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Assam Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded7 April 1937
(88 years ago) (1937-04-07)[1]
Leadership
Leader of the house
(Chief Minister)
Leader of the Opposition
Structure
Seats126
Political groups
Government (84)
  NDA (84)

Official Opposition (22)

  INC (22)

Other opposition (20)

  AIUDF (15)
  ASM (5)
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.

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.[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Leaders of Opposition

# Name Portrait Took office Left office Party
1 Gopinath Bordoloi
Indian National Congress
2 Golok Rajbanshi 1985 1990
3 Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
1991 1996 Asom Gana Parishad
4 Brindaban Goswami
B.Goswami in Left Side
 2006 2006
5 Chandra Mohan Patowary
C.M.Patowary in Left side
 2006 2007
(3) Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
2007
Vacant 2011 2016
6 Debabrata Saikia
6-June-2016[4] 5-Jan-2021[5] Indian National Congress
21-May-2021[6] Incumbent

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Brief Historical Profile of Assam Legislative Assembly". assambidhansabha.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Assam Congress MLA Sashi Kanta Das who extended support to BJP suspended". Hindustan Times. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Assam Legislative Assembly - History". assambidhansabha.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Debabrata Saikia appointed Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly". Financialexpress. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Congress MLA loses status of leader of opposition in Assam assembly". Hindustan Times. 5 January 2021. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  6. ^ ANI. "Congress elects Debabrata Saikia as leader of opposition in Assam Assembly". Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
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