Assam Legislative Assembly

Assam Legislative Assembly
Assam Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral of the Assam Legislature
Term limits	5 years
History
Founded	7 April 1937
Leadership
Governor of Assam	Gulab Chand Kataria ; since 15 February 2023
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 2021
Structure
Seats	126
Political groups	Government (75) NDA (75) BJP (61); AGP (7); UPPL (6); IND (1); Confidence and supply (2) INC (2) Official Opposition (24) INDIA (24) INC (22); CPI(M) (1); RD (1); Other opposition (20) AIUDF (15) BPF (3) IND (2) Vacant (5) Vacant (5)
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.

^ "A Brief Historical Profile of Assam Legislative Assembly". assambidhansabha.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^ "Assam Congress MLA Sashi Kanta Das who extended support to BJP suspended". Hindustan Times. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ "Two Congress MLAs 'join govt', but to remain in Opposition party, says Assam CM Himanta".
^ ^a ^b "Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ "'AIUDF no longer part of grand alliance': Assam Congress decides ahead of bypolls in state". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^ "BPF Legislature Party leader and party spokesperson Durga Das Boro said, "The BPF is not with the BJP or the Congress now. We will contest the LS polls alone."". 27 February 2023.

[1] "A Brief Historical Profile of Assam Legislative Assembly". assambidhansabha.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

[2] "Assam Congress MLA Sashi Kanta Das who extended support to BJP suspended". Hindustan Times. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[3] "Two Congress MLAs 'join govt', but to remain in Opposition party, says Assam CM Himanta".

[grand_alliance-4] "Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Retrieved 11 March 2023.

[5] "'AIUDF no longer part of grand alliance': Assam Congress decides ahead of bypolls in state". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

[6] "BPF Legislature Party leader and party spokesperson Durga Das Boro said, "The BPF is not with the BJP or the Congress now. We will contest the LS polls alone."". 27 February 2023.

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