Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Jharkhand
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The Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, commonly known as the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha, is the unicameral state legislature of Jharkhand state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Ranchi, the capital of the state.
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
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| 6th Jharkhand Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Preceded by | Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Chief Minister (Leader of the House) | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 81 |
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Political groups | Government (56)
Official Opposition (24) Others (1)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 13 - 20 November 2024 |
Next election | 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Vidhan Sabha Bhavan, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India | |
| Website | |
| jharkhandvidhansabha | |
List of assemblies
| Assembly (election) |
Chief Minister | Term | Party[a] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st[b] (2000 election) |
Babulal Marandi | 15 November 2000 | 18 March 2003 | 2 years, 123 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Arjun Munda | 18 March 2003 | 2 March 2005 | 1 year, 349 days | |||
| 2nd (2005 election) |
Shibu Soren | 2 March 2005 | 12 March 2005 | 10 days | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| Arjun Munda | 12 March 2005 | 18 September 2006 | 1 year, 190 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Madhu Koda | 18 September 2006 | 27 August 2008 | 1 year, 343 days | Independent | ||
| Shibu Soren | 27 August 2008 | 19 January 2009 | 145 days | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | ||
| Vacant[c] | 19 January 2009 | 30 December 2009 | 345 days | N/A | ||
| 3rd (2009 election) |
Shibu Soren | 30 December 2009 | 1 June 2010 | 153 days | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| Vacant[c] | 1 June 2010 | 11 September 2010 | 102 days | N/A | ||
| Arjun Munda | 11 September 2010 | 18 January 2013 | 2 years, 129 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Vacant[c] | 18 January 2013 | 13 July 2013 | 176 days | N/A | ||
| Hemant Soren | 13 July 2013 | 28 December 2014 | 1 year, 168 days | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | ||
| 4th (2014 election) |
Raghubar Das | 28 December 2014 | 29 December 2019 | 5 years, 1 day | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 5th (2019 election) |
Hemant Soren | 29 December 2019 | 2 February 2024 |
4 years, 35 days | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| Champai Soren | 2 February 2024 |
4 July 2024 |
153 days | |||
| Hemant Soren | 4 July 2024 |
28 November 2024 |
147 days | |||
| 6th (2024 election) |
Hemant Soren | 28 November 2024 |
Incumbent | 1 year, 162 days | ||
Composition
| Alliance | Political party | No. of MLAs | Leader of the party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government MGB Seats: 56 |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | 34 | Hemant Soren (Chief Minister) | ||
| Indian National Congress | 16 | Keshav Mahto Kamlesh | |||
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 4 | Sanjay Prasad Yadav | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 2 | Arup Chatterjee | |||
| Opposition NDA Seats: 24 |
Bharatiya Janata Party | 21 | Babulal Marandi (Leader of the Opposition) | ||
| All Jharkhand Students Union | 1 | Sudesh Mahato | |||
| Janata Dal (United) | 1 | Saryu Roy | |||
| Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) | 1 | Janardan Paswan | |||
| Others Seats: 1 |
Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha | 1 | Jairam Kumar Mahato | ||
| Total | 81 | ||||
Members of Legislative Assembly
Speakers of Legislative Assembly
Leaders of the House
Leaders of the opposition
| Colour key for parties |
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| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term[3] | Assembly (election) |
Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
 Stephen Marandi |
Dumka | 24 November 2000 | 10 July 2004 | 3 years, 229 days | 1st (2000 election) |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 2 |  |
Haji Hussain Ansari | Madhupur | 2 August 2004 | 1 March 2005 | 211 days | |||
| 3 | |
Sudhir Mahato | Ichagarh | 16 March 2005 | 18 September 2006 | 1 year, 186 days | 2nd (2005 election) | ||
| 4 |  |
Arjun Munda | Kharsawan | 4 December 2006 | 29 May 2009 | 2 years, 176 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 5 |  |
Rajendra Prasad Singh | Bermo | 7 January 2010 | 18 January 2013 | 3 years, 11 days | 3rd (2009 election) |
Indian National Congress | |
| (4) | |
Arjun Munda | Kharsawan | 19 July 2013 | 23 December 2014 | 1 year, 157 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 6 |  |
Hemant Soren | Barhait | 7 January 2015 | 28 December 2019 | 4 years, 355 days | 4th (2014 election) |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | |
| 7 |  |
Babulal Marandi | Dhanwar | 24 February 2020 | 16 October 2023 | 3 years, 234 days | 5th (2019 election) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | |
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Amar Kumar Bauri[4] | Chandankiyari | 16 October 2023 | 23 November 2024 | 1 year, 38 days | |||
| (7) | |
Babulal Marandi[5][6] | Dhanwar | 6 March 2025 | Incumbent | 1 year, 64 days | 6th (2024 election) | ||
See also
Notes
- This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
- President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[2]