The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha or the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly is the
unicameral
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one.
Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multi ...
state legislature of
Chhattisgarh state in India.
The seat of the
Vidhan Sabha
The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...
is at
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Ch ...
, the capital of the state. The
Vidhan Sabha
The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...
comprises 90
Members of Legislative Assembly, which include 90 members directly elected from single-seat constituency.
Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
History
The state of
Chhattisgarh was created by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act 2000, approved by the
President of India
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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
Jashpur District is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh bordering Jharkhand and Odisha. Jashpur Nagar is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was formerly a princely state before Indpendence. Highly mou ...
hall of
Rajkumar College in
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Ch ...
. Later, the Vidhan Sabha was shifted to the newly constructed Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Bhavan at Vidhan Nagar, on
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Ch ...
–
Baloda Bazar Road.
Sessions
Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha sits for three sessions (Budget, Monsoon & Winter).
List of Assemblies
Members of Legislative Assembly
Notes
References
Further reading
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External links
Chhattisgarh Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results WebsiteChhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha websiteChhattisgarh assembly elections 2013 details
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State legislatures of India
Politics of Chhattisgarh
Government of Chhattisgarh
2000 establishments in Chhattisgarh
Unicameral legislatures