Unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam
Assam Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Assembly
Type
Type
Unicameral
of the Assam Legislature
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded
7 April 1937 (87 years ago) (1937-04-07)[1]
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)[2]
Confidence and supply (2)
INC (2)[3]
Official Opposition (25)
INDIA (25)
INC (23)
CPI(M) (1)[4]
RD (1)[4]
Other opposition (20)
AIUDF (15)[5]
BPF (3)[6]
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.
^"A Brief Historical Profile of Assam Legislative Assembly". assambidhansabha.org. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^"Assam Congress MLA Sashi Kanta Das who extended support to BJP suspended". Hindustan Times. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^"Two Congress MLAs 'join govt', but to remain in Opposition party, says Assam CM Himanta".
^ ab"Assam Congress initiates grand alliance move against BJP for 2024 Lok Sabha polls". Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^"'AIUDF no longer part of grand alliance': Assam Congress decides ahead of bypolls in state". Hindustan Times. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^"BPF Legislature Party leader and party spokesperson Durga Das Boro said, "The BPF is not with the BJP or the Congress now. We will contest the LS polls alone."". 27 February 2023.
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