Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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15th Assam Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | of the Assam Legislature |
Term limits | 5 years |
History | |
Founded | 7 April 1937 [1] |
Leadership | |
Leader of the house (Chief Minister) | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Structure | |
Seats | 126 |
Political groups | Government (84) Official Opposition (22)
Other opposition (20) |
Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 27 March to 6 April 2021 |
Next election | 2026 |
Meeting place | |
Assam Legislative Assembly complex, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam, India - 781006. | |
Website | |
www.assambidhansabha.org |
The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved.
According to provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature of Assam province came into existence in 1937. After the Government of India Act 1935 was passed, it paved the way for the formation of Assam Legislative Assembly, and became a bicameral legislature. The strength of the House was 108, where all the members were elected. The Legislative Council (Upper House) was not less than 21 and not more than 22 members.
The first sitting of its lower house, the Assam Legislative Assembly, took place on 7 April 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong. Shillong was the capital of the composite State of Assam. It had a strength of 108 members.
However, the strength of the Assembly was reduced to 71 after the partition of India. After Indian independence in 1947, the Assam Legislative Council was abolished and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.
In the years that followed, Assam was truncated to several smaller states. And over the years, with the changing geographical boundaries and increase in population, the strength of members has changed from 108 in 1952–57 to 114 in 1967-72 (the third Assembly) and by 1972-78 (the fifth Assembly) it had a strength of 126 members. [3]
Official Opposition is a term used to designate the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in the assembly. In order to get formal recognition, the party must have at least 10% of total membership of the Legislative Assembly. A single party has to meet the 10% seat criterion, not an alliance. Many of the Indian state legislatures also follows this 10% rule while the rest of them prefer single largest opposition party according to the rules of their respective houses.
# | Assembly | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Constituency | Party | Chief Minister |
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1 | Gopinath Bordoloi | Kamrup Sadar South | Indian National Congress | Sir Syed Muhammed Saadulah | ||||
2 | Golok Rajbanshi | 1985 | 1990 | Rangapara | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | |||
3 | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | 1991 | 1996 | Barhampur | Asom Gana Parishad | Hiteswar Saikia | ||
1996 | 2001 | Indian National Congress | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | |||||
4 | Brindaban Goswami | 2006 | 2006 | Tezpur | Asom Gana Parishad | Tarun Gogoi | ||
5 | Chandra Mohan Patowary | 2006 | 2010 | Dharmapur | Asom Gana Parishad | Tarun Gogoi | ||
(3) | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | 2010 | 2011 | Barhampur | Asom Gana Parishad | Tarun Gogoi | ||
13th Assam Assembly | Vacant | 2011 | 2016 | None | Tarun Gogoi | |||
6 | 14th Assam Assembly | Debabrata Saikia | 6-June-2016 [9] | 5-Jan-2021 [10] | Nazira | Indian National Congress | Sarbananda Sonowal | |
15th Assam Assembly | 21-May-2021 [11] | Incumbent | Nazira | Indian National Congress | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
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