Odisha Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of Odisha, also known as the Odisha Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body and consists of 147 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, 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 were held in Odisha in April 2019.
The Legislative Assembly of Odisha, also known as the Odisha Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body and consists of 147 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, 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 were held in Odisha in April 2019.
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PARTY COMPOSITION
The 16th Legislative Assembly of Odisha formed post the elections held in Apr 2019 consists of 147 MLAs. BJD (Biju Janata Dal) secured the highest count of 112 seats in the 2019 Assembly elections taking it comfortably across the majority mark of 74. Subsequently, there were a few changes in the composition of the assembly based on the bye-elections held in specific constituencies.
- BJD currently has 111 MLAs in the Odisha Assembly giving it control over 76% of the total seats in the Assembly
- BJP has 22 MLAs and sits in the Opposition
- All other parties and independent MLAs together account for 13 seats
- 1 seat is currently vacant
Key leaders in the Assembly:
- Speaker: Pramila Mallik (BJD)
- Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik (BJD)
- Leader of the Opposition: Jayanarayan Mishra (BJP)
MLA PROFILE
- 29% of MLAs in the current Assembly have little to no education (grade 12 or below), in comparison to 34% in the previous Assembly.
- 22% of MLAs in the current Assembly are Graduates, just as in the previous Assembly.
- 47% of MLAs in the current Assembly are highly qualified (professionals and above), in comparison to 44% in the previous Assembly.
- Only 12% MLAs in the current Assembly are women
- The percentage of women in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, though increasing since 2009, yet remains at or below 12%.
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