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{{Short description|Unicameral state legislature of Madhya Pradesh in India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| coa_pic =
| coa_res = 150px
| legislature = [[16th Madhya Pradesh Assembly]]
| house_type = Unicameral
| term_limits = 5 years
| leader1_type = [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh|Governor]]
| leader1 = [[Mangubhai C. Patel]]
| party1 =
| election1 = 6 July 2021
| leader2_type = [[List of speakers of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
| leader2 = '''[[Narendra Singh Tomar]]'''
| party2 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| election2 = 20 December 2023
| leader3_type = [[List of speakers of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker]]
| leader3 =
| party3 =
| election3 =
| leader4_type = [[List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh|Chief Minister]] <br /> (Leader of the House)
| leader4 = '''[[Mohan Yadav]]'''
| party4 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| election4 = 13 December 2023
| leader5_type = [[List of deputy chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh|Deputy Chief Minister]]<br/>{{small|(Deputy Leader of the House)}}
| leader5 = '''[[Rajendra Shukla (politician)|Rajendra Shukla]]''', [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]<br>'''[[Jagdish Devda]]'''
| party5 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| election5 = 13 December 2023
| leader6_type = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]]
| leader6 = '''[[Umang Singhar]]'''
| party6 = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| election6 = 16 December 2023
| leader7_type = [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Deputy Leader of the Opposition]]
| leader7 = '''[[Hemant Katare]]'''
| party7 = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| election7 = 16 December 2023
| members = '''230'''
| structure1 = Bharat Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 2024.svg
| structure1_res = 300px
| political_groups1 = 
'''[[Government of Madhya Pradesh|Government]] (166)'''
:*{{color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (166)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/in-big-blow-for-congress-in-madhya-pradesh-6-time-mla-ramniwas-rawat-joins-bjp-5556522|title=In Big Blow For Congress In Madhya Pradesh, 6-Time MLA Joins BJP|work=NDTV|accessdate=30 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/madhya-pradesh/sagar/mp-news-another-blow-to-congress-in-madhya-pradesh-bina-mla-nirmala-sapre-joins-bjp-in-sagar-2024-05-05|title=MP News: Another blow to Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Bina MLA Nirmala joins BJP|work=Amar Ujala|accessdate=5 May 2024|language=hi}}</ref>
''' Opposition (64)'''
:*{{color box|#00BBFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (63)
:*{{color box|red}} [[Bharat Adivasi Party|BAP]] (1)
| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post voting|First past the post]]
| last_election1 = [[2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|17 November 2023]]
| next_election1 = [[2028 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2028]]
| session_room = Madhyapradesh Legislative Assembly.jpg
| session_res = 300px
| meeting_place = Vidhan Bhavan, [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| website = {{url|https://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/}}
}}
[[File:2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Result Map.svg|thumb|alt=|Madhya Pradesh assembly constituency map after the 2023 assembly elections]]

The '''Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha''', or the '''Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly''', is the [[unicameral]] state legislature of [[Madhya Pradesh]] state in [[India]].

The seat of the [[Vidhan Sabha]] is at [[Bhopal]], the capital of the state. It is housed in the ''Vidhan Bhavan'', an imposing building located at the center of the Capital Complex in the Arera Hill locality of Bhopal city. The term of the Vidhan Sabha is five years unless dissolved earlier. Presently, it comprises 230 members who are directly elected from single-seat constituencies. 35
[[constituencies]] are reserved for the candidates belonging to the [[Scheduled castes]] and 47 are reserved for the candidates belonging to the [[Scheduled tribes]].

==History==
The history of the Madhya Pradesh legislature can be traced back to 1913, as the Central Provinces Legislative Council was formed on 8 November of this year. Later, the [[Government of India Act 1935]] provided for the elected Central Provinces Legislative assembly. The first elections to the Central Provinces Legislative Assembly were held in 1937.

After Indian independence in 1947, the erstwhile province of [[Central Provinces and Berar]], along with a number of [[princely states]] merged with the Indian Union, became a new state, [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The strength of the legislative assembly of this state was 184.

The present-day Madhya Pradesh state came into existence on 1 November 1956 following the reorganization of states. It was created by merging the erstwhile Madhya Pradesh (without the Marathi speaking areas, which were merged with [[Bombay state]]), [[Madhya Bharat]], [[Vindhya Pradesh]] and Bhopal states. The strengths of the legislative assemblies of Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal were 79, 48, and 23, respectively. On 1 November 1956, the legislative assemblies of all four erstwhile states were also merged to form the reorganized Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. The tenure of this first Vidhan Sabha was very short, and it was dissolved on 5 March 1957.

The first elections to the Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha were held in 1957, and the second Vidhan Sabha was constituted on 1 April 1957. Initially, the strength of the Vidhan Sabha was 288, which was later enhanced to 321, including one nominated member. On 1 November 2000, a new state, [[Chhattisgarh]], was carved out of Madhya Pradesh state. As a result, the strength of the Vidhan Sabha was reduced to 231, including a nominated member.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.gov.in/States/madhya%20pradesh/madhya-w.htm|title=Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly|publisher=Legislative Bodies in India website|access-date=16 December 2009|archive-date=19 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919153740/http://legislativebodiesinindia.gov.in/States/madhya%20pradesh/madhya-w.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The present building was designed by [[Charles Correa]] in 1967, and it was the recipient of the [[Aga Khan Award for Architecture]] in 1998.<ref name=agha>[http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=1759 Vidhan Bhavan, (ArchNet)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208103213/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.tcl?site_id=1759 |date=8 February 2006 }}</ref>

On 4 December 2017, Madhya Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed a Bill awarding death to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 and below.

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
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==See also==
* [[Elections in Madhya Pradesh]]
* [[List of constituencies of Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web|title=Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha website|url=http://www.mpvidhansabha.nic.in/ }}

{{State of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Legislatures of India}}
{{Current Indian assemblies}}
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