The Maharashtra state assembly the Vidhan Sabha

The Maharashtra state assembly the Vidhan Sabha

The Maharashtra state assembly the Vidhan Sabha is the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. The upper house the Legislative council are indirectly elected through an electoral college.

The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur.

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Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad

The present strength of the Vidhan Parishad is 78 members. 12 members are nominated by the Governor and rest of them is elected indirectly through electoral colleges. 31 members are elected by the Vidhan Sabha members. 21 members are elected by the local bodies of Maharashtra. 7 members are elected by the teachers and the same number of members is elected by the graduates. It is a continuous House and not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retires every second year and is replaced by new members. As such a member enjoys tenure of six years. The members of the Vidhan Parishad elect its Chairman and Deputy Chairman. Current Chairman is Shivajirao Deshmukh.

Elected by Vidhan Sabha Members (31)

Local Authorities' Constituencies (21)

Mumbai Local Authorities

Dhule-cum-Nandurbar Local Authorities

Jalgaon Local Authorities

Nashik Local Authorities

Ahmednagar Local Authorities

Thane Local Authorities

Raigad-cum-Ratnagiri-cum-Sindhudurg Local Authorities

Pune Local Authorities

Kolhapur Local Authorities

Sangli-cum-Satara Local Authorities

Solapur Local Authorities

Osmanabad-cum-Latur-cum-Beed Local Authorities - Diliprao Deshmukh (INC)

Aurangabad-cum-Jalna Local Authorities

Parbhani Local Authorities

Nanded Local Authorities

Akola-cum-Washim-cum-Buldhana Local Authorities - Gopalkisan Radhakisan Bajoria (Shiv Sena)[2]

Amravati Local Authorities

Yavatmal Local Authorities

Nagpur Local Authorities

Bhandara Local Authorities

Wardha-cum-Chandrapur-cum-Gadhchiroli Local Authorities

Teachers' Constituencies (7)

Mumbai Teachers

Konkan Division Teachers

Pune Division Teachers

Nashik Division Teachers

Aurangabad Division Teachers

Amravati Division Teachers - Vasantrao datarao Khotre [3]

Nagpur Division Teachers

Graduates' Constituencies (7)

Mumbai Graduates

Konkan Division Graduates

Pune Division Graduates

Nashik Division Graduates

Aurangabad Division Graduates

Amravati Division Graduates - Prof. B T Deshmukh [4]

Nagpur Division Graduates - Nitin Gadkari BJP

Nominated (12)