Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh मध्य प्रदेश विधानसभा |
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|---|---|
| 7th Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
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Speaker
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Shri Sitasharan Sharma, BJP
Since January 8, 2014 |
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Deputy Speaker
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Rajendra Singh, BJP
Since Jan 9, 2014 |
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Leader of Opposition
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Vacant, Satyadev Katare died on 20 Oct, 2016, INC
Since January 8, 2014 |
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Deputy Leader of Opposition
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Bala Bachchan, INC
Since January 8, 2014 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 230 |
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Political groups
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BJP (165) |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
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Last election
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25 November |
| Meeting place | |
| The Vidhan Bhavan, seat of the Legislative Assembly | |
| Website | |
| http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/ | |
BJP (165)
INC (56)
BSP (4)
Others (3)
The Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Bhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in the Vidhan Bhavan, an imposing building located at the centre of the Capital Complex in the Arera Hill locality of Bhopal city. The term of the Vidhan Sabha is five years, unless dissolved sooner. Presently, it comprises 230 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies and one nominated member. Ishwar Das Rohani was speaker of the house since 2003. Gyan Singh took over as temporary speaker after Rohani died of cardiac arrest on 5 November 2013. The present speaker is Shri Sitasharan Sharma, who was elected on January 9, 2014. Congress MLA Rajendra Singh was elected deputy speaker on January 10, 2014.
The history of the Madhya Pradesh legislature can be traced back to 1913, as the Central Provinces Legislative Council was formed on 8 November of this year. Later, the Government of India Act 1935 provided for the elected Central Provinces Legislative assembly. The first elections to the Central Provinces Legislative Assembly were held in 1937.
After Indian independence in 1947, the erstwhile province of Central Provinces and Berar, along with a number of princely states merged with the Indian Union, became a new state, Madhya Pradesh. The strength of the legislative assembly of this state was 184.
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