Gujarat Legislative Assembly

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The Gujarat Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Gujarat in India, responsible for making laws and overseeing the state government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative assembly
state legislature of India
unicameral state legislature
budgetaryFunction passes the annual budget of Gujarat
canBeDissolvedBy Governor of Gujarat
composition elected members from single-member constituencies
constitutionalBasis Articles 168–212 of the Constitution of India
country India
dissolutionOnAdviceOf Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister
electionCommission Election Commission of India
electoralCollegeFor Members of the Council of States representing Gujarat
President of India
surface form: President of India (indirectly via MLAs in presidential election)

Rajya Sabha members from Gujarat
elects Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Members of Rajya Sabha from Gujarat
Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
governingBodyOf Gujarat
hasJurisdictionOver concurrent subjects shared with Parliament of India
state subjects under the Constitution of India
hasLeader Chief Minister of Gujarat (as leader of the House)
Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Leader of the Opposition in Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
hasRole approval of state budget
lawmaking for the state of Gujarat
oversight of the Government of Gujarat
representation of the people of Gujarat
houseType unicameral
inception 1960
jurisdiction Gujarat
surface form: State of Gujarat
languageUsed English
Gujarati
Hindi
legislativeBodyFor Government of Gujarat
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Gandhinagar district
meetingPlace Gujarat Legislative Assembly complex
surface form: Gujarat Vidhan Sabha complex, Gandhinagar
nativeName Gujarat Legislative Assembly self-linksurface differs
surface form: ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા
nativeNameLanguage Gujarati
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfMembers 182
oversightMechanism legislative committees
question hour
zero hour
partOf Indian federal system
precededBy Bombay Legislative Assembly
surface form: Bombay Legislative Assembly (for Gujarat region)
seatOfGovernment Gandhinagar
state Gujarat
subordinateTo Constitution of India
termLength 5 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Bombay Legislative Assembly followedBy Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Government of Gujarat legislativeBranch Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Gandhinagar legislativeBody Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Bharuch district legislativeAssemblyState Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Gujarat Legislative Assembly nativeName Gujarat Legislative Assembly self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: ગુજરાત વિધાનસભા
Gujarat is considered a valuable and prominent state in Western India hasLegislature Gujarat Legislative Assembly
subject surface form: Gujarat
Amreli district legislativeAssemblyState Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Gujarat Town Planning and Urban Development Act enactedBy Gujarat Legislative Assembly