Uttar Pradesh Legislature
Bicameral state legislature of Uttar Pradesh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Uttar Pradesh Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It composed of the governor and both the houses of state legislature. The governor in his/her role as head of the legislature and has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of legislature or to dissolve the Vidhan Sabha. The governor can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the chief minister and his Council of Ministers. The legislature meets 3 times a year at Vidhan Bhavan in Lucknow.
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Uttar Pradesh Legislature उत्तर प्रदेश विधानमंडल | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (Upper House) Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Lower House) |
History | |
Founded | 1956 (68 years ago) (1956) |
Leadership | |
Anandiben Patel since 29 July 2019 | |
Deputy Chairman | Vacant, TBD |
Leader of House Legislative Council | |
Leader of Opposition Legislative Council | Vacant, TBD since 28 March 2022 |
Deputy Speaker | Vacant, TBD |
Leader of House Legislative Assembly | |
Leader of Opposition Legislative Assembly | |
Structure | |
Seats | 503 |
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council political groups | Government (84) NDA (84) Opposition (11) Others (5)
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Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly political groups | Government (280) NDA (280) Opposition (122) Unallied (03) Vacant (1)
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Elections | |
Single transferable vote | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election | 4 May 2023 |
Last Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election | 10 February - 7 March 2022 |
Next Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election | 2023 |
Next Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election | February 2027 |
Meeting place | |
Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow | |
Website | |
Legislative Council Legislative Assembly | |
Constitution | |
Constitution of India |
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