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 UTs
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]
Qualification
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 1 years or more.
Term
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]
Powers
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 States
Members of Legislative Assembly by their political party (As of 31 December 2022[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 IndiaTypeLegislative 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 and Belagavi 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 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 1 years or more 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 31 December 2022 update State UT Total Ruling Party Independent NOM VacantBJP NDA INC UPA OthersAndhra Pradesh 175 YSRCP 0 JSP 1 YSRCP 151 TDP 23 Arunachal Pradesh 60 BJP 48 NPP 4 4 None AITC 1 IND 2 Assam 126 BJP 63 AGP 9 27 CPI M 1 AIUDF 15 UPPL 7 BPF 3 RD 1 Bihar 243 JD U 78 None 19 RJD 79 AIMIM 1 JD U 45 CPI ML L 12 HAM Se 4 CPI 2 CPI M 2 IND 1 Chhattisgarh 90 INC 14 None 71 None JCC J 3 BSP 2 Goa 40 BJP 28 MGP 2 3 GFP 1 AAP 2 Independent 3 RGP 1 Gujarat 182 BJP 156Independent 3 17 None AAP 5 SP 1 Haryana 90 BJP 41 JJP 10 30 None INLD 1 1HLP 1 IND 6 Himachal Pradesh 68 INC 25 40 3Jharkhand 81 JMM 26 AJSU 2 17 JMM 30 2 1RJD 1 NCP 1 CPI ML L 1 Karnataka 224 BJP 119 Independent 1 69 Independent 1 JD S 30 Kerala 140 CPI M 21 IUML 15 CPI M 62 CPI 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 IND 5 Madhya Pradesh 230 BJP 130 Independent 3 96 None BSP 1 SPMaharashtra 288 SHS Rebel 105 SHS R 40 44 NCP 53 AIMIM 2 BVA 3 PJP 2 PWP 1 SHS 17 JSS 1 SWP 1 MNS 1 SP 2 RSPS 1 CPI M 1 Independent 12 Independent 1 Manipur 60 BJP 37 NPP 7 5 JD U 1 NPF 5 KPA 2 Independent 3 Meghalaya 60 NPP 3 NPP 21 AITC 11 UDP 8 PDF 4 NCP 1 HSPDP 2 IND 6 KHNAM 1 Mizoram 40 MNF 1 None 5 None MNF 28 ZPM 6 Nagaland 60 NDPP 12 NDPP 42 NPF 4 IND 2 Odisha 147 BJD 22 Independent 1 9 CPI M 1 BJD 114Punjab 117 AAP 2 None 18 Independent 1 AAP 92 SAD 3 BSP 1 Rajasthan 200 INC 71 None 108 Independent 13 RLP 3 BTP 2 CPI M 2 RLD 1 Sikkim 32 SKM 12 SKM 19 SDF 1 Tamil Nadu 234 DMK 4 AIADMK 65 18 DMK 125 VCK 4 PMK 5 MDMK 4 CPI 2 CPI M 2 PBK 1 MNMK 2 KMDK 1 TVK 1 Telangana 119 BRS 3 None 5 None BRS 104 AIMIM 7 Tripura 60 BJP 33 IPFT 5 1 None CPI M 15 5Uttar Pradesh 403 BJP 255 AD S 12 2 None SP 110 RLD 9 SBSP 6 NISHAD 6 Jansatta Dal L 2 BSP 1 Uttarakhand 70 BJP 47 IND 2 19 None BSP 2 West Bengal 294 AITC 71 None AITC 219 1GJM 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 1423 353 650 440 1149 5 1 106MLAs by party affiliation EditParty MLAs1 Bharatiya Janata Party 14232 Indian National Congress 6503 All India Trinamool Congress 2314 Aam Aadmi Party 1615 YSR Congress Party 1516 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1317 Biju Janata Dal 1148 Samajwadi Party 1139 Bharat Rashtra Samithi 10410 Communist Party of India Marxist 8611 Rashtriya Janata Dal 8112 Independent 8013 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 6514 Nationalist Congress Party 5815 Janata Dal United 4616 Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party 4217 Shiv Sena 4018 National People s Party 3219 Janata Dal Secular 3220 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 3021 Mizo National Front 2822 Telugu Desam Party 2323 Communist Party of India 2124 Sikkim Krantikari Morcha 1925 Shiv Sena 1726 All India United Democratic Front 1527 Indian Union Muslim League 1528 Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist Liberation 1329 Apna Dal Sonelal 1230 All India N R Congress 1031 Jannayak Janta Party 1032 All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen 1033 Naga People s Front 934 Rashtriya Lok Dal 1035 Asom Gana Parishad 936 United Democratic Party 837 Bahujan Samaj Party 738 Indigenous People s Front of Tripura 539 United People s Party Liberal 740 NISHAD Party 641 Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party 642 Zoram People s Movement 643 Kerala Congress M 5Pattali Makkal Katchi 545 Bharatiya Tribal Party 2Hindustani Awam Morcha 4People s Democratic Front Meghalaya 4Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 449 Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi 3Bodoland People s Front 3Janta Congress Chhattisgarh 3Rashtriya Loktantrik Party 3Shiromani Akali Dal 354 All Jharkhand Students Union 2Hill State People s Democratic Party 2Jansatta Dal Loktantrik 2Kerala Congress 2Kuki People s Alliance 2Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party 2Prahar Janshakti Party 2Manithaneya Makkal Katchi 2Nominated Nominated 161 Congress Secular 1Goa Forward Party 1Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 1Haryana Lokhit Party 1Indian National League 1Indian National Lok Dal 1Indian Secular Front 1Janadhipathya Kerala Congress 1Janasurajyashakti Paksha 1Jana Sena Party 1Kerala Congress B 1Kerala Congress Jacob 1Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement 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 1Sikkim Democratic Front 1Swabhimani Paksha 1Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi 1Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi 1Vacant 106Total 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 1130879162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
