The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha or the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of
Maharashtra. It is situated in the
Nariman Point
Nariman Point is a prominent downtown area of Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. Located on the southern tip of the Mumbai peninsula, at the end of the Mumbai's Marine Drive, Nariman Point houses some of India's prestigious business headquarters.
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area of
South Mumbai
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in the capital
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
. Presently, 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies. The members of the upper house, the
Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad (the legislative council) are indirectly elected through an
electoral college.
Sessions
The budget session and the
monsoon
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session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital
Nagpur
Nagpur (pronunciation: aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nagpur is projected to ...
. In 1975 because elections were in winter season, the monsoon (second) session was convened in Nagpur and winter (third) session was convened in Mumbai.
14th Legislative Assembly
The Members of
14th Maharashtra Assembly of Maharashtra were elected in the
2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election
The 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on 21 October 2019 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. After a 61.4% turnout in the election, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Bharatiya ...
, with results announced on 21 October 2019.
Composition
List of previous Assemblies
The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961-Present):
See also
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Bombay Legislative Assembly
Bombay Legislative Assembly came into existence in 1937, as the legislature of Bombay Presidency, a province of British India. It functioned until 1960, when separate states of Maharashtra and Gujarat were formed.
History
The first session of thi ...
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Elections in Maharashtra
Elections in Maharashtra, a state in India
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List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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People
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Organizations
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Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad
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List of governors of Maharashtra
The governor of Maharashtra is the ceremonial head of the state of Maharashtra. The Constitution of India confers the executive powers of the state to the governor, however the de facto executive powers lie with the Council of Ministers.
Bhagat ...
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List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra
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List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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References
External links
Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website*
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