Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha राजस्थान विधान सभा
14th Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker of the Assembly	Kailash Meghwal, BJP Since 2013
Chief Minister	Vasundhara Raje, BJP Since 2013
Leader of the Opposition	Rameshwar Lal Dudi, INC Since 20 Jan 2014
Structure
Seats	200
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	2013
Meeting place
Vidhana Bhavan in Jaipur
Website
http://rajassembly.nic.in/

The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people for a term of 5 years. Presently, the legislative assembly consists of 200 members.

History

The First Rajasthan Legislative Assembly (1952–57) was inaugurated on 31 March 1952. It had a strength of 160 members. The strength was increased to 190 after the merger of the erstwhile Ajmer State with Rajasthan in 1956. The Second (1957–62) and Third (1962–67) Legislative Assemblies had a strength of 176. The Fourth (1967–72) and Fifth (1972–77) Legislative Assembly comprised 184 members each. The strength became 200 from the Sixth (1977–1980) Legislative Assembly onwards. The(Fourteenth) Legislative Assembly was commence on 21 January 2013.

Political parties

SN	Party	Seats won	Seats Changed	Votes in Percentage
1	Bhartiya Janata Party	160	+ 83	46.047 %
2	Indian National Congress	24	– 71	33.711 %
3	National Peoples Party	4	+4	4.336 %
4	Bahujan Samaj Party	3	-3	3.431 %
5	National Unionist Zamindara Party	2	+2	1.033 %
6	Independent	7	– 5	8.369 %
	Total	200/200

External links

• Rajassembly.nic.in
• Rajasthan Assembly Election 2013 News, Candidates List