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State Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)

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Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)

[!IMPORTANT] Rajasthan has a Unicameral Legislature, meaning it only has a Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) and no Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad). The current strength of the Rajasthan Assembly is 200 members.

1. Constitutional Provisions

  • Article 168: Constitution of Legislatures in States.
  • Article 170: Composition of the Legislative Assemblies (Max 500, Min 60).
  • Article 172: Duration of State Legislatures (Usually 5 years).
  • Article 173: Qualifications for membership (Citizen of India, 25+ years of age).
  • Article 178: The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

2. Evolution of Rajasthan Assembly

AssemblyYearSeatsKey Fact
1st Assembly1952тАУ1957160First elections; Narottam Lal Joshi was Speaker.
6th Assembly1977тАУ1980200Strength fixed at 200 (current strength).
16th Assembly2023тАУPresent200Current Assembly; Vasudev Devnani is Speaker.

3. 16th Vidhan Sabha Composition (2023 Elections)

  • Elections Held: November 2023
  • Party Strengths: BJP - 115, INC - 66, BAP - 3, BSP - 2, RLP - 1, RLD - 1, Independent - 8.
  • Women Representation: 20 Women MLAs elected.
  • Reserved Seats: SC - 34, ST - 25.

4. Key Officials and Historical Facts

PositionNameDetails
Current SpeakerVasudev Devnani16th Assembly (Ajmer North)
Pro-tem SpeakerKalicharan Saraf16th Assembly
Leader of OppositionTika Ram Jully16th Assembly (INC)
First SpeakerNarottam Lal Joshi1952тАУ1957
First Woman SpeakerSumitra Singh12th Assembly (2003)
First woman MLAYashoda Devi1953 (By-election, Banswara)

5. Assembly Building

  • The current Assembly building is located at Janpath, Jaipur.
  • It was inaugurated by the President of India, K. R. Narayanan, on 6 March 2001.
  • The building reflects the architecture of all regions of Rajasthan (Jaipur, Jodhpur, Shekhawati, etc.).

[!NOTE] Pro-tem Speaker: Appointed by the Governor to administer oaths to new members and conduct the election of the permanent Speaker.