Legislative Assembly
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A Legislative Assembly is the popularly elected lower house of a state’s legislature in India, responsible for making laws and overseeing the state government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly canonical | 2 |
| legislative assembly | 1 |
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elected legislative body
ⓘ
lower house of state legislature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Vidhan Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budgetType | state budget ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | Governor of the state ⓘ |
| canRecommend | creation or abolition of Legislative Council in the state ⓘ |
| compositionDeterminedBy | population of the state ⓘ |
| confidenceRequiredBy | Council of Ministers of the state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| deputyHeadedBy | Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| electorate | citizens of the state ⓘ |
| elects | Chief Minister of the state (indirectly) ⓘ |
| eligibilityToBeMember |
at least 25 years of age
ⓘ
citizen of India ⓘ registered as voter in any constituency in India ⓘ |
| exceptionMinimumMembers | 40 members (for some smaller states) ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Part VI of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
Committee on Public Undertakings (state)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Estimates Committee (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Accounts Committee (state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approve money bills
ⓘ
control over state finances ⓘ make laws on Concurrent List subjects ⓘ make laws on State List subjects ⓘ move no-confidence motion against Council of Ministers ⓘ pass state budget ⓘ |
| hasRole |
lawmaking at state level
ⓘ
oversight of state government ⓘ representation of people in a state ⓘ |
| headedBy | Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| judicialReviewBy |
High Court of the state
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
English (where provided by law)
ⓘ
official language(s) of the state ⓘ |
| maximumMembers | 500 members ⓘ |
| meetsAt | state capital ⓘ |
| memberAbbreviation | MLA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberTitle | Member of Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| minimumMembers | 60 members (general rule) ⓘ |
| onAdviceOf | Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism |
adjournment motions
ⓘ
calling attention motions ⓘ question hour ⓘ zero hour ⓘ |
| partOf | state legislature (India) ⓘ |
| passes |
appropriation bills (state)
ⓘ
finance bills (state) ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | Speaker of the Legislative Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recommendationForCouncil | requires two-thirds majority of members present and voting ⓘ |
| relatedArticle |
Article 168 of the Constitution of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Article 170 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 171 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 174 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 175 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 176 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 177 of the Constitution of India ⓘ Article 178 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 179 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 180 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 181 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 182 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 183 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 184 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 185 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 186 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Article 187 of the Constitution of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationToParliament | subordinate in legislative competence to Parliament on Concurrent List GENERATED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | direct election ⓘ |
| sessionSummonedBy | Governor of the state ⓘ |
| termCondition | subject to earlier dissolution ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
States of India