The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (IAST: Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhāna Sabhā) is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies.
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhāna Sabhā | |
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14th Maharashtra Assembly | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
Leadership | |
Ramesh Bais since 18 February 2023 | |
Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS | |
Structure | |
Seats | 288 |
Political groups | Government (205) NDA (205) Official Opposition (76) Other Opposition (2)
Vacant (5)
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Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 21 October 2019 |
Next election | October 2024 |
Meeting place | |
Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai | |
Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session) Maharashtra Legislature | |
Website | |
Government of Maharashtra Maharashtra Legislature |
The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961-Present):[8]
Assembly | Election Year | Speaker | Chief Minister | Seats |
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1st Assembly | 1960* |
(INC) |
*INC had won the 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly Elections.
INC: 135; IND: 34; PSP: 33; PWP: 31; CPI: 13; SCF: 13; BJS: 4; HMS: 1; Total: 264 (of 396 Maharashtra + Gujarat Seats). | |
2nd Assembly | 1962 |
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INC: 215; PWP: 15; IND: 15; PSP: 9; CPI: 6; RPI: 3; Socialist: 1; Total: 264. | |
3rd Assembly | 1967 | INC: 203; PWP: 19; IND: 16; CPI: 10; PSP: 8; RPI: 5; SSP: 4; BJS: 4; CPM: 1; Total: 270. | ||
4th Assembly | 1972 | INC: 222; IND: 23; PWP: 7; BJS: 5; Socialist: 3; CPI: 2; AIFB: 2; RPI: 2; CPM: 1; IUML: 1; BKD: 1; SHS: 1. Total: 270. | ||
5th Assembly | 1978 |
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JP: 99; INC: 69; INC(I): 62; IND: 28; PWP: 13; CPM: 9; AIFB: 3; RPI: 2; RPI(K): 2; CPI: 1; Total: 288. |
6th Assembly | 1980 | INC(I): 186; INC(U): 47; JP: 17; BJP: 14; IND: 10; PWP: 9; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; Total: 288. | ||
7th Assembly | 1985 |
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INC: 161; ICS: 54; JP: 20; IND: 20; BJP: 16; PWP: 13; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; Total: 288. | |
8th Assembly | 1990 |
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INC: 141; SHS: 52; BJP: 42; JD: 24; IND: 13; PWP: 8; CPM: 3; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; IUML: 1; ICS(SCS): 1; Total: 288. | |
9th Assembly | 1995 | INC: 80; SHS: 73; BJP: 65; IND: 45; JD: 11; PWP: 6; CPM: 3; SP: 3; Maharashtra Vikas Congress: 1; NVAS: 1; Total: 288. | ||
10th Assembly | 1999 |
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INC: 75; SHS: 69; NCP: 58; BJP: 56; IND: 12; PWP: 5; BBM: 3; CPM: 2; JD(S): 1;SP: 2; RPI: 1; GGP: 1; Native People's Party: 1; SJP (Maharashtra): 1; Total: 288. | |
11th Assembly | 2004 |
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NCP: 71; INC: 69; SHS: 62; BJP: 54; IND: 19; Jan Surajya Shakti: 4; CPM: 3; PWP: 2; BBM: 1; RPI(A): 1; ABHS: 1; STBP: 1; Total: 288. | |
12th Assembly | 2009 | INC: 82; NCP: 62; BJP: 46; SHS: 44; IND: 24; MNS: 13; PWP: 4; SP: 4; JSS: 2; BVA: 2; CPM: 1; BBM: 1; SWP: 1; RSPS: 1; Loksangram: 1; Total: 288. | ||
13th Assembly | 2014 | BJP: 122; SHS: 63; INC: 42; NCP: 41; IND: 7; PWP: 3; BVA: 3; AIMIM: 2; CPM: 1; MNS: 1; SP: 1; BBM: 1; RSPS: 1; Total: 288. | ||
14th Assembly | 2019 |
(NCP) (Acting) |
BJP: 106; SHS: 56; NCP: 53; INC: 44; IND: 13; BVA: 3; AIMIM: 2; SP: 2; PHJSP: 2; CPM: 1; PWP: 1; MNS: 1; JSS: 1; SWP: 1; RSPS: 1; Krantikari Shetkari Party: 1; Total: 288. |
The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur. In 1975 because elections were in winter season, the monsoon (second) session was convened in Nagpur and winter (third) session was convened in Mumbai.[citation needed]
Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly by their political party (as of 1 April 2024[update]):
Alliance | Party | No.of MLAs | Leader of the Party | ||
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Government (206) NDA (201) |
BJP | 103 | Devendra Fadnavis | ||
SHS | 40 | Eknath Shinde | |||
NCP | 40 | Ajit Pawar | |||
PHJSP | 2 | Bachchu Kadu | |||
RSP | 1 | Ratnakar Gutte | |||
JSS | 1 | Vinay Kore | |||
IND | 13 | None | |||
Confidence & supply (4) | BVA | 3 | Hitendra Thakur | ||
MNS | 1 | Pramod Ratan Patil | |||
Opposition (78)
MVA |
INC | 42 | BalasahebThorat | ||
SS(UBT) | 16 | Ajay Choudhari | |||
NCP(SP) | 12 | Jayant Patil | |||
SP | 2 | Abu Asim Azmi | |||
PWPI | 1 | Shyamsundar Shinde | |||
Unallied | |||||
AlMIM | 2 | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique | |||
CPI(M) | 1 | Vinod Nikole | |||
Total | 281 | Vacant 07 |