The Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) is the
unicameral
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legislature of the Indian
state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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**Nation state, a ...
of
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
. The seat of the Assembly is at
Shimla, the capital of the state. There are 68
Members of Legislative Assembly, all directly elected from single-seat constituencies.
Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
History
Himachal Pradesh was the first state in
India
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to launch a paperless legislative assembly.
List of assemblies
Members of Legislative Assembly
List of speakers and deputy speakers
List of speakers
List of deputy speakers
List of Leaders of the House
List of Leaders of Opposition
See also
*
Government of Himachal Pradesh
*
13th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh
Notes
References
Himachal Pradesh Election Results
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State lower houses in India
Unicameral legislatures