3rd Jharkhand Assembly

Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand
Type
Type
HousesJharkhand Legislative Assembly
Term limits
2009-2014
History
Founded2009
Preceded by2nd Jharkhand Assembly
Succeeded by4th Jharkhand Assembly
Structure
Seats82
(81 directly elected, 1 nominated)
Political groups
BJP (18)

JMM (18)
INC (13)
JVM (P) (11)
AJSU (6)
Others (6)
RJD (5)
JD (U) (2)
Independent (2)

Nominated (1)[1]
Length of term
5 years
Meeting place
Old Secretariat
Website
jharkhandvidhansabha.nic.in

The Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (Hindi: झारखंड विधान सभा) or the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Jharkhand state in eastern India. The seat of the Vidhan Sabha is at Ranchi, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 81 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies.

Speaker Of The House : Shashank Shekhar Bhokta[2] Leader of the House: Hemant Soren Leader of the Opposition: Arjun Munda Minister of Parliamentary Affairs: Rajendra Prasad Singh Secretary-in-charge: Kaushal Kishore Prasad

List of assemblies

Assembly Duration Winning Party/Coalition Chief Minister
1st 2000–2005 Babulal Marandi
Arjun Munda
2nd 2005–2009 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Bharatiya Janata Party 		Shibu Soren
Arjun Munda
Madhu Koda
3rd 2009–2014 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Indian National Congress
Rashtriya Janata Dal 		Hemant Soren

Composition

Main article: Jharkhand 2009 Assembly Elections Results

Current assembly elections were held in the year 2009. Following is the final seat tally:

Party Flag Seats Won
Indian National Congress + 13
Bharatiya Janata Party 18
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 18
Others 20
Nominated 1
Source: [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Jharkhand State Assembly Elections 2009". Indian Elections. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Jharkhand assembly speaker accorded Z Category Status". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 6 March 2014.