Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
11th Meghalaya Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
Governor	C. H. Vijayashankar'
Speaker	Thomas A. Sangma, NPP since9 March 2023
Deputy Speaker	Limison D. Sangma, NPP since12 September 2025
Chief Minister	Conrad Sangma, NPP since 6 March 2018
Deputy Chief Minister	Prestone Tynsong,Sniawbhalang Dhar, NPP since7 March 2023
Leader of the Opposition	Mukul Sangma, AITC sinceAugust 28 2024
Structure
Seats	60
By party By alliance
Political groups	Government (51)  MDA (51)[1][2][3]  NPP (33)  UDP (12)  BJP (2)  HSPDP (2)  IND (2) Official Opposition (5)  AITC (5) Other Opposition (4)  VPP (4)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	27 February 2023
Next election	2028
Meeting place
Vidhana Bhavan,Shillong,Meghalaya,India
Website
http://megassembly.gov.in/

TheMeghalaya Legislative Assembly is theunicamerallegislature of theIndian state ofMeghalaya.^[4]

Constituted as a directly elected body in 1972, it has 60 members, filled through direct elections held every five years.^[4] Like other Indian states, Meghalaya has aparliamentary system of government. The executive branch of the Meghalaya Government is derived from the Legislative Assembly.

In independent India, the areas now constituting the state of Meghalaya were part of the state ofAssam and represented in the Assam Legislative Assembly. TheIndian 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.^[4][5] A legislature of 37 members for the new autonomous state was established, with representatives elected indirectly by the autonomous direct councils.^[4][5] The first sitting of the assembly took place in Tura on 14 April 1970. In 1971, the Indian Parliament passed theNorth-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, which converted Meghalaya from an autonomous state within Assam to a full member state of the Indian Union.^[4] The State of Meghalaya was officially formed on 21 January 1972.^[4] The Legislative Assembly was then reconstituted as a directly elected body.^{[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.^[6]

The following is the list of all the Meghalaya Legislative Assemblies:^[7]

There are 15 committees in the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya:^[10]

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 ofpublic 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.

Year	Assembly	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Tenure		Chief Minister	Party
1978	2nd		Paty Ripple Kyndiah	Jaiaw	1979	1981
2008	8th						D. D. Lapang
							Donkupar Roy
			Conrad Sangma	Selsella	2009	2013	President's rule	Nationalist Congress Party
							D D Lapang
							Mukul Sangma
2013	9th		Donkupar Roy[13]	Shella Assembly	18 June 2013	5 March 2018	Mukul Sangma	United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
2018	10th		Mukul Sangma[14]	Songsak	14 March 2018	24 November 2021	Conrad Sangma	Indian National Congress
		Vacant			24 November 2021	13 January 2022		N/A
			Mukul Sangma[15]	Songsak	13 January 2022	4 March 2023		All India Trinamool Congress
2023	11th		Ronnie V. Lyngdoh[16]	Mylliem	09 June 2023	28 August 2024		Indian National Congress
			Mukul Sangma[17]	Songsak	28 August 2024	Incumbent		All India Trinamool Congress

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