Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India
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The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly or the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Chhattisgarh state in India.
Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha | |
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| 6th Chhattisgarh Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Leadership | |
Ramen Deka since 31 July 2024 | |
Vacant since 13 December 2023 | |
Chief Minister (Leader of the House) | |
Deputy Chief Minister (Deputy Leader of the House) | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 90 |
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Political groups | Government (54)
Official Opposition
Other Opposition (1)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
First election | 1 December 2003 |
Last election | 7 and 17 November 2023 |
Next election | 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Capitol Complex Circle (Sector 19), Nava Raipur, Chhattisgarh | |
| Website | |
| cgvidhansabha | |
The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Sector 19, Atal Nagar, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 90 Members of Legislative Assembly, which include 90 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies.[1] Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.
History
The state of Chhattisgarh was created by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act 2000,[2] approved by the President of India on 25 August 2000. The Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha came into existence with the creation of the state on 1 November 2000. The first session of the Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha was held at Jashpur hall of Rajkumar College in Raipur. Later, the Vidhan Sabha was shifted to the newly constructed Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha Bhavan at Vidhan Nagar, on Raipur–Baloda Bazar Road.[1]
A new building for Vidhan Sabha was being constructed at Sector 19, Atal Nagar behind Indravati Bhawan & Mahanadi Bhawan. The groundbreaking ceremony was done by Bhupesh Baghel on 29 August 2020 in the presence of leaders like Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and other ministers. The construction was halted for 2021 and all tenders were cancelled by the Government of Chhattisgarh due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Chhattisgarh. Later from 2022, construction work resumed.[3][4]
Leaders
| Title | Name | Portrait | Since |
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| Governor | Ramen Deka | .jpg) |
31 July 2024 |
| Speaker | Dr. Raman Singh |  |
19 December 2023 |
| Leader of the House (Chief Minister) |
Vishnu Deo Sai |  |
13 December 2023 |
| Deputy Chief Minister | Arun Sao |  | |
| Vijay Sharma |  | ||
| Leader of Opposition | Charan Das Mahant |  |
16 December 2023 |
List of Assemblies
Members of Legislative Assembly
Past Composition
2003–2008
| 2 | 37 | 1 | 50 |
| BSP | INC | NCP | BJP |
2008–2013
| 2 | 38 | 50 |
| BSP | INC | BJP |
2013–2018
| 1 | 39 | 49 | 1 |
| BSP | INC | BJP | Ind |
2018–2023
| 2 | 5 | 68 | 15 |
| BSP | JCC | INC | BJP |
2023–Present
| 1 | 35 | 54 |
| GGP | INC | BJP |