Assam Legislative Assembly

Assam Legislative Assembly
Assam Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral of the Assam Legislature
Term limits	5 years
History
Founded	7 April 1937
Leadership
Governor of Assam	Gulab Chand Kataria ; since 15 February 2023
Speaker of the house	Biswajit Daimary, BJP ; since 21 May 2021
Deputy Speaker of the house	Numal Momin, BJP ; since 21 May 2021
Leader of the house; Chief Minister	Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP ; since 10 May 2021
Leader of the Opposition	Debabrata Saikia, INC ; since 20 May 2021
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Rakibul Hussain, INC ; since 20 May 2021
Structure
Seats	126
Political groups	Government (79) NDA (79) BJP (63); AGP (8); UPPL (7); IND (1); Confidence and supply (2) INC (2) Official Opposition (25) UOF (25) INC (23); CPI(M) (1); RD (1); Other opposition (20) AIUDF (15) BPF (3) IND (2)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	27 March to 6 April 2021
Next election	2026
Meeting place
	Assam Legislative Assembly complex, ; Dispur, Guwahati, Assam, India - 781006.
Website
	www.assambidhansabha.org

The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved.

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