The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly or the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India.
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha | |
|---|---|
| 6th Chhattisgarh Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Leadership | |
Ramen Deka since 31 July 2024 | |
Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | |
Deputy Leader of the House (Deputy Chief Minister) | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 90 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (53)
Official Opposition (35) Other Opposition (1)
Vacant (1)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 7 and 17 November 2023 |
Next election | 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India | |
| Website | |
| cgvidhansabha | |
The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Raipur, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of Legislative Assembly, which include 90 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies.[1] Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
History
editThe state of Chhattisgarh was created by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act 2000,[2] approved by the President of India on 25 August 2000. The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha came into existence with the creation of the state on 1 November 2000. The first session of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha was held at Jashpur hall of Rajkumar College in Raipur. Later, the Vidhan Sabha was shifted to the newly constructed Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Bhavan at Vidhan Nagar, on Raipur–Baloda Bazar Road.[1]
A new building for Vidhan Sabha is under construction at Sector 19, Atal Nagar behind Indravati Bhawan & Mahanadi Bhawan. The groundbreaking ceremony was done by Bhupesh Baghel on 29 August 2020 in the presence of leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and other ministers. The construction is currently halted since 2021 and all tenders are cancelled by the Government of Chhattisgarh due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Chhattisgarh. The inauguration is expected to be on or after 2025.[3][4]
Leaders
edit| Title | Name | Portrait | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Ramen Deka | 
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31 July 2024 |
| Speaker | Dr. Raman Singh | 
|
19 December 2023 |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
Vishnu Deo Sai | 
|
13 December 2023 |
| Deputy Chief Minister | Arun Sao | 
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| Vijay Sharma | 
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| Leader of Opposition | Charan Das Mahant | 
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16 December 2023 |
List of Assemblies
editMembers of Legislative Assembly
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India website. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000". India Code.
- ^ "छत्तीसगढ़ में 270 करोड़ में बनेगा नया विधानसभा भवन भूमि पूजन आज". Nai Dunia (in Hindi). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ PTI (13 May 2021). "Chhattisgarh cancels tenders for new assembly building, halts construction of major projects". ThePrint. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "The Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2000" (PDF). 2000. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh BJP appoints new Leader of Opposition". The Hindu. 17 August 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Result 2023: Full list of winners and losers constituency wise from BJP, Congress and other parties". Zee Business. 4 December 2023.
Further reading
edit- "Sarguja royal elected leader of Opposition in Chhattisgarh". The Statesman. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014.