History of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly
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Government of Uttar Pradesh
Type
Type
History
Preceded byUnited Provinces Legislative Council
Leadership
Anandiben Patel
since 29 July 2019
Deputy Speaker
Vacant
Leader of the House
Mata Prasad Pandey , SP
since 28 July 2024
Pradeep Kumar Dubey ,PCS J (Retd.)
since 30 March 2021
Structure
Seats403
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Political groups
 Government (290)
  NDA (290)

Official Opposition (109)

  INDIA (109)

Other opposition (3)

  JD(L) (2)
  BSP (1)

Vacant (1)

  Vacant (1)
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
 10 February 2022 – 7 March 2022
Next election
 2027
Meeting place
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Vidhan Sabha Chamber, Vidhan Bhavan, Vidhan Sabha Marg, Lucknow - 226 001
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Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly for the United Provinces was constituted for the first time on 1 April 1937 in accordance with the Government of India Act, 1935 with a strength of 228. The size of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly was decided as 403 members after the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000. There is one nominated Anglo-Indian member in addition to 403 members. [1] The first session of the provisional Uttar Pradesh Legislature under the new Constitution of India that established the country as a republic began on 2 February 1950. After the first elections the newly elected Assembly of Uttar Pradesh met on 19 May 1952.

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Pre-independence

The Legislative Assembly for the United Provinces was constituted for the first time on 1 April 1937 in accordance with the Government of India Act, 1935. The strength of the Assembly as stipulated under the Act of 1935 was 228 and its term was five years. Purushottam Das Tandon and Abdul Hakim were elected as Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively on 31 July 1937. [2]

Post-independence

After India became independent, the legislative assembly met for the first time on 3 November 1947. At its meeting on 4 November 1947, the legislative assembly adopted a resolution for the use of Hindi in all proceedings.

On 25 February 1948, the Assembly passed a resolution requesting the Governor to submit to the Governor General the request of the assembly to the effect that the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad and the Oudh Chief Court be amalgamated.

Another important resolution passed by the House on 18 October 1948 congratulated the Indian government and military on its successful annexation of Hyderabad. [2]

Post-1950

The first session of the provisional Uttar Pradesh Legislature under the new Constitution of India that established the country as a republic began on 2 February 1950 with an address by Governor Homi Mody to both houses in the Assembly Hall. Prior to the commencement of the session, the governor administered the oath of office to P. D. Tandon and Chandra Bhal respectively in their respective chambers, thereafter all other members present took oath or made affirmation, as required by the Constitution, in their respective Houses.

An important legislative measure passed in 1950 was the U. P. Language (Bills and Acts) Act, 1950, which mandated that all bills and acts were to be written in Hindi with the Devanagari script. In 1951, the U. P. Official Language Act was passed, making Hindi with Devanagari script the language to be used for all official purposes of the state.

On 11 August 1950, Speaker Purshottam Das Tandon resigned[ citation needed ] from his office. He was replaced by Deputy Speaker Nafisul Hasan on 21 December 1950. Upon his accession, he announced that he would not be take part in partisan politics as Speaker, unlike his predecessor.

Hargovind Pant was elected the Deputy Speaker on 4 January 1951. [2]

After the first elections the newly elected Assembly of Uttar Pradesh met on 19 May 1952. On 20 May 1952, Atma Ram Govind Kher was elected the Speaker. Govind Kher speaking on the occasion, said that of the two different conventions set by his two predecessors in office in the matter of taking part in politics he would like to follow neither but would strive to follow a middle course in this regard. He said that he would not take part in active politics nor hold any office in the Congress Party to which he belonged, but at the same time he would continue to be a member of that party and take part in non-controversial activities, particularly relating to social and developmental work. [2]

2008 Delimitation

Until 1967, the Assembly was composed of 431 members, including one nominated Anglo-Indian member. According to the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission, which is appointed after every census, it was revised to 426. After the 2000 Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, which separated the new state of Uttarakhand from Uttar Pradesh, the size of the Assembly decreased to 403 members. It stayed at 403 + 1 in the delimitation of 2008 which incorporated the 2001 census data. [1] One Assembly term lasts five years unless it is dissolved earlier. The Assembly also has the highest number of seats of any state legislature in India.

List of Assemblies

Following are the dates of constitution and dissolution of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. First sitting date and date of completion of term for each Vidhan Sabha can be different from the constitution and dissolution dates (respectively). [3]

Vidhan SabhaConstitutionDissolutionDays
1st 20 May 195231 March 19571,776
2nd 1 April 19576 March 19621,800
3rd 7 March 19629 March 19671,828
4th 10 March 196715 April 1968402
5th 26 February 19694 March 19741,832
6th 4 March 197430 April 19771,153
7th 23 June 197717 February 1980969
8th 9 June 198010 March 19851,735
9th 10 March 198529 November 19891,725
10th 2 December 19894 April 1991488
11th 22 June 19916 December 1992533
12th 4 December 199328 October 1995693
13th 17 October 19967 March 20021,967
14th 26 February 200213 May 20071,902
15th 13 May 20079 March 20121,762
16th 8 March 201211 March 20171,829
17th 19 March 201712 March 20221,834
18th 29 March 2022-2 years, 270 days

Election results

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Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Election Result. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
PartyYears
2022 2017 2012 2007 2002 199619931991198919851980197719741969196719621957 1951
Apna Dal (Sonelal) 12913
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM)1111
Akhil Bhartiya Loktantrik Congress (ABLTC)12
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad (RRP)1
Samajwadi Party (SP)1114722497143110109
All India Bhartiya Jan Sangh (BJS)172
Bharatiya Jan Sangh (BJS)614998
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)119802069867671213
Bharatiya Kranti Dal (BKD)810698
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 255312475188174177221571611
Communist Party of India (CPI)1346679168013149
Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]2411221211
Hindu Maha Sabha (HMS)12
Indian National Congress (INC) 272822253328469426930947215211199249286388
Janata Dal (JD)72792208
Janata Party (JP / JNP)1341204352
Janata Party (Secular) - Ch. Charan Singh – JNP(SC)59
Jan Sangh (JS)49
Lok Dal (LKD)84
Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal61
Peace Party (PECP)4
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)8191014
Swatantra Party (SWA)151215
Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party64
Samyukta Socialist Party (SSP)33
Independent (IND)23691613874023171651837317415
Total Seats403403403403403424425425425425425425424425425430430430

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