Punjab Legislative Assembly
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The Punjab Legislative Assembly or the Punjab Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the state of Punjab in India. The Sixteenth Punjab Legislative Assembly was constituted in March 2022. At present, it consists of 117 members, directly elected from 117 single-seat constituencies. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly is five years unless dissolved sooner. The Speaker of the sixteenth assembly is Kultar Singh Sandhwan. The meeting place of the Legislative Assembly since 6 March 1961 is the Vidhan Bhavan in Chandigarh.
Vacancy
| Date | Constituency | Previous MLA | Reason | Elected MLA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | 21 | Tarn Taran | Kashmir Singh Sohal | Template:Full party name with color | Died on 27 June 2025 [1] | TBD | |||
History
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After the independence of India, on 15 July 1948, eight princely states of East Punjab grouped together to form a single state, Patiala and East Punjab States Union. The Punjab State Legislature was a bicameral house in April 1952, comprising the Vidhan Sabha (lower house) and Vidhan Parishad (upper house). In 1956 that state was largely merged into Punjab, the strength of the Vidhan Parishad of the new State of Punjab was enhanced from 40 seats to 46 seats and in 1957, it was increased to 51. Punjab was trifurcated in 1966 to form Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Punjab. The Vidhan Parishad was reduced to 40 seats and the Vidhan Sabha grew by 50 seats to 104 seats. On 1 January 1970, the Vidhan Parishad was abolished leaving the state with a unicameral legislature.[2]
Legislature
The legislature comprises the governor and the Punjab Legislative Assembly, which is the highest political organ in the state. The governor has the power to summon the assembly or to close the same. All members of the legislative assembly are directly elected, normally once in every five years by the eligible voters who are above 18 years of age. The current assembly consists of 117 elected members. The elected members select one of its own members as its chairperson who is called the speaker of the assembly. The speaker is assisted by the deputy speaker who is also elected by the members. The conduct of a meeting in the house is the responsibility of the speaker.
The main function of the assembly is to pass laws and rules. Every bill passed by the house has to be finally approved by the governor before it becomes applicable.
The normal term of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting.[3]
Sixteenth Assembly
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Past election results
| Years | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | bgcolor="Template:Party color" | | Others | Total | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | SAD | AAP | BJP | IND | ||||
| 1952 | 96 | 13 | ~ | ~ | 9 | 8 | 126 | 64 |
| 1957 | 120 | ^ | 13 | 21 | 154 | 78 | ||
| 1962 | 90 | 19 | 18 | 27 | ||||
| 1967 | 48 | ^ | 9 | 47 | 104 | 53 | ||
| 1969 | 38 | 43 | 4 | 17 | ||||
| 1972 | 66 | 24 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| 1977 | 17 | 58 | 2 | 40 | 117 | 59 | ||
| 1980 | 63 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |||
| 1985 | 32 | 73 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 1992 | 87 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | |||
| 1997 | 14 | 75 | 18 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 2002 | 62 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2007 | 44 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 46 | 56 | 12 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 77 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
- ^ - Party didn't contest election
- ~ - Party didn't exist
- - Green color box indicates the party/parties who formed the government
- - Red color box indicates the official opposition party
List of Punjab Legislative Assemblies
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See also
- PEPSU
- Interim East Punjab Assembly
- Elections in Punjab
- List of governors of Punjab (India)
- List of constituencies of Punjab Legislative Assembly
- List of deputy chief ministers of Punjab, India
- List of speakers of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the opposition in the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Notes
References
External links
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- ↑ Punjab: Tarn Taran AAP MLA Dr Kashmir Singh Sohal passes away at 62 — Hindustan Times
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