The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (

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: ''Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā'') is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of

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 Speaker. 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

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Notes

References

External links

Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website
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