| Type | Lower house |
|---|---|
| Legislature | 15th Maharashtra Assembly |
| Term limits | 5 years |
| Governor of Maharashtra | Jishnu Dev Varma |
| Speaker of the House | Rahul Narwekar |
| Deputy Speaker of the House | Anna Bansode |
| Chief Minister (Leader of the House) |
Devendra Fadnavis |
| Members | 288 |
| Structure | Template:Switcher
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| Meeting place | Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai |
| Session room | Vidhan Bhavan aerial view.jpg |
| Website | Government of Maharashtra Maharashtra Legislature |
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO: Mahārāṣṭra Vidhānasabhā) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies.[1] The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, though the winter session is held in Nagpur.[2] Along with the Maharashtra Legislative Council, it constitutes the legislature of Maharashtra. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker. Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Maharashtra through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier.[3] The current Assembly was elected in November 2024.[4]
List of assemblies
The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961–present):[5]
| Assembly | Year | Speaker | Chief Minister | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1960 | S. L. Silam (INC) | Yashwantrao Chavan (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 | 1962 | Balasaheb Bharde (INC) | Yashwantrao Chavan (INC) Marotrao Kannamwar (INC) P. K. Sawant (INC) Vasantrao Naik (INC) |
INC: 215; PWP: 15; IND: 15; PSP: 9; CPI: 6; RPI: 3; Socialist: 1; Total: 264. |
| 3rd | 1967 | Balasaheb Bharde (INC) | Vasantrao Naik (INC) | INC: 203; PWP: 19; IND: 16; CPI: 10; PSP: 8; RPI: 5; SSP: 4; BJS: 4; CPM: 1; Total: 270. |
| 4th | 1972 | S. K. Wankhede (INC) Balasaheb Desai (INC) |
Vasantrao Naik (INC) Shankarrao Chavan (INC) Vasantdada Patil (INC) |
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 | 1978 | Shivraj Patil (INC) Pranlal Vora (INC) |
Vasantdada Patil (INC(U)) Sharad Pawar (IC(S)) |
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 | 1980 | Sharad Dighe (INC) | A. R. Antulay (INC) Babasaheb Bhosale (INC) Vasantdada Patil (INC) |
INC(I): 186; INC(U): 47; JP: 17; BJP: 14; IND: 10; PWP: 9; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; Total: 288. |
| 7th | 1985 | Shankarrao Jagtap (INC) | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (INC) Shankarrao Chavan (INC) Sharad Pawar (INC) |
INC: 161; ICS: 54; JP: 20; IND: 20; BJP: 16; PWP: 13; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; Total: 288. |
| 8th | 1990 | Madhukarrao Chaudhari (INC) | Sharad Pawar (INC) Sudhakarrao Naik (INC) Sharad Pawar (INC) |
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 | 1995 | Dattaji Nalawade (SHS) | Manohar Joshi (SHS) Narayan Rane (SHS) |
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 | 1999 | Arun Gujarathi (NCP) | Vilasrao Deshmukh (INC) Sushilkumar Shinde (INC) |
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 | 2004 | Babasaheb Kupekar (NCP) | Vilasrao Deshmukh (INC) Ashok Chavan (INC) |
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 | 2009 | Dilip Walse-Patil (NCP) | Ashok Chavan (INC) Prithviraj Chavan (INC) |
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 | 2014 | Haribhau Bagade (BJP) | Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) | 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 | 2019 | Nana Patole (INC) Rahul Narwekar (BJP) |
Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) Uddhav Thackeray (SHS) Eknath Shinde (SHS) |
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; KSP: 1; Total: 288. |
| 15th | 2024 | Rahul Narwekar (BJP) | Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) | BJP: 132; SHS: 57; NCP: 41; SS (UBT): 20; INC: 16; NCP (SP): 10; IND: 2; JSS: 2; SP: 2; AIMIM: 1; RYSP: 1; CPM: 1; PWP: 1; RSVA: 1; RSPS:1; Total: 288.
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Office bearers
| Title | Portrait | Name | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | File:Acharya Dev Vrat, Governor of Gujarat in 2022 (cropped).jpg | Jishnu Dev Varma | 10 March 2026 |
| Speaker | File:Rahul Narwekar.jpeg | Rahul Narwekar | 9 December 2024 |
| Deputy Speaker | Anna Bansode | 25 March 2025 | |
| Leader of the House | File:Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis with PM Narendra Modi Cropped(2).jpg | Devendra Fadnavis | 5 December 2024 |
| Deputy Chief Minister | File:Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg | Eknath Shinde | 5 December 2024 |
| Leader of Opposition | vacant |
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Sessions
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Maharashtra Legislature Leaders
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Members of Legislative Assembly
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See also
- Bombay Legislative Assembly
- Legislature of Maharashtra
- Elections in Maharashtra
- List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad
- List of governors of Maharashtra
- List of chief ministers of Maharashtra
- List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of deputy speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of deputy leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Notes
References
- ↑ Maharashtra Legislature. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ↑ Uddhav Sena sticks its neck out, fields Milind Narvekar for Maharashtra Legislative Council polls. The Indian Express(2024-07-02). Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ↑ Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019. Election Commission of India website. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
External links
- Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website Template:Webarchive
- State Election Commission. Government of Maharashtra(2016). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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