Delhi Legislative Assembly
Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
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Unicameral | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 7 March 1952 |
| Preceded by | Delhi Metropolitan Council |
| Leadership | |
Vinai Kumar Saxena since 26 May 2022 | |
Chief Minister (Leader of the House) | |
Deputy Chief Minister (Deputy Leader of the House) | Vacant since 28 February 2023 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 70 |
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Political groups | Government (61)
Opposition (8)
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| Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 8 February 2020 |
Next election | February 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Old Secretariat, Delhi, India | |
| Website | |
| Legislative Assembly of Delhi | |
The Delhi Legislative Assembly, also known as the Delhi Vidhan Sabha, is a
The seat of assembly is the Old Secretariat building, which is also the seat of the Government of Delhi.
History
The Delhi Legislative Assembly was first constituted on 7 March 1952 under the Government of Part C States Act, 1951; it was inaugurated by Home Minister
However, the
In September 1966, with "The Delhi Administration Act, 1966", the assembly was replaced by the
This Council was finally replaced by the Delhi Legislative Assembly through the Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991, followed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 the Sixty-ninth Amendment to the
Assembly building
The building was originally built in 1912, designed by E. Montague Thomas to hold the
The building also housed the Secretariat of the Government of India, and was built after the capital of India shifted to Delhi from Calcutta. The temporary secretariat building was constructed in a few months' time in 1912. It functioned as the Secretariat for another decade, before the offices shifted to the present Secretariat Building on Raisina Hill.[5]
List of assemblies
| Assembly | Election year | Speaker | Chief Minister | Party | Opposition Leader | Party | ||
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| Interim Assembly | 1952 | N/A | Brahm Prakash | Indian National Congress | N/A | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | ||
| Gurmukh Nihal Singh | ||||||||
| State Reorganization | ||||||||
| 1st Assembly | 1993 | Charti Lal Goel | Madan Lal Khurana | Bharatiya Janata Party | N/A | Indian National Congress | ||
| Sahib Singh Verma | ||||||||
| Sushma Swaraj | ||||||||
| 2nd Assembly | 1998 | Chaudhary Prem Singh
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Sheila Dikshit | Indian National Congress | Madan Lal Khurana | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 3rd Assembly | 2003 | Chaudhary Prem Singh
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Vijay Kumar Malhotra | |||||
| 4th Assembly | 2008 | Yoganand Shastri | ||||||
| 5th Assembly | 2013 | Maninder Singh Dhir | Arvind Kejriwal | Aam Aadmi Party | Harsh Vardhan | |||
| 6th Assembly | 2015 | Ram Niwas Goel | Vacant (no opposition with at least 10% seats) | |||||
| 7th Assembly | 2020 | Ramvir Singh Bidhuri | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
Office bearers
| Office | Holder | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Ram Niwas Goel | 14 February 2015 |
| Deputy Speaker | Rakhi Birla | 10 June 2016 |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
Arvind Kejriwal | 14 February 2015 |
| Deputy Chief Minister | Vacant[6] | 28 February 2023 |
| Leader of Opposition | Ramvir Singh Bidhuri | 24 February 2020 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
See also
- Delhi Metropolitan Council
- List of constituencies of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
- List of chief ministers of Delhi
- List of deputy chief ministers of Delhi
- List of speakers of the Delhi Legislative Assembly
References
- ^ a b c d "History of Delhi Legislative Assembly". Legislative Assembly of Delhi website.
- ^ "Brahm Prakash: Delhi's first CM, ace parliamentarian". Hindustan Times. 27 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Delhi Metropolitan Council(1966–1990)". Delhi Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ THE CONSTITUTION (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991
- ^ "Architectural marvels for the new capital". Hindustan Times. 20 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014.
- ^ "Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain resign from Delhi Cabinet". Deccan Herald. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Raghav Chadha resigns as AAP MLA ahead of Rajya Sabha inning". Hindustan Times. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
External links
- Official Site of Legislature in Delhi
- Legislative Bodies of India- Delhi
- "The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991" at the National Informatics Centre website
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