Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
| Meeting place | |
| Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai, Summer Session Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur, Winter Session | |
| Website | |
| http://mls.org.in/ | |
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the lower house of bicameral state legislature of the Maharashtra state in India. Maharashtra came into existence on 1 May 1960. The number of constituencies of the first Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the Maharashtra state legislature in 1960 was 264. 33 constituencies were reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes and 14 for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.
List of current constituencies (since 2008)
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Following is the list of the constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008.[1] At present, 29 constituencies are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes and 25 are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes:[2][3]
List of former constituencies (made defunct by 2008)
[edit]Following is the list of the constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly since the delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies in 2008.[4] At present, 29 constituencies are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes and 25 are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes:[2][5]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. pp. 6, 226–249.
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer Maharashtra's Notification Archived 2009-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ Chief Electoral Officer Maharashtra's Notification Archived 2009-08-06 at the Wayback Machine