State Legislative Assemblies

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/State_Legislative_Assemblies
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Vidhan_Sabha
gptkbp:appointedBy Direct election
gptkbp:canProrogue gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Article_168_of_Indian_Constitution
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:disqualificationOfMembers gptkb:Anti-defection_law
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:electionsHeld 5 years
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Election_Commission_of_India
President of India (indirectly, via electoral college)
Members of Rajya Sabha
gptkbp:excludes Sikkim, Goa, Mizoram, Puducherry (less than 60 members)
gptkbp:firstAssemblyEstablished 1952
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:function Make laws for the state
gptkbp:headOfState gptkb:public_speaker
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label State Legislative Assemblies
gptkbp:impeached State ministers
gptkbp:location State capitals
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 500 members
gptkbp:membersCalled MLAs
gptkbp:minimumAgeForMLA 25 years
gptkbp:minimumStrength 60 members
gptkbp:numberOfMembers Varies by state
gptkbp:officialLanguage State's official language
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:No-confidence_motion
gptkbp:powers Approve money bills
Control over state executive
Pass state budget
Pass state laws
gptkbp:quorum 10% of total membership
gptkbp:recommendation Creation or abolition of Legislative Council
gptkbp:reservedSeats gptkb:Scheduled_Castes
gptkb:Scheduled_Tribes
gptkbp:salaryOfMLAs Decided by state
gptkbp:sessionsHeld At least 3 times a year
gptkbp:summonedBy gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:termLength 5 years
gptkbp:unicameralStates gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Andhra_Pradesh
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Karnataka
gptkb:Telangana
gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
Most Indian states
gptkbp:votingSystem First-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Parliament
gptkb:Scheduled_Tribes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5