Jharkhand Legislative Assembly

Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
5th Jharkhand Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Houses	Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
History
Founded	2000
Preceded by	Bihar Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Governor of Jharkhand	Santosh Gangwar ; since 31 July 2024
Speaker	Rabindra Nath Mahato, JMM ; since 6 January 2020
Leader of the House; (Chief Minister)	Hemant Soren, JMM ; since 4 July 2024
Leader of the Opposition	Amar Kumar Bauri, BJP ; since 17 October 2023
Structure
Seats	82(81+ 1 Nominated)
Political groups	Government (44) INDIA (44) JMM (25); INC (17); CPI(ML)L (1); RJD (1); Official Opposition (30) NDA (30) BJP (25); AJSU (3); JD(U) (1); IND (1); Nominated (1) NOM (1) Vacant (7) Vacant (7)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	30 November - 20 December 2019
Next election	13 - 20 November 2024
Meeting place
	Jharkhand Vidhansabha, Kute village, Ranchi
Website
	jharkhandvidhansabha.nic.in

The Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, commonly known as the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature of Jharkhand.