The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (
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: ''Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā'') is the lower house of the
bicameral legislature
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of
Maharashtra
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state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies.
The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, though the winter session is held in Nagpur.
Along with the Maharashtra Legislative Council, it comprises the legislature of Maharashtra. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the
Speaker
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. Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Maharashtra through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier.
The current Assembly was elected in October 2019.
List of assemblies
The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961–present):
Office bearers
Sessions
The budget session and the
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session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital
Nagpur
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. In 1975 because elections were in winter season, the monsoon (second) session was convened in Nagpur and winter (third) session was convened in Mumbai.
Maharashtra Legislature Leaders
Members of Legislative Assembly
See also
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Bombay Legislative Assembly
Bombay Legislative Assembly came into existence in 1937, as the legislature of Bombay Presidency, a Provinces of India, province of India. It functioned until 1960, when separate states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were formed.
History
The first se ...
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Legislature of Maharashtra
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Elections in Maharashtra
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List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of bicameral state legislature of the Maharashtra state in India. Maharashtra came into existence on 1 May 1960. The number of constituencies of the first Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, t ...
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Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad
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List of governors of Maharashtra
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List of chief ministers of Maharashtra
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List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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List of deputy leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Notes
References
External links
Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website*
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