Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO: Mahārāṣṭra Vidhānasabhā) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies. The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, though the winter session is held in Nagpur. Along with the Maharashtra Legislative Council, it constitutes the legislature of Maharashtra. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker. Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Maharashtra through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier. The current Assembly was elected in November 2024.
List of assemblies
The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961–present):
| Assembly | Year | Speaker | Chief Minister | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1960 | S. L. Silam (INC) | Yashwantrao Chavan (INC) | *INC had won the 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly Elections. INC: 135; IND: 34; PSP: 33; PWP: 31; CPI: 13; SCF: 13; BJS: 4; HMS: 1; Total: 264 (of 396 Maharashtra + Gujarat Seats). |
| 2nd | 1962 | Balasaheb Bharde (INC) | Yashwantrao Chavan (INC) Marotrao Kannamwar (INC) P. K. Sawant (INC) Vasantrao Naik (INC) | INC: 215; PWP: 15; IND: 15; PSP: 9; CPI: 6; RPI: 3; Socialist: 1; Total: 264. |
| 3rd | 1967 | Balasaheb Bharde (INC) | Vasantrao Naik (INC) | INC: 203; PWP: 19; IND: 16; CPI: 10; PSP: 8; RPI: 5; SSP: 4; BJS: 4; CPM: 1; Total: 270. |
| 4th | 1972 | S. K. Wankhede (INC) Balasaheb Desai (INC) | Vasantrao Naik (INC) Shankarrao Chavan (INC) Vasantdada Patil (INC) | INC: 222; IND: 23; PWP: 7; BJS: 5; Socialist: 3; CPI: 2; AIFB: 2; RPI: 2; CPM: 1; IUML: 1; BKD: 1; SHS: 1. Total: 270. |
| 5th | 1978 | Shivraj Patil (INC) Pranlal Vora (INC) | Vasantdada Patil (INC(U)) Sharad Pawar (IC(S)) | JP: 99; INC: 69; INC(I): 62; IND: 28; PWP: 13; CPM: 9; AIFB: 3; RPI: 2; RPI(K): 2; CPI: 1; Total: 288. Post-poll INC + INC(I) Front. |
| 6th | 1980 | Sharad Dighe (INC) | A. R. Antulay (INC) Babasaheb Bhosale (INC) Vasantdada Patil (INC) | INC(I): 186; INC(U): 47; JP: 17; BJP: 14; IND: 10; PWP: 9; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; Total: 288. |
| 7th | 1985 | Shankarrao Jagtap (INC) | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (INC) Shankarrao Chavan (INC) Sharad Pawar (INC) | INC: 161; ICS: 54; JP: 20; IND: 20; BJP: 16; PWP: 13; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; Total: 288. |
| 8th | 1990 | Madhukarrao Chaudhari (INC) | Sharad Pawar (INC) Sudhakarrao Naik (INC) Sharad Pawar (INC) | INC: 141; SHS: 52; BJP: 42; JD: 24; IND: 13; PWP: 8; CPM: 3; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; IUML: 1; ICS(SCS): 1; Total: 288. |
| 9th | 1995 | Dattaji Nalawade (SHS) | Manohar Joshi (SHS) Narayan Rane (SHS) | INC: 80; SHS: 73; BJP: 65; IND: 45; JD: 11; PWP: 6; CPM: 3; SP: 3; Maharashtra Vikas Congress: 1; NVAS: 1; Total: 288. |
| 10th | 1999 | Arun Gujarathi (NCP) | Vilasrao Deshmukh (INC) Sushilkumar Shinde (INC) | INC: 75; SHS: 69; NCP: 58; BJP: 56; IND: 12; PWP: 5; BBM: 3; CPM: 2; JD(S): 1;SP: 2; RPI: 1; GGP: 1; Native People's Party: 1; SJP (Maharashtra): 1; Total: 288. Post-poll INC + NCP Front. |
| 11th | 2004 | Babasaheb Kupekar (NCP) | Vilasrao Deshmukh (INC) Ashok Chavan (INC) | NCP: 71; INC: 69; SHS: 62; BJP: 54; IND: 19; Jan Surajya Shakti: 4; CPM: 3; PWP: 2; BBM: 1; RPI(A): 1; ABHS: 1; STBP: 1; Total: 288. |
| 12th | 2009 | Dilip Walse-Patil (NCP) | Ashok Chavan (INC) Prithviraj Chavan (INC) | INC: 82; NCP: 62; BJP: 46; SHS: 44; IND: 24; MNS: 13; PWP: 4; SP: 4; JSS: 2; BVA: 2; CPM: 1; BBM: 1; SWP: 1; RSPS: 1; Loksangram: 1; Total: 288. |
| 13th | 2014 | Haribhau Bagade (BJP) | Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) | BJP: 122; SHS: 63; INC: 42; NCP: 41; IND: 7; PWP: 3; BVA: 3; AIMIM: 2; CPM: 1; MNS: 1; SP: 1; BBM: 1; RSPS: 1; Total: 288. |
| 14th | 2019 | Nana Patole (INC) Rahul Narwekar (BJP) | Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) Uddhav Thackeray (SHS) Eknath Shinde (SHS) | BJP: 106; SHS: 56; NCP: 53; INC: 44; IND: 13; BVA: 3; AIMIM: 2; SP: 2; PHJSP: 2; CPM: 1; PWP: 1; MNS: 1; JSS: 1; SWP: 1; RSPS: 1; KSP: 1; Total: 288. Post Poll Shiv Sena + BJP Alliance |
| 15th | 2024 | Rahul Narwekar (BJP) | Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) | BJP: 132; SHS: 57; NCP: 41; SS (UBT): 20; INC: 16; NCP (SP): 10; IND: 2; JSS: 2; SP: 2; AIMIM: 1; RYSP: 1; CPM: 1; PWP: 1; RSVA: 1; RSPS:1; Total: 288. Maha Yuti Alliance |
Office bearers
| Title | Portrait | Name | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | Jishnu Dev Varma | 10 March 2026 | |
| Speaker | Rahul Narwekar | 9 December 2024 | |
| Deputy Speaker | Anna Bansode | 25 March 2025 | |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) | Devendra Fadnavis | 5 December 2024 | |
| Deputy Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde | 5 December 2024 | |
| Leader of Opposition | vacant |
Sessions
The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur. In 1975 because elections were in winter season, the monsoon (second) session was convened in Nagpur and winter (third) session was convened in Mumbai.[citation needed]
Maharashtra Legislature Leaders
| House | Leader | Portrait | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Party | |||
| Group Leader of Legislative Assembly BJP Party | Devendra Fadnavis | 26 November 2024 | |
| Group Leader of Legislative Assembly SHS Party | Eknath Shinde | 26 November 2024 | |
| Group Leader of Legislative Assembly NCP Party | Sunetra Ajit Pawar | 31 January 2026 | |
| Group Leader of Legislative Assembly SS(UBT) Party | Aaditya Thackeray | 26 November 2024 | |
| Group Leader of Legislative Assembly Congress Party | Vijay Wadettiwar | 13 February 2025 | |
| Group Leader of Legislative Assembly NCP(SP) Party | Jitendra Awhad | 1 December 2024 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
See also
- Bombay Legislative Assembly
- Legislature of Maharashtra
- Elections in Maharashtra
- List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad
- List of governors of Maharashtra
- List of chief ministers of Maharashtra
- List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of deputy speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of deputy leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Notes
External links
- 27 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- . Government of Maharashtra. 2016.