Assam Legislative Assembly

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The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral law-making body of the Indian state of Assam, comprising elected representatives who formulate state laws and policies.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
unicameral state legislature
buildingType legislative building
canPass state laws on Concurrent List subjects
state laws on State List subjects
country India
deputySpeakerTitle Deputy Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly
electionInterval every 5 years
electoralConstituencies 126 assembly constituencies
elects Deputy Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly
establishedIn 1937
governingDocument Constitution of India
governs Assam
hasAuthorityOver oversight of state executive
state budget
state legislation
hasFunction budget approval
executive oversight
lawmaking
representation of people of Assam
hasHouseType unicameral
jurisdiction State of Assam
leaderOfHouseTitle Chief Minister of Assam
leaderOfOppositionTitle Leader of the Opposition in Assam Legislative Assembly
legislatureType state legislature
locatedIn Dispur
Guwahati
meetsAt Assam Legislative Assembly House, Dispur
meetsInCity Dispur
nativeName অসম বিধান সভা
nativeNameLanguage as
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfMembers 126
officialLanguageUsed Assamese
English
partOf Government of Assam
precededBy Assam Legislative Council
region Northeast India
sessionType budget session
monsoon session
winter session
shortName Assam Vidhan Sabha
speakerTitle Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly
state Assam
termLength 5 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post
website https://assamassembly.gov.in

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Assam
legislature
Assam Legislative Assembly ("Assam Legislative Assembly House, Dispur")
meetsAt
Assam Legislative Assembly ("অসম বিধান সভা")
nativeName
Assam Legislative Assembly ("Assam Vidhan Sabha")
shortName

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