The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indianstate of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved.
According to provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature of Assam province came into existence in 1937. After the Government of India Act 1935 was passed, it paved the way for the formation of Assam Legislative Assembly, and became a bicameral legislature. The strength of the House was 108, where all the members were elected. The Legislative Council (Upper House) was not less than 21 and not more than 22 members.
The first sitting of its lower house, the Assam Legislative Assembly, took place on 7 April 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong. Shillong was the capital of the composite State of Assam. It had a strength of 108 members.
However, the strength of the Assembly was reduced to 71 after the partition of India. After Indian independence in 1947, the Assam Legislative Council was abolished and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.
In the years that followed, Assam was truncated to several smaller states. And over the years, with the changing geographical boundaries and increase in population, the strength of members has changed from 108 in 1952–57 to 114 in 1967-72 (the third Assembly) and by 1972-78 (the fifth Assembly) it had a strength of 126 members.[7]
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External links
Assam Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Website
Assam Legislative Assembly website
August 14, 2023
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The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam It is housed in Dispur the capital city of Assam geographically situated in present Western Assam region The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly directly elected from single seat constituencies Its term is five years unless sooner dissolved Assam Legislative Assembly15th Assam AssemblyTypeTypeUnicameralTerm limits5 yearsHistoryFounded7 April 1937 86 years ago 1937 04 07 1 LeadershipGovernor of AssamGulab Chand Kataria since 15 February 2023Speaker of the houseBiswajit Daimary BJP since 21 May 2021Deputy Speaker of the houseNumal Momin BJP since 21 May 2021Leader of the houseChief MinisterHimanta Biswa Sarma BJP since 10 May 2021Leader of the OppositionDebabrata Saikia INC since 20 May 2021Deputy Leader of the OppositionRakibul Hussain INC since 20 May 2021StructureSeats126Political groupsGovernment 78 NDA 78 BJP 63 AGP 8 UPPL 7 Opposition 48 Mahajot 29 2 INC 27 CPI M 1 3 RD 1 4 Unallied 19 AIUDF 15 5 BPF 3 IND 1 6 ElectionsVoting systemFirst past the postLast election27 March to 6 April 2021Next election2026Meeting placeAssam Legislative Assembly complex Dispur Guwahati Assam India 781006 Websitewww assambidhansabha org Contents 1 History 2 Members of Legislative Assembly 3 Speakers of the Assembly 3 1 Assam Province 3 2 Assam State 4 Deputy Speakers of the Assembly 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditAccording to provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 a bicameral legislature of Assam province came into existence in 1937 After the Government of India Act 1935 was passed it paved the way for the formation of Assam Legislative Assembly and became a bicameral legislature The strength of the House was 108 where all the members were elected The Legislative Council Upper House was not less than 21 and not more than 22 members The first sitting of its lower house the Assam Legislative Assembly took place on 7 April 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong Shillong was the capital of the composite State of Assam It had a strength of 108 members However the strength of the Assembly was reduced to 71 after the partition of India After Indian independence in 1947 the Assam Legislative Council was abolished and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral In the years that followed Assam was truncated to several smaller states And over the years with the changing geographical boundaries and increase in population the strength of members has changed from 108 in 1952 57 to 114 in 1967 72 the third Assembly and by 1972 78 the fifth Assembly it had a strength of 126 members 7 Members of Legislative Assembly EditDistrict No Constituency Name Party Alliance RemarksKarimganj 1 Ratabari SC Bijoy Malakar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA2 Patharkandi Krishnendu Paul Bharatiya Janata Party NDA3 Karimganj North Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha Indian National Congress UPA4 Karimganj South Siddeque Ahmed Indian National Congress UPA5 Badarpur Abdul Aziz All India United Democratic Front NoneHailakandi 6 Hailakandi Zakir Hussain Laskar All India United Democratic Front None7 Katlicherra Suzam Uddin Laskar All India United Democratic Front None8 Algapur Nizam Uddin Choudhury All India United Democratic Front NoneCachar 9 Silchar Dipayan Chakraborty Bharatiya Janata Party NDA10 Sonai Karimuddin Barbhuiya All India United Democratic Front None11 Dholai SC Parimal Suklabaidya Bharatiya Janata Party NDA12 Udharbond Mihir Kanti Shome Bharatiya Janata Party NDA13 Lakhipur Kaushik Rai Bharatiya Janata Party NDA14 Barkhola Misbahul Islam Laskar Indian National Congress UPA15 Katigorah Khalil Uddin Mazumder Indian National Congress UPADima Hasao 16 Haflong ST Nandita Garlosa Bharatiya Janata Party NDAKarbi Anglong 17 Bokajan ST Numal Momin Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Deputy Speaker18 Howraghat ST Darsing Ronghang Bharatiya Janata Party NDA19 Diphu ST Bidya Sing Engleng Bharatiya Janata Party NDAWest Karbi Anglong 20 Baithalangso ST Rupsing Teron Bharatiya Janata Party NDASouth Salmara Mankachar 21 Mankachar Adv Aminul Islam All India United Democratic Front None22 Salmara South Wazed Ali Choudhury Indian National Congress UPADhubri 23 Dhubri Najrul Hoque All India United Democratic Front None24 Gauripur Nijanur Rahman All India United Democratic Front None25 Golakganj Abdus Sobahun Ali Sarkar Indian National Congress UPA26 Bilasipara West Hafiz Bashir Ahmed All India United Democratic Front None27 Bilasipara East Samsul Huda All India United Democratic Front NoneKokrajhar 28 Gossaigaon Jiron Basumatary United People s Party Liberal NDA Won in 2021 bypoll necessitated after the death of Majendra Narzary29 Kokrajhar West ST Rabiram Narzary Bodoland People s Front NDA BPF joins alliance of state government 8 30 Kokrajhar East ST Lawrence Islary United People s Party Liberal NDAChirang 31 Sidli ST Jayanta Basumatary United People s Party Liberal NDABongaigaon 32 Bongaigaon Phani Bhusan Choudhury Asom Gana Parishad NDAChirang 33 Bijni Ajoy Kumar Roy Bharatiya Janata Party NDABongaigaon 34 Abhayapuri North Abdul Bhatim Khandkar Indian National Congress UPA35 Abhayapuri South SC Pradip Sarkar Indian National Congress UPAGoalpara 36 Dudhnai ST Jadab Sawargiary Indian National Congress UPA37 Goalpara East Abdul Kalam Rasheed Alam Indian National Congress UPA38 Goalpara West Abdur Rasheed Mandal Indian National Congress UPA39 Jaleswar Aftab Uddin Mollah Indian National Congress UPABarpeta 40 Sorbhog Manoranjan Talukdar Communist Party of India Marxist UPABajali 41 Bhabanipur Phanidhar Talukdar Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Won in 2021 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Phanidhar Talukdar42 Patacharkuchi Ranjeet Kumar Dass Bharatiya Janata Party NDABarpeta 43 Barpeta Abdur Rahim Ahmed Indian National Congress UPA44 Jania Rafiqul Islam All India United Democratic Front None45 Baghbor Sherman Ali Ahmed Indian National Congress UPA46 Sarukhetri Jakir Hussain Sikdar Indian National Congress UPA47 Chenga Ashraful Hussain All India United Democratic Front NoneKamrup 48 Boko SC Nandita Das Indian National Congress UPA49 Chaygaon Rekibuddin Ahmed Indian National Congress UPA50 Palasbari Hemanga Thakuria Bharatiya Janata Party NDAKamrup Metropolitan 51 Jalukbari Himanta Biswa Sarma Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Chief Minister52 Dispur Atul Bora Bharatiya Janata Party NDA53 Gauhati East Siddhartha Bhattacharya Bharatiya Janata Party NDA54 Gauhati West Ramendra Narayan Kalita Asom Gana Parishad NDAKamrup 55 Hajo Suman Haripriya Bharatiya Janata Party NDA56 Kamalpur Diganta Kalita Bharatiya Janata Party NDA57 Rangia Bhabesh Kalita Bharatiya Janata Party NDABaksa 58 Tamulpur Jolen Daimary United People s Party Liberal NDA Won in 2021 bypoll necessitated after the death of Leho Ram BoroNalbari 59 Nalbari Jayanta Malla Baruah Bharatiya Janata Party NDA60 Barkhetry Diganta Barman Indian National Congress UPA61 Dharmapur Chandra Mohan Patowary Bharatiya Janata Party NDABaksa 62 Barama ST Bhupen Baro United People s Party Liberal NDA63 Chapaguri ST Urkhao Gwra Brahma United People s Party Liberal NDAUdalguri 64 Panery Biswajit Daimary Bharatiya Janata Party NDA SpeakerDarrang 65 Kalaigaon Durga Das Boro Bodoland People s Front NDA BPF joins alliance of state government 8 66 Sipajhar Paramananda Rajbongshi Bharatiya Janata Party NDA67 Mangaldoi SC Basanta Das Indian National Congress UPA68 Dalgaon Mazibur Rahman All India United Democratic Front NoneUdalguri 69 Udalguri ST Gobinda Chandra Basumatary United People s Party Liberal NDA70 Majbat Charan Boro Bodoland People s Front NDA BPF joins alliance of state government 8 Sonitpur 71 Dhekiajuli Ashok Singhal Bharatiya Janata Party NDA72 Barchalla Ganesh Kumar Limbu Bharatiya Janata Party NDA73 Tezpur Prithiraj Rava Asom Gana Parishad NDA74 Rangapara Krishna Kamal Tanti Bharatiya Janata Party NDA75 Sootea Padma Hazarika Bharatiya Janata Party NDABiswanath 76 Biswanath Promod Borthakur Bharatiya Janata Party NDA77 Behali Ranjit Dutta Bharatiya Janata Party NDASonitpur 78 Gohpur Utpal Borah Bharatiya Janata Party NDAMorigaon 79 Jagiroad SC Pijush Hazarika Bharatiya Janata Party NDA80 Marigaon Rama Kanta Dewri Bharatiya Janata Party NDA81 Laharighat Asif Mohammad Nazar Indian National Congress UPANagaon 82 Raha SC Sashi Kanta Das Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Suspended from INC 9 Then Joined BJP83 Dhing Aminul Islam All India United Democratic Front None84 Batadroba Sibamoni Bora Indian National Congress UPA85 Rupohihat Nurul Huda Indian National Congress UPA86 Nowgong Rupak Sarmah Bharatiya Janata Party NDA87 Barhampur Jitu Goswami Bharatiya Janata Party NDA88 Samaguri Rakibul Hussain Indian National Congress UPA Deputy Leader of Opposition89 Kaliabor Keshab Mahanta Asom Gana Parishad NDAHojai 90 Jamunamukh Sirajuddin Ajmal All India United Democratic Front None91 Hojai Ramkrishna Ghosh Bharatiya Janata Party NDA92 Lumding Sibu Misra Bharatiya Janata Party NDAGolaghat 93 Bokakhat Atul Bora Asom Gana Parishad NDA94 Sarupathar Biswajit Phukan Bharatiya Janata Party NDA95 Golaghat Ajanta Neog Bharatiya Janata Party NDA96 Khumtai Mrinal Saikia Bharatiya Janata Party NDA97 Dergaon SC Bhabendra Nath Bharali Asom Gana Parishad NDAJorhat 98 Jorhat Hitendra Nath Goswami Bharatiya Janata Party NDAMajuli 99 Majuli ST Bhuban Gam Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Won in 2022 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Sarbananda SonowalJorhat 100 Titabar Bhaskar Jyoti Baruah Indian National Congress UPA101 Mariani Rupjyoti Kurmi Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Won in 2021 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Rupjyoti Kurmi102 Teok Renupoma Rajkhowa Asom Gana Parishad NDASibsagar 103 Amguri Prodip Hazarika Independent politician Others Left Asom Gana Parishad due to Amguri Constituency Abolishment 10 104 Nazira Debabrata Saikia Indian National Congress UPA Leader of OppositionCharaideo 105 Mahmara Jogen Mohan Bharatiya Janata Party NDA106 Sonari Dharmeswar Konwar Bharatiya Janata Party NDASibsagar 107 Thowra Sushanta Borgohain Bharatiya Janata Party NDA Won in 2021 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Sushanta Borgohain108 Sibsagar Akhil Gogoi Raijor Dal UPALakhimpur 109 Bihpuria Amiya Kumar Bhuyan Bharatiya Janata Party NDA110 Naoboicha Bharat Narah Indian National Congress UPA111 Lakhimpur Manab Deka Bharatiya Janata Party NDA112 Dhakuakhana ST Naba Kumar Doley Bharatiya Janata Party NDADhemaji 113 Dhemaji ST Ranoj Pegu Bharatiya Janata Party NDA114 Jonai ST Bhubon Pegu Bharatiya Janata Party NDADibrugarh 115 Moran Chakradhar Gogoi Bharatiya Janata Party NDA116 Dibrugarh Prasanta Phukan Bharatiya Janata Party NDA117 Lahowal Binod Hazarika Bharatiya Janata Party NDA118 Duliajan Terash Gowalla Bharatiya Janata Party NDA119 Tingkhong Bimal Bora Bharatiya Janata Party NDA120 Naharkatia Taranga Gogoi Bharatiya Janata Party NDA121 Chabua Ponakan Baruah Asom Gana Parishad NDATinsukia 122 Tinsukia Sanjoy Kishan Bharatiya Janata Party NDA123 Digboi Suren Phukan Bharatiya Janata Party NDA124 Margherita Bhaskar Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party NDA125 Doomdooma Rupesh Gowala Bharatiya Janata Party NDA126 Sadiya Bolin Chetia Bharatiya Janata Party NDASpeakers of the Assembly EditThe following is a list of the Speakers of the Assam Legislative Assembly 11 Assam Province Edit Name Took office Left office1 Babu Basanta Kumar Das 7 April 1937 11 March 19462 Debeswar Sarmah 12 March 1946 10 October 19473 Laksheswar Borooah INC 5 November 1947 3 March 1952Assam State Edit Name Took office Left office Political Party1 Kuladhar Chaliha 5 March 1952 7 June 1957 Indian National Congress2 Devakanta Barua 8 June 1957 15 September 1959 Indian National Congress3 Mahendra Mohan Choudhury 9 December 1959 19 March 1967 Indian National Congress4 Hareswar Goswami 20 March 1967 10 May 1968 Indian National Congress5 Mahi Kanta Das 27 August 1968 21 March 1972 Indian National Congress6 Ramesh Chandra Barooah 22 March 1972 20 March 1978 Indian National Congress7 Jogendra Nath Hazarika 21 March 1978 4 September 1979 Janata Party8 Sheikh Chand Mohammad 7 November 1979 7 January 1986 Indian National Congress9 Pulakesh Barua 9 January 1986 27 July 1991 Asom Gana Parishad10 Jiba Kanta Gogoi 29 July 1991 9 December 1992 Indian National Congress11 Debesh Chandra Chakravorty 21 December 1992 11 June 1996 Indian National Congress12 Ganesh Kutum 12 June 1996 24 May 2001 Asom Gana Parishad13 Prithibi Majhi 30 May 2001 19 May 2006 Indian National Congress14 Tanka Bahadur Rai 29 May 2006 19 May 2011 Indian National Congress15 Pranab Kumar Gogoi 12 6 June 2011 19 May 2016 Indian National Congress16 Ranjit Kumar Das 1 June 2016 30 January 2017 Bharatiya Janata Party17 Hitendra Nath Goswami 30 January 2017 20 May 2021 Bharatiya Janata Party18 Biswajit Daimary 21 May 2021 Present Bharatiya Janata PartyDeputy Speakers of the Assembly EditThis is a following list of the deputy speakers of the assembly 13 Name Took office Left office1 Moulavi Muhammad Amiruddin 7 April 1937 19462 Bonily Khongmen 14 March 19463 R N Baruah 6 March 1952 1 April 19574 R N Baruah 10 June 1957 28 February 19625 D Hazarika 31 March 1962 28 February 19676 M K Das 31 March 1967 26 August 19687 A Rahman 20 September 1968 9 November 19708 J Saikia 13 November 1970 9 June 19719 R N Sen 24 May 1971 14 March 197210 Golok Rajbanshi 6 April 1972 3 March 197811 Sheikh Chand Mohammad 30 March 1978 6 November 197912 G Ahmed 13 November 1979 19 March 198213 N C Kath Hazarika 25 March 1983 18 August 198514 Bhadreswar Buragohain 1 April 1986 10 April 199015 Balobhadra Tamuli 22 October 1990 8 January 199116 Debesh Chakraborty 1 August 1991 20 December 199217 Prithibi Mahji 23 March 1993 11 May 199618 Nurul Hussain 13 June 1996 18 August 199819 Renupoma Rajkhowa 14 May 1991 17 May 200120 Tanka Bahadur Rai 3 April 2002 14 May 200621 Pranati Phukan 31 May 2006 16 May 201122 Bhimananda Tanti 6 June 2011 19 May 201623 Dilip Kumar Paul 3 June 2016 8 May 201824 Kripanath Mallah 26 September 2018 4 June 201925 Aminul Haque Laskar 31 July 2019 2 May 202126 Numal Momin 21 May 2021 PresentSee also EditList of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly Government of AssamReferences Edit A Brief Historical Profile of Assam Legislative Assembly assambidhansabha org Retrieved 1 April 2022 Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls Retrieved 11 March 2023 Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls Retrieved 11 March 2023 Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls Retrieved 11 March 2023 AIUDF no longer part of grand alliance Assam Congress decides ahead of bypolls in state Hindustan Times 30 August 2021 Retrieved 10 October 2022 https www aninews in news national general news assam amguri mla tenders resignation from party after his assembly constituency dissolved in final delimitation order20230812204110 Assam Legislative Assembly History assambidhansabha org Retrieved 1 April 2022 a b c BPF to be part of BJP other ruling parties in Assam assembly says Himanta Biswa Sarma Hindustan Times 23 January 2022 Retrieved 23 January 2022 Assam Congress MLA Sashi Kanta Das who extended support to BJP suspended Hindustan Times 1 January 2022 Retrieved 7 April 2022 https www aninews in news national general news assam amguri mla tenders resignation from party after his assembly constituency dissolved in final delimitation order20230812204110 List of Speakers since 1937 Assamassembly gov in Retrieved 9 December 2010 Members of 13th Assembly sworn in Pranab Gogoi elected Assam Speaker The Telegraph 7 June 2011 Archived from the original on 16 June 2011 Retrieved 19 October 2018 List of Deputy Speakers since 1937 28 August 2021 Archived from the original on 28 August 2021 Retrieved 4 March 2022 External links EditAssam Lok Sabha Election 2019 Results Website Assam Legislative Assembly website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Assam Legislative 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