Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly | |
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14th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
Structure | |
Seats | 200 |
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Political groups |
Government (161) Opposition (36)
Vacant (3)
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Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 1 December 2013 |
Next election | 7 December 2018 |
Meeting place | |
Vidhan Bhavan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India | |
Website | |
http://rajassembly.nic.in/ |
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people for a term of 5 years. Presently, the legislative assembly consists of 200 members.
History
The First Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1952–57) was inaugurated on 31 March 1952. It had a strength of 160 members. The strength was increased to 190 after the merger of the erstwhile Ajmer State with Rajasthan in 1956. The Second (1957–62) and Third (1962–67) Legislative Assemblies had a strength of 176. The Fourth (1967–72) and Fifth (1972–77) Legislative Assembly comprised 184 members each. The strength became 200 from the Sixth (1977–80) Legislative Assembly onwards. The Fourteenth Legislative Assembly was commenced on 21 January 2013.[1] Umed Singh of Barmer was youngest member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, as in 1962 election Result was declared on 19 February 1962 and he was elected from Barmer, that time he was just 25 year and 4 months old.[2]
Political parties
Party | Seats |
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Bharatiya Janata Party | 160 |
National Peoples Party | 1 |
Indian National Congress | 25 |
Bahujan Samaj Party | 2 |
National Unionist Zamindara Party | 2 |
Independents | 7 |
Vacant | 3 |
Total Seats | 200 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Rajasthan Legislative Assembly – House Tenure". Rajasthan Legislative Assembly website. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ↑ "Statistical report on the 1962 election to the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). pp. 7, 212.
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