Uttar Pradesh Legislature

Uttar Pradesh Legislature

उत्तर प्रदेश विधानमंडल
Uttar Pradesh Legislature ; उत्तर प्रदेश विधानमंडल
	Emblem of India
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council(Upper House); Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly(Lower House)
History
Founded	1956 (68 years ago)
Leadership
Governor	Anandiben Patel ; since 29 July 2019
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath, Bharatiya Janata Party ; since 19 March 2017
Chairman	Kunwar Manvendra Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party ; since 31 January 2021
Deputy Chairman	Vacant, TBD
Leader of House; Legislative Council	Dinesh Sharma, Bharatiya Janata Party ; since 18 March 2017
Leader of Opposition; Legislative Council	Vacant, TBD
Speaker	Vacant, TBD ; since -
Deputy Speaker	Vacant, TBD ; since -
Leader of House; Legislative Assembly	Yogi Adityanath; (Chief Minister), Bharatiya Janata Party ; since 25 March 2022
Leader of Opposition; Legislative Assembly	Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party ; since 26 March 2022
Structure
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council political groups	Government (46) BJP (44); AD(S) (1); NP (1); Opposition (16) SP (16); Others (8) BSP (3); INC (1); TG(NP) (2); IND (2); Vacant (30) Vacant (30);
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly political groups	Government (273); NDA (273) BJP (255); AD(S) (12); NISHAD (6); Opposition (125); SP+ (125) SP (111); RLD (8); SBSP (6); Others (5) INC (2); JSD(L) (2); BSP (1);
Elections
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council voting system	Single transferable vote
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly voting system	First-past-the-post
Last Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election	October 2020
Last Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election	10 February - 7 March 2022
Next Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election	April 2022
Next Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election	2027
Meeting place
	Vidhan Bhawan
Website
	http://upvidhanparishad.nic.in; http://www.uplegisassembly.gov.in
Constitution
	Constitution of India