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The Tripura Legislative Assembly or Tripura Vidhan Sabha is the
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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 ea ...
, with 60 Members of the Legislative Assembly. The present Assembly is located in Gurkhabasti. Ujjayanta Palace in Agartala 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
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. On 15 August 1957, a Territorial Council was formed with 30 elected members and two members nominated by the
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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
{{Authority control State legislatures of India Unicameral legislatures 1963 establishments in Tripura