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Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
Type Unicameral
Legislature 11th Meghalaya Assembly
Term limits 5 years
Governor C. H. Vijayashankar
Speaker Thomas A. Sangma
Deputy Speaker Limison D. Sangma
Chief Minister
(Leader of the House) 		Conrad Sangma


Structure Template:Switcher






Meeting place Vidhana Bhavan, Shillong, Meghalaya, India


Website http://megassembly.gov.in/

The Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Meghalaya.[1]

Constituted as a directly elected body in 1972, it has 60 members, filled through direct elections held every five years.[1] Like other Indian states, Meghalaya has a parliamentary system of government. The executive branch of the Meghalaya Government is derived from the Legislative Assembly.

History

In independent India, the areas now constituting the state of Meghalaya were part of the state of Assam and represented in the Assam Legislative Assembly. The Indian Parliament passed the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act in 1969, which led to the establishment of an autonomous state of Meghalaya within Assam on 2 April 1970.[1][2] A legislature of 37 members for the new autonomous state was established, with representatives elected indirectly by the autonomous direct councils.[1][2] The first sitting of the assembly took place in Tura on 14 April 1970. In 1971, the Indian Parliament passed the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, which converted Meghalaya from an autonomous state within Assam to a full member state of the Indian Union.[1] The State of Meghalaya was officially formed on 21 January 1972.[1] The Legislative Assembly was then reconstituted as a directly elected body.Template:Citation needed

The regions of Meghalaya are represented in the Assembly, with 29 members elected from Khasi Hills, 7 from Jaintia Hills and 24 from Garo Hills.[3]

List of Assemblies

The following is the list of all the Meghalaya Legislative Assemblies:[4]

Assembly Term of Assembly Speaker Term of Speaker Leader of House
Template:Small 		Term of Leader of House Party of Leader of HouseTemplate:Efn Remarks
1st Assembly 1972 1978 R. S. Lyngdoh 25 March 1972 1978 Williamson A. Sangma 18 March 1972 21 November 1976 All Party Hill Leaders Conference (APHLC) ---
22 November 1976 3 March 1978 Indian National Congress (INC) width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
2nd Assembly 1978 1983 W. Syiemiong 20 March 1978 1983 D. D. Pugh 10 March 1978 6 May 1979 APHLC ---
B. B. Lyngdoh 7 May 1979 7 May 1981 APHLC
Williamson A. Sangma 7 May 1981 24 February 1983 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
3rd Assembly 1983 1988 E. K. Mawlong 9 March 1983 12 December 1988 B. B. Lyngdoh 2 March 1983 31 March 1983 APHLC ---
Williamson A. Sangma 2 April 1983 5 February 1988 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
4th Assembly 1988 1993 P. G. Marbaniang 24 February 1988 15 December 1989 Purno A. Sangma 6 February 1988 25 March 1990 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | ---
P. R. Kyndiah 20 December 1989 1993 B. B. Lyngdoh 26 March 1990 10 October 1991 Hill People's Union
President's RuleTemplate:Efn 11 October 1991 5 February 1992 NA
P. R. Kyndiah 20 December 1989 1993 D.D. Lapang 5 February 1992 19 February 1993 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
5th Assembly 1993 1998 J. D. Rymbai 12 October 1993 17 April 1997 S. C. Marak 19 February 1993 27 February 1998 INC rowspan=2 width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | ---
Monindra Rava 22 July 1997 6 March 1998
6th Assembly 1998 2003 E. K. Mawlong 10 March 1998 8 March 2000 S. C. Marak 27 February 1998 10 March 1998 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | Though the Leader was an Independent, the government was a coalition of NCP, etc. Khonglam became the first independent Chief Minister of an Indian state in history.
B. B. Lyngdoh 10 March 1998 14 October 1999 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
B. B. Lyngdoh 14 October 1999 8 March 2000 United Democratic Party (UDP)
E. D. Marak 20 July 2000 2 March 2003
E. K. Mawlong 8 March 2000 8 December 2001 United Democratic Party (UDP)
F. A. Khonglam 8 December 2001 4 March 2003 Independent
7th Assembly 2003 2008 M. M. Danggo 12 March 2003 7 March 2008 D.D. Lapang 4 March 2003 15 June 2006 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | ---
J. D. Rymbai 15 June 2006 10 March 2007 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
D.D. Lapang 10 March 2007 7 March 2008 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
8th Assembly 2008 2013 Bindo Lanong 20 March 2008 15 May 2009 D. D. Lapang 10 March 2008 19 March 2008 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | INC got the highest number of seats (25) but since no majority could be secured by it even after gaining 3 Independents' support, Lapang resigned as Chief Minister in less than 10 days. Then a coalition called Meghalaya Progressive Alliance was formed, comprising all non-Congress parties like NCP (15), UDP (11), HSPDP (2), KHNAM (1) and Independents (3), thus 33 in total, to form the government under Roy. However, the coalition barely survived a year and collapsed leading to promulgation of President's Rule. After a month, several parties of the Alliance left and supported Congress to form the government with Lapang again being sworn in as the Chief Minister.
Donkupar Roy 19 March 2008 19 March 2009 United Democratic Party (UDP)
President's RuleTemplate:Efn 19 March 2009 13 April 2009 NA
Charles Pyngrope 25 May 2009 ? D. D. Lapang 13 April 2009 18 April 2010 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
Mukul Sangma 20 April 2010 5 March 2013 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" |
9th Assembly 2013 2018 A. T. Mondal March 2013 March 2018 Mukul Sangma 5 March 2013 6 March 2018 INC width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | ---
10th Assembly 2018 2023 Donkupar Roy
Metbah Lyngdoh 		6 March 2018 5 March 2023 Conrad Sangma 6 March 2018 4 March 2023 National People's Party (NPP) width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | The NDA government was formed by the coalition of 39 MLA's including NPP (20), UDP (8), PDF (4), HSPDP (2), BJP (2) and (2)Independents with Conrad Sangma as Leader of the House.[5]
11th Assembly 2023 Present Thomas A. Sangma 9 March 2023 Present Conrad Sangma 7 March 2023 Present National People's Party (NPP) width="4px" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | The NDA government was formed by the coalition of 45 MLA's including NPP (26), UDP (11), PDF (2), HSPDP (2), BJP (2) and (2)Independents with Conrad Sangma as Leader of the House.

Committees

There are 15 committees in the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya:[6]

  1. Business Advisory Committee: decides the time-table for assembly functions and for evaluation of legislation.
  2. Committee on Petitions: responsible for examining petitions submitted to the assembly, collecting evidence and preparing reports.
  3. Committee on Public Accounts: examines the budget, appropriations and auditing of state agencies, programmes and government.
  4. Committee on Public Undertakings: responsible for monitoring and improving the workings of public sector undertakings such as government corporations, housing programmes and economic development schemes.
  5. Committee on Estimates: evaluates statistics and estimates to improve the efficiency and administration of various government functions, agencies and programmes.
  6. Committee Welfare of the Scheduled Tribes & Scheduled Castes: responsible for monitoring programmes aimed for the economic and social development of the scheduled castes, tribes and backward classes residing in the state of Meghalaya.
  7. Committee of Privileges: examines any issues and violations of the privileges, conduct and benefits given to members of the assembly.
  8. Committee on Subordinate Legislation: monitors if the state government's functions and legislation comply with the state constitution.
  9. Committee on Government Assurances: monitors the reliability and fulfillment of targets and promises made by the chief minister and cabinet ministers.
  10. Rules Committee: maintains the rules of business and code of conduct for members of the assembly.
  11. House Committee: oversees the amenities for members of the assembly such as housing, food, health-care and transport.
  12. Library Committee: is responsible for the maintenance and development of the state government and assembly library.
  13. Select Committee: is charged with the examination and development of specific legislation, preparing it for final passage.
  14. Committee on the Empowerment of Women: oversees schemes and programmes aimed to increase representation of women in society and economic sectors.
  15. Budget Committee: examines budget proposals for various organs and departments of the state government.

Members of Legislative Assembly

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List of Leaders of Opposition

Year Assembly Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Chief Minister Party
1978 2nd
File:P. R. Kyndiah (cropped).jpg
 Paty Ripple Kyndiah Jaiaw 1979 1981
2008 8th D. D. Lapang
Donkupar Roy
File:The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Shri Conrad Sangma.JPG
 Conrad Sangma Selsella 2009 2013 President's rule Nationalist Congress Party
D D Lapang
Mukul Sangma
2013 9th
File:The Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister , Dr. Donkupar Roy , at the 52nd National Development Council Meeting , at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on December 9, 2006.jpg
 Donkupar Roy[7] Shella Assembly 18 June 2013 5 March 2018 Mukul Sangma United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
2018 10th
File:Mukul Sangma 2014.jpg
 Mukul Sangma[8] Songsak 14 March 2018 24 November 2021 Conrad Sangma Indian National Congress
Vacant 24 November 2021 13 January 2022 N/A
File:Mukul Sangma.jpg
 Mukul Sangma[9] Songsak 13 January 2022 4 March 2023 All India Trinamool Congress
2023 11th Ronnie V. Lyngdoh[10] Mylliem 09 June 2023 28 August 2024 Indian National Congress
File:The Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda calling on the Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Dr. Mukul Sangma, in Shillong on August 24, 2017.jpg
 Mukul Sangma[11] Songsak 28 August 2024 Incumbent All India Trinamool Congress

Notes

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. National Informatics Centre.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Encyclopaedia of North-East India: Meghalaya{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Mittal Publications(2001). ISBN 978-81-7099-791-7
  3. ↑ Homepage: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Government of Meghalaya. Chief Electoral Officer, Government of Meghalaya.
  4. ↑ Meghalaya Legislature, Mumbai. Legislative Bodies in India website. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  5. ↑ Meghalaya bypolls: MDA ties up with NPP, UDP after parties win by-elections, increases tally to 39 seats(27 August 2018).
  6. ↑ Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Committees. National Informatics Centre.
  7. ↑ Donkupar Roy is Leader of Opposition | The Shillong Times. theshillongtimes.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  8. ↑ Mukul Sangma leader of opposition in Meghalaya. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  9. ↑ Mukul made leader of opposition | The Shillong Times. theshillongtimes.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  10. ↑ Congress' Ronnie V Lyngdoh leader of opposition in Meghalaya assembly. Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  11. ↑ Mukul Sangma Appointed As Leader Of Opposition In Meghalaya Assembly. guwahatiplus.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.

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