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| Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Name | Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Native name | उत्तर प्रदेश विधान सभा |
| Legislature | 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh |
| House type | Lower house of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature |
| Established | 1937 |
| Preceded by | United Provinces Legislative Council |
| Term limits | Five years |
| Leader1 type | Speaker |
| Leader1 | (See Leadership and Officers) |
| Members | 403 |
| Voting system | First-past-the-post |
| Last election | 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election |
| Meeting place | Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow |
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, constituted under the Constitution of India. It convenes at the Vidhan Bhavan in Lucknow and comprises 403 elected members representing territorial constituencies across districts such as Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut and Ghaziabad. The Assembly's operations intersect with institutions like the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.
The Assembly traces origins to provincial bodies created under the Government of India Act 1935 and predecessors such as the United Provinces Legislative Council, with early sittings involving figures associated with the Indian National Congress, the Muslim League, the Swaraj movement and the princely states. Post-independence developments involved the States Reorganisation Act 1956, delimitation exercises by the Delimitation Commission of India and electoral reforms overseen by the Election Commission of India. Landmark episodes include debates during the Emergency period associated with the Indira Gandhi ministry, constitutional amendments like the Forty-second Amendment and political realignments involving parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Samajwadi Party, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Indian National Congress. Notable personalities who have featured in Assembly history include Chaudhary Charan Singh, Mulayam Singh Yadav, K. K. Shah, Mayawati and Yogi Adityanath, and institutional interactions with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Law Commission have shaped legislative procedures.
The Assembly consists of single-member constituencies demarcated by the Delimitation Commission and uses the first-past-the-post electoral system administered by the Election Commission of India. Seats include general constituencies and reserved constituencies for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes as defined by the Constitution of India and statutes like the Representation of the People Act. Political representation has alternated among national parties such as the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Indian National Congress, regional parties like the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, and smaller parties and independents. Members interact with executive offices including the Chief Minister, state ministries such as the Finance Ministry of Uttar Pradesh and departments like Public Works and Home. Electoral cycles reference events such as the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the 2017 election, the 2022 election and national elections governed by provisions in the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
The Assembly exercises legislative authority under entries in the Seventh Schedule and constitutional provisions including Article 168 and Article 174, affecting subjects like agriculture, public order, policing in collaboration with the Police Council, local government matters involving municipal corporations such as Kanpur Municipal Corporation and Varanasi Municipal Corporation, and taxation subjects within state competence like state excise and stamp duty. It exercises financial controls via appropriation bills, budget approval influenced by the Finance Commission reports and scrutiny of state budgets presented by the Finance Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Oversight functions include motions of no confidence, question hours addressed to ministries including the Health Department and Education Department, and accountability tools such as adjournment motions, calling attention motions and the censure processes seen in parliamentary practice influenced by precedents from the Parliament of India. Judicial review by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad and the Supreme Court of India constrains legislative measures.
Legislation originates as government bills introduced by state ministers or private members' bills moved by individual MLAs, following stages—introduction, first reading, committee consideration, second reading, clause-by-clause consideration, third reading and assent by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. Financial bills follow special procedures including money bills certified as such by the Speaker and budget presentations referencing the State Budget and fiscal estimates. Legislative drafting often involves inputs from the Law Department of Uttar Pradesh, consultations with stakeholders such as municipal councils and district administrations, and scrutiny by select committees including departmental standing committees. Proceedings observe rules from the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly, practices such as zero hour, question hour, and privileges governed by precedents from the Parliament of India and the Privileges Committee.
Key constitutional and statutory offices interacting with the Assembly include the Speaker of the Assembly, Deputy Speaker, Leader of the House (typically the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh), Leader of the Opposition, the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh and the Secretary of the Assembly. Speakers have exercised roles shaped by parliamentary figures and rulings comparable to those in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, overseeing discipline, quorum, points of order and certification of money bills. Administrative officers include the Secretary, the Serjeant-at-Arms, principal officers coordinating with the Governor of Uttar Pradesh and liaison with state ministries such as the Home Department and Legislative Department.
The Assembly operates a system of committees—departmentally oriented standing committees, select committees for detailed examination of bills, the Public Accounts Committee, the Estimates Committee and committees on petitions, privileges and ethics. These committees examine subjects including state finance, public undertakings like state transport corporations, development schemes implemented by the Rural Development Department and documents such as audit reports prepared by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Committees summon officials from departments including the Health Department, Education Department and Public Works Department, and produce reports that influence legislative amendments and policy decisions.
The Vidhan Bhavan in Lucknow houses the Assembly chamber, committee rooms, libraries, archives and offices for members, with facilities managed by the Secretariat of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and infrastructure projects coordinated with the Public Works Department and Urban Development authorities. The complex provides legislative libraries that hold publications from institutions such as the Law Commission of India, the National Archives of India and the Census of India, and security arrangements liaise with the Uttar Pradesh Police and the Special Protection Group during high-profile sittings involving visiting dignitaries such as the President of India or Union ministers.
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