Maharashtra Legislative Council महाराष्ट्र विधान परिषद | |
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Term limits | 6 years |
Leadership | |
Deputy Chairman | |
General Secretary | Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS |
Structure | |
Seats | 78 (66 Elected + 12 Nominated) |
Political groups | Government NDA (170) Opposition
Government Opposition Vacant (15)
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Meeting place | |
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Website | |
http://www.maharashtra.gov.in http://www.mls.org.in |
The Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad or Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India.
The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur.[1]
Legislative Council shall consist of not less than 40 members or maximum one-third of the total number of members in the legislative assembly, chosen in the manner provided in this section.
It is a continuous House and not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retire every second year and are replaced by new members. As such a member enjoys a tenure of six years. The members of the Vidhan Parishad elect its chairman and deputy chairman.
Party | Members |
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Bharatiya Janata Party | 25 |
Shiv Sena | 13 |
Nationalist Congress Party | 10 |
Indian National Congress | 10 |
Peasants and Workers Party | 2 |
Rashtriya Samaj Paksha | 1 |
Independent | 2 |
Vacant | 15 |
Total | 78 |
Following are recent members of Maharashtra Legislative Council[2]
Keys: BJP (13) SS (6) NCP (5) INC (4) PWPI (1) RSP (1)
# | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
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1 | Pravin Darekar | BJP | 8-Jul-2022 | 7-Jul-2028 | |
2 | Ram Shinde | BJP | 8-Jul-2022 | 7-Jul-2028 | |
3 | Uma Khapre | BJP | 8-Jul-2022 | 7-Jul-2028 | |
4 | Shrikant Bharatiya | BJP | 8-Jul-2022 | 7-Jul-2028 | |
5 | Prasad Lad | BJP | 8-Jul-2022 | 7-Jul-2028 | |
6 | Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil | BJP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
7 | Pravin Datke | BJP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
8 | Gopichand Padalkar | BJP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
9 | Ramesh Karad | BJP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
10 | Nilay Naik | BJP | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
11 | Ram Patil Ratolikar | BJP | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
12 | Ramesh Patil | BJP | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
13 | Vijay Girkar | BJP | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
14 | Sachin Ahir | SS | 8-Jul-2022 | 7-Jul-2028 | |
15 | Aamshya Padavi | SS | 8-Jul-2022 | 7-Jul-2028 | |
16 | Uddhav Thackeray | SS | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
17 | Neelam Gorhe | SS | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
18 | Anil Parab | SS | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
19 | Manisha Kayande | SS | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
20 | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | NCP | 8-Jul-2022 | 7-Jul-2028 | |
21 | Eknath Khadse | NCP | 8-Jul-2022 | 7-Jul-2028 | |
22 | Shashikant Shinde | NCP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
23 | Amol Mitkari | NCP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
24 | Babajani Durani | NCP | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
25 | Bhai Jagtap | INC | 8-Jul-2022 | 7-Jul-2028 | |
26 | Rajesh Rathod | INC | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 | |
27 | Dr. Wajahat Ather Mirza | INC | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
28 | Pradnya Rajeev Satav | INC | 23-Nov-2021 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
29 | Jayant Patil | PWPI | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 | |
30 | Mahadev Jankar | RSP | 28-Jul-2018 | 27-Jul-2024 |
Keys: BJP (9) SS (5) INC (3) NCP (2) Vacant (3)
# | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
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1 | Mumbai | Sunil Shinde | SS | 2-Jan-2022 | 1-Jan-2028 | |
2 | Mumbai | Raj Hans Singh | BJP | 2-Jan-2022 | 1-Jan-2028 | |
3 | Dhule-Nandurbar | Amrish Patel | BJP | 2-Jan-2022 | 1-Jan-2028 | |
4 | Nagpur | Chandrashekhar Bawankule | BJP | 2-Jan-2022 | 1-Jan-2028 | |
5 | Akola-Washim-Buldhana | Vasant Khandelwal | BJP | 2-Jan-2022 | 1-Jan-2028 | |
6 | Kolhapur | Satej Patil | INC | 2-Jan-2022 | 1-Jan-2028 | |
7 | Aurangabad-Jalna | Ambadas Danve | SS | 30-Aug-2019 | 29-Aug-2025 | |
8 | Osmanabad-Latur-Beed | Suresh Dhas | BJP | 22-Jun-2018 | 21-Jun-2024 | |
9 | Amravati | Pravin Pote | BJP | 22-Jun-2018 | 21-Jun-2024 | |
10 | Wardha-Chandrapur-Gadhchiroli | Ramdas Ambatkar | BJP | 22-Jun-2018 | 21-Jun-2024 | |
11 | Nashik | Narendra Darade | SS | 22-Jun-2018 | 21-Jun-2024 | |
12 | Parbhani-Hingoli | Viplove Bajoria | SS | 22-Jun-2018 | 21-Jun-2024 | |
13 | Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg | Aniket Tatkare | NCP | 1-Jun-2018 | 31-May-2024 | |
14 | Jalgaon | Chandulal Patel | BJP | 6-Dec-2016 | 5-Dec-2022 | |
15 | Bhandara-Gondia | Parinay Fuke | BJP | 6-Dec-2016 | 5-Dec-2022 | |
16 | Pune | Anil Shivajirao Bhosale | NCP | 6-Dec-2016 | 5-Dec-2022 | |
17 | Sangli-Satara | Mohanrao Kadam | INC | 6-Dec-2016 | 5-Dec-2022 | |
18 | Nanded | Amarnath Rajurkar | INC | 6-Dec-2016 | 5-Dec-2022 | |
19 | Yavatmal | Dushyant Chaturvedi | SS | 5-Feb-2020 | 5-Dec-2022 | |
20 | Thane-Palghar | Vacant | ||||
21 | Ahmednagar | Vacant | ||||
22 | Solapur | Vacant |
Keys: BJP (1) SS (1) NCP (1) INC (1) PWPI (1) IND (2)
# | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
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1 | Pune | Jayant Asgaonkar | INC | 7-Dec-2020 | 6-Dec-2026 | |
2 | Amravati | Kiran Sarnaik | Ind | 7-Dec-2020 | 6-Dec-2026 | |
3 | Mumbai | Kapil Waman Patil | Ind | 8-Jul-2018 | 7-Jul-2024 | |
4 | Nashik | Kishor Darade | SS | 8-Jul-2018 | 7-Jul-2024 | |
5 | Aurangabad | Vikram Kale | NCP | 8-Feb-2017 | 7-Feb-2023 | |
6 | Konkan | Balaram Patil | PWPI | 8-Feb-2017 | 7-Feb-2023 | |
7 | Nagpur | Nago Ganar | BJP | 8-Feb-2017 | 7-Feb-2023 |
Keys: NCP (2) INC (2) BJP (2) SS (1)
# | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
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1 | Nagpur | Abhijit Wanjarri | INC | 7-Dec-2020 | 6-Dec-2026 | |
2 | Aurangabad | Satish Chavan | NCP | 7-Dec-2020 | 6-Dec-2026 | |
3 | Pune | Arun Lad | NCP | 7-Dec-2020 | 6-Dec-2026 | |
4 | Mumbai | Vilas Potnis | SS | 8-Jul-2018 | 7-Jul-2024 | |
5 | Konkan | Niranjan Davkhare | BJP | 8-Jul-2018 | 7-Jul-2024 | |
6 | Amravati | Dr. Ranjit Patil | BJP | 8-Feb-2017 | 7-Feb-2023 | |
7 | Nashik | Dr. Sudhir Tambe | INC | 8-Feb-2017 | 7-Feb-2023 |
# | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End | |
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1 | Vacant | ||||
2 | Vacant | ||||
3 | Vacant | ||||
4 | Vacant | ||||
5 | Vacant | ||||
6 | Vacant | ||||
7 | Vacant | ||||
8 | Vacant | ||||
9 | Vacant | ||||
10 | Vacant | ||||
11 | Vacant | ||||
12 | Vacant |
The Council is headed by a Chairperson, elected by members in a simple majority vote. The following is the list of Chairpersons of the Council.[3]
† | Denotes acting chairperson |
Sr No | Chairperson | Party | Tenure | Reference | ||
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Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Council (1937–47) | ||||||
1 | Mangal Das Pakvasa | Congress | 22 July 1937 | 16 August 1947 | ||
Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Council (1947–60) | ||||||
2 | Ramchandra Soman | Congress | 18 August 1947 | 5 May 1952 | ||
3 | Ramarao Srinivasrao Hukkerikar | 5 May 1952 | 20 November 1956 | |||
4 | Bhogilal Dhirajlal Lala | 21 November 1956 | 10 July 1960 | |||
Maharashtra Legislative Council (1960-) | ||||||
5 | Vitthal Sakharam Page | Congress | 11 July 1960 | 24 April 1978 | ||
6 | Ram Meghe† | 13 June 1978 | 15 June 1978 | |||
7 | R. S. Gavai | RPI | 15 June 1978 | 22 September 1982 | ||
8 | Jayant Shridhar Tilak | Congress | 23 September 1982 | 7 July 1998 | ||
9 | Bhaurao Tulshiram Deshmukh† | BJP | 20 July 1998 | 24 July 1998 | ||
10 | N. S. Pharande | 24 July 1998 | 7 July 2004 | [4] | ||
11 | Vasant Davkhare† | NCP | 9 July 2004 | 13 August 2004 | ||
12 | Shivajirao Deshmukh | Congress | 13 August 2004 | 16 March 2015 | [5] | |
13 | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | NCP | 20 March 2015 | Incumbent | [6] |
Deputy Chairperson | Party | Tenure | Reference | ||
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Neelam Gorhe | Shiv Sena | 24 June 2019[7] | Incumbent |
The Council has a Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council Rules, which defines it as "Chief Minister or any other Minister appointed by Chief Minister". The Rules further mandate that the Chairperson should conduct parliamentary business in consultation with the Leader.[8]
Leader of the House | Party | Tenure | Reference | ||
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Eknath Khadse | BJP | 9 December 2014 | 7 July 2016 | [9] | |
Chandrakant Patil | 8 July 2016 | 2 July 2019 | [10] | ||
Subhash Desai (Acting) | Shiv Sena | 16 December 2019[11] | 23 February 2020 | [12] | |
Ajit Pawar | NCP | 24 February 2020 | Incumbent |
The Council has a Deputy Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council Rules, which defines it as "Chief Minister or any other Minister appointed by Chief Minister". The Rules further mandate that the Chairperson should conduct parliamentary business in consultation with the Leader.[13]
Deputy Leader of the House | Party | Tenure | Reference | ||
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Subhash Desai | Shiv Sena | 16 December 2019[14] | Incumbent |
The Council's opposition parties elect a Leader of the Opposition. This is commonly the leader of the largest non-government party, and is recognized as such by the Chairman. The following is the list of Leaders of the Opposition in the Council.[15]
Sr No | Leader of Opposition | Party | Tenure | Reference | ||
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1 | Madhavrao Bayaji Gaikwad | CPI | 14 July 1960 | 23 March 1962 | [16] | |
2 | V. B. Gogate | BJS | 27 July 1962 | 28 August 1966 | ||
3 | Ramjeevan Choudhary | 29 August 1966 | 21 July 1967 | |||
4 | Uttamrao Patil | 22 July 1967 | 26 March 1978 | |||
5 | Arjunrao Kasture | Congress (S) | 27 March 1978 | 19 July 1978 | ||
6 | Ram Meghe | Congress | 28 July 1978 | 9 July 1980 | ||
7 | Ganesh Prabhakar Pradhan | Congress (S) | 9 July 1980 | 7 September 1982 | [17] | |
8 | Datta Meghe | 7 September 1982 | 16 November 1984 | |||
9 | Devidas Marotirao Karale | 17 November 1984 | 12 December 1986 | |||
10 | R. S. Gavai | RPI | 12 December 1986 | 20 December 1988 | [18] | |
11 | Vitthalrao Hande | Shekapa | 23 December 1988 | 20 December 1990 | ||
(10) | R. S. Gavai | RPI | 20 December 1990 | 17 July 1991 | ||
12 | Pramod Navalkar | Shiv Sena | 17 July 1991 | 2 July 1992 | [19] | |
13 | Anna Dange | BJP | 2 July 1992 | 30 July 1993 | ||
14 | Sudhir Joshi | Shiv Sena | 30 July 1993 | 30 July 1994 | ||
(13) | Anna Dange | BJP | 30 July 1994 | 18 March 1995 | ||
15 | Sharad Pawar | Congress | 25 March 1995 | 21 May 1996 | [20] | |
16 | Chhagan Bhujbal | 10 July 1996 | 9 June 1999 | [21] | ||
NCP | 10 June 1999 | 17 October 1999 | ||||
17 | Nitin Gadkari | BJP | 23 October 1999 | 11 April 2005 | [22] | |
18 | Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar | 11 April 2005 | 22 December 2011 | |||
19 | Vinod Tawde | 23 December 2011 | 20 October 2014 | [23][24] | ||
20 | Dhananjay Munde | NCP | 22 December 2014 | 24 October 2019 | [25][26] | |
21 | Pravin Darekar | BJP | 16 December 2019 | Incumbent | [27] |