Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Jammu w Kashmir Qanoon Saz Smubli | |
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Sunil Kumar Sharma, BJP since 3 November 2024 | |
Chief Whip | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 90+5 (5 nominated by LG) |
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Political groups | Government (52)
Other Opposition (2) Vacant (2)
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| Elections | |
September/October 2029 | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Legislative Assembly, Srinagar (Summer session) | |
| Legislative Assembly, Jammu (Winter session) | |
| Website | |
| jkla | |
The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, also known as the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha, is the legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Prior to 2019, the
History
Praja Sabha
The first legislature of the
The first election in 1934 saw the Liberal Group headed by Pandit Ram Chander Dubey emerge as the largest party and the Muslim Conference as the second largest (with 14 seats).[7] Further elections were held in 1938 and 1947.
In 1939, the Muslim Conference party renamed itself to
Post-accession
After the accession of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir to the Union of India in 1947, the Maharaja ceded powers to a popular government headed by Sheikh Abdullah. Elections for a constituent assembly were held in 1951, in which Abdullah's National Conference won all 75 seats.
In 1957, a new constitution was adopted by the constituent assembly, which established a
Revocation of Article 370 and reorganisation of state
In 2019,
In March 2020, a three-member Delimitation Commission was formed, chaired by retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, for the delimitation of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[15] The commission published its interim report in February 2022.[16] The final delimitation report was released on 5 May 2022[17] and it came into force from 20 May 2022.[18]
Composition
The Legislative Assembly was initially composed of 100 members, later increased to 111 by the then
State reorganisation and Delimitation
Reservation for SC/STs
The parliament passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2023 which provides for reservation of 7 seats for the Scheduled Castes and 9 seats for the Scheduled Tribes.[19][20]
Provisions for Nominated Members
Tenure and functions
Members of the Legislative Assembly were elected for a six-year term up to 2019 and five-year term thereafter. The seats are filled by
Membership by party
The membership of the 13th Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by party is as follows:
| Party | MLAs | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | 41[23] | Omar Abdullah | |
| BJP | 28 | Sunil Kumar Sharma
| |
| INC | 6 | Ghulam Ahmad Mir | |
| JKPDP | 3 | Waheed Para | |
| JKPC | 1 | Sajjad Gani Lone | |
| CPI(M) | 1 | Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami
| |
| AAP | 1 | Mehraj Malik | |
| Independent | 7 | ||
| Vacant | 2 | ||
| Total | 90 | ||
Members
Office bearers
Source:[24]
| Office | Holder | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Abdul Rahim Rather | 4 November 2024 |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister)
|
Omar Abdullah[25] | 16 October 2024 |
| Deputy Chief Minister (Deputy Leader of the House) |
Surinder Kumar Choudhary | 16 October 2024 |
| Leader of the Opposition | Sunil Kumar Sharma
|
3 November 2024 |
| Secretary | Manoj Kumar Pandit[26] | 31 October 2022 |
Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
The membership of the assembly is as follows:[27]
See also
- Elections in Jammu and Kashmir
- List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
- Government of Jammu and Kashmir
- List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
- List of deputy chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
- 2024 Jammu and Kashmir autonomy resolution
References
- ^ "Peoples' mandate will be fulfilled soon: Tarigami after President's rule over J&K ended". Greater Kashmir. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Singh, Rimjhim (11 October 2024). "J&K polls: Four Independent MLAs help NC cross majority mark". Business Standard. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ Agencies (11 October 2024). "NC-Cong alliance stakes claim to form govt in J&K: Omar". thefederal.com. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly". National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 29 August 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 1850656614
- JSTOR 2757363
- hdl:10603/32675
- ^ a b c d e "Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF).
- ISBN 978-8-1200-0400-9.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ a b "President Kovind gives assent to J&K Reorganisation Bill, two new UTs to come into effect from Oct 31". The Indian Express. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "J&K administration orders abolition of legislative council, asks its staff to report to GAD". Financial express. PTI. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Abolition of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council in terms of Section 57 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019" (pdf). jkgad.nic.in. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "Orders of J&K Delimitation Commission take effect". Hindustan Times. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha passes J&K Bills on reservation, Assembly representation". Moneycontrol. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "What is the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019?". Jagranjosh.com. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Parliament passes J-K reservation and reorganisation amendment bills: Know all about them". www.indiatvnews.com. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Omar Thanks NC MLAs for Electing Him Leader of Legislature Party". 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Home | Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly". jkla.neva.gov.in. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "NC Legislators Thumbs up Omar Abdullah for J&K Chief Minister". 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Details".
- ^ "Status Known For 90 out of 90 Constituencies". Election Commission of India. October 2024.
- ^ "Omar Abdullah Steps Down From Budgam Seat, Retains Ganderbal In Assembly". NDTV. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Omar Abdullah's NC touches majority mark without Congress after 4 J-K independent MLAs extend support". India TV. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "J&K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
External links
- Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2014, mapsofindia.com
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