A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Each state has between seven and nine MLAs for every Member of Parliament (MP) that it has in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's bicameralparliament. There are also members in three unicameral legislatures in Union Territories: the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can work as a minister for more than 6 months. If a non-Member of the Legislative Assembly becomes a Chief Minister or a minister, he must become an MLA within 6 months to continue in the job. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can become a Speaker of the Legislature.
The Governor shall not be a member of the Legislature or Parliament, shall not hold any office of profit, and shall be entitled to emoluments and allowances. (Article 158 of the Indian constitution).
The Legislative Assembly consists of not more than 500 members and not fewer than 60. The biggest state, Uttar Pradesh, has 403 members in its Assembly. States which have small populations and are small in size have a provision for having an even smaller number of members in the Legislative Assembly. Puducherry has 33 members out of which 3 are nominated by central government.[1]Mizoram and Goa have only 40 members each. Sikkim has 32. All members of the Legislative Assembly are elected based on adult franchise, and one member is elected from one constituency. Until January 2020, the President had the power to nominate two Anglo Indians to the Lok Sabha and the Governor had the power to nominate one member[2] from the Anglo Indian community deems fit if the governor thinks that they are not adequately represented in the Assembly. In January 2020, the Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Parliament and State legislatures of India were abolished by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019.[3][4]
Nominated MLAs in states and UTsEdit
Up to three MLAs can be nominated in the union territory of Puducherry by the central government who enjoy equal powers as elected MLAs.[1]
QualificationEdit
The qualifications to become a member of the Legislative Assembly are largely similar to the qualifications to be a member of Parliament.
The person should be a citizen of India.
Not less than 25 years of age[5] to be a member of the Legislative Assembly and not less than 30 years (as per Article 173 of Indian Constitution) to be a member of the Legislative Council.
No person can become a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of any state unless the individual is a voter from any constituency of the state. Those who cannot become members of Parliament also cannot become members of the state legislature.
The person should not be convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment of 2 years or more.
Person must be sound of mind.
TermEdit
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor at the request of the Chief Minister, when the Chief Minister has actual majority support in the Assembly. The Assembly may be dissolved earlier if no one can prove majority support and become Chief Minister. The term of the Legislative Assembly may be extended during an emergency,[6] but not more than six months at a time. The Legislative Council is the upper house of the State. Just like the Rajya Sabha, it is a permanent House. The members of the state's upper house are selected based on the strength of each party in the lower house and by state gubernatorial nomination. The term is six years, and a third of the members of the House retire after every two years. The upper house of a state assembly, unlike the upper house of the Parliament, can be abolished by the lower house, if it passes a specific law bill, which states to dissolve the upper house, and gets it attested in both houses of parliament and then signed by the president into law. Only Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh have their upper houses in existence with a six-year term. All other states have abolished the upper house by the above-mentioned method, as the upper house causes unnecessary problems, expenditures and issues.[7]
PowersEdit
The most important function of the legislature is law-making. The state legislature has the power to make laws on all items on which Parliament cannot legislate. Some of these items are police, prisons, irrigation, agriculture, local governments, public health, Pilgrimage, and burial grounds. Some topics on which both Parliament and states can make laws are education, marriage and divorce, forests, and the protection of wild animals and birds.
As regards money bills, the position is the same. Bills can originate only in the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Council can either pass the bill within 14 days of the date of the receipt of the Bill or suggest changes to it within 14 days. These changes may or may not be accepted by the Assembly.
The state legislature, besides making laws, has one electoral power, in electing the President of India. Elected members of the Legislative Assembly along with the elected members of Parliament are involved in this process.
Some parts of the Constitution can be amended by Parliament with the approval of half of the state legislatures. Thus the state legislatures take part in the process of amendment to the Constitution.
MLAs by StatesEdit
Members of Legislative Assembly by their political party (As of 29 August 2023[update])
^ abRoy, Chakshu (24 February 2021). "Explained: The trust vote in Puducherry". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^"Indian Government Structure at State Level". KKHSOU.
^"Anglo Indian Representation To Lok Sabha, State Assemblies Done Away; SC-ST Reservation Extended For 10 Years: Constitution (104th Amendment) Act To Come Into Force On 25th Jan". www.live law.in. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^"Anglo Indian Members of Parliament (MPs) of India - Powers, Salary, Eligibility, Term". www.elections.in.
^. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
^"Postponement of elections in Kerala frustrates many politicians in the opposition". India Today. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Member of the Legislative Assembly India news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message A Member of the Legislative Assembly MLA is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district constituency to the legislature of State government in the Indian system of government From each constituency the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly MLA Each state has between seven and nine MLAs for every Member of Parliament MP that it has in the Lok Sabha the lower house of India s bicameral parliament There are also members in three unicameral legislatures in Union Territories the Delhi Legislative Assembly Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the Puducherry Legislative Assembly Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can work as a minister for more than 6 months If a non Member of the Legislative Assembly becomes a Chief Minister or a minister he must become an MLA within 6 months to continue in the job Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can become a Speaker of the Legislature Member of the Legislative Assembly of State Legislative Assemblies of IndiaStyleHonourable Inside India His Her Excellency Outside India TypeLegislative AssemblyAbbreviationMLAMember ofAndhra Pradesh Legislative AssemblyArunachal Pradesh Legislative AssemblyAssam Legislative AssemblyBihar Legislative AssemblyChhattisgarh Legislative AssemblyDelhi Legislative AssemblyGoa Legislative AssemblyGujarat Legislative AssemblyHaryana Legislative AssemblyHimachal Pradesh Legislative AssemblyJammu and Kashmir Legislative AssemblyJharkhand Legislative AssemblyKarnataka Legislative AssemblyKerala Legislative AssemblyMadhya Pradesh Legislative AssemblyMaharashtra Legislative AssemblyManipur Legislative AssemblyMeghalaya Legislative AssemblyMizoram Legislative AssemblyNagaland Legislative AssemblyOdisha Legislative AssemblyPuducherry Legislative AssemblyPunjab Legislative AssemblyRajasthan Legislative AssemblySikkim Legislative AssemblyTamil Nadu Legislative AssemblyTelangana Legislative AssemblyTripura Legislative AssemblyUttar Pradesh Legislative AssemblyUttarakhand Legislative AssemblyWest Bengal Legislative AssemblyReports toGovernor of stateResidenceRaj BhavanSeatAmaravati Andhra Pradesh Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh Guwahati Assam Patna Bihar Raipur Chhattisgarh Panaji Goa Gandhinagar Gujarat Chandigarh Haryana and Punjab Shimla Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir Ranchi Jharkhand Bengaluru Karnataka Thiruvanthapuram Kerala Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Mumbai Maharashtra Imphal Manipur Shillong Meghalaya Aizawl Mizoram Kohima Nagaland Bhubaneswar Odisha Puducherry Puducherry Jaipur Rajasthan Gangtok Sikkim Chennai Tamil Nadu Hyderabad Telangana Agartala Tripura Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Dehradun Uttarakhand Kolkata West Bengal AppointerElected by Voters citizen SalaryVaries by state Contents 1 Introduction 2 Nominated MLAs in states and UTs 3 Qualification 4 Term 5 Powers 6 MLAs by States 7 MLAs by party affiliation 8 See also 9 ReferencesIntroduction EditIn states where there are two houses there is a State Legislative Council and a State Legislative Assembly In such a case the Legislative Council is the upper house while the Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the state legislature The Governor shall not be a member of the Legislature or Parliament shall not hold any office of profit and shall be entitled to emoluments and allowances Article 158 of the Indian constitution The Legislative Assembly consists of not more than 500 members and not fewer than 60 The biggest state Uttar Pradesh has 403 members in its Assembly States which have small populations and are small in size have a provision for having an even smaller number of members in the Legislative Assembly Puducherry has 33 members out of which 3 are nominated by central government 1 Mizoram and Goa have only 40 members each Sikkim has 32 All members of the Legislative Assembly are elected based on adult franchise and one member is elected from one constituency Until January 2020 the President had the power to nominate two Anglo Indians to the Lok Sabha and the Governor had the power to nominate one member 2 from the Anglo Indian community deems fit if the governor thinks that they are not adequately represented in the Assembly In January 2020 the Anglo Indian reserved seats in the Parliament and State legislatures of India were abolished by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act 2019 3 4 Nominated MLAs in states and UTs EditUp to three MLAs can be nominated in the union territory of Puducherry by the central government who enjoy equal powers as elected MLAs 1 Qualification EditThe qualifications to become a member of the Legislative Assembly are largely similar to the qualifications to be a member of Parliament The person should be a citizen of India Not less than 25 years of age 5 to be a member of the Legislative Assembly and not less than 30 years as per Article 173 of Indian Constitution to be a member of the Legislative Council No person can become a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of any state unless the individual is a voter from any constituency of the state Those who cannot become members of Parliament also cannot become members of the state legislature The person should not be convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment of 2 years or more Person must be sound of mind Term EditThe term of the Legislative Assembly is five years However it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor at the request of the Chief Minister when the Chief Minister has actual majority support in the Assembly The Assembly may be dissolved earlier if no one can prove majority support and become Chief Minister The term of the Legislative Assembly may be extended during an emergency 6 but not more than six months at a time The Legislative Council is the upper house of the State Just like the Rajya Sabha it is a permanent House The members of the state s upper house are selected based on the strength of each party in the lower house and by state gubernatorial nomination The term is six years and a third of the members of the House retire after every two years The upper house of a state assembly unlike the upper house of the Parliament can be abolished by the lower house if it passes a specific law bill which states to dissolve the upper house and gets it attested in both houses of parliament and then signed by the president into law Only Andhra Pradesh Bihar Karnataka Maharashtra Telangana and Uttar Pradesh have their upper houses in existence with a six year term All other states have abolished the upper house by the above mentioned method as the upper house causes unnecessary problems expenditures and issues 7 Powers EditThe most important function of the legislature is law making The state legislature has the power to make laws on all items on which Parliament cannot legislate Some of these items are police prisons irrigation agriculture local governments public health Pilgrimage and burial grounds Some topics on which both Parliament and states can make laws are education marriage and divorce forests and the protection of wild animals and birds As regards money bills the position is the same Bills can originate only in the Legislative Assembly The Legislative Council can either pass the bill within 14 days of the date of the receipt of the Bill or suggest changes to it within 14 days These changes may or may not be accepted by the Assembly The state legislature besides making laws has one electoral power in electing the President of India Elected members of the Legislative Assembly along with the elected members of Parliament are involved in this process Some parts of the Constitution can be amended by Parliament with the approval of half of the state legislatures Thus the state legislatures take part in the process of amendment to the Constitution MLAs by States EditMembers of Legislative Assembly by their political party As of 29 August 2023 update State UT Total Ruling Party Independent NOM VacantBJP NDA INC UPA OthersAndhra Pradesh 175 YSRCP 0 None YSRCP 151 1TDP 23 Arunachal Pradesh 60 BJP 48 NPEP 4 4 None TMC 1 1 2Assam 126 BJP 63 AGP 8 26 CPI M 1 AIUDF 16 1UPPL 7 BPF 3 RD 1 Bihar 243 JD U 78 HAM 4 19 RJD 79 AIMIM 1 JD U 45 CPI ML L 12 CPI 2 CPI M 2 IND 1 Chhattisgarh 90 INC 14 None 71 None JCC 1 2BSP 2 Goa 40 BJP 28 MGP 2 3 GFP 1 AAP 2 Independent 3 RGP 1 Gujarat 182 BJP 156 Independent 3 17 None AAP 5 SP 1 Haryana 90 BJP 41 JJP 10 30 None INLD 1 2HLP 1 IND 5 Himachal Pradesh 68 INC 25 None 40 Independent 3 Jharkhand 81 JMM 26 AJSU 3 17 JMM 29 2 1 1RJD 1 NCP 1 CPI ML L 1 Karnataka 224 INC 66 Independent 135 Independent 1 JD S 19 1KRPP 1 SKP 1 Kerala 140 CPI M 20 IUML 15 CPI M 61 5 2CPI 17 KC M 5 Nationalist Congress Kerala 1 JD S 2 NCP 2 RMPI 1 RJD 1 KC B 1 KEC 2 NSC 1 Cong S 1 KC J 1 INL 1 JKC 1 Madhya Pradesh 230 BJP 130 Independent 2 96 None BSP 1 1Maharashtra 288 SHS 105 NCP 53 SHS 40 45 SHS 17 BVA 3 AIMIM 2 PJP 2 JSS 1 SP 2 RSPS 1 Independent 14 Peasants and Workers Party of India 1 CPI M 1 MNS 1 Manipur 60 BJP 37 NPEP 7 5 JD U 1 KPA 2 NPF 5 Independent 3 Meghalaya 60 NPP 2 NPEP 28 5 None TMC 5 UDP 12 HSPDP 2 VPP 4 IND 2 Mizoram 40 MNF 1 None 5 None MNF 27 1ZPM 6 Nagaland 60 NDPP 12 NDPP 25 NPF 2 4NCP 7 NPEP 5 LJP RV 2 RPI A 2 Independent 1 Odisha 147 BJD 23 Independent 1 9 CPI M 1 BJD 113 Punjab 117 AAP 2 None 17 Independent 1 AAP 92 1SAD 3 BSP 1 Rajasthan 200 INC 70 None 108 Independent 13 RLP 3 1BTP 2 CPI M 2 RLD 1 Sikkim 32 SKM 12 SKM 19 SDF 1 Tamil Nadu 234 DMK 4 AIADMK 66 18 DMK 133 VCK 4 PMK 5 CPI 2 CPI M 2 Telangana 119 BRS 3 None 6 None BRS 100 2 1AIMIM 7 Tripura 60 BJP 31 IPFT 1 3 CPI M 10 TMP 13 2Uttar Pradesh 403 BJP 255 AD S 13 2 None SP 108 1RLD 9 SBSP 6 Jansatta Dal L 2 NISHAD 6 BSP 1 Uttarakhand 70 BJP 46 IND 2 19 None BSP 2 1West Bengal 294 AITC 69 None None TMC 220 1 2BGPM 1 ISF 1 Delhi 70 AAP 8 None AAP 62 Puducherry 33 AINRC 9 AINRC 10 2 DMK 6 IND 6 Jammu and Kashmir 90 President s Rule 90Total 4126 1364 399 722 406 1099 33 1 103MLAs by party affiliation EditParty MLAs1 Bharatiya Janata Party 13642 Indian National Congress 7223 All India Trinamool Congress 2264 Aam Aadmi Party 1615 YSR Congress Party 1476 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1397 Biju Janata Dal 1138 Samajwadi Party 1119 Bharat Rashtra Samithi 10010 Independent 8311 Rashtriya Janata Dal 8212 Communist Party of India Marxist 8013 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6614 Nationalist Congress Party 6315 Janata Dal United 4616 National People s Party 4417 Shiv Sena 4018 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 2919 Mizo National Front 2720 Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party 2521 Communist Party of India 21Janata Dal Secular 2123 Sikkim Krantikari Morcha 19Telugu Desam Party 1925 Shiv Sena 1726 All India United Democratic Front 1627 Indian Union Muslim League 1528 Apna Dal Sonelal 13Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist Liberation 13Tipra Motha Party 1331 United Democratic Party 1232 All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen 10All India N R Congress 10Jannayak Janta Party 10Rashtriya Lok Dal 1036 Asom Gana Parishad 837 Bahujan Samaj Party 7Naga People s Front 7United People s Party Liberal 740 NISHAD Party 6Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party 6Zoram People s Movement 643 Kerala Congress M 5Pattali Makkal Katchi 545 Hindustani Awam Morcha 4Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 4Voice of the People Party 448 All Jharkhand Students Union 3Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi 3Bodoland People s Front 3Rashtriya Loktantrik Party 3Shiromani Akali Dal 353 Bharatiya Tribal Party 2Hill State People s Democratic Party 2Jansatta Dal Loktantrik 2Kerala Congress 2Kuki People s Alliance 2Lok Janshakti Party Ram Vilas 2Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 2Prahar Janshakti Party 2Republican Party of India Athawale 262 Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha 1Congress Secular 1Goa Forward Party 1Haryana Lokhit Party 1Indian National League 1Indian National Lok Dal 1Indian Secular Front 1Indigenous People s Front of Tripura 1Janadhipathya Kerala Congress 1Janta Congress Chhattisgarh 1Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha 1Kerala Congress B 1Kerala Congress Jacob 1Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 1Nationalist Congress Kerala 1National Secular Conference 1Peasants and Workers Party of India 1Raijor Dal 1Rashtriya Samaj Paksha 1Revolutionary Goans Party 1Revolutionary Marxist Party of India 1Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha 1Sikkim Democratic Front 1Vinay Kore 1Nominated 1Vacant 103Total 4127See also EditElection Commission of India 2022 elections in India List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha Member of the Legislative Assembly List of current members of the Rajya Sabha Rajya SabhaReferences Edit a b Roy Chakshu 24 February 2021 Explained The trust vote in Puducherry The Indian Express Retrieved 26 June 2022 Indian Government Structure at State Level KKHSOU Anglo Indian Representation To Lok Sabha State Assemblies Done Away SC ST Reservation Extended For 10 Years Constitution 104th Amendment Act To Come Into Force On 25th Jan www live law in 23 January 2020 Retrieved 25 January 2020 Anglo Indian Members of Parliament MPs of India Powers Salary Eligibility Term www elections in Election Commission of India FAQs Contesting for Elections Archived from the original on 5 October 2010 Retrieved 18 February 2010 Postponement of elections in Kerala frustrates many politicians in the opposition India Today 11 April 2015 Retrieved 23 April 2021 MLA Post Tenure Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Member of the Legislative Assembly India amp oldid 1172775076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
