Gujarat Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of Gujarat, also known as the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body and consists of 182 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gandhinagar, the capital of the state.
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister. The last legislative Assembly elections in Gujarat were held in Dec 2022.
The Legislative Assembly of Gujarat, also known as the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body and consists of 182 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Gandhinagar, the capital of the state.
The term of the Legislative Assembly is five years. However, it may be dissolved earlier than that by the Governor on the request of the Chief Minister. The last legislative Assembly elections in Gujarat were held in Dec 2022.
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PARTY COMPOSITION
The 15th Legislative Assembly of Gujarat formed post the elections held in Dec 2022 consists of 182 MLAs. BJP secured the highest count of 156 seats in the 2022 Assembly elections, comfortably crossing the majority mark of 92 seats to form the government.
- The BJP now has 156 MLAs in the Gujarat Assembly giving it control over 86% of the total seats in the Assembly
- INC has 13 MLAs
- All other parties and independent MLAs together account for 7 seats
- 3 seats are currently vacant
Key leaders in the Assembly:
- Speaker: Shankar Chaudhary (BJP)
- Chief Minister: Bhupendra Patel (BJP)
- Leader of the Opposition: Vacant
MLA PROFILE
- The education levels of MLAs in the current Assembly are lesser than those in the previous Assembly
- 51% of MLAs in the current Assembly have little to no education (grade 12 or below), in comparison to 57% in the previous Assembly
- 19% of MLAs in the current Assembly are Graduates, in comparison to 18% in the previous Assembly.
- 27% of MLAs in the current Assembly are highly qualified (professionals and above) in comparison to 18% in the previous Assembly
- Only 8% MLAs in the current Assembly are women
- The percentage of women in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly has decreased from 9% in 2007 and 2012 to 8% in 2022 and remains one of the lowest across all states in India.
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