The Haryana Legislative Assembly (ISO: Hariyāṇā Vidhāna Sabhā) is the unicameral legislature of Indian state of Haryana. The seating of the assembly is at Chandigarh, the capital of the state. There are 90 seats in the house filled by direct election using a single-member first-past-the-post system. The term of office is five years.[2]
Haryana Legislative Assembly Hariyāṇā Vidhāna Sabhā | |
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| 15th Haryana Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Vacant since 12 September 2024 | |
Deputy Leader of Opposition | Vacant since 12 September 2024 |
Rajender Kumar Nandal | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 90 |
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Political groups | Government (51)
Official Opposition (37)
Other Opposition (2)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 5 October 2024 |
Next election | 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India | |
| Website | |
| haryanaassembly | |
History
The body was founded in 1966, when the state was created from part of the state of Punjab, by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. The house initially had 54 seats, ten reserved for scheduled castes, this was increased to 81 seats in March 1967, and to 90 seats (including 17 reserved seats) in 1977.[3] Highest number of seats ever won was in 1977 when Janata Party won 75 out of 90 seats when in the aftermath of 1975–77 emergency by Indian National Congress's (INC) Indira Gandhi. INC won only 3 seats, Vishal Haryana Party and independents both won 5 seats each.[4]
Since the formation of Haryana in 1966, the state politics became infamously dominated by the nepotistic clans of 5 political dynasts, Lal trio (Devi Lal, Bansi Lal and Bhajan Lal) as well as the Hooda clan and Rao Birender clan.[5][6] The Mewat region, remotely to the rest of Haryana since it's formation, has been dominated by 3 major political dynasts (Tayyab Husain, Rahim Khan, Khurshid Ahmed).[7] The infamous Aaya Ram Gaya Ram politics, named after Gaya Lal in 1967, of frequent floor-crossing, turncoating, switching parties and political horse trading within short span of time became associated with Haryana.[8][9][10][11]
| Election | Legislative Assembly | From | To | First sitting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1st Assembly | 1 November 1966 | 28 February 1967 | 6 December 1966 |
| 1967 | 2nd Assembly | 17 March 1967 | 21 November 1967 | 17 March 1967 |
| 1968 | 3rd Assembly | 15 July 1968 | 21 January 1972 | 15 July 1968 |
| 1972 | 4th Assembly | 3 April 1972 | 30 April 1977 | 3 April 1972 |
| 1977 | 5th Assembly | 4 July 1977 | 19 April 1982 | 4 July 1977 |
| 1982 | 6th Assembly | 24 June 1982 | 23 June 1987 | 24 June 1982 |
| 1987 | 7th Assembly | 9 July 1987 | 6 April 1991 | 9 July 1987 |
| 1991 | 8th Assembly | 9 July 1991 | 10 May 1996 | 9 July 1991 |
| 1996 | 9th Assembly | 22 May 1996 | 14 December 1999 | 22 May 1996 |
| 2000 | 10th Assembly | 9 March 2000 | 8 March 2005 | 9 March 2000 |
| 2005 | 11th Assembly | 21 March 2005 | 21 August 2009 | 21 March 2005 |
| 2009 | 12th Assembly | 28 October 2009 | 20 October 2014 | 28 October 2009 |
| 2014 | 13th Assembly | 20 October 2014 | 28 October 2019 | 27 October 2014 |
| 2019 | 14th Assembly | 28 October 2019 | 8 October 2024 | 4 November 2019 |
| 2024 | 15th Assembly | 8 October 2024 |
Floor Leaders and Ministers
| Designation | Name |
|---|---|
| Governor | Bandaru Dattatreya |
| Speaker | Harvinder Kalyan |
| Deputy Speaker | Krishan Lal Middha |
| Leader of the House | Nayab Singh Saini |
| Leader of the Opposition | TBD |
| Deputy Leader of Opposition | TBD |
| Secretary of Legislative Assembly | Rajender Kumar Nandal |
List of Assemblies
The elections for the Haryana Vidhan Sabha are being held since 1967.[12]
- ^ defected from Indian National Congress
Members of Legislative Assembly
See also
References
- ^ "Haryana Assembly Elections: All 3 Independent MLAs extend support to BJP". The Hindu. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Haryana Vidhan Sabha". Legislative Bodies in India website. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Haryana Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India website. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ Sharma, Somdat (22 August 2019). "Haryana Election 2019: भाजपा को मिली 75 सीटें तो 42 साल बाद इतिहास खुद को दोहराएगा- हरिभूमि, Haribhoomi". www.haribhoomi.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Pal, Sat (9 August 2018). "In the land of fence-sitters". www.millenniumpost.in. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Bhardwaj, Deeksha (30 April 2019). "How 5 families over 3 generations have controlled Haryana's politics from day one". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Manav, Sushil (7 August 2023). "Meo dynasts have always dominated politics in Mewat — a look at region's leaders, past & present". ThePrint. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Paras Diwan, 1979, Aya Ram Gaya Ram: The Politics Of Defection, Journal of the Indian Law Institute, Vol. 21, No. 3, July–September 1979, pp. 291-312.
- ^ a b Sethi, Chitleen K. (19 May 2018). "As turncoats grab headlines, a look back at the original 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram'". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Prakash, Satya (9 May 2016). "Here is all you wanted to know about the anti-defection law". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ Siwach, Sukhbir (20 December 2011). "'Aaya Ram Gaya Ram' Haryana's gift to national politics". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Election results - Full statistical reports". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 January 2014.