Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| 16th Madhya Pradesh Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Leadership | |
Mangubhai C. Patel since 6 July 2021 | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 230 |
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Political groups | Government (165) Official Opposition (65) |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 17 November 2023 |
Next election | 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Vidhan Bhavan,Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh,India | |
| Website | |
| mpvidhansabha | |
TheMadhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha or theMadhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly is theunicameral state legislature ofMadhya Pradesh state inIndia.
The seat of theVidhan Sabha is atBhopal, the capital of the state. It is housed in theVidhan 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. 35constituencies are reserved for the candidates belonging to theScheduled castes and 47 are reserved for the candidates belonging to theScheduled tribes.
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, theGovernment 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 ofCentral Provinces and Berar, along with a number ofprincely 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 withBombay 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.[3]
The present building was designed byCharles Correa in 1967, and it was the recipient of theAga Khan Award for Architecture in 1998.[4]
On 4 December 2017, Madhya Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed a Bill awarding death to those found guilty of raping girls aged 12 and below.
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