Andhra Pradesh Legislature

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Andhra Pradesh Legislature
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Type
Type
Bicameral Legislature
of the Andhra Pradesh
Houses Śāsana Manḍali (Upper House)
Saasana Sabha (Lower House)
Leadership
S. Abdul Nazeer
since 13 February 2023
Koyye Moshenu Raju, YSRCP
since 19 November 2021
Zakia Khanam, YSRCP
since 21 November 2021
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, YSRCP
since 30 May 2019
Thammineni Seetharam, YSRCP
since 13 June 2019
Kolagatla Veera Bhadra Swamy, YSRCP
since 19 September 2022
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, YSRCP
since 30 May 2019
N. Chandrababu Naidu, TDP
since 30 May 2019
Structure
Seats58(Śāsana Manḍali)
175(Śāsana Sabha)
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Śāsana Manḍali political groups
Government (42)
  •   YSRCP (42)

Opposition (12)

Others (2)

Vacant (2)

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Śāsana Sabha political groups
Government (140)
  YSRCP+ (140)

Official Opposition (22)

  NDA (22)

Other opposition (3)

  IND (2)
  INC (1)

Vacant (10)

  Vacant (10)
Elections
Single transferable vote
First past the post
Last Śāsana Manḍali election
13 March 2023
Last Śāsana Sabha election
11 April 2019
Meeting place
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Assembly Building
Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Website
www.aplegislature.org

The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is the state legislature of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and is composed of an

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The Legislature works at the transit building located in the state capital Amaravati.The legislature derives its authority from the Indian constitution, with sole authority to make laws on 61 subjects specified in the state list and shares law-making power in 52 concurrent subjects with the Parliament of India. The state uses first-past-the-post method territorial constituencies for electing members to the lower house. The members of the upper house are indirectly-elected by special constituencies or nominated by the governor. The governor is head of the state authorized to the leader of the legislature.

History

Andhra Pradesh, the first linguistic state and once the fifth largest state in the Indian union, was formed on 1 November 1956 with the unification of Andhra State and the Telugu speaking areas of the erstwhile Hyderabad State. Consequent to the formation of the State of Andhra Pradesh the 140 Members of the Andhra State Legislative Assembly and 105 Members representing the Telugu speaking areas of Hyderabad State were merged resulting in the formation of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

In 1956, the Andhra Pradesh Legislature was Unicameral with only a Legislative Assembly consisting 245 Members. The first meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly was held on 3 December 1956. Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao and Konda Lakshman Bapuji were elected as the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker respectively of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

In 1958, with the constitution of the Legislative Council the unicameral Andhra Pradesh Legislature has become bicameral. Due to delimitation of constituencies several ups and downs have taken place in the number of elected Members of Legislative Assembly in Andhra Pradesh. In 1956 it was 245, in 1962 it was 300, in 1967 and 1972 it was 287 and from 1978 onwards it is 294. In 2014, the state was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The present strength of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is 175.

B. V. Subba Reddy was the only Presiding Officer who has been elected twice as Speaker in 1962 and 1967 unanimously in the Third and Fourth Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The most significant feature of the Fourth Legislative Assembly is that it has the highest number of Independents in the House. Out of the 294 elected Members of the Legislative Assembly 68 Members were Independents. P. Ranga Reddy, who has been elected as Speaker in 1972 by the Fifth Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly also served as the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from 1968 to 1972. He was the only person who has served as the Presiding Officer for both the Houses of Andhra Pradesh Legislature. He was also appointed as Pro-tem Speaker for the Eighth Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1985.

In the history of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature the Seventh Legislative Assembly was the shortest Assembly in terms of its tenure. Another important feature of the Seventh Assembly was when the first Confidence Motion was moved and carried in the House on 20 September 1984. The Eleventh Legislative Assembly which was constituted on 10 October 1999 elected K. Prathibha Bharathi as Speaker, the first women Presiding Officer of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the President of India addressed the Twelfth Legislative Assembly on 14 July 2004. It was the second time in the history of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature that the First Citizen of India has addressed the Legislative Assembly. Previously, Dr. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy addressed the Members of the Legislature on 28 June 1978. [1]

Structure and lawmaking process

According to the Indian Constitution, every state in India shall have a legislature consisting of the Governor and a legislative assembly. Further, the legislative assembly of the state can decide to create an upper house – the council or abolish the upper house at any point of time. This relation between the two houses was specified in the constitution to strike a balance between large and small states – with the former demanding for more political participation, while the latter citing financial constraints in maintaining two houses. Andhra Pradesh is one of the few states in India to have a bicameral legislature. The state established an upper house in 1957, abolished in 1985 and re-established it in 2007. [2]

The upper house cannot be dissolved and one third of its members retire every second year. The term of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting. The cabinet is collectively responsible to the lower house and is in power as long as it enjoys the confidence of the lower house. Ministers are generally members of the lower house, however, they can be a member of either house. [2]

A bill can originate in either house, though money bills can originate only in the lower house. The upper house can only suggest modifications to the bill which is passed by the assembly. If the assembly decides to ignore the changes made by the upper house in its second reading, the council has to accept the bill in original form passed by the assembly. The only power of the council, in ordinary or money bills is to introduce some delay into the legislative process. The bill is then sent to the Governor, who may sign the bill converting it into law or reject it. [2]

Membership and elections

Of the total number of Members of the Legislative Council (58), one third of Members are elected by electorates consisting of the Members of Local Authorities(20), 1/12 are elected by electorates consisting of graduates residing in the State(5), 1/12 are elected by electorates consisting of persons engaged in teaching(5), 1/3 are elected by the Members of Legislative Assembly (20) and the remaining are nominated by the Governor(8). The specified electorate is divided into territorial constituencies and members are elected on a first-past-the-post basis. [3]

The Legislative Assembly consists of 175 elected members and one member nominated by the Governor from among the Anglo-Indian Community, under Article 333 of the Constitution of India. All persons residing in the state above the age of 18 are eligible to vote in the elections. [1]

Seat of the assembly

The assembly meets at temporary facilities in the Velagapudi neighbourhood of the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, having relocated there in March 2017. [4] The first session of the legislature at the new capital began on 6 March 2017. [5]

The assembly met at the State Assembly Building in Hyderabad till March 2017. This was built in 1913 and adjoins the picturesque public gardens known as the hanging gardens.

Composition

No.PartyMLA SeatsMLC Seats
1 YSR Congress Party (YSRCP)15542
2 Telugu Desam Party (TDP)1910
3 Jana Sena Party (JSP)00
4 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)00
5 Indian National Congress (INC)00
6 Progressive Democratic Front (PDF)02
7 Independents (IND)12
8Vacant02
Total17558

Speakers

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Andhra state Legislative Assembly (1953–1956)

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1956–2014)

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (2007 - 2014)

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (2014 – )

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (2014 - )

Legislative Assembly Constituencies

There are a total of 175 Assembly Constituencies, across 26 divided districts, in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Constituencies by district in Andhra Pradesh
Srikakulam 8 Amadalavalasa, Etcherla, Ichchapuram , Narasannapeta, Palasa, Pathapatnam, Srikakulam, Tekkali
Parvathipuram Manyam 4 Parvathipuram, Palakonda, Kurupam, Saluru
Vizianagaram 7 Bobbili, Cheepurupalli, Gajapathinagaram, Nellimarla, Srungavarapukota, Rajam, Vizianagaram
Visakhapatnam 6+1(partially) Bheemili, Gajuwaka, Pendurthi(partially), Visakhapatnam Thurpu, Visakhapatnam Uttaram, Visakhapatnam Dakhinam, Visakhapatnam Padamara
Anakapalli 6+1(partially) Chodavaram, Madugula, Anakapalli, Pendurthi(partially), Elamanchili, Payakaraopeta, Narsipatnam
Alluri district 3 Araku Loya, Paderu, Rampachodavaram
Kakinada 7 Jaggampeta, Kakinada Nagaram, Kakinada Graminam, Peddapuram, Pithapuram, Prathipadu, , Tuni
East Godavari 7 Anaparthy, Rajanagaram, Rajamahendravaram City, Rajamahendravaram Rural, Kovvuru, Nidadavole, Gopalapuram
Konaseema 7 Ramachandrapuram, Mummidivaram, Amalapuram, Razole, Gannavaram, Kothapeta, Mandapeta
Eluru 7 Unguturu, Denduluru, Eluru, Polavaram, Chintalapudi, Nuzavidu, Kaikaluru
West Godavari 7 Bhimavaram, Narasapuram, Palakollu, Tadepalligudem, Tanuku, Undi, Unguturu
NTR 7+1(partially) Tiruvuru, Gannavaram (Part), Vijayawada Pdamara, Vijayawada Madya, Vijayawada Thurpu, Mylavaram, Nandigama, Jaggayyapeta
Krishna 6+1(partially) Avanigadda, Gannavaram (Part), Gudivada, Pedana, Machilipatnam, Machilipatnam, Pamarru, Penamaluru
Guntur 7 Tadikonda, Mangalagiri, Ponnuru, Tenali, Prathipadu, Gunturu Padamara, Gunturu Thurpu
Palnadu 7 Narasaraopet, Chilakaluripet, Sattenapalle, Gurazala, Pedakurapadu, Macherla, Vinukonda
Bapatla 6 Vemuru, Repalle , Bapatla, Parchuru, Addanki, Chirala
Prakasam 8 Santhanuthalapadu, Yerragondapalem, Darsi, Ongole, Kondapi, Markapuram, Giddaluru, Kanigiri
Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore 8 Sarvepalli, Kandukuru, Kavali, Atmakuru, Kovuru, Nellore Nagaram, Nellore Graminam, Udayagiri
Kurnool 7+1(partially) Kurnool, Kodumuru, Yemmiganur, Mantralayam, Adoni, Aluru,Pattikonda,Panyam (partially)
Nandyala 6+1(partially) Allagadda, Srisailam, Nandikotkuru, Nandyala, Banaganapalle, Dhonachalam, Panyam (partially)
Kadapa 7+1(partially) Badvelu, Jammalamadugu, Kadapa, Kamalapuram, Mydukuru, Proddaturu, Pulivendula, Rajampeta (partial)
Anantapuram 8 Raptadu, Rayadurgam, Uravakonda, Guntakallu, Tadpatri, Singanamala, Anantapuram Nagaram, Kalyandurgam
Sri Sathya Sai 6 Madakasira, Hindupuram, Penukonda, Puttaparthi, Dharmavaram, Kadiri
Annamayya 6+1(partially) Rajampeta (partially), Koduru, Rayachoti, Thamballapalle, Pileru, Madanapalle, Punganur
Tirupati 7 Tirupati, Sullurpeta, Venkatagiri, Guduru, Srikalahasti, Satyavedu, Chandragiri
Chittoor 6 Chittoor, Gangadhara Nellore (SC), Kuppam, Nagari, Palamaneru, Puthalapattu

Legislative Assembly terms

The following are the years of constitution and dissolution of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. [7]

AssemblyConstitutionDissolutionNotes
1st195319551st Andhra Legislative Assembly
2nd3 March 19551 March 1962Legislative Council established
3rd3 March 196228 February 1967
4th1 March 196714 March 1972
5th19721978
6th19781983
7th19831984
8th19851989Legislative Council abolished
9th19891994
10th19941999
11th19992003
12th 20042009Legislative Council re-established
13th 20092014
14th 20142019First assembly after bifurcation of the state
15th 20192024

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