Legislative Assembly of Gujarat

Gujarat Legislative Assembly ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા गुजरात विधानसभा
13th Assembly
State Emblem of Gujarat
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
Speaker of the Assembly	Ramanlal Vora, BJP Since 22 August 2016
Deputy Speaker	Shambhuji Thakor, BJP Since 22 August 2016
Leader of the House	Vijay Rupani, BJP Since 7 August 2016
Opposition Leader	Mohansinh Rathwa, INC Since July 2017
Structure
Seats	182
Political groups	Government (120)      BJP (120) Opposition (47)      INC (43)      NCP (2)      JD(U) (1)      Independent (1) Vacant (15)      Vacant (15)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	December, 2012
Next election	November-December, 2017
Meeting place
23°13′8″N 72°39′25″E / 23.21889°N 72.65694°E / 23.21889; 72.65694Coordinates: 23°13′8″N 72°39′25″E / 23.21889°N 72.65694°E / 23.21889; 72.65694 Vithalbhai Patel Bhavan, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Website
www.gujaratassembly.gov.in

ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા

Government (120)

Opposition (47)

Vacant (15)

Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha (Gujarati: ગુજરાત વિધાન સભા) is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated in the capital Gandhinagar. Presently, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies and one member is nominated. It has term of 5 years unless it is dissolved sooner. 13 constituencies are reserved for scheduled castes and 27 constituencies for scheduled tribes.

Bhavsinhji Gohil, ruler of Bhavnagar State, established The Peoples' Representative Assembly consisting of 38 members appointed by him. His succeeding son, Krishnakumar Sinhji, formed the Bhavnagar legislative assembly in 1941 having 55 members, consisting of 33 elected members, 16 nominated members by him and 6 ex-officio members. They had power to ask questions, move resolutions, discuss the budget and introduce bills in the assembly. This assembly used to meet at least twice in a year. Porbandar state assembly had same powers. Sayajirao Gaekwad, ruler of Baroda state, had formed the Baroda legislative assembly in 1908.

Since 1921, representative were elected by the people of that area of the present Gujarat state except the princely states, and sent to the Bombay state legislative assembly. In 1952, Saurashtra State legislative assembly was constituted after the independence of India. It was functional till 31 October 1956. Saurashtra State was merged into the Bombay state under the States Reorganization Act, 1956.