Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha | |
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| 16th Andhra Pradesh Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 November 1956 |
| Preceded by | Andhra State Legislative Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Syed Abdul Nazeer since 24 February 2023 | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Chief Minister (Leader of the House) | |
Deputy Chief Minister (Deputy Leader of the House) | |
Secretary General | Suryadevara Prasanna Kumar since 15 July 2024 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 175 |
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Political groups | Government (164)
Other Opposition (11)
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
First election | 11 February 1955 |
Last election | 13 May 2024 |
Next election | April / May 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Assembly Chamber, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| Website | |
| Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ, ISO: Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state, Andhra Pradesh.[1]
The Legislative Assembly consists of 175 members who are elected by adult universal suffrage under the first-past-the-post system. The duration of the Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting unless it is decided to dissolve the Assembly sooner. The Legislative Assembly's main functions include legislation, overseeing of administration, passing the budget, and airing public grievances.[2]
The Legislative Assembly holds three sessions annually, one for Budget and the other for Monsoon and Winter sessions.[3]
The Legislative Assembly took up residence in the interim Legislative Assembly Building in Amaravati beginning from the 2017 Budget session. The new building has systems for automatic speech translation and automatic vote recording.[4]
History
[edit | edit source]The Andhra Legislative Assembly[5] was constituted after the formation of Andhra State on 1 October 1953. When Andhra Pradesh was formed on 1 November 1956 by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State, the 140 Members of the Andhra State Legislative Assembly and 105 Members representing the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State merged to form APLA. At the time of formation, the Legislature was unicameral with only an Assembly with 301 Members. The first meeting was held on 3 December 1956. Sri Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao and Palasa Surya Chandra Rao were the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker, respectively.
With the formation of the Legislative Council on 1 July 1958, the Andhra Pradesh Legislature became bicameral and remained so until 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was dissolved on 31 May 1985 during the period of the Eighth Legislative Assembly and the state legislature once again became unicameral.[2]
On 2 June 2014, the state of Andhra Pradesh was split to form the new state of Telangana. Andhra Pradesh was allocated 175 legislative seats with the remaining 119 allocated to Telangana Legislative Assembly.[6]
The 2019 election was held on 11 April 2019,[7] the YSR Congress Party won 151 seats and the Telugu Desam Party bagged 23 seats. Janasena Party won one seat.[8] The 2024 election was held 13 May 2024, the Kutami alliance won a 164 seats, whilst the YSR Congress Party won 11 seats.[9]
Composition
[edit | edit source]The current assembly is the sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh.
Presiding officers
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Members
[edit | edit source]| Party | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Telugu Desam Party | 135 | |
| Janasena Party | 21 | |
| YSR Congress Party | 11 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 8 | |
| Total | 175 | |
Electoral history
[edit | edit source]Andhra State (1953–1956)
[edit | edit source]| Years | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | KLP | CPI | PSP | KMPP | IND | ||
| 1955 | 119 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 196 |
Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)
[edit | edit source]| Years | Others | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | INC | BJP | LEFT | IND | |||
| 1957 | – | 187 | – | 37 | 34 | 43 | 301 |
| 1962 | 177 | 51 | 21 | 51 | 300 | ||
| 1967 | 165 | 20 | 68 | 34 | 287 | ||
| 1972 | 219 | 8 | 57 | 3 | |||
| 1978 | 175 | 14 | 15 | 90 | 294 | ||
| 1983 | 201 | 60 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 202 | 50 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 3 | |
| 1989 | 74 | 181 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | |
| 1994 | 216 | 26 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 180 | 91 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 47 | 185 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 34[b] | |
| 2009 | 92 | 156 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 36 |
Andhra Pradesh (since 2014)
[edit | edit source]| Years | Others | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | YSRCP | JSP | BJP | IND | |||
| 2014 | 102 | 67 | –[c] | 4 | 1 | 1 | 175 |
| 2019 | 23 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 135 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
List of the assemblies
[edit | edit source]1953–1956
[edit | edit source]| Year | Election | Chief Minister | Party | Party-wise seats details | Opposition Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | First Assembly | Tanguturi Prakasam | (Congress) | Total: 196. Congress: 119 CPI: 15, Independents: 8 |
Tarimela Nagi Reddy | |
| 1955 | First Assembly | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | (Congress) | Total: 196. Congress: 119 CPI: 15, Independents: 8 |
Tarimela Nagi Reddy | |
Since 1956
[edit | edit source]Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]{{#section-h:16th Andhra Pradesh Assembly|List of the Members of the Legislative Assembly}}
See also
[edit | edit source]- Elections in Andhra Pradesh
- List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh
- Government of Andhra Pradesh
- Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
- List of Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh
References
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Notes
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- ^ Telangana Rashtra Samithi bagged 26 seats as part of the United Progressive Alliance
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- ^ No official opposition because no political party obtained at least 10% of the seats in the following assembly election
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