Assam Legislative Assembly

The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital 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.

Assam Legislative Assembly
13th Legislative Assembly of Assam
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Leadership
Deputy Speaker
Aminul Haque Laskar, BJP
since 2 June 2019
Chief Minister
Structure
Seats126
Political groups
Government (87)
  •      BJP (60)
  •      AGP (14)
  •      BPF (12)
  •      IND (1)

Opposition (37)

Vacant (2)

  •      Vacant (2)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 and 11 April 2016
Meeting place
Assam Legislative Assembly House,
Dispur, Guwahati, Assam, India - 781006.
Website
http://www.assamassembly.nic.in

History

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.[1]

Speakers of the Assembly

The following is a list of the Speakers of the Assam Legislative Assembly:[2]

Assam Province
#NameTook officeLeft office
1Babu Basanta Kumar Das7 April 193711 March 1946
2Debeswar Sarmah12 March 194610 October 1947
3Laksheswar Borooah (INC)5 November 19473 March 1952

Assam State
#NameTook officeLeft officePolitical Party
1Kuladhar Chaliha5 March 19527 June 1957Indian National Congress
2Devakanta Barua8 June 195715 September 1959Indian National Congress
3Mahendra Mohan Choudhury9 December 195919 March 1967Indian National Congress
4Hareswar Goswami20 March 196710 May 1968Indian National Congress
5Mahi Kanta Das27 August 196821 March 1972Indian National Congress
6Ramesh Chandra Barooah22 March 197220 March 1978Indian National Congress
7Jogendra Nath Hazarika21 March 19784 September 1979Janata Party
8Sheikh Chand Mohammad7 November 19797 January 1986Indian National Congress
9Pulakesh Barua9 January 198627 July 1991Asom Gana Parishad
10Jiba Kanta Gogoi29 July 19919 December 1992Indian National Congress
11Debesh Chandra Chakravorty21 December 199211 June 1996Indian National Congress
12Ganesh Kutum12 June 199624 May 2001Asom Gana Parishad
13Prithibi Majhi30 May 200119 May 2006Indian National Congress
14Tanka Bahadur Rai29 May 200619 May 2011Indian National Congress
15Pranab Kumar Gogoi[3]6 June 201119 May 2016Indian National Congress
16Ranjit Kumar Das1 June 201630 January 2017Bharatiya Janata Party
17Hitendra Nath Goswami30 January 2017PresentBharatiya Janata Party

Current government
Main article: Government of Assam

See also

References
  1. "Assam Legislative Assembly - History". Assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. "List of Speakers since 1937". Assamassembly.gov.in. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  3. "Members of 13th Assembly sworn in - Pranab Gogoi elected Assam Speaker". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.


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