Punjab Legislative Assembly

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The Punjab Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in the Indian state of Punjab.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative assembly of an Indian state
unicameral state legislature
budgetaryPower passes state budget of Punjab
canBeDissolvedBy Governor of Punjab
capital Chandigarh
constitutionalBasis Constitution of India
country India
deputyPresidingOfficerTitle Deputy Speaker
electoralCollegeFor Rajya Sabha constituencies of India
surface form: Members of the Rajya Sabha from Punjab

President of India
elects Chief Minister of Punjab (indirectly, via majority support)
establishedInPeriod post-independence India
governs Executive branch of the Government of Punjab
hasCommittee Committee on Public Undertakings of Punjab Legislative Assembly
Estimates Committee (India)
surface form: Estimates Committee of Punjab Legislative Assembly

Public Accounts Committee of Punjab Legislative Assembly
hasJurisdiction Punjab
surface form: State of Punjab
hasLowerHouse Punjab Legislative Assembly self-link
hasSession Budget session
Monsoon session
Winter session
hasSpeaker Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly
houseType unicameral
isPartOf Government of Punjab
surface form: Government of Punjab, India
languageUsed English
Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi
legislatureOf Punjab
surface form: Punjab, India
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Punjab
surface form: Punjab, India
mainFunction budget approval for the state of Punjab
lawmaking for the state of Punjab
oversight of the state government of Punjab
representation of the people of Punjab
meetsIn Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh
surface form: Vidhan Bhavan, Chandigarh
meetsUnder Governor of Punjab
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfMembers 117
oversees Government of Punjab
surface form: Council of Ministers of Punjab
oversightMechanism legislative committees
question hour
zero hour
passes state laws on Concurrent List subjects
state laws on State List subjects
presidingOfficerTitle Speaker
seat Chandigarh
state Punjab
subjectTo Constitution of India
termLength 5 years
typeOfLegislature state legislature
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Government of Punjab hasLegislature Punjab Legislative Assembly
Government of Punjab legislativeAuthorityVestedIn Punjab Legislative Assembly
Aam Aadmi Party participatesIn Punjab Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: Punjab Legislative Assembly elections
Giani Zail Singh memberOf Punjab Legislative Assembly
Punjab Legislative Assembly hasLowerHouse Punjab Legislative Assembly self-link
Emblem of Punjab, India associatedWith Punjab Legislative Assembly
Haryana Legislative Assembly precededBy Punjab Legislative Assembly
this entity surface form: Punjab Legislative Assembly (for Haryana region)