Delhi Legislative Assembly | |
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| 8th Delhi Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 7 March 1952 (73 years ago) (1952-03-07) |
| Preceded by | 7th Delhi Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Vinai Kumar Saxena since 26 May 2022 | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Deputy Leader of the House | |
Chief Whip | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 70 |
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Political groups | Government (48)
Official Opposition (22)
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| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post voting | |
Last election | 5 February 2025 |
Next election | February 2030 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Old Secretariat, Vikram Nagar,Civil Lines, Delhi | |
| Website | |
| Legislative Assembly of Delhi | |
TheLegislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is theunicamerallegislature of the union territory ofDelhi in India. Delhi Legislative Assembly is the legislative arm of theGovernment of Delhi. At present, it consists of 70members, directly elected from70 constituencies. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years unless dissolved sooner.
The seat of assembly is the Old Secretariat building, which is also the seat of theGovernment of Delhi.
The Delhi Legislative Assembly was first constituted on 7 March 1952 under the Government of Part C States Act, 1951; it was inaugurated by Home MinisterK. N. Katju. The Assembly had 48 members, and a Council of Ministers in an advisory role to the Chief Commissioner of Delhi, though it also had powers to make laws. The first Council of Ministers was led byBrahm Prakash, who became the firstChief Minister of Delhi.[1][2]
However, theStates Reorganisation Commission, set up in 1953, led to the Constitutional amendment throughStates Reorganisation Act, 1956, which came into effect on 1 November 1956. This meant that Delhi was no longer a Part-C State and was made aUnion Territory under the direct administration of the President of India. Also the Delhi Legislative Assembly and the Council of Ministers were abolished simultaneously. Subsequently, the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 was enacted which led to the formation the Municipal Corporation.[1]
In September 1966, with "The Delhi Administration Act, 1966", the assembly was replaced by theDelhi Metropolitan Council with 56 elected and five nominated members with theLt. Governor of Delhi as its head. The Council however had no legislative powers, only an advisory role in the governance of Delhi. This set up functioned until 1990.[1][3]
This Council was finally replaced by the Delhi Legislative Assembly through the Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991, followed by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 the Sixty-ninth Amendment to theConstitution of India, which declared the Union Territory of Delhi to be formally known asNational Capital Territory of Delhi and also supplements the constitutional provisions relating to the Legislative Assembly and the Council of Ministers and related matters.[4] The Legislative Assembly is selected for period of five years, and presently it is the seventh assembly, which was selected through the2020 Legislative Assembly election.
The building was originally built in 1912, designed by E. Montague Thomas to hold theImperial Legislative Council and subsequently theCentral Legislative Assembly (after 1919), until the newly constructedParliament House of India in New Delhi (Sansad Bhawan) was inaugurated on 18 January 1927.[1]The site was built over the land of the former Old Chandrawal village.[5]
The building also housed the Secretariat of theGovernment of India, and was built after the capital of India shifted to Delhi from Calcutta. The temporary secretariat building was constructed in a few months' time in 1912. It functioned as the Secretariat for another decade, before the offices shifted to the presentSecretariat Building onRaisina Hill.[6]
| Office | Holder | Since |
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| Speaker | Vijender Gupta | 20 February 2025 |
| Deputy Speaker | Mohan Singh Bisht | 20 February 2025 |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Rekha Gupta | 20 February 2025 |
| Leader of Opposition | Atishi Marlena | 20 February 2025 |
| Deputy Leader of Opposition | Anil Jha Vats | 20 February 2025 |
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