Assam Legislative Assembly

Assam Legislative Assembly Assamese: Asam Bidhansabha Bengali: Āsāma Bidhānasabhā Bodo: Asam Vidhansabha
15th Assam Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral of the Assam Legislature
Term limits	5 years
History
Founded	7 April 1937 (88 years ago) (1937-04-07)[1]
Leadership
Governor	Lakshman Acharya
Speaker of the house	Biswajit Daimary, BJP since 21 May 2021
Deputy Speaker of the house	Numal Momin, BJP since 21 May 2021
Leader of the house (Chief Minister)	Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP since 10 May 2021
Leader of the Opposition	Debabrata Saikia, INC since 20 May 2016
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Vacant since 11 June 2024
Structure
Seats	126
By party By alliance
Political groups	Government (84)   NDA (84)   BJP (64)   AGP (8)   UPPL (7)   IND (5)[2] Official Opposition(22)   INC (22) Other Opposition (20)   AIUDF (15)   BPF (3)   CPI(M) (1)   RD (1)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	27 March to 6 April 2021
Next election	2026
Meeting place
Assam Legislative Assembly complex, Dispur, Guwahati, Assam, India - 781006.
Website
www.assambidhansabha.org

The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker, currently Biswajit Daimary.^[3]

Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Assam through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier. The current Assembly was elected in April–May 2021, and the next election is scheduled for 2026. The Assembly plays a key role in law-making for the state, handling crucial matters such as state budgets, development policies, and local governance. It has the authority to legislate on issues specified under the State and Concurrent Lists of the Constitution of India.

The Assembly functions through various committees that handle specific issues, including the budget, public accounts, and legislative procedures. The Chief Minister, who is the leader of the majority party in the Assembly, holds executive powers and is the head of the state government. The current Chief Minister is Himanta Biswa Sarma from the BJP, who has been in office since May 2021.

The 2021 election was the BJP securing a simple victory, while the INC emerged as the main opposition party, alongside its allies such as the AIUDF and BPF.