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The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (
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: ''Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā'') is the lower house of the
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Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
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
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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
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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 ...
* Legislature of Maharashtra *
Elections in Maharashtra Elections in Maharashtra, a state in India, are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India. The Assembly of Maharashtra creates laws regarding the conduct of local body elections unilaterally while any changes by the state legislature ...
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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 ...
* Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad *
List of governors of Maharashtra The governor of Maharashtra is the ceremonial head of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Constitution of India confers the executive powers of the state to the governor; however, the de facto executive powers lie with the Council of Minister ...
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List of chief ministers of Maharashtra The chief minister of Maharashtra (IAST: Mahārāṣṭrāce Mukhyamaṃtrī) is the head of the executive branch of the government of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Following elections to the Legislative Assembly, the governor invites t ...
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List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Mahara ...
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List of deputy speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The deputy speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is subordinate to the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra. They are responsible for the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra and they are the second highest ranking legi ...
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List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Devendra Fadnavis is the current Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Leader of the House The Assembly has a Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Cou ...
* List of deputy leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly * List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly


Notes


References


External links


Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website
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