Uttar Pradesh Legislature
Uttar Pradesh Legislature उत्तर प्रदेश विधानमंडल | |
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 Seal of the Uttar Pradesh | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (Upper House) Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Lower House) |
| History | |
| Founded | 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 |
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Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council political groups | Government (70) NDA (70) Opposition (16)
Others (11) Vacant (3)
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Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly political groups | Government (273) NDA (273) Opposition (119) Others (5) |
| Elections | |
| Single transferable vote | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election | 9 April 2022 |
Last Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election | 10 February - 7 March 2022 |
Next Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election | 2028 |
Next Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election | 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Vidhan Bhawan | |
| Website | |
| Legislative Council Legislative Assembly | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of India | |
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.
Composition
The Uttar Pradesh Legislature consists of two houses, namely the Vidhan Sabha and the Vidhan Parishad, with the governor acting as their head.
Governor
The Governor of the Uttar Pradesh acts as the head of the legislature and enjoys all executive, legislative and discretionary powers of the state. The governors of the states of India have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at the central level. The Governor is appointed by the President of India for the term of 5 years.
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Sessions of the Legislature
The period during which the both houses meet to conduct their business is called a session. The constitution empowers the governor to summon each house at such intervals that there should not be more than a six-month gap between the two sessions. Hence the Legislature must meet at least twice a year. In India, the legislature of each state conducts three sessions each year:
- Budget session: January/February to May
- Monsoon session: July to August/September
- Winter session: November to December
Meeting Place
The Vidhan Bhavan located at VS Marg in Lucknow, the capital of the state serves as the seat and the meeting place for both the houses of the legislature. All three sessions of the legislature held here only. The building was designed by Samuel Swinton Jacob and Heera Singh; Singh also drew up the blueprint of the building. Butler subsequently monitored the construction of the building. The building was completed in little over five years at a cost of ₹21 lakh (equivalent to ₹36 crore or US$4.6 million in 2020) (1922 cost not adjusted for inflation) and was inaugurated on 21 February 1928.
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Interior of the Legislative Building. -
Seats present in the lower house of the legislature. -
Outside View of the Legislative Building.
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See also
- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
- Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
- Yogi Adityanath
- Lucknow
- Uttar Pradesh
