Government of Madhya Pradesh also known as the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the

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n state of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

and its 52 districts. It consists of an

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, led by the

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, a

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and a

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branch. In 2000, the southern portion was broken off to form the new state of

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...

with its own government.

Executive

Like other states in India, the head of state of Madhya Pradesh is the

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, appointed by the

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on the advice of the Central government. The governor's post is largely ceremonial. The

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is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers and financial powers.

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

is the capital of Madhya Pradesh, and houses the

Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the ''Vidhan ...

(Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat.

Legislative

The present legislature of Madhya Pradesh is

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. The legislative house, Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha consists 230 Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) elected directly from single-seat constituencies and one nominated member. Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved. On 1 February 2016 the Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly banned the use of

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for government purposes, effectively

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will be used for all official purposes, and issued instructions to officials not to harass employees who do not know English. On 4 December 2017, Madhya Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed a Bill awarding death to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 and below.

Judicial

The

Madhya Pradesh High Court The Madhya Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the state of Madhya Pradesh which is located in Jabalpur. It was established as the Nagpur High Court on 2 January 1936 by Letters Patent dated 2 January 1936, issued under Section 108 the '' ...

, located in

Jabalpur Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...

, has jurisdiction over the whole state. The chief justice is

Ravi Malimath Ravi Vijaykumar Malimath (born on 25 May 1962) is an Indian Judge. Presently, he is Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. He has served as the Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court and Uttarakhand High Court and Judge ...

Executive

Legislative

Judicial

Government agencies

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