Gujarat Legislative Assembly | |
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15th Gujarat Assembly | |
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Term limits | 5 years |
History | |
Founded | 1 May 1960 |
Preceded by | Bombay Legislative Assembly |
Leadership | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Structure | |
Seats | 182 |
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Political groups | Government (165)
Opposition (17) Vacant (2)
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Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 1 and 5 December 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
Meeting place | |
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23°13′9″N 72°39′25″E / 23.21917°N 72.65694°E Vithalbhai Patel Bhavan, Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India | |
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The Gujarat Legislative Assembly or Gujarat Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Gujarat, in the state capital Gandhinagar. Presently, 182 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from single-member constituencies (seats). It has a term of 5 years unless it is dissolved sooner. 13 constituencies are reserved for scheduled castes and 27 constituencies for scheduled tribes. From its majority party group or by way of a grand coalition cabinet of its prominent members, the state's Executive namely the Government of Gujarat is formed.
Since 1995, the Gujarat Legislative Assembly has been controlled by the Bharatiya Janata Party with an absolute majority in the House.
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