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Telangana Legislative Assembly
The Telangana Legislative Assembly (ISO: Telangāṇa Śāsana Sabha) is the lower house of the Telangana Legislature in India. The Legislative Assembly of Telangana currently consists of 119 elected members.
| Telangana Legislative Assembly Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Sabha |
|---|
| 3rd Telangana Assembly |
| Lower house of the Telangana Legislature |
| 5 years |
| 2 June 2014 (2014-06-02) |
| Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| 9 December 2023 |
| Shiv Pratap Shukla since 11 March 2026 |
| Gaddam Prasad Kumar, INC since 14 December 2023 |
| Revanth Reddy, INC since 7 December 2023 |
| K. Chandrashekar Rao, BRS since 16 December 2023 |
| Rendla Thirupathi since 26 December 2025 |
| 119 |
| Government (77) |
| INC (76) |
| CPI (1) |
| Official Opposition (27) |
BRS (27) Other Opposition (15)
AIMIM (7) BJP (7) IND (1) | | 2023 – 2028 | | First past the post | | 30 April 2014 | | 30 November 2023 | | November 2028 | | | | Assembly Building, Hyderabad, Telangana | | Telangana Legislative Assembly |
The Telangana Legislative Assembly (ISO: Telangāṇa Śāsana Sabha) is the lower house of the Telangana Legislature in India. The Legislative Assembly of Telangana currently consists of 119 elected members.
The members of the Vidhana Sabha are directly elected by people through adult franchise. Each constituency elects one member of the assembly. Members are popularly known as M.L.A.s. The assembly is elected using the simple plurality or "first past the post" electoral system. The elections are conducted by the Election Commission of India.
Telangana Legislative Assembly came into existence with 119 seats in June 2014 with the formation of Telangana. TRS swept the first election and formed the government with INC and TDP as opposition parties. In the 2018 elections, TRS won with a greater majority.There was one nominated member from the Anglo-India community till 2023. INC formed the government in 2023 with BRS and BJP as opposition parties.
The duration of the Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless it is decided to dissolve the Assembly sooner. The Legislative Assembly's main functions include legislation, overseeing of administration, passing the budget, and airing public grievances.
There are currently 119 MLAs in the legislative assembly elected by the people. The state is divided into 119 constituencies with roughly equal populations. Every 5 years the assembly is up for election. However election can happen earlier if:
- Failure to govern the state under the constitution
- Inability of anyone to command majority support in the house for more than one month
- Unopposed decision of cabinet to dissolve the house
The current assembly is the third Legislative Assembly of Telangana.
| Designation | Name |
|---|---|
| Governor | Shiv Pratap Shukla |
| Speaker | Gaddam Prasad Kumar(INC) |
| Leader of the House(Chief Minister) | Revanth Reddy(INC) |
| Leader of the Opposition | K. Chandrashekar Rao(BRS) |
| Party | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 76 | |
| Bharat Rashtra Samithi | 27 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 7 | |
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 7 | |
| Communist Party of India | 1 | |
| Independent politician | 1 |
| Assembly(Election) | Ruling Party | Chief Minister | Deputy Chief Minister | Speaker | Deputy Speaker | Leader of the House | Leader of the Opposition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st(2014) | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | K. Chandrashekar Rao | M. Mahmood Ali |
T. Rajaiah
Kadiyam Srihari | Madhusudhana Chary Sirikonda | M. Padma Devender Reddy | K. Chandrashekar Rao | Kunduru Jana Reddy | | | 2nd(2018) | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | K. Chandrashekar Rao | Vacant | Srinivas Reddy Parige (Pocharam) | T. Padma Rao | K. Chandrashekar Rao | Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka | | | | Vacant | | | | | | | | | | | 3rd(2023) | Indian National Congress | | Anumula Revanth Reddy | Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka | Gaddam Prasad Kumar | | Anumula Revanth Reddy | K. Chandrashekar Rao | |
Source:
2018–2023
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 2 | 88 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| AIFB | INC | TDP | TRS | AIMIM | BJP | Ind |
2023–Present
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 39 | 7 | 8 |
| CPI | INC | TRS | AIMIM | BJP |
- Telangana Legislative Council
- List of constituencies of Telangana Legislative Assembly
- List of governors of Telangana
- List of chief ministers of Telangana
- List of deputy chief ministers of Telangana
- 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election
- 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election
- 2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election
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