legislative Assembly, where Ratan Chakraborty is the current speaker of the House.
History
On 1 November 1956, Tripura became a
Union territory, and an Advisory Committee was formed to advise the
Chief commissioner.
On 15 August 1957, a
Territorial Council
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was formed with 30 elected members and two members nominated by the
Government of India
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.
Previous Assemblies
The assemblies constituted so far are listed below:
Members of Legislative Assembly
The 12th Tripura Legislative Assembly was constituted after the
Tripura Legislative Assembly elections in 2018. Polling was held on 18 February
for the 60-member assembly with 89.8% voter turnout being reported.
Counting of votes and results were declared on 3 March.
References
External links
Tripura Lok Sabha Election 2019 Result WebsiteOfficial government website of Tripura
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State legislatures of India
Unicameral legislatures
1963 establishments in Tripura