Legislative Assembly (India)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Legislative_Assembly_(India)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Vidhan_Sabha
gptkbp:cannotPass constitutional amendment bills
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:state_order
yes
Governor on advice of Chief Minister
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Election_Commission_of_India
direct election
gptkbp:establishedIn 1935
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:Goa
gptkb:Mizoram
gptkb:Puducherry
gptkb:Sikkim
gptkbp:hasDelimitation by Delimitation Commission
gptkbp:hasSession gptkb:Budget_Session
gptkb:Monsoon_Session
gptkb:Winter_Session
gptkbp:hasWomenReservation proposed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Legislative Assembly (India)
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkbp:level gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 500
gptkbp:meetingPlace state capital
gptkbp:members MLAs
gptkbp:membersElectedFrom single-member constituencies
gptkbp:minimumAgeForMLA 25 years
gptkbp:minimumStrength 60
gptkbp:notAllStatesHaveUpperHouse true
gptkbp:numberOfStatesWithLegislativeAssembly 28
gptkbp:numberOfUnionTerritoriesWithLegislativeAssembly 3
gptkbp:passesThrough money bills
ordinary bills
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:public_speaker
gptkbp:quorum 10% of total membership
gptkbp:reasonForSuspension yes
gptkbp:recommendation gptkb:President's_Rule
gptkbp:removes state government by no-confidence motion
gptkbp:role approves state budget
controls state government
makes state laws
gptkbp:seatingCapacity gptkb:Scheduled_Castes
gptkb:Scheduled_Tribes
gptkbp:swornTo gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:termLength 5 years
gptkbp:type unicameral
gptkbp:upperHouseCounterpart Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Council_of_State_(India)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8