Unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam
The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved.
History
According to provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature of Assam province came into existence in 1937. After the Government of India Act 1935 was passed, it paved the way for the formation of Assam Legislative Assembly, and became a bicameral legislature. The strength of the House was 108, where all the members were elected. The Legislative Council (Upper House) was not less than 21 and not more than 22 members.
The first sitting of its lower house, the Assam Legislative Assembly, took place on 7 April 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong. Shillong was the capital of the composite State of Assam. It had a strength of 108 members.
However, the strength of the Assembly was reduced to 71 after the partition of India. After Indian independence in 1947, the Assam Legislative Council was abolished and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.
In the years that followed, Assam was truncated to several smaller states. And over the years, with the changing geographical boundaries and increase in population, the strength of members has changed from 108 in 1952–57 to 114 in 1967-72 (the third Assembly) and by 1972-78 (the fifth Assembly) it had a strength of 126 members.[6]
Speakers of the Assembly
The following is a list of the Speakers of the Assam Legislative Assembly:[12]
Assam Province
| # |
Name |
Took office |
Left office
|
| 1 |
Babu Basanta Kumar Das |
7 April 1937 |
11 March 1946
|
| 2 |
Debeswar Sarmah |
12 March 1946 |
10 October 1947
|
| 3 |
Laksheswar Borooah (INC) |
5 November 1947 |
3 March 1952
|
Assam State
Deputy Speakers of the Assembly
This is a following list of the deputy speakers of the assembly.[14]
| # |
Name |
Took office |
Left office
|
| 1 |
Moulavi Muhammad Amiruddin
|
7 April 1937 |
1946
|
| 2 |
Bonily Khongmen |
14 March 1946 |
|
| 3 |
R.N. Baruah
|
6 March 1952 |
1 April 1957
|
| 4 |
R.N. Baruah
|
10 June 1957 |
28 February 1962
|
| 5 |
D. Hazarika
|
31 March 1962 |
28 February 1967
|
| 6 |
M.K. Das
|
31 March 1967 |
26 August 1968
|
| 7 |
A. Rahman
|
20 September 1968 |
9 November 1970
|
| 8 |
J. Saikia
|
13 November 1970 |
9 June 1971
|
| 9 |
R.N. Sen
|
24 May 1971 |
14 March 1972
|
| 10 |
Golok Rajbanshi
|
6 April 1972 |
3 March 1978
|
| 11 |
Sheikh Chand Mohammad
|
30 March 1978 |
6 November 1979
|
| 12 |
G. Ahmed
|
13 November 1979 |
19 March 1982
|
| 13 |
N.C. Kath Hazarika
|
25 March 1983 |
18 August 1985
|
| 14 |
Bhadreswar Buragohain |
1 April 1986 |
10 April 1990
|
| 15 |
Balobhadra Tamuli |
22 October 1990 |
8 January 1991
|
| 16 |
Debesh Chakraborty |
1 August 1991 |
20 December 1992
|
| 17 |
Prithibi Mahji |
23 March 1993 |
11 May 1996
|
| 18 |
Nurul Hussain
|
13 June 1996 |
18 August 1998
|
| 19
|
Renupoma Rajkhowa
|
14 May 1991
|
17 May 2001
|
| 20
|
Tanka Bahadur Rai
|
3 April 2002
|
14 May 2006
|
| 21
|
Pranati Phukan
|
31 May 2006
|
16 May 2011
|
| 22
|
Bhimananda Tanti
|
6 June 2011
|
19 May 2016
|
| 23
|
Dilip Kumar Paul
|
3 June 2016
|
8 May 2018
|
| 24
|
Kripanath Mallah
|
26 September 2018
|
4 June 2019
|
| 25
|
Aminul Haque Laskar
|
31 July 2019
|
2 May 2021
|
| 26
|
Numal Momin
|
21 May 2021
|
Present
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